Progressivism In America Essay

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to further the progress of one of the great causes in America. Due to the great reformers of our nation like Teddy Roosevelt, the movement of Progressivism has set out to fix several social, ecological and economical issues. While some people may say that donating one's life savings to charity causes is ill advised I admire your decision to do so. Your contributions to these causes will give people, in need of help due to the injustices of our time, hope, and the opportunity to better their own lives. I have decided on three important causes which will benefit everyone in America and possibly the whole world by preventing social, ecological and economic injustices. Firstly, I believe that the most important issue of our era has been the right of women to vote. Such a noble cause will give women a new social status and will give them a new voice in the government of our great nation. Truthfully I believe that many women are “dependant upon the city administration,” and are at the will of the city officials, …show more content…
Not only would deforestation lead to the destruction of the natural beauty of America but would also result in a loss of habitat for thousands of animals native to those environments. This could lead to the endangerment of those species and even their eventual extinction. It truly saddens me that these trees are cut down “as long as fun or a dollar could be got out of their barks,” at the expense of future generations and the Animals who used to live in these areas (Muir 1). These trees have survived “drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand straining, leveling tempests and floods,” and yet a few greedy humans can just come and destroy forests which it took “more than three thousand year to make” in one foul swoop (Muir 1). Therefore, I propose that you give $300,000 to the Sierra Club to fight deforestation and to preserve our great