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Reform is an important part of history, it has changed the world in several different ways. It is the essence of change in civilizations since the dawn of time. It also is a factor in religious beliefs and places of worship. History is shaped by reforms, some might come smaller than others. But they all alter history and still do today. Without reform the progress in civilization would be stable for the most part. That’s why it’s important to consider reform in historical events. In this essay I…

Rastafari and Vodou are two major world religions that are both intertwined with a long history of oppression, persecution, and connection to the African people. While not as well known as the other more “traditional” religions like Christianity or Islam, Rastafari and Vodou are both religions with followers numbering in the millions. They have had extraordinary impact on the cultural and political scenes in their respective countries of origin. While not everyone agrees with the beliefs of…

Alice Walker’s Meridian is a historical novel covering much of the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-to-late twentieth century, and although much of the novel is focused on societal conditions regarding race relations, Walker also explores sexual relations in place at the time. Sexual politics play a key role in setting the foundation of Walker’s argument, and is staged through her use of characterization, especially with regards to Meridian and Truman. These characterizations also shape an…

Recently, this type of large-scale protest movement has begun to resurface. In 2011, the Occupy Wall Street movement drew global attention by occupying Zuccotti Park in New York’s Financial District for nearly two months. The Occupy Wall Street movement’s key issues were social and economic inequality. The group’s slogan is “We are the 99%,” and according to their website “The movement…aims to fight back against the richest 1% of people that are writing the rules of an unfair global economy that…

Board of Education in 1954 to late 1968, Niebuhr published articles and editorials, and held public conversations interpreting the Civil Rights Movement’s ongoing actions to abolish juridical segregation and anti-black discrimination. As with the movement itself, these writings and discourses exhibit moments of optimism, celebration, misfire, disappointment, and reassessment. Niebuhr engages in what might called moral publicity, reflecting on many of the landmark and tragic events in ethical and…

In 2006, Goetsch and Davis stated that if customers are people who receive your work, only they can determine what quality is, only they can tell you what they want, and how they want it. “The customer is the only one who can decide whether the quality of the product and services that supply the satisfactory” (Hoyle, 2007). To increase the sales of environmentally sensible products, company must increase consumers’ awareness of green products, improve consumers’ perceptions of eco-products’…

unsure of what to blame this corruption on, they blamed alcohol. Reformers, or people who advocated for change, began forming unions to end the production, transportation, and distribution of alcohol (Benson, Brannen, and Valentine). This Temperance Movement, which advocated Prohibition, began with the intention of correcting America’s corrupt tendencies. Shortly after the American Revolution, domestic violence and the ruin of family relations became common in America. There was a rise in men…

Dunbar, Scotland. Later in his life, his family immigrated to the United States. His family eventually settled in Wisconsin where in Muir’s free time he would observe the wilderness. John Muir, however, decided to become an inventor. This decision only lasted for a while, until he became filled with wanderlust and traveled to various places in the world. His wanderlust eventually led him to California's Sierra Nevada and Yosemite. California's Sierra Nevada made Muir enamored with nature and…

Chicanas in America faces difficulties when seeking their identity. Although Chicanas/o find it difficult to balance two cultures, they feel isolated doing so. The author acknowledges the power of what art and literature obtains when carrying out their goal or message. Chicanas uses these tools to aware the public about issues they face and how hard it is to be a Chicana in two distinct cultures. Many Chicana struggles with their identity and they communicate through art and literature.…

Despite the lack of attention on the topic, the role that women played during the Prohibition Movement in the early 1900’s goes well beyond surface level protests and advocating. Women may very well be the driving force behind the installment of the Eighteenth Amendment as well as its repeal thirteen years after its inauguration. The results of their activism both for and against the Prohibition Movement are still seen in our society today and impacted the direction of our nation economically…