The largest driving force for reform was the nation's commitment to progress and development and other vehicles of reform included burgeoning religious sects and philosophies. ... Through these philosophies the American people began to view themselves as innately good beings with room for improving themselves and the society in which they lived. ... These two modes of transportation helped tie the industrializing East to the expanding, agricultural West (the South, at this time, was not a major industrial center and therefore did not experience the rapid growth of the rail or canal system...

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" The philosophy aims to help sentient beings end their suffering by eliminating the greed and ignorance from their lives. ... It strives to help one free themselves from a life of suffering and pain. ...

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Since legitimacy may be defined as "the belief the people have that government is based upon morally sound philosophies and that they should consequently obey it," then there must essentially be a connection between what the people want and what the government is doing if legitimacy is to take place. ... However, due to the fact that globalization has helped reduce poverty and improved the lives of poorer citizens, our uneducated and financially challenged citizens may find ways to be better informed on political issues. ... The "No Child Left Behind" is one of those efforts, which will hel...

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Abstract Expressionism Abstract Expressionism is a modern art movement that flowered in America after the Second World War and held power until the dawn of Pop Art in the1960's. With this movement New York replaced Paris as the center of the art world. Abstract Expressionism has its roots in...

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With the rise of the Nazi party in Germany, the Frankfurt school was able to re-locate to New York City "with help from Columbia University. ... According to Lind (2000), this also gave birth to modern sensitivity training in America (sensitivity training seeks to help people more aware of their own prejudices). ... Renowned economist Thomas Sowell, in his book Marxism: Philosophy and Economics, discredits many fallacies that surround these policies. ... In essence, it is the general public who suffer from these higher prices; poorer people, the ones who these corrective policies were intended...

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Modernism is the philosophy that began with the Enlightenment. ... The genealogy of author Barnetta McGhee White helps illustrate certain points. ... Postmodern theory also helps us to understand while according to the Census' definition of family blacks have a higher percentage of families of four or more people with female householders, the assumption that that black mothers are solely taking care of large families is false. ... However, there are black families who succeed by these standards through various means such as community help, financial aid and their own volition. ...

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In a capitalist society continuously focused on competition, many people seek an outlet to help them cope and deal with stress. ... "Chanting and meditation help individuals to realize inner centering through mental clarity, enhanced energy, and spiritual well-being" (Tanaka, 292). ... The American version of Buddhism is a package of traditional forms of monastic practice wrapped in Western philosophy and psychology. ...

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Most boot camps combine the military approach to basic training and the traditional philosophy of corrections. ... Over the years boot camps have shown that they alone do not reduce recidivism, so many states have developed and utilized wilderness survival programs that teach the group how to problem solve and work out their problems rather then fighting; and job corps, which teaches a young offender a productive job skill and helps them obtain their GED. ... This assessment will help determine if the offender is a low risk, medium risk or high-risk placement. ... This assessment will...

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"Different strains of corn may grow to different heights when equally irrigated, but a plant from the taller strain might end up shorter if deprived of water" (Pinker 10); Philosophy like any other social science will never have any answers that are concrete, solid, or always correct. ... On the other hand, a society built around nature-based development, perpetuates what can be called "couldn't-help-it" cultures. One of the biggest "couldn't-help-it" cultures that exists in society today is rape culture. ... Third, men cannot control their sexual libido...

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To help cover the cost of maintaining troops in the colonies, Parliament charged a tax on legal and commercial documents as well as printed material such as newspapers and pamphlets, all of which had to carry a special stamp. ... To most colonists, a subject's right to be heard by his rulers was a basic one; it was part of the "natural law" philosophy of the Age of Enlightenment. ...

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Like any person through the course of their life, Jefferson's personal opinions on religion changed as he aged, but "through all the changes in the evolution of Jefferson's faith, there was at least one point of consistency, a devotion to the ideal of religious liberty."15 Jefferson's conceptualization of God leaned more towards a Natural philosophy with a Christian background. ...

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Introduction Athletes have been taking performance-enhancing drugs in different forms for centuries; the furthest dated supplement used to increase performance was used in Ancient Greece, when they would ingest doop with the hopes of increasing their performance and becoming some of the first Olympic champions. Since then, the development of Performance-enhancing drugs has hit a rapid increase and massive amounts of more powerful drugs have been produced. Athletes of different sports, gender and age use these drugs all over the world. Many different sporting organizations are strongly involv...

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