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    Since 2013, including president El Sissy’s first year in power, there have been no real political or security reforms. The current regime continued to work without a legislative body for more than two years, with the president issuing hundreds of legislative bills without any real community or political dialogue (Abd Rabou 2015) . The surveillance system in Egypt simply does not work while the presidency and other security services have a strict hold on power and while human rights violations are

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    Charles Dickens Beliefs

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    name, most commonly associated with the classic Christmas novel, A Christmas Carol. However, there are numerous elements about him not as widely known. For instance, Dickens’ view of Christianity were eccentric, and he was passionate about social reform in his time. Some of his lesser known writings and works attest to this. Regardless of his beliefs, he has had an enduring impact on the world. Charles Dickens was a different type of Christian. Contrary to most, he saw no importance in tradition

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    The Progressive Era was a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States from the 1890s to the 1920s (Boundless 2016). The depression from the financial panic of 1893 affected farmers, workers and many businesses. The progressive’s main task was to eliminate corruption in the government. Progressives feared what would happen to the nation if industrial conflict between capital and labor led to a monopoly-ruled economy with millions of down-and-outs

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    happened during the war by both the United States and Cuba, and it did not have many positive effects. If anything it sparked more of a rebellion. El Salvador and its citizens need a proper intervention in which an international community peacefully reforms the country, and sustains it economically until El Salvador reestablishes its economy. The United States will continue to sustain El Salvador, by sending approximately $50 million a year, as long as the country does not “turn a blind eye and deaf

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    Meaning that the system in itself has properties that the individual components do not have. In the political aspects of life, when it comes to handling social issues and reform, society tends to focus on the big picture. When in fact focusing on the little things matters more in social reforms given that the foundation of social reform is rooted within the realities of everyday life. An author that share this believe is Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell’s philosophical take on human behavior claims that the

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    Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was yet another school added to the long list of schools in which shootings have taken place. The usual agenda after school shootings is to express sorrow, then proceed to argue over if it was time to talk about gun reform, or wait. This time, however, it was different. Students like Emma Gonzales and David Hogg used social media and news outlets to express not only their sorrow but also their outrage. From this shooting was the birth of March for Our Lives and The

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    The art of documentary making really began to shine as reform movements rose throughout the country. Photography was a major component during early reforms before film, and video. They captured raw images and moments of what people around the country were dealing with. The images then were shown to people around America who had no idea about these occurrences. They bared witness to major movements happening in their homeland. A reform movement is a milder version of a revolution, usually focusing

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    society began to change in the late 1800s with movements like the Grange and Alliance. These reform movements resulted in a new idea of populism-reformation in the interest of the farmer. The late 1800s in American society gave way to challenges like the farmers role in society, railroad regulation for crop transportation, and economic problems about coinage that created discontent among the American farmers; culminating in the Populist movement were reform efforts like Munn vs. Illinois and the Sherman

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    Social welfare movement emphasized on effective policy and programs. The primary focus was to meet the needs by identifying and organizing individual and community resources. The United States suffered an enormous increase in immigration and urbanization. (Chapin 2017). The drastic crash of the stock market was the origin of the Great Depression, the economic harsh conditions affected many families middle and upper class they experienced first-hand poverty which changed the federal governments.

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    The War on Liquor was a reform movement that sought to eliminate the heavy drinking and drunkenness which was believed to have contributed to the immorality and corruption of American society. The lead organization crusading for the abstinence of alcohol was the American Temperance Movement, which sought to demonize the usage of alcohol and target the working class. Spurred on after the Panic of 1837, the temperance movement continued to gain popularity, and with the creation of the Martha Washingtonians

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