In 1775, the Philadelphia Quakers founded the world's first antislavery society, proving that the dispense of slavery was indeed possible, causing the country to dream of a utopian society. ... But it was a model of what a loose confederation should be, and was a significant stepping-stone towards the establishment of the U.S. ... - What were the major compromises made at the Constitutional Convention? ... Whatever these leaders' personal desires, they had to compromise and adopt what was acceptable to the entirety of America, and what presumably would be suitable to the nat...

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Jacksonian democrats believed that they were guardians of the Constitution and that they upheld its principles and defended its ideals of a democratic society. ... Upward mobility was what America was known for, and they believed that was one of the better aspects of America and should be preserved at all costs. ... European thinkers had only hypothesized situations where a seemingly utopian society in which every man had equal rights. Yet, with possible help from the influence of Native American culture, the United States had created a society with radically equal economic and political setti...

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Indeed, globalization notwithstanding, each nation's individual competitive strength in world markets is what most strongly determines the quality of life and living standards of its citizens - and this will likely continue to be the case for generations to come. ... Underlying the utopian notion of a supposedly borderless global village, I suspect, may be more than a trace of old-fashioned national chauvinism. ... What's more, in China and other regions of the developing world, Europe's digital telephony standard, known as GSM, is scoring significant competitive victories over ...

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What do a hot pink dress, a sparkling new Chevy and a bright green Jell-O mold all have in common? ... What better place and time for Walt Disney to introduce his theme park? ... Historian Warren Susman stressed the importance of Disneyland as an American cultural achievement, an "extraordinary effort to create a collective representation of a utopian and idea! ... Disneyland provided a "common culture for a pluralistic society" and the new age of leisure allowed Americans to bask in its idealism (119). ... Hobby shops and do-it-yourself kits flourished during the 1950s as Americans utilize...

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This philosophy is the groundwork for what we now more wholly understand as laws of nature, in whatever form, not to be exploited or undermined. ... Philosophers were the first to realize what the aristocratic society, the bourgeois, and the bourgeoisie failed to understand. ... Mimicking the scientists" curiosity, philosophers questioned the basic workings of government and society and in doing so gave rise to the Age of Enlightment. ... The philosophers were elite members of society, and despite the context of their messages, they were not always free from discrimination. ... In its early ye...

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