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In the summer of 1894 the Pullman Strike occurred. The Pullman Strike was a strike against the Pullman Palace Car Company. The employees of this company went on strike because the town of Pullman was in deep depression due to the stock market crash that occurred in 1893. "Before the stock market crashed the Pullman workers had experienced a boom that allowed them to get full employment and high wages. The depression caused the Pullman
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History Of Tua
History of Arkansas Tech University Est. 1909 Arkansas ranked 42nd out of the 46 states in annual per capita school funds at a mere $4.97 per student. Citizens started to feel the need for secondary education for their children most ardently. The Washington County Farmers' Union started the concept of agricultural boarding schools. H.S. Mobley was one of the most fluent spokesman for the Union. He believed in vocational education, and he pleaded for schools
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The History Of Birth Control
From ancient Egypt to modern America people have attempted to control the human reproductive process. Human beings have long tried to stop the conception and birth of offspring for physical, emotional, social and economic reasons. Throughout history the actual thought behind the various methods have not changed much as evidence for barrier methods, abortions, withdrawal methods etc. can be traced back thousands of years. Egyptian papyruses dating from around 1850 B.C. show recipes for vaginal
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History Of Hollywood
"Last of the Mohicans" History or Hollywood The 1992 movie version of James Fenimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans" was directed by Michael Mann and starred Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Steven Waddington, Russell Means and Eric Schweig. As an epic about human conflict, the movie addresses all the necessary elements of social, political and spiritual concern required for such a production; however, the grandiose spectacle of Hollywood film making abilities cannot mask the stereotypical
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History Of The Indian Rupee
The currency of India is the rupee. Rupee is derived from the Sanskrit rupyakam which means coin of silver ("Indian Rupee"). The rupee has transitioned through several governing bodies over its recorded history. Each transitional phase can be traced by the examples of the rupee notes as follows: early private and semi-governmental banks, Government of India, King George V, King George VI, Indo-French Territories, Indo-Portuguese Territories, Prisoner-of-War Coupons, Princely States, cash coupons of Princely States,
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History Of Jazz
Upon entering a modern record store, one is confronted with a wide variety of choices in recorded music. These choices not only include a multitude of artists, but also a wide diversity of music categories. These categories run the gamut from easy listening dance music to more complex art music. On the complex side of the scale are the categories known as Jazz and Classical music. Some of the most accomplished musicians of our
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History Of Body Modification
When you see someone walking down the street with his or her ear pierced you probably do no think much about it, but when you see a man or woman walking down the street with their tongue pierced you probably take a second glance or make a slap judgment about them before even taking the time to think about why he or she got a body part pierced. Body piercing has become more mainstream in
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Globalization In The Philippines
Last week's report by Artemio Cusi III in BusinessMirror said globalization has cushioned the impact of the political crisis in the country. That's correct. The Philippine economy is no longer what it used to be twenty years ago. Trade reforms ushered in by the country's tariff reform that (surprise! surprise!) started in the waning years of President Ferdinand Marcos and accelerated by the country's participation with the World Trade Organization (WTO) were the reasons for
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History Of Juvenile Justice
History of Juvenile Justice *created in the late 1800's to reform U.S. policies regarding youthful offenders *early on children were treated as chattels of adults without any rights *if found guilty they were sentenced just as adults were *New York City House of Refuge, the first youth prison opened in 1825 *during the 1800's the juvenile justice system exercised its authority within a "parens patriae" which meant state as parent or guardian role. The state
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Labor History
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The History Of Texis
The history of Texas Texas history itself had its own amazing story. The small number of American settlers moved to the land of Texas had led to the dramatic war with the Mexicans. The land of Texas was used to be owned by Mexicans. Due to the argument between Texans and Mexicans caused the battle of San Jacinto and Mexican War. In long ago before American settlers moved to Texas, this place was so rich
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English Language History
English Language Research Task 1. The origin of the English language can be traced back to the 5th century A.D. with the arrival of three tribes from present day Germany. The three tribes were called Angles, Saxons and Jutes. At this time the main language in Britain was the Celtic language, which was quickly replaced by English. Recently an old manuscript dating from 450 A.D. was found in England and it contained the first known
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Costa Rica History
Costa Rica was founded by Christopher Columbus on his fourth and last voyage to the new world in 1502. Already living in Costa Rica were four indigenous tribes. The Corucas, Chibchas, and Diquis lived in the south west region while the Caribs lived on the east coast. Tthe natives from the tribes either left when the Spaniards arrived or died from the disease smallpox. Colonists started to settle in this area in 1522. After settlement,
