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    Journal 1- Chapter 16-20 1) 1%- Upon reading chapter 16 I was profoundly shocked to see mention of the 1%. In the news over the last few years this has become a rather recognizable term however I did not realize this went all the way back to the beginnings of our country. I also find it shocking that after all this time we still have found no real resolution for the distribution of wealth in America. While I understand hard work for hard cash I do not understand how even back then these companies

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    marshes. When I meant the Indians, I chose to attack. The colonists did something similar to what I did. They maintained an unsteady peace with the Indians, but sometimes fought with them. I agreed with the colonists on the structure of the settlement. We both chose to build a wood fort. I also agreed with the colonists on the choice that we both chose to only force indentured servants to work. I chose to search for gold, and for the most part the real colonists only searched for gold as well

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    people. These women were pioneers in their times. They either helped to found, or lent their voices to, various social movements, policies, and causes that evolved during their lifetimes and proved successful in helping many oppressed people. Jane Addams is most famous for her work in two major movements, the first of which is the Settlement House movement of the 1800s. Settlement houses, which first originated in England. These facilities were created in response to problems arising from immigration

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    feeling that my sisters described when they went to work everyday. On the third day of my sixth internship, my manager at the Depositary Trust & Clearing Corporation informed me that the building was on mandatory lockdown due to a breach in their settlement system and we could not leave until the issue was resolved. I sat at work for over fifteen hours listening to our team work together to solve this issue and as my boss explained the circumstances, that was occurring I realized that I was experiencing

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    Bethlehem, and Hebron) in the West Bank easier over the last several years. Several major checkpoints in the West Bank that restricted direct movement between and into these cities have been removed or modified. However, in general this opening is less the result of an overall easing in movement restrictions than the result of the institutionalization of movement controls into a formal and permanent regime of restrictions that has replaced roadblocks with gates that can be opened and closed at the whim

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    historical narrative between the Jewish inhabitants of Israel and the Palestinians who also seek to live in the lands which comprise Israel. At the forefront of the discussion are some key issues such as trends in Israeli settlement expansion over time, the manner in which these settlements create political challenges towards the prospect of a two-state solution, and the fragmentation of power within Palestinian political parties which inhibit the opportunity for proper negotiations amongst the two parties

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    Jane Addams and Hull House Essay

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    Jane Addams and Hull House      Born in Cederville, Illinois, on September 6, 1860, Jane Addams founded the world famous social settlement of Hull House. From Hull House, where she lived and worked from it’s start in 1889 to her death in 1935, Jane Addams built her reputation as the country’s most prominent women through her writings, settlement work and international efforts for world peace. In 1931, she became the first women to win the Nobel Peace Prize.      Addams, whose father was an

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    Good morning, my name is Jane Addams and it's lovely to be here with all of you. While in London with my close friend Ellen Gates Starr in 1888, we visited Toynbee Hall which was a settlement house that aided poor industrial workers. Witnessing those provided services first hand ultimately sparked my desire to bring that system of aid to the United States in order to help lower classes. When Starr and I initially founded the Chicago Hull House in 1889, we both intended for institution to be a place

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    not give them the right of selling articles not of their manufacture. Residence After the Polish partitions, Russia inherited 2 million Jews. The government restricted these Jews residence in only 25 political districts, called the Pale of the settlement, with few exceptions. Russia established this Jewish area after partitions of Poland (1772, 1793, and 1795) Territorial divisions of Poland by Russia, Prussia, and Austria. Unequal Punishment Jews were liable for more severe punishments than non-Jews

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    Jane Addams and the Hull House: The Hull House was opened in 1889, which was settlement house run by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr. It was located on the Near West Side of Chicago. The Hull House was important because it was located in a poor area yet it provided services which included kindergarten, music school, and the Hull House even had a theater and gymnasium in it. Jane Addams, not necessarily the Hull House, was mentioned in the book. Jane had attended the World’s Fair. (WHAT ELSE)

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