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- 4871: Constitutional Convention: Day by Day Occurrences
- ... to me. The plan was written by James Madison but was given to us by Edmund Randolph who was a very effective speaker and clear orator. I enjoyed listening to the resolutions and the fresh new ideas I heard in the Virginia Plan. First, the Virginia Plan recommended a bicameral legislature with representation to be determined by the size of the population in each area. The lower body of this legislature ... It is a shame that Tom Jefferson, Mr. Madison's Virginia neighbor, is not here. He feels that we are trampling upon the poor farmers. It's reported that he feels there should be a new government set up every few years because any existing government becomes tyrannical. We must take into regard people who feel this way. I hope we can prove Mr. Jefferson wrong by showing that a stronger ... closed permanently, even if it had been previously voted on. These points have been ALL very helpful in making things run smoothly. June 8 Today I took a walk down along the Delaware River with New York's Alexander Hamilton. Despite my personal feelings that Mr. Hamilton is a autocrat who cares little about most people, I found him enjoyable to talk to. Mr Hamilton has written much about the ...
- 4872: The Rise of Communism in Russia
- The Rise of Communism in Russia Unless we accept the claim that Lenin's coup that gave birth to an entirely new state, and indeed to a new era in the history of mankind, we must recognize in today's Soviet Union the old empire of the Russians -- the only empire that survived into the mid 1980s (Luttwak, 1). In their Communist Manifesto ... Revolutions of the past, with the goal of conquering political freedom (Daniels 7). As early as 1894, when he was twenty-four, Lenin had become a revolutionary agitator and a convinced Marxist. He exhibited his new faith and his polemical talents in a diatribe of that year against the peasant-oriented socialism of the Populists led by N.K. Mikhiaiovsky (Wren, 3). While Marxism had been winning adherents among the ...
- 4873: Pornography and the New Puritans
- Pornography and the New Puritans John Irving, in his article “Pornography and the New Puritans,” begins by telling us that “These are censorial times.” The censorial times being removing anything that is considered to be obscene. He refers to the pornography victims’ of sexual crimes exposed to obscene material ... group to the old puritans. He shows the short story “Endicott and the Red Cross” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, which is about how the old puritans treated their people. He then calls the feminist group the New Puritans. That they are wicked and vicious like the old puritans. In conclusion, Irving thinks that the censorial times are stupid times. He believes that people should not tell what publishers or distributors could ...
- 4874: A World Without Freedom
- A World Without Freedom As I envision a world without freedom, I gaze into a lifeless jail cell and my heart is broken at the sight I am forced to witness. I can feel the sorrow and grief penetrate the cold prison bars and ... symbolizes the loss of a right that is granted to all Americans, the freedom of speech. Without this freedom, I would be restrained from speaking my mind and expressing my beliefs and desires in a world where I would be pushed down by those in control and punished if I tried to speak. Finally, my blindfolded eyes signify that in a world without freedom I would be forced to look ...
- 4875: Money Makes The World Go Round
- Money Makes The World Go Round " Money makes the world go round " is a popular saying in today's society because its true. If you have money, you can get anything imaginable. Look at O.J. Simpson for example. He was charged with double murder ... the medicine out today is expensive too. Medical care is outrageous , so if you don't have any money you won't get the best service and care you need or want in today's world . Everything today is a profit. Look at all the major companies in the world today. Look what some of the companies did to save money. Some polluted environment with toxic chemicals because it probably ...
- 4876: The Problem of War and Peace
- ... of war and peace, I read a short, but thought- provoking fable by an unknown author. I would like to share that story with you, as well as my idea as a possible solution for world peace. "Tell me the weight of a snowflake," a robin asked a wild dove. "Nothing more than nothing," was the answer. "In that case I must tell you a marvelous story," the robin said. "I ... away. The dove, since Noah's time as authority on the matter, thought for awhile and finally said to herself: "Perhaps there is only one person's voice lacking for peace to come to the world." In contrast to the several books I read for my research that detailed the cost and carnage of war, this one simple story moved me to want to add my voice for world peace and to think that maybe one person can make a difference for peace to come to the world. My generation may well be the generation that brings total destruction or total peace to ...
