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Throughout the Progressive Era, racial tensions and biases were very present. This period contained loads of political reforms, social movements, and problem-solving. The Progressive Era is considered to be about 30 year period, beginning in the 1890s and ending in the 1920s. This was a time of change, a time of action when everyone and everything was evolving. From an outsider 's perspective, it may seem as though this period was very forward-looking and promising of positivity; however, this is

Some women Such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Catherine Beecher and Mary Livermore all had their different opinions on women rights. Elizabeth Cady Stanton who was a woman activist believed that when it comes to marriage a woman should have the same equal opportunities as a man. Catherine Beecher a prominent writer believed that women should have no rights when it comes to abolition societies. Beecher believed that heaven had designated man “the Superior” and women “the subordinate” and that the purpose

seen throughout the poem in the form of Eve’s role as wife to Adam and how she is perceived in comparison to him. In the poem, Satan remarks that “both [Adam & Eve] are not equal, as their sex not equal seemed” (Book 4, 295-6). Since Adam and Eve were not born the same way, it would be unlikely for them to be considered equals in God’s spiritual hierarchy. Adam is perceived by God and the angels as the greater sex, thus, always has an advantage over Eve such as his wisdom given to him by the angels

War, Slavery, Sexism, and Lack of freedom, these were the issues America has faced that put our country through an uproar. Present day America has been through several trials and tribulations in the past to get to the peaceful state it is today. Throughout the course of time America has been hit with unfortunate periods of feuds with countries near and far, determining how little freedom you have based on your gender or race, and in most cases having the government dictate what happens in your life

The Lords of War Simulation is best described by the neo-liberalist theory. Neo-liberalism best describes this game because it supports the ideology that everything humans do is in their own self interest. The theory also believes that people only cooperate with each other out of fear; actions of people playing Lords of War validate this theory. To succeed, neo-liberals need cooperation, institutions to mediate, as well as a fear of being defected on. Neo- liberals do not feel that humans are good

relationship imprinted-how his next relationships throughout his life would go. After going away to school, Victor felt quite isolated and longed for a friend or an equal. He obsessed over the thought of possessing an equal to the point of him bringing a creature to life. He dedicated all of his energy and time into creating the ultimate equal who was beautiful and as intelligent as he, but immediately after the creature came to life, Victor was disgusted: “I felt the bitterness of disappointment; dreams

“patriotic” was still the accurate word, as men overwhelmingly ruled the United States. Because of this fact, women in the 20th century did not reach political equality with men. In terms of sexuality, women in the 20th century were not considered equal to men because they were overwhelmingly abashed and judged due to the personal decisions they made regarding sex. While men’s sexual conquests were disregarded or even praised, women were often shamed or called derogatory names for choosing to have

As the years progressed from the 1700s into the 1800s, women started to see that they were not treated as equal as men even though they could do anything men could. During the late 1800s was when women first started to fight for more rights and equality. They started forming more and more women groups, and even went on labor strikes to protest the diversity. Although it seemed that as hard as they tried to gain this equality, the harder it was for them to obtain it. They were treated horribly and

constitutionality of segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. It stemmed from an 1892 incident in which African American train passenger Homer Plessy refused to sit in a Jim Crow car, breaking a Louisiana law. Plessy is widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history. Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court issued in 1896. The Supreme Court ruled that Plessy's "separate but equal" doctrine was unconstitutional in the context of schools

thought of as a man, highly thought of in fact, practically disproves everything you had accused me of. I had achieved a lot in only 4 years, many of which I and my adopted country are proud of. Though I am different, I, and women in general, are equal to men. In fact, after my malaria was treated, I was awarded an honorable discharge as well as a veteran’s pension of 12 dollars a month. That is not something most men are capable of, and if we’re going off of your perspective of me, then I believe