Historical eras

In Oscar Wildes comedic play, The Importance of Being Earnest, the secrets kept and maintained by Jack Worthing, his friend Algernon Moncrieff and his abandoner Miss Prism completely influence the plot. In the play we are opened to multiple different types of characters. Many of these characters are put into situations which reveals to the audience the true meaning of the play. Often in a play, the characters success usually comes with some secret keeping from other characters. In The Importance…

The Victorian Era is named after Queen Victoria of England in which it was characterized by strict cultural norms, political stability and increased wealth. The rules motivated people to behave in a social way depending on one’s social standing. Women were seen comparatively weaker than men and the nurturing ability of the women meant that they had to fulfill household chores. Men and women searched form an ideal relationship based on the expectations of a demanding society. Men were seen as…

After the Civil War, an industrialized United States was witnessed. Countless troubles were observed. The Progressive Era was a time where progressives, anyone who fulfilled improving society, took an active role addressing these issues. Progressivism was not a unified ideology. Progressivism features included regulations, social justice, and prohibition. Reformers established regulations. Big businesses caused botheration that was driven by industrialization. Andrew Carnegie, an industrialist,…

does such a task by portraying the character’s to represent something other than themselves. Furthermore, the author, Oscar Wilde is mocking and making fun of gender roles in The Importance of Being Earnest, by critiquing the period of the Victorian era and how these roles were portrayed during this time that the play was written in. One such figure that Wilde uses is Lady Bracknell, making her an authority figure throughout the play by the tasks she does, thus portraying the flipping of her…

Sabeena Jagdeo Social Origins of the Progressive Reform There are many interpretations to the progressive era in American history. Some say it was reforms made by the middle class, while others argue that it was conducted by the lower-class, and African American women. Overall, it was conducted by many groups, with a number of different intentions on how to change, and improve the American society. It was a time for progressives to take action in preserving the American values, while slightly…

The Gilded Age led to progressive reform because the people were tired of the problem taking place in the economy and in their social lives. The people began to find ways to make issues better. This brought the people closer to the progressive age. During the gilded age there was a lot of greedy and funny business going on in the economy. People weren’t really catching on at first but when they did, they formed a social movement which later grew into a political movement. The movement fought…

In 2100 there was an overthrow of the US government by a new party that had emerged called the Progressive party. They have their own military and used it to enforce unjust laws among people. The new state was run by oligarchs and unfairly elected officials. The living condition for the common people was awful, there is famine and the air was severely polluted. The Progressive party also closed all of the borders US, there was no contact with the outside world. Their rule for civil society was…

Zinn’s interpretation of the progressive era is that he thinks socialism reached its high mark and Foner’s interpretation was he thought that there were more social divisions such as more population and consumer marketplace. Howard Zinn thought they owed largely too many of the problems that was from the rise of the industrial capitalism. Many progressives tried to enact on many of these social issues including Howard Zinn himself. He saw the problem as being started as capitalism itself. Zinn…

Legacies of Social Change: 100 Years of the Profession of Social Work in the United States, is a video that tells a story of how the profession of social work began and the continuous change it has made during the past century. The battle for social justice, civil rights, and welfare programs for the poor are expressed and viewed through the minds of social works greatest pioneers. It begins explaining the ethics, struggles, and success, in the journey of social work and how the war on poverty…

Progressivism movement gave a social change throughout the nation in the late 1890’s. The fear of big business and corrupted government gave a motive to improve American’s living. It was utilized to cure social issues from industrialization and urbanization and corruptions. In the municipal level the reforms had a system of home rule, by improving society which community services, utilities, public health program, workplace conditions, and tenement rules. On state level reforms involved mayors,…