tariff causing items to be more affordable. Wilson was also a supporter of aiding farmers, worker’s compensation, and child labor laws. All these news Act made the bureaucracy more progressive and modern for the time. The incoming amounts of immigrants and the rise of cities along America gave some concern to progressive who advocated for social control.…
The United States has been built with the hands and backs of an immigrant population. Some may argue that the mass immigration witnessed in the late nineteenth century strengthened the American fabric, however, I feel it weakened the American fabric as these ‘new’ immigrants (adversely impacted and) changed the social, economic and political landscape. As noted by Davidson in Experience History: Interpreting America’s Past, “the modern city was the product of industrialization. Cities contained…
Hello! My name is Grace Ferguson. I am a freshman at Monroe Township High School in New Jersey. Currently, I am studying the works of Machiavelli. With the new tax reform that is being proposed, I believe your leadership can benefit from the advice stated in The Prince, particularly chapter sixteen where Machiavelli talks about liberality. Once you become concerned with your liberality, the people of the United States of America will admire you more. Learning how to balance liberality and your…
Susan Cain begins the novel with the story of a high school student named Dale. With his simple and moral upbringing, Dale grew up without the confidence to speak his mind or to speak in front of a crowd. Later, at a Chautauqua speaking event he discovered his inspiration. He admired the speaker’s ability to grasp the audience in his hand and keep their attention with his hypnotizing charisma. Dale aspired to be just like him. Working towards his dream, he transformed himself into a public…
I started out both days of a busy weekend by running the Rugged Maniac course in Englishtown NJ. At this point, I have pretty much done most of the OCR’s that are on my bucket list to complete, but Rugged Maniac was one of the few left that I had yet to complete, so I was excited about this weekend and the chance to run the course on both Saturday and Sunday. • Festival / Spectator Area: I have participated in four other different events at this specific Englishtown venue and all but one have…
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The extent to which the government should intervene in the economy is an issue that has been debated for thousands of years across the entire globe. Is the free market more efficient than the government? To what extent are taxes necessary in a functioning society? Is economic liberty more important than economic equality? These are the kinds of questions that have been debated since the inception of this country. Today, Republicans and Democrats are strongly divided on this issue. Democrats…
In 2013, the fourth consecutive year of reported Fair financial losses, the L.A. County Fair Association CEO received nearly $900,000 in total compensation. Additionally during the four years of reported Fair Association losses, 2010-2013, Association Chief Executive James Henwood Jr. and four members of his executive team collected a combined $2.8 million in bonuses boosting their total compensation to $8.75 million. For many years, the L.A. County Fair Association has been exempt from paying…
instead of fixing the problem it lead to the Progressive Time in history. The Progressive Era was the period of reform that lasted from the 1890’s through the 1920’s. During this era the Gilded Age was established and was led to a Progressive Era by giving women and children a voice. Through the era, women took a stand and came to the Progressive Era with a strong mind proving their values as social workers. All through the Progressive Era, the Progressive reformers had responded back to them…
Matthew Schoeman: Wow, great job! Your post is the only one I've read that I actually can truthfully say I agree with. I definetely think that the ridiculous amount of reservation funding needs to end. Far from doing Aboriginal people any good, government handouts are helping to perpetuate the "lazy Indian," which, though perhaps a steroptype, is one that is quite accurate. Just step onto a reserve and any doubts on that score should vanish. A family friend who is a doctor in a rural community…