Make an argument that Progressivism either did or didn't have a positive lasting impact on America.Historians disagree about the lasting impact of...

There is no doubt that Progressivism has had an impact on
American domestic policies during the 20th century and they continue into the 21st
century. Whether the Progressive agenda has had a positive or negative impact on
society would depend upon ones' perspective, which in many cases resides in ones'
politics. To be fair I offer a general response from both sides of the fence. It's up to
you to decide which side you are on and argue your
position.

Good Luck
!!! 

Positive impact: Progressivism
through government legislative policies has increased the quality of life for many
Americans. Some of the policies include child labor laws, building codes (living
conditions and fire escapes) mandatory education, social security, financial
institution regulation, min. wage, medicare, medicaid, and project head
start.   

Negative impact: Progressivism through government
legislative policies has increased the size of the federal government and higher
taxes. The increased size of government has led to bureaucratic inefficiency and public
abuse. In some cases social welfare policies have led to a sense of entitlement which is
counterproductive to both the individual and the greater
society.

Either way Progressivism has left it's mark on
American society.

i need 8 quotes from Of Mice And Men about the american dream of lennie,george,crooks and curley,ASAP please its due on sunday

Hi Sean,

I'll get you
started, but I think you're fully capable of getting a few
yourself.

Just to make sure you understand what you're
looking for, within the context of OMAM, is that America holds endless possibilities. In
the words of James Truslow Adams in his book The Epic of
America:

The
American Dream is "that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and
fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. It
is not a dream of motor cars and high wages, but a dream of social order in which each
man and each woman shall be able to achieve the fullest stature of which they are
capable of, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the
circumstances of birth or
position.

If we take a look
at George, when he reflects on what he and Lennie will have, he is expressing the
possibility of the American dream:

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Well,' said George, 'we'll have a big vegetable
patch and a rabbit hutch and chickens. And when it rains in the winter, we'll just say
the hell with goin' to work, and we'll build up a fire in the stove and set around it
an' listen to the rain comin' down on the
roof...'

Given that George
and Lennie have a lived a poor live and migrant farm workers, these commodities and
comforts will mean a great deal to them.

Think about
Lennie's "catch phrase", Crooks's conversation with Lennie in the barn, and you should
be on the right track.

What mood is stressed at the outset of the play?

The mood is tense and suspenseful in Act I of the play. The ghost appearances leave everyone with a different interpretation for the ghost's arrival, yet none of them are of a positive nature. Hamlet is the only one privy to the ghost's need for vengeance.

Hamlet is also presenting tense and mysterious behavior. His mother speculates it is from his father's death and Claudius is suspicious of it, as well, but for different reasons. Hamlet is contemplating the actions he will take, yet he has not yet committed to act on the ghost's words.

This creates the suspenseful tension that sets us up for the coming events. Although the suspense of Hamlet's inaction will last most of the play.

How is Darnay's philosophy different from his uncles' in book two chapter 9?

I think that the differences between Darnay and his uncle, the Marquis, are deeper than merely the circumstances of their lives.  Darnay appears to be deeply influenced  by the Enlightenment Philosophy of the 18th and 19th centuries, led by thinkers such as Locke, Rousseau, and Voltaire.  Enlightenment philosophy held that all men are equal before their creator and that all men are responsible for contributing to society.  Human reason was elevated above all else.  We can see the reflection of these philosophies in Darnay's rejection of his family fortune which was based on birth rather than ability, and his desire to earn his own way in society.  We can also see it in his concern for the peasantry under his uncle's control and in his determination to help his steward even though it puts him in danger.

His uncle, the Marquis, reflects the older, more medieval school of thought which maintains that certain rights and privileges come to a man because of his birth.  He believed that his noble blood made him superior to those beneath his station and that this was a part of God's plan.  In earlier medieval thought, these privileges came with distinct responsibilites as well, but by the Marquis' time the concept of noble obligation was lost and only the privileges remained.  Thus each represented a distinct philosophy which would have been known to Dicken's contemporary readers.

Describe Jonas's consciousness while he received the memory in The Giver.

