You are a writer in the early 1900s. Living in a major U.S. city, you see many unpleasant things each day: children as young as
8 working 12 hour days, women forced into a life of prostitution, and disgusting conditions at the local meat processing plant. You decide that you have had enough of this, and, using your literary skills, you plan to write a novel that will begin to address these issues. You hope it will cause enough outcry that the public- and the government- will take notice. This passage was written by someone who would consider themselves a member of the ___ Movement.
This prompt is describing a Progressive author. These writers, referred to as "muckrakers," wrote extensively about the darker side of urban life in hopes of drawing attention- both from citizens and elected officials- to the conditions that create such misery.
"muckrakers," wrote extensively about the darker side of urban life in hopes of drawing attention- both from citizens and elected officials- to the conditions that create such misery.
The shape that could be used to describe the structure of social classes in early civilizations is the pyramid. In the absence of social classes the whole system will break down, and the social classes provide basis for a successful civilization.
The uppermost class was of the Brahmins, followed by Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras, Untouchables and last came the Adivasis.
In one famous incident in 1782, Col. Lewis Nicola wrote a letter urging Washington to overthrow Congress and become America's king. ... When King George III heard Washington would resign his commission to a powerless Congress, he told the painter Benjamin West: "If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world."
Adams then proposed calling Washington, “His Highness, the President of the United States, and Protector of the Rights of the Same.”
He served two terms, guiding the new government through the organization of the executive branch, founding the nation's capital, Washington, D.C., opening the west for settlement, and establishing precedents that have influenced the conduct of succeeding presidents ever since.
The four positions of Secretary of War, Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury, and Attorney General became collectively known as the cabinet, and Washington held regular cabinet meetings throughout his second term
By the end of his life, Washington had come to regard Madison and Monroe ... That's why they took their disputes so seriously. ... Why they might be seen as treasonous requires an understanding of the Founders' view of “factions” and of political ... Washington still had in Jefferson, and in the other Democratic-Republicans, ...
n his farewell Presidential address, George Washington advised American citizens to view themselves as a cohesive unit and avoid political parties and issued a special warning to be wary of attachments and entanglements with other nations.
Statement of U.S. foreign policy toward China. Issued by U.S. secretary of state John Hay (1899), the statement reaffirmed the principle that all countries should have equal access to any Chinese port open to trade.
