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- 901: Pollution and the Environment
- ... sea life creatures in danger of being killed. Extinction is far too common these days for a lot of animals. Today, we have about half of the animals we did a long time ago. A big reason is due to pollution. These animals’ homes are taken away because of the trash content everywhere. It is not fair to these animals whose food and shelter always gets contaminated. When these animals get ... government is spending tax dollars for unnecessary things when they need to be spending them on something that can alter the way Earth is. The Environmental Protection Agency says that that the government is a “Big water polluter,” violating the Clean Water Act. The government made their mess now the need to be the ones to clean it up. The government needs to pay for its penalties just like anyone else ...
- 902: Abraham Lincoln
- ... creating the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This was important because now there was a bigger sense of peace between the slaves, and the people that once owned them. This proclamation plays a big part of the peace that we have among the different people of the world today. Lincoln also designed a plan known as the reconstruction. This construction plan would bring peace to the seceded states and ... brings peace to the individual state governments, because then these people got along better under their own laws, and didn t have to worry about other people doing away with their setup. Reconstruction was a big part of unification for the United States, and formed a great deal of peace between the North and South. Lincoln used his determination to get the United States back in order by helping end the ...
- 903: Could Air Pollution Have A Negative Impact On Water Quality?
- ... such as contaminated fish, harmful algal blooms, and unsafe drinking water. Researchers had found the sources of these air pollutants. They have worked diligently to improve the environment. For this reason, the government delegates the “big brothers” to watch over the polluters. These “big brothers” are the government agencies such as EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), and MDEQ (State of Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.) The EPA is an agency that deals with the protection of human health and safe ...
- 904: Hostile Takeover of the New World
- ... out their grief over Sitting Bull's assassination. On December 17, 1890, troops arrived on the reservation to disarm the men and stop the frightening activities taking place there. The Indians, under the direction of Big Foot, were moved to Wounded Knee Creek. There were 120 men and 230 women and children. (Brown, 441) The teepees and clothing of the Indians were searched extensively for weapons. In the madness, Black Coyote ... racism through media work and cultural events. However, the Indian movement is still opposed by organizations like the Interstate Congress for Equal Rights and Responsibilities. This Anti-Indian Movement romanticizes Indians as noble savages resisting big government. (Thurman, 2) Many Indians sold and continue to sell their stories to book-writers and moviemakers. Their main goal is to make people aware that they exist and continue to survive, despite the apathy ...
- 905: History 2
- ... contribution the Scotch-Irish gave to the American culture was the Presbyterian Church. By 1776 the Scotch-Irish had 500 communities and each one had at least one Presbyterian Church. The Scotch-Irish played a big part in the American Revolution. John Stark was especially commendable, as he played a big part in getting the French to ally with us. Without the Scotch-Irish and their burning hatred for the controlling British the United States would not be where it is today. Nine of the first ...
- 906: The Progressive Era
- ... are ones where there is cash involved. Children are employed in job as bus boys and they are not paid minimum wage because they get tips. Child labor problems generally occur wherever poverty exists. A big concern now days is the increase in prostitution among children. The most important efforts to eliminate child labor abuses throughout the world come from an organization which was founded in the progressive era, the International ... equal with men. But it will be a long battle. As my article said the lawsuit was filed in 1995. It took three years and much fighting to win that suit. Sexual harassment is a big problem in today working environment. Many women are dependent on their jobs, making it difficult for them to report this for fear of loss of their job. Not only the job they have not, but ...
- 907: Progressivism and The Progressive Era
- ... had many aims. The general aims of Progressivism were as follows: to extend political democracy by shifting control of government from the political bosses and powerful industrialists to the people; to curb the power of big businessmen, in order to give greater economic opportunities to small business and labor; and to eliminate the social ills of society through needed reforms. Although the aims of Progressivism were shared by all Progressivists, support ... Oil Co.@ Other writers, such as Upton Sinclair, wrote about bad working conditions and unhygienic procedure in his book AThe Jungle.@ There was much support from urban middle-class members. They were in fear of big business and wanted to join a movement which would strive to protect them. There were many achievements accomplished by the Progressive Movement. Progressivism accomplished many things. Political democracy was extended by initiative, referendum, recall, and ...
- 908: Ride Of The Second Horseman
- ... government of this new society worries about the society as a whole and could give a damn less about one as a person. Most of our government works like that today; by listening to the big problems they feel they can resolve most of the smaller ones as well. Although this does work sometimes it falls short a lot as well. ` Finally the horseman is coming for the heart of the ... It just doesn’t make sense for countries to go to for any old reason now days. It simply isn’t economically sound. Weapons have been developed strong enough to take out entire countries as big as one like the United States in one or two shots at the most. War is becoming an extremely scary situation, and hopefully being as scary as it is, it will keep us safe in ...
- 909: The 60’s: Decade of Challenge and Change
- ... had been a radical choice for young women in the middle of the decade. In 1965 the skirts became shorter, and were worn with geometric picture shoes. In the 60s the boys started to wear big coats. Velvet was the favorite fabric to produce trousers and jackets. The popular prints were flowers and checked. In the beach the girls used to wear transparent capes over the bikini and “total glasses”. By ... the decade. Black players were openly admitted to be superior to whites in basketball. Black baseball players achieved something like parity with white players during the decade. Ashe was the first black male to win big tennis title in 1968. “Sports may have suffered the indignities of commercialization, the embarrassment of scandals, and the trauma of racial strife, but fans were rewarded with memorable performances.” The 60’s changed the face ...
- 910: The Civil War
- ... 1861 with the most of his men that he could manage. Jackson showed resistance with his brigade and that's how he got the name "Stonewall Jackson". The Union beat the Confederates but they got big heads about the defeat and warned the Confederates about how important this war was. The Union thought that they should defeat the Confederates at Bull Run, but the tables turned and the next day Johnson ... The Eastern and Western armies would move toward the South, join forces, and beat the last Confederate groups, and then restore the Union. The South would be hoping to break the blockade, and to have big enough armies and to hold the Union army off. The South didn't need to win battles to feel victorious. They were happy when they kept the North from winning battles. Another strategy for the ...
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