some school rules should remain the same regarding the dress code particularly rules about modesty. Girls should not be allowed to wear short dresses or strapless shirts. They are not allowed to have any cleavage and tank tops are not allowed. St. Tammany Parish high schools all follow the same rule book. Male students are supposed to be clean shaven and have short hair. They are not allowed to have sagging pants or holes in their clothing. Most kids at my school dress appropriately‚ but every once
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Grover Cleveland had four advantages into the 1884 presidential campaign. First‚ Cleveland battles with Tammany Hall won support of middle-class voters from both parties. Second‚ Cleveland’s reformism showed hard work‚ merit‚ and efficiency‚ reinforcing his appeal to Republicans and also Democrats. Third‚ he seemed self-assured to lead the state of New York
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big businesses and members of Congress‚ where businesses donate to elections and then politicians vote in favor of them in return. The American public did not like this‚ as seen by a cartoon of Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall standing on the corpse of New York (doc C). The price to build Tammany Hall increased dramatically because of corruption‚ and the American taxpayers were not happy about this‚ as well as the corruption in the House and the Senate that supported big businesses. Joseph Keppler drew
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to the New York State Senate under the Democratic nomination‚ which was strange considering Franklin’s family was mostly Republican. While in the State Senate‚ Franklin was known for defending farmers in the New York area and was very much against Tammany Hall. He believed that government should be involved in everyday life to protect the people. In 1912‚ Franklin won re-election to the New York State Senate‚ which led him to meet Louis Howe‚ a political journalist. He became Franklin’s chief advisor
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The Spoils System The spoils system‚ a term usually used derisively‚ identifies the practice of elected officials who appoint loyal members of their own party to public office. President Jackson was accused of initiating the spoils system when he was elected to the presidency in 1828.the name supposedly derived from a speech by Senator William Learned Marcy in which he stated‚ "to the victor belong the spoils”. Spoils system is a practice of giving appointive offices to its voters as a reward
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Statistical Sampling Statistical Sampling 1. The authors of the paper make assumptions about the U.S. population on three dimensions. What are the three dimensions? (Hint: The authors refer to these dimensions as "components of change.") Answer: The three dimensions would be migration‚ fertility‚ and mortality. 2. What is the expected population of the U.S. in 2050 given the new series (i.e.‚ based on 1998 data) based on the lowest series? The middle series? And the highest
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While German and Irish immigration of the 1840?s and 1850?s was similar in many ways‚ some differences were also evident. German and Irish immigrants‚ native of Europe‚ fled across the Atlantic Ocean to the heartland of the United States for different reasons‚ causing numerous different effects on the people and the land they came to inhabit. The German and Irish immigration of this time period can be compared through their motives‚ distributions‚ and political effects. German and Irish immigrants
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fireplace"‚ and they see strange apparitions in various forms. But‚ humorously‚ none of these scare the Otises in the least. In fact‚ upon hearing the clanking noises in the hallway‚ Mr. Otis promptly gets out of bed and pragmatically offers the ghost Tammany Rising Sun Lubricator to oil his chains. Despite Sir Simon’s attempts to appear in the most gruesome guises‚ the family refuses to be frightened‚ and Sir Simon
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THE DIRTY TRUTH As the Civil War concluded and the era of Reconstruction began‚ America tried to cure the tribulations society had fostered. More specifically‚ the Progressive Movement tried to repair the problems by reformation and cultivation of a better country. Some activists removed themselves from civilization and created utopian communities‚ while others struggled for equal rights and temperance. However‚ the success of all reforms came greatly from the work of “muckraking” journalists
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of his hand. As more men grew rich and powerful from industry‚ they began to exercise their control over the government. They took advantage of the lower classes to increase their wealth and power‚ as seen in document H where Boss Tweed and other Tammany Hall collaborators “feast” on the corpse of New York. The changes that occurred throughout the Gilded Age gave an air of progress‚ advancement‚ and overall growth of America‚ under the surface though were serious problems such as dangerous and unhealthy
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