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Supreme Court History
In 1789, the final draft of the constitution of the United States came into effect. In article three it calls for "[t]he judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish." In the article it neither says the duties, powers, or any organization of the supreme court. If left this up to congress and to
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The History Of The Transplant
1954: First successful kidney transplant from one twin to another with no anti-rejection drugs necessary. Dr. Joseph Murray, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston. (More kidney transplants between identical twins were performed immediately afterward, and some of those kidney recipients are still alive.) 1967: First successful liver transplant, Dr. Thomas Starzl, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver. 1967: World's first heart transplant, Dr. Christiaan Barnard, South Africa. 1968: First successful heart transplant in United States,
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Gangs Of New York History Vs. Hollywood
The movie begins in New York, in 1843, with a gang fight. Bill "the butcher" Cutting's gang of "nativists" have challenged the "dead rabbits" (a gang of mostly Irish immigrants) to a fight to settle once and for all who is the most powerful gang in the area. After an intense battle the "nativists" win by killing the leader of the "dead rabbits", also Amsterdam's (the main character's) father. Amsterdam is then led into
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History Gcse
kim maughan Mr langdale history coursework: gcse history around us middleham castle question 2 how useful is the reconstruction by terry ball for finding out what middleham castle was like around 1480? Reconstructions are secondary sources that represent a historians interpretation of what a castle looked like during a specific time. The aim of this rtesponse is to evaluate how useful a reconstruction by Terry Ball is and compare/back up with other documentary evidence. Terry
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History Of Air Law
Chapter 1. THE HISTORY OF AVIATION LAW AND THE CHICAGO CONVENTION 1944 Introduction Today, decisions concerning international civil aviation are taken by the member states of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The JAR Aviation Law exam follows the Annexes and other documents of ICAO. These notes are designed to follow the JAR syllabus and are a precis of all of the reference material. The language may be difficult to follow because of the use
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Art History
Art imitates culture. Culture can be defined as, Ð''the customs, achievements, values or beliefs of a particular civilisation or group.' Artworks can be defined as real objects, as material, physical and virtual objects. They exist as representations of ideas that reflect such things as personal responses, cultural views, symbolic interpretations and critical re-interpretations of other ideas Culture has been referenced by the artists Giselebertus, Umberto Boccioni, and Jeff Koons. Giselebertus' The Last Judgement, gives an
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European History
After 1500 there were many signs that a new age of world history was beginning, for example the discovery of America and the first European enterprises in Asia. This new age was dominated by the astonishing success of one civilization among many, that of Europe. There has certainly been "progress" in Western history since 1500. Europeans eventually became masters of the globe and they used their mastery to make the world one. That resulted in
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The Philippines And Democracy
The Philippines And the struggle for democracy The second half of the 20th century brought many new countries in Southeast Asia. A majority of these countries began to use western democracies to shape their government. The Philippines is among the newly democratized developing states. The Philippines has been directly influenced by the United States in developing its autonomy as a democracy. Because of continuing corruption and dynastic rule, contradictions in political culture, and semi-authoritarian rule
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History Of Oil Spills In Australia
There was absolutely devastating damage to the ecosystems of Alaska caused by the Exxon Valdez tragedy. The crude oil covered a huge area of 460 miles in total, with 1300 miles of affected coastlines. 200 of these miles were affected very heavily. Over 11000000 gallons of oil escaped from the tanker and devastated the wildlife, mainly marine. Carcasses of organisms killed by oil usually sink to the floor of the ocean, so no-one knows how
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Puritan History
in the 17th century some Puritan groups separated from the Church of England. Among these were the Pilgrims, who in 1620 founded Plymouth Colony. Ten years later, under the auspices of the Massachusetts Bay Company, the first major Puritan migration to New England took place. The Puritans brought strong religious impulses to bear in all colonies north of Virginia, but New England was their stronghold, and the Congregationalist churches established there were able to perpetuate
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Walmart History
History Sam Walton's original Walton's Five and Dime, now the Wal-Mart Visitor's Center, Bentonville, Arkansas. Main article: History of Wal-Mart Sam Walton's retailing career began when he accepted a job offer at a JCPenney store in Des Moines, Iowa on June 3, 1940 where he remained for 18 months. In 1945, he met with Butler Brothers, a regional retailer that owned a chain of variety stores called Ben Franklin. Butler Brothers offered him a Ben
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The History Of Baseball
Throughout the early part of the 19th century, small towns formed teams, and baseball clubs were formed in larger cities. In 1845, Alexander Cartwright wanted to formalize a list of rules by which all teams could play. Much of that original code is still in place today. Although popular legend says that the game was invented by Abner Doubleday, baseball's true father was Cartwright. The first recorded baseball contest took place a year later, in
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