Progressive Era Questions 1. The progressive movement is considered by some the origin of which social/political ideology? Liberalism 2. Progressives believed that government should protect the people and promote the social welfare of people through which means? Legislation 3. It was an important social issue concerning equality that the Progressives advocated? Women’s Suffrage 4. List five issues that defined the Progressive Movement: a.
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Sizer’s book‚ Horace’s Compromise: The Dilemma of the American High School‚ is a fictional story that represents the reality of the true educational system. The main character‚ Horace Smith‚ is a highly respected English teacher at Franklin High School who is facing the dilemma of many reality educators; the affects of the very controlled‚ standardized system of high school. Horace is at the age when many teachers are near retirement; however‚ he isn’t leaving anytime soon. Sizer quotes that “He
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Theodore Brown has seen the light. There is no other way to describe his conversion to the kind of metaphorical thinking he describes in Making Truth: Metaphor in Science. Joining his new sect‚ however‚ requires philosophical commitments that many readers may be unwilling to make. Few scientists will be surprised by Brown’s thesis that metaphors are rampant in science. Astrophysicists have described the distribution of mass in the universe as foamlike; chemists still ascribe orbitals to atoms
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Globalisation refers to the increased integration and interdependence of the world economy’s. These are some reasons to explain the growth of globalisation 1. Increase in Free Trade. Since the second world war‚ tariffs have generally been reduced. This has been encouraged through organisations such as the WTO. This has increased trade between different countries; this is an important factor in the process of globalisation. 2. Technology Technology has improved communication between different
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My Papa’s Waltz The poem my papa’s waltz my Theodore Roethke is a famous 20th century American poet. His poems are typically woven with lots of imagery and have intricate rhyme schemes. This poem is about a young boys intimate relationship with his father. I think the poet is the speaker of the poem and he’s sharing his own experience with the readers through his poem. The first stanza is all about how his drunken father has just returned home after a long hard day of work. He is in the mood
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In “My Papa’s Waltz’ by Theodore Roethke‚ the speaker’s tone towards his father is one that is loving and admiring. This is seen in the word choice of the speaker when interacting with his father. The loving tone of the speaker is seen through his experience with his father. This is exhibited through the pleasure the speaker takes in dancing with his father. When describing his dance with his father‚ the speaker says‚ “We romped until the pans slid from the kitchen shelf” (Roethke 5-6). The speaker
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President Theodore Roosevelt revolutionized the role of the federal government especially in the areas of labor‚ trusts‚ and world affairs during his term as president. Theodore Roosevelt’s loyalty was with the American people. By improving the working conditions of everyday Americans‚ Roosevelt gained the respect of the American people. During the coal strike of 1902‚ Theodore Roosevelt was faced with an impending disaster of a frigid winter without coal. Instead of calling in troops to end the
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Who was Theodore Roosevelt? Theodore Roosevelt was a man of great action. He rode in to war as a Rough Rider. He had a love for nature. He helped build the navy one of the most powerful military branches. He is considered one of the most important president by many. Theodore Roosevelt saw the Spanish as a threat to Cubans because the Cubans had revolted against the Spanish. Word had reached the US that the Spanish were capturing and putting the rebel Cubans in concentration camps and were being
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language and literature‚ it would be no exaggeration to say have changed beyond all recognition. Globalisation in terms of our world becoming a much smaller place has understandably brought great challenges for educationalists‚ these challenges must be seen in a positive light. Access to a world of language and writing can in my view only be seen as a great bonus for all of us involved in teaching. Globalisation has had an immense impact on teaching English‚ I need not discuss the points connected with
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In his essay “Solution to the Jewish Question” Theodore Herzl puts forward the thesis that a political solution‚ in the form of the creation of a Jewish national state‚ is necessary to resolve what he deems the “Jewish Question (Herzl‚ pg. 424).” Herzl elaborates on a prominent phenomena that prompts our attention‚ in which he dubs the profound barbarism of our day‚ mainly known as anti-Semitism. Herzl believes that the Jewish question still exists today and to think otherwise is obscene. Persecution
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