When Jonas receives the memories from the Giver, his
consciousness is sort of mixed.  His consciousness is mixed between his real life and
the memory that he the Giver is giving to him.

So, in the
first time when he is given a memory, Jonas is aware that he is still lying in the
room.  But at the same time he is really living what happens in the memory.  Similarly,
he thinks words that mean something to him in real life (mound) but at the same time he
feels words that he didn't know before (hill).

How does Anton Chekhov treat romance in his play, The Bear?

In Anton Chekov's The Bear, I think
there are two distinctions in the play with regard to "affairs of the
heart."

First, Popova venerates the memory of her dead
husband, but not out of love. He was a terrible man, cheating on her and making fun of
her, but she is determined to "show" him in death, how dedicated she was and
remains, for the rest of her life. There is no
love in this scenario: only Popova's need to prove (perhaps mostly to herself) that she
had value in the marriage.

When Smirnov enters, romance is
nowhere to be found. He is there to collect a debt, which he desperately needs and
Popova is unable to give him what he wants. This parallels their early interaction: he
has a hardened heart with regard to women, but Popova is in no place in her life where
she can help him—or would even consider it: as we see when he tells her he "likes" her.
To himself he notes:

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SMIRNOV. 
I
absolutely like her! Absolutely! Even though her cheeks are dimpled, I like her! I'm
almost ready to let the debt go... and I'm not angry any longer.... Wonderful
woman!

When he refuses to
hurt her, she demands to know why. Is he afraid? Finally he admits how he feels and she
is intensely insulted:

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POPOVA. 
You lie!
Why won't you fight?

SMIRNOV.

Because... because you... because I like
you.

POPOVA.

[Laughs]

He likes me! He dares to say that he likes
me!

However, it would seem
that Chekov is saying that romance is like nature: unpredictable. It does not always
come easily, perhaps satirizing the idea of love at first sight. Chekov may also be
making note that there is a "fine line between love and hate," for at one moment Smirnov
is ready to duel...

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SMIRNOV. 
It's about
time we got rid of the prejudice that only men need pay for their insults. Devil take
it, if you want equality of rights you can have it. We're going to fight it
out!

POPOVA. 
With pistols?
Very well!

The more
passionate she becomes to kill him (perhaps her way of taking out her frustrations she
harbors because of her worthless marriage), the more intrigued Smirnov becomes: she is
not like the simpering women he has known in the past, putting on fragile airs and using
the men around them. In recognizing this, Chekov allows Smirnov to confirm in Popova the
very things she has been trying to find within herself, to feel worthier than her
husband ever gave her credit for being.

And just as quickly
as he was ready to duel, now Smirnov has fallen in love with Popova and sweeps her off
her feet.

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SMIRNOV.

[Approaching her]

How angry I am with myself! I'm in love
like a student, I've been on my knees....

…[Puts his arms
around her] 
I shall never forgive myself for
this....

POPOVA. 
Get away
from me! Take your hands away! I hate you! Let's go and
fight!

[A prolonged
kiss…]

Romance, Chekov seems
to tell the audience, is not an easy affair, but neither is it as impossible as it may
first seem—at least when the "right" people are involved.

What is a character trait that describes Juliet Capulet and give two quotes that support it in Romeo and Juliet.

To me, Juliet's major character trait is that she's
fourteen.  I know, that's not a character trait, but it leads to one.  I think her major
character trait is that she is overdramatic and gets too caught up in her new love.  I
think that if either she or Romeo had been a bit more mature, things could have turned
out a lot better.  Here are a couple of quotes that could support
this:

The first is from Act I, Scene 5.  Romeo has just
left and Juliet is head over heels.  She says:

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Go ask
his name: if he be married.
My grave is like to be my wedding
bed.

Sounds dramatic, huh? 
If he's married, I'm totally going to die, OMG!!

Another
one could be from Act II, Scene 5.  She's sent the nurse off to talk to Romeo.  She's
back and she's all complaining that she's tired and sore.  But Juliet can't wait.  She
says, for example

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I' faith, I am sorry that thou art not well.

Sweet, sweet, sweet nurse, tell me, what says my
love?

Yeah, yeah, I know
you're tired.  So what did Romeo say??