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- 3381: Buffalo Soldiers
- Buffalo Soldiers "Buffalo Soldiers" was the name given to African-American cavalrymen by their native-American antagonists during the Indian Wars in the post-Civil War American West. The first men to serve in all-black army units did so in the Union Army, during the Civil War. The initial all-black regiment, the 54th Massachusetts, trained by its white commander, ...
- 3382: Ibm
- International Business Machines International Business Machine is an American computer manufacturer, with headquarters in Armonk, New York. The company is a major supplier of information-processing products and systems, software, communications systems, workstations, and related supplies and services in the United States and around ... homosexuals. This will be offset by the other lower incidence of pregnancy in gay unions. IBM expected only one percent of its employees to take up the offer. IBM is the biggest of the 468 American companies, which have now extended “spouse” benefits to gay workers. The new rules will apply, initially, only to its American payroll, which constitutes roughly half of its worldwide workforce. Other companies to have extended family benefits to gay workers have included Walt Disney, the entertainment group with a history of stressing traditional family values. ...
- 3383: Institutions That Facilitate Economic Segregation
- ... they are lazy and have let all opportunities for social advancement pass them by? Or is there currently a social structure that successfully reproduces classes and limits upward social mobility in America? Certain institutions in American society, including education, work and occupational structure, and the family help perpetuate social class stratification. These institutions widen the gap between the rich and the poor by placing inherent restrictions on opportunities for those born ... individual is critically important, their relationship to the aforementioned institutions can severely limit upward social mobility. The current educational system creates a unique paradox. While traditionally the best way to climb the ladders of society, American schools are now reproducing social classes. Those children born into poor families and neighborhoods usually begin their school career at a steep disadvantage. Public schools that are run down and lack sufficient funding or other ... to higher-tier jobs, it also isolates the urban poor from the rest of society, thus reproducing social classes. Divided into two job sectors, America's segmented labor market "can significantly affect the livelihood of American workers and thereby perpetuate the economic gap between the rich and poor." (Newman 383) The primary sector consists of large bureaucratic operations with higher salaries and more stable jobs. Requiring relatively high-level skills, ...
- 3384: The Failure of NAFTA
- The Failure of NAFTA When the North American Free Trade Agreement, otherwise known as NAFTA, was passed, an unconstituted and unprecedented experiment in social and economic policy began. For never before had three nations with such unequal economies been so forcibly put together ... really seems to benefit the average worker. The government although they seem to be out to help, are really just as bad as the big corporations. They let Mercedes purchase the Chrysler Corporation after the American public bailed it out of bankruptcy with their tax money. Do you think that they are paying back the money? Many feel that the reason NAFTA passed was that the big companies and corporations knew ... efforts in order to fix the problem, because they and the companies are still reaping the benefits. I think we are likely to see future policy action in the area of trade between the North American countries. NAFTA hasn’t worked well, so I’m sure there will soon be a new proposal on the table soon. I think the new policy will greatly be affected by the next presidential ...
- 3385: Richard Nixon
- Reconciliation was the first goal set by President Richard M. Nixon. The Nation was painfully divided, with turbulence in the cities and war overseas. During his Presidency, Nixon succeeded in ending American fighting in Viet Nam and improving relations with the U.S.S.R. and China. But the Watergate scandal brought fresh divisions to the country and ultimately led to his resignation. His election in 1968 ... anticrime laws, and a broad environmental program. As he had promised, he appointed Justices of conservative philosophy to the Supreme Court. One of the most dramatic events of his first term occurred in 1969, when American astronauts made the first moon landing. Some of his most acclaimed achievements came in his quest for world stability. During visits in 1972 to Beijing and Moscow, he reduced tensions with China and the U.S.S.R. His summit meetings with Russian leader Leonid I. Brezhnev produced a treaty to limit strategic nuclear weapons. In January 1973, he announced an accord with North Viet Nam to end American involvement in Indochina. In 1974, his Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, negotiated disengagement agreements between Israel and its opponents, Egypt and Syria. In his 1972 bid for office, Nixon defeated Democratic candidate George McGovern ...
