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    Exam Essay Question 1: What was the Progressive movement? Explain some Progressive policies and ideals while also discussing some of the leaders of the Progressive movement and their role in American society. The Progressive movement took place in the latter portion of the nineteenth century and carried on into the first few decades in the twentieth century. The United States was in a transitional period “from an agrarian to an urban society” (The Progressive). With the impending changes came…

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    Donald Trump is an American businessman and politician elected as a President of the United States. Trump was elected on November 8, 2016, and he has managed to build his fortune and reputation. The most obvious reasons for his election was his tax proposal. He has a tax plan reforms that would significantly reduce marginal tax rates for both individual and business, increase standard deduction to nearly four-time current level, or repeal some tax expenditure, both individual and corporate…

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    Every so often a new phone comes out or a new wifi router better than the old one. Hearing hundreds of reasons why it 's better or faster only tempt people, especially gen Z, to upgrade to the latest and greatest. In the article, Slot Machine in Your Pocket, Tristan Harris talks about how people become addicted to their phones just like slot machines and how people, on average, check their phones more than 100 times a day. In the article, "Is Google Making Us Stupid?", Nicholas Carr refers to…

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    make changes in our country, American history would be almost non-existent. Progressivism has been such a strong and growing ideal in our country that is has not left any Americans affected. From workers, to women’s rights, and even politically, progressive reformers have left no stone in our country unturned. Wherever there was need for improvement and search for equality, activists worked to solve and reform issues in order to make every Americans’ lives better. What we teach the students of…

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    Throughout the late 18th century and beginning the 19th century America was changing, the country was in need of reform in all parts of society. Individuals who led this movement were known as progressives and they looked for advancement. America’s government was too weak for the second time since 1776, but this time it’s because businesses ran all things. The population as a whole couldn’t see all the problems that take place in America. The age of industrialization brought these issues, lower…

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    enforcement, educational funding, and criminal containment, to operate. While Americans will never escape the burden of tax, altercations to the current tax system can correct the issues that taxpayers fear. The current US federal income tax is a progressive tax model that utilizes eight tax brackets ranging from 10% for the lowest income earners to 39.6% for the highest income earners. However, recent…

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    A Progressive Era Essay The progressive movement evolved from the civil war as many felt that America was going through a crisis of democracy. Many Progressive politicians felt it was their moral virtue to bridge the gap between the rich and poor by breaking up big businesses, promote democracy through direct election of senators. They believed thus actions would offer prosperity with all individuals, preferably white individuals. The progressive era proved successful with many of its…

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    governs least, governs best." It is clear that during these years the government violated the principals of laissez faire 1865-1900 is a large part of American history; it is in many cases called the gilded age and it also covered segments of the progressive era and civil war. The policies of the federal government from 1865 to 1900 violated the principles of laissez faire using railroad land grants, control of…

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    food and medicine, and a conservation of natural resources. Roosevelt believed that the government had the right and responsible to regulate the economy so that it actions did not negatively affect the general public, is why he had been the most progressive president during that time. For instance, Roosevelt argued that the rise of industrial capitalism had engaged in illegal activities. Ever since, he was young, he had “a firm commitment to play fair in sports, in business, and in politics”…

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    President Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson were in office during the progressive era. The progressive era brought new ideas about the economy and politics. These new ideas forced the public to think about the government and business differently. This new way of thinking challenged traditional ideas and sometimes broke the traditional way thinking. This in turn led America in a new but promising direction. These three Presidents had the desire to change social and political policies combined with…

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