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    During the Elizabethan era there were a lot of different life-levels of power‚ authority‚ and responsibility assigned to different people. Like the lords‚ ladies‚ adolescents/teenagers‚ nurses‚ friars‚ pages‚ servants. But the lords and ladies were very well-known and was specially chosen to be a lord for the king. Also there were many different types of life-styles‚ that would be difficult for us now if we lived back in those days because we have technology and more tools to work with also a more

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    The Reconstruction Era was a period from 1863-1877 in which America went through three phases of reconstruction after the Civil War. In the early 1860’s the Civil War between the Union and Confederate‚ the war’s main cause were economic and racial reasons. After the end of the war‚ the reconstruction and unifying of the country started. During reconstruction there was a Presidential and Congressional reconstruction followed by a redemption period. The presidential reconstruction was the transition

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    that women played in Progressive Era reforms from the 1880s through 1920. Focus your essay on TWO of the following. • PoliticsAnalyze the roles that women played in Progressive Era reforms from the 1880s through 1920. Focus your essay on TWO of the following. • PoliticsAnalyze the roles that women playedAnalyze the roles that women played in Progressive Era reforms from the 1880s through 1920. Focus your essay on TWO of the folAnalyze the roles that women played in Progressive Era reforms from the 1880s

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    Character; Victorian Era to the Modern Woman Throughout history‚ woman have played many roles in society‚ in the home‚ and in literature. They have been relied on as caretakers‚ home keepers‚ and in some eras‚ domestic servants. In literature‚ female characters are developed with similar traits attributed to the roles previously listed. I will describe the contrast in the literary version of the ideal Victorian woman and the feminist‚ researched modern woman During the Victorian era‚ the mid 1800s

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    were drastically needed. During the Progressive Era‚ employers were getting away with child labor‚ long hours that kept mothers away from their children and terrible work conditions that killed thousands every year. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire impacted society during the Progressive Era by drawing attention to the dangerous working conditions in factories‚ leading to the passage of safety laws that improved American lives forever. During the Progressive Era (1890-1920’s) working conditions

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    people think in back to the late 19th and early 20th century‚ many think of men fighting in war‚ working in harsh factories‚ or working on a farm. But what about the women at this time? Many people believe men played the most important role in this era‚ but women were just as equally helpful. If it weren’t for what women did then‚ things would not be the same now. Women played just as important roles as men did. Without women‚ men couldn’t have done some of the important things they did back in

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    Both the Progressive Era and FDR’s New Deal reforms focused on the discrepancies between the rich and the poor. Both sought to bring the poor on a more level playing field with the rich. They did this by involving the government. The Progressives did this by offering a minimum working wage and establishing unions to protect the workers from greedy monopolies. In the throes of the Great Depression‚ Roosevelt focused on economic recovery and also on the promotion of labor unions to make better

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    revolution. It is typical to assume that workers of the industrial revolution would live a reasonable lifestyle due to their significance to the revolution itself. Ironically enough‚ their lifestyles were not of luxury or satisfaction. During this era‚ three conditions suppressed and almost hovered over the lifestyles of workers of all ages: industrial workers lived in unsanitary environments‚ women were vulnerable to harsh labor because of reasons including the convenience of their small hands all

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    The Progressive Era‚ 1900-1920‚ in American history was a time of immense political and economic reform. This reform was done by reformers‚ such as Upton Sinclair‚ and by the federal government. Some of the reforms include those on food regulation‚ increase in voter power and the breakup of trusts. These reforms were generally successful but had some limitations. An example of a successful reform during the Progressive Era was the Meat Inspection Act‚ and the Pure Food and Drug Act‚ which enforced

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    Head: THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. The Juvenile Justice System [Name of the writer] [Name of the institution] The Juvenile Justice System Introduction The Juvenile Justice System was a creation of the Progressive Era reformist. Prior to this time there was little concern for young children as requiring or warranting distinct remedy than adults. To notify the reality there was somewhat no parting of mature individuals and young children up to this issue in

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