- 3386: College Fraternities
- College Fraternities A fraternity, as defined by the The American Heritage Dictionary is "a chiefly social organization of male college students, usually designated by Greek letters."(pg. 523) This definition, however, is very limited and leaves plenty of space for short sighted people to believe ... born at Union College. Two years later, Sigma Phi and Delta Phi had been founded at the same college, constituting the so-called Union Triad which was, in a large measure, the pattern for the American Fraternity system. By the end of the nineteenth century there were over thirty general fraternities in this country (pg. 18). Today's fraternities still have all the characteristics and precepts of the their past fraternities ... Activities" The portals of Tau Epsilon Phi Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia 1937 Klepper, Irving The portals of Tau Epsilon Phi Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia 1937 Morris, William, ed. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts 1982 Nykolaiszyn, John P. "Hazing: Greeks get a bad rap." The Beacon Feb. 13th 1996: 12.
- 3387: Reinhold Niebuhr
- Niebuhr, Reinhold (1892-1971), American Protestant theologian, whose social doctrines profoundly influenced American theological and political thought. Born in Wright City, Missouri, June 21, 1892, he was educated at Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois; Eden Theological Seminary, Webster Groves, Missouri; and Yale Divinity School. In 1915 he was ordained ... during World War II, and in 1944 helped to found the Liberal Party in New York State. He received the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964 and was made a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He died on June 1, 1971. Niebuhr indicated his overriding interest in what has been called theological anthropology, a concern with the nature of man as a contact point ...
- 3388: John F. Kennedy
- ... that he and the crew must move on. He gathered the crew to move to another island in search of food. Kennedy swam for the next four days along a water route that he knew American ships used. Kennedy was now desperate enough to seek help from natives on a Japanese controlled island. He persuaded the natives to deliver a message written on the back of a coconut shell to allied ... underwent a spinal-disk operation in less than a year after his marriage. Soon after that, a second back operation was performed. He wrote "Profiles in Courage" during this time. A book of essays on American politicians who risked their careers fighting for just but unpopular causes. It was published in 1956. This book received the Pulitzer Prize in 1957. Many people had known little about Kennedy came to admire him ... in both legislative houses, Southern Democrats joined with conservative Republicans to stop legislation they dislike. With one bill, however, Congress dedicated more than $1 billion to finance sending a man to the moon. The major American legal and moral conflict during Kennedy's three years in office was in the area of civil rights for black citizens. Although "Kennedy was in no way responsible for the growth of the civil ...
- 3389: Events of The Civil War
- Events of The Civil War The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the events surrounding the end of the American Civil War. This war was a war of epic proportion. Never before and not since have so many Americans died in battle. The American Civil War was truly tragic in terms of human life. In this document, I will speak mainly around those involved on the battlefield in the closing days of the conflict. Also, reference will be made ... much stronger nation. --- BIBLIOGRAPHY "The Civil War", Groliers Encyclopedia, 1995 Catton, Bruce., A Stillness at Appomattox. New York: Doubleday, 1963 Foote, Shelby., The Civil War, Vol. 3. New York: Random, 1974 Garraty, John Arthur, The American Nation: A History of the United states to 1877, Vol. 1, Eighth Edition. New York: HarperCollins College Publishers, 1995 Miers, Earl Schenck, The Last Campaign. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1972 Korn, Jerry, Pursuit ...
- 3390: Alcatraz
- ... offering a close-up look at a historic and infamous federal prison long off-limits to the public. Visitors to the island can not only explore the remnants of the prison, but learn of the American occupation of 1969 - 1971, early military fortifications and the West Coast's first and oldest operating lighthouse. These structures stand among the island's many natural features - gardens, tidepools, bird nests, and bay views beyond ... decades additional buildings were erected just north of the Sally Port to house up to 150 Army prisoners. These provided hard labor for construction projects both on and off the island. At various times "rebellious" American Indians were also held on Alcatraz. The largest group was nineteen Hopi, held in 1895. The Spanish-American War of 1898 increased the size of the Army enormously, and the prison population also grew. A prison stockade, known as the "Upper Prison" was hastily built on the parade ground and by 1902 ...
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