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Settlement-house workers such as Jane Addams
 
  a. tried to impose their Protestant beliefs on immigrant newcomers and did little to deal with the real problemsof urban life.
 b. became reform leaders by fighting for such things as food and building safety regulations.
  c. approached immigrants with an attitude of righteous superiority and made few meaningful contributions.
  d. assumed that immigrants should immediately discard Old World customs.

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Though existentialism is a diverse philosophy, most existentialists would believe that
 
  a. the world is absurd, but people still have the freedom and heavy responsibility to create their own essence.
  b. the world is absurd, and no one can say anything else with any degree of certainty.
  c. existence comes before essence, but essence is determined by factors outside a person's control.
  d. existence is but a prelude to a higher existence after death.
  e. absurdity and responsibility result in a great silence.



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go.lag

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Reply 2 on: Sep 12, 2019
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Excellent

 

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