Category Archives: April 11 Assignment
We Believe in Education
One of Chudacoff’s biggest points was the educational reform that took place in the late 1800s. Chuadacoff believed that education could be the key to instilling urban masses with reformers standards of citizenship and democracy. Between 1870 and 1910 public school enrollments … Continue reading
Gender reform in jobs today?
Earlier years, American women had to face multiple gender discrimination. They have been fighting for an equal role in society since 19th century. Job opportunities for female during the 19th century were limited and employers paid less to women than … Continue reading
And the Survey Said…
The rise of various means of communications and organizations emphasized the importance of politics and reformers sprouted to create a way to expose conditions of the society to the the public so people were more aware and educated about their … Continue reading
From Old… to New!!!
Means of communication was difficult during the 17th century. There was no way to communicate with a member from the other side of the town without passing a letter. However, by the late 17th Century, telegraph and telephone were invented … Continue reading
Growth of Journalism
Chudacoff stresses a point in the reading concerning journalism and communications. Journalism satisfies two objectives: “the strong urge to know facts” and to satisfy the “strong faith in knowledge and conscience as reforming agents” (154). Found in both modern society … Continue reading
Assignment due 4/11
Read Chudacoff and Smith, chapter 7. Write a post that briefly (a single paragraph plus an image or video) highlights a topic covered in the Chudacoff reading that relates to current events in our society and has not yet been … Continue reading