believe that the three main types of legislation passed--social‚ political and economic--were closely weighted in how much of an effect they had‚ and still have‚ in the democracy. However‚ others may be on the complete opposite side of the spectrum‚ believing that political transformation was the main policy that saw a major change. But‚ in this
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As the famous writer C. S. Lewis once said‚ “Literature adds to reality‚ it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect‚ it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.” Literature is one of the many ways in which is able to express themselves‚ where they explain to the world what they had just experienced in their lives. Many authors will especially write about historic events‚ such as wars‚ that not
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The prospect of freedmen voting in the South became very real after the Civil War in the late 1960’s. This was seen as a threat by white conservatives and motivated them to take action against the inevitable integration. With this fear‚ a terrorist group fighting for a white supremacist agenda was formed to suppress and assault anyone who stood against total white domination. The Ku Klux Klan used extremely violent tactics to censor black communities‚ and many were afraid to retaliate because they
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upturn occurred shortly after the conclusion of World War I and the short recession that followed the war. Some industries flourished during this time while farming became a cancer to the economy. To help the plight of the American farmer congress did as much as it could in passing legislative bills like the Emergency Tariff of 1921‚ the Fordney-McCumber Tariff of 1922‚ the Capper-Volstead Act of 1922‚ and the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1929. With these pieces of legislation in place the idea
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This modernist novel is based in the 1920s‚ where the first World War brought modernism to the forefront‚ which changed the morals of the country. The novel portrays how the American Dream is an illusion and throughout the novel‚ the characters lived dishonest and unfaithful lives in search of the American Dream. The main character‚ James Gatz‚ changed his name to Jay Gatsby in order to fulfil his dream of having a
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British Colonial rule destroyed Kenya’s traditional culture. Colonialism occurs when one nation takes control of another. This is exactly what the British did to the Africans. Even though the British created a developed civilization with many aspects they brought to Kenya‚ they affected the Africans politically‚ economically‚ socially‚ and culturally. The British colonization of Kenya destroyed the culture of the native people‚ but it established a democratic government and left Kenya a more modernized
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3300 B.C.E the Sumerians created Cuneiform‚ a wedge based writing system‚ in order to keep track of crop yields; however‚ due to the success of this system it would develop beyond just agricultural applications. Although Cuneiform was successful‚ it did have its limitations. During the 4th century‚ Alexander the Great’s invasion would introduce alphabetic writing. With the alphabetic writing style it would allow for more complex subjects and improve on the Cuneiform framework. Without this technology
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prevented the United States to intervene with helping Cuba get their independence from Spain. He feared a military dictatorship‚ which lead to creating the Cuba revolutionary in the United States and then they started to plan‚ the war against Spain. He did all these things for Cuba because he had his opportunities in Cuba and he didn’t want them to be taken away from anybody else‚ These things all affected his poetry and writing because he cared so strongly for People and the country in Cuba(Journalist
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sexism. The 1960s youth activism advanced substantially after Woodstock demonstrated living in peace and harmony in the hopes for leading towards nonviolent affairs and their self-demeanor cannot be questioned. Woodstock demonstrated that the world did have the potential for different cultures to come together peacefully and celebrate diversity. Woodstock turned into an overpowering symbol displaying the capability for individuals to overthrow the world’s tragedies to live with peace‚ tranquility
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The War of 1812 helped the United States achieve international respect. The war also helped Andrew Jacksons political career. The United States economy was drastically altered during the war and the events leading up to it. America was facing several problems. The British military had more power than the American army. Since the American army was reduced as a cost-cutting measure‚ it needed to be expanded again. However‚ raising the funds for the war was delayed because there was no longer a national
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