Progressive Era

Every American has the right to stand what they believe in. Everybody has their own opinions on taxes, marriage, minimum wage and so many more topics. This idea was the reason why America was even formed so every citizen had a say in what goes on in the United States of America. However, things get tricky when corporations hire lobbying organizations to speak on their behalf. These lobbyists understand how laws are enacted and some even have great connections to some congressmen. Therefore, when…

Spring Break 2014… Helmand Province Afghanistan. A heat comparable to the feeling of opening a hot oven, blisters two Marines as they talk to pass time during their patrol. “Yo Webb, what are you doing when you get out of this shithole country and ‘EAS’ (end of active service)?” asked one, “Well, gonna use my GI Bill, live that college life and make something better of myself…” replied the other Marine as an explosion goes off interrupting them. What is free is not free, someone out there,…

1. High administrative costs and low levels of compliance, the complexity of the tax code, the perceived inequities of the tax structure, and the large distortions that some argue are associated with current marginal tax rates, all have contributed to the impetus for tax reforms. 2. Many of the problems of the income tax system have arisen because too much has been asked of it. It was supposed to provide economic incentives (e.g., to invest, to save, to encourage health insurance, to support…

“Now, today I will be teaching you all about the basics of grappling. We have some grappling hooks for all of you and we will begin to take turns scaling this large wall one at a time.” Goodfellow showed us how the hooks worked. They were made from heavy iron and braided fiber rope. We had to twirl them through the air to launch them up to the top of the wall. Then we had to place our feet against it and start climbing up. It took a few practices, but I began to pick up on it pretty quickly.…

Would you prefer the graduated to flat tax or flat to the graduated tax? The graduated tax system, also known as the progressive tax system of the United States of America, has been in place since the time Abraham Lincoln. Many people disagree with each other that the progress tax system is unfair because tax rates create more of a task on lower income wage earners. Reform is being considered, one plan is the flat tax, which states everyone will pay the same tax rate. Flat tax is better than the…

The want to be server may be good and all, but the best server to have is the all-star server. I gave them the name of all-star, because like in basketball the best players are called the all-stars. I felt like the name fit perfected. These servers have the best attitude. They are all was happy. Always ready to lead a helping hand. Best of all they are fast. They do not waste time one the little things. They want their customers to get their things as fast as possible. For female they can be…

The Victorian Era marked a large step into the modern world and provided some of the most famous writers of all time. The era can characterized by rapid change and more progressive ideals. Wilkie Collins was an author who published many novels through a series of weekly distributed papers, that reflected the rapidly changing time period. Collins’ highly detailed style of sensationalist novels, was truly reflective in his mystery works; riddled with undertones of a truly tragic life in victorian…

1). Through this outlook women during the Victorian Era were expected to be obedient and reserved, shown through Helen who preached a philosophy of, “ it is as natural that I [Helen] should love those who show me affection, or submit to punishment when I feel it is deserved” (Bronte 75). In contrast however stood Jane Eyre, believing herself, “a free human being with an independent will” that was revolutionary for a woman during the Victorian Era to state out loud (Bronte 319). This aspect of…

Flatland, written by Edwin Abbott, is a novella written in 1884, which delves into the discrepancies in the treatment of gender in the Victorian era of England through the use of satire. Abbott creates a world of two-dimensions where the inhabitants are shapes, and social standing is based solely around the number of angles each shape has. This piece of text parodies the social positions of both women and men in Victorian England through the exaggerated treatment of each in Abbott’s novella,…

Profession by George Bernard Shaw, the characters presented in the play each depict a Victorian stereotype relative to their gender role during this time period. During the Victorian era, males were privileged and could do whatever they pleased in order to live the life they dreamed of. “The man’s power is active, progressive, and defensive. He is eminently the doer, the creator, the discoverer, the defender. His intellect if for speculation and invention; his energy for adventure, for war, and…