... half a million people were jobless nationwide. To address the problem of destitution, newspapers appealed for old clothes and shoes for the poor, and churches and municipal governments distributed soup. Baltimore set up 12 soup kitchens in 1820 to give food to the poor. This was the grim reality of the Era of Good Feelings. The panic had several causes, including a dramatic decline ... ...

• Word Count: 4131
• Approx Pages: 17
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... half a million people were jobless nationwide. To address the problem of destitution, newspapers appealed for old clothes and shoes for the poor, and churches and municipal governments distributed soup. Baltimore set up 12 soup kitchens in 1820 to give food to the poor. This was the grim reality of the Era of Good Feelings. The panic had several causes, including a dramatic decline ... ...

• Word Count: 4234
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... of a person's motivation, the end result is going to be the same. I highly doubt that a bum in a homeless shelter cares about the motivation some college student has to dole out soup. In effect, the community service requirement is a standard of behavior imposed on college students by society. By meeting this standard we have fulfilled our moral obligation. It would be easy ... ...

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