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    1. Riis’s book led to housing reform in New York and other cities and helped instill the idea that society bore at least some responsibility for alleviating poverty.

      Did Riis's book draw awareness to a problem that some Americans were not aware of or was this situation more so Americans realizing just how bad things truly were?

  2. Mar 2025
    1. The party platform asserted that the gold standard was “not only un-American but anti-American.” Bryan spoke last at the convention. He astounded his listeners.

      I plan to use this fact about Bryan's speech in my essay to express how despite the fact that this era had many bad effects, it also brought people together and served as a historical preventative measure for future monopolies and as encouragement for better workers rights.

    2. the risks would be too great to bear individually.

      I'm struggling to understand why the wealthy individuals were still at risk in their current positions. What caused the need for investors?

    1. Many historians view Mormonism as a “uniquely American faith,” not just because it was founded by Joseph Smith in New York in the 1830s,

      I had no idea that Mormonism was a founded so recently. Obviously it was still quite a long time ago, but in comparison to other religions, this feels incredibly recent.

    1. I will respond to those answers with more questions or with comments and (eventually) afinal point total, along with my reasoning.

      N - How much back and forth usually occurs during these grading negotiations?