Analysis: 07.06 Bring On The Reform

A main factor in the storyline is the way the writer portrays society's attitude to poverty in the 18th century. The poor people were treated tremendously different to higher classed people. A lot of people were even living on the streets. For example, "He picked his way through the hordes of homeless

Many reformers at this time such as Jacob Riis focused on the poor and immigrants moral improvements and ignored the crippling impact of low wages and dangerous working conditions. Organizations expelled immigrants from drinking and other forbidden behaviors such as prostitution and gambling. What these reformers didn’t understand was that the conditions that immigrants faced, led them to act these ways. Jane Addams realized this. Addams developed a new weapon against poverty: the settlement houses.

Poverty has been a big issue over the past century or so and continues to be a problem to this day in the United States. Due to the Civil War, rural areas and industrial areas were affected by poverty. The poverty of rural sharecroppers in 1877 was different from the poverty of unemployed industrial workers in 1939. Even though both situations were dealing with a form of poverty, both were two completely different situations. There were several major events that happened that caused poverty of rural sharecroppers in 1877. Although there were various events leading up to the poverty of unemployed industrial workers in 1939, poverty in the year of 1877 was just as bad, if not worse, as in the year of 1939.

The life of African Americans in the 1800 was so harsh and unfair. Their owners would treat them cruelly and made them work long hours. They were not fed and had no sanitation which led to malnutrition and disease. Many young girls also went through sexual abuse and owners wouldn’t even get prosecuted because they were the ones who ruled everything. They separated many families from husbands, wife’s, and children. Those who were not prepared suffered every day because they were not with their families. Many of them never saw their family again.

That the poor were divided into two groups the Worthy Poor and Unworthy Poor. Thw wroth poor were considered to be orphans, disabled, elders, and ill. The Unworthy poor were people who chose not to work for one reason or another. Almshouses or poorhouses were places where the poor went to live. Also if there anyone who was medically ill or non longer had a place of there own they would stay here. A little like the homeless shelters we have today. There was an Overseer of the poor to help them get relief or make sure they were ok. It was flawed in many ways because the person providing had no formal training or understanding of what these people were going through.That in 1996 the states become the ones to decide how welfare and some other aide

This "discovery" or exposure of poverty made some people nervous. This brought about thoughts of race and class status, gender, and citizenship to name a few. This new emerging of a "poor class" created fear in people that the patriarchal society would fall. For American's the incline of the urban poor meant the decline of their society, which is what ultimately made the 'old world' undesirable. The idea of a poor class was the complete opposite of what this "new world" what supposed to be like. Nicknamed milk and honey, this was supposed to be the land of opportunity and wealth, however it wasn't turning out as planned.

Callum Babbs Mr.Green AP US History 20 April 2018 The Progressive era was a period full with the desire to better life in the industrial age by creating modest political adjustment and social improvements through government action. A lot of progressives had like goals of limiting the power of big businesses, improving democracy for the people, and making social justice stronger. Although the progressives had managed to better the life quality and made a precedent for a more active role for the federal government, it is obvious that they didn’t succeed in solving many big problems they were faced with.

Throughout history, the topic of suitable working conditions on children has been a prominent issue in regards to the limit of their actions. Nearly 2 million of America's laborers ranged within the ages of six and sixteen, which are considered to be crucial years for intellectual and social development. Instead of implementing the children’s time in necessary educational matters, their time was spent crafting society’s “stockings” and “artificial flowers”. One particular social worker and reformer, Florence Kelley, strived to bring attention to the tedious working hours abhorred by children in a speech presented at the convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. In order to convey her message in an effective matter, Kelley

Name one concept from the English Poor Laws and early responses to poverty that seem similar to concepts in contemporary social service programs? Explain how it is similar. (150 words)

In an era remembered as an age of affluence, poverty persisted in the united states. How should that era be remembered. Based on opportunity and Rights, the age of affluence is an accurate way to remember ways to this Era.

The issue I will be discussing is going to be income inequality that has been getting bigger and bigger throughout the time leading to poverty. “The GAP”, also known as income inequality, has increased greatly in the United States. Overall it’s a worldwide issue, but here in America it has become so large that it is no longer seen as an problem. There are many factors that contribute to this problem. One of these factors is, taxes. The share that the Top one percent, receives has doubled from the nineteen-twenties to twenty-sixteen. Even though, there was an economic obstacle in two-thousand-eight, the top one percent managed to get back on track

Furthermore, the barefoot of the children symbolizes the towering amount of poverty during the Depression. The textbook Give Me Liberty! written by historian Eric Foner speaks upon the The Great Depression : “... 4,000 children stood in bread lines each day seeking food … But rural areas, already poor, saw families reduce the number of meals per day and children go barefoot” (801). This paints the drastic image of young children including Angelou being rationed to a fixed quantum of meals, and walking barefoot. This page in history is put into words in a history textbook, and in Angelou’s memoir with her own occurrence in this depression to taunt the degree of corruption, and materialism in American society advancing as far as enabling children all around the world to meander barefoot. To make matters worse in the light of the Great Depression there was massive dust bowls that striked most of the western and southern plains of the United States

Johnson’s economists believed that economy would begin to grow by 1980 which would have put an end to income poverty. He had an idea that the employment rate would rise and that training programs and grants for children’s education would become available. Johnson and his economist’s vision did not happen by 1980 and people were beginning to wonder what went wrong. There were many people that argued about how money was not the cure for poverty and that they should focus more on the poor’s behaviors

Living in 19th century England was brutal. England at the time had no foster or orphanage system, so many children lived on the streets. “They slept in doorways and stables and on park benches. Dressed in rags, often without shoes, they huddled together for warmth” (Warren 17). These children had no one, they were forced to live on the streets, and fend for themselves. This meant they were vulnerable, any adult looking for cheap labor, or to do harm, could promise these children a warm home with food to lure them, this led to many deaths in terrible 19th Century England. The common belief that rich were better than the poor, was widely accepted across England. “Unless you could elevate yourself by becoming rich, you were expected to accept

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