- 4877: Investing In Your Future, Should Retirement Savings Be Compulsory?
- Investing In Your Future, Should Retirement Savings Be Compulsory? At the time of the 1996 Census, 12% of New Zealanders were aged 65 or over. This proportion is forecasted to increase dramatically when the “Baby Boom” generation reaches retirement age, with the prospect of superannuitant numbers and the cost of income maintenance doubling in ... older citizens’ legitimate concerns about having enough income in their retirement, and policy makers’ and taxpayers, concerns about how public contributions to retirement are to be funded with an aging population. Providing for retirement in New Zealand can be grouped into three major categories. 1.) Public Pensions 2.) Private and Occupational Pensions 3.) Private Investment and Savings. Until 1898 New Zealand had no public pensions. The expectation was that immigrants would provide for themselves and their families was outlined in the Destitute Persons Ordinance Act of 1846 and subsequent Acts in 1877, 1883 and ...
- 4878: Birmingham Steel Corporation
- ... mills demonstrated exceptional operating performance, as the Seattle, Kankakee, and Birmingham facilities each set individual or corporate production records. Additionally, these mills generated significant pre-tax earnings gains, with the Birmingham and Seattle mills setting new earnings records. Despite these accomplishments, fiscal 1997 was a year of financial disappointment and organizational transition. Earnings for the year fell below management and stockholders' expectations. However, the company did execute a number of critical ... operation will return to profitability early in fiscal 1998. The existing mini-mills performed admirably during the year, both operationally and financially. Seattle, in particular, displayed much improved performance since the ramp-up of its new melt shop in 1996, and achieved record low conversion costs in both the melt shop and rolling mill. Low average conversion costs of just over $100 per ton were also achieved at Kankakee and Birmingham ... of the business. In 1997 Birmingham Steel converted its Joliet rolling mill from production of coiled SBQ rod to its more efficient use as a high speed produces of construction related products. The company installed new mill stands and a cooling led to allow for straight bar production. The Joliet mill is now a producer of coiled and straight length rebar and merchant products. Merchant products are hot rolled steel ...
- 4879: Location Analysis of a Franchise Resturaunt
- ... and operated restaurant. It has many facilities in Canada and has opened facilities in the United States and in Southeast Asia. Boston Pizza is penetrating further into the Canadian market and is opening at a new location on 8th Street in Saskatoon. The chosen location has been the home of many previous restaurant failures. It seems odd that any restaurant would want to open in a location which has proven to be unsuccessful. What characteristics does Boston Pizza have that other restaurants don't have that may allow this location to be successful? This new location will be the second Boston Pizza franchise in Saskatoon, complimenting the facility operating on 50th Street. Will the market areas of these two restaurants overlap? * * * * * The early beginnings of this restaurant occurred in Edmonton ... s Whole Earth1(1989-1990), and Just Buffets (1991). Since 1992, the facility has been vacant. In 1994, Boston Pizza became interested in this location. Although the location had been unsuccessful in the past, a new Boston Pizza facility will more likely operate successfully. The previous building, torn down only a few months ago, was a dull brown color which didn't attract attention. The new Boston Pizza building will ...
- 4880: Gannett Company History
- ... Columbia, Guan, US virgin Island, Germany, Singapore and UK ( Hoover pg. 639 ). The newspaper company was founded by Frank Ernest Gannett, Who in 1906 began his interest in newspaper companies. Gannett was brought up in New York. His father was a farmer who later owned several hotels. Gannett First experience with newspaper was in collage were he worked on the school news paper(Encyclopedia Britannica). After graduation college he became the editor of Ithaca Journal in 1900. Gannett started his first newspaper company in New York, the name of the paper was called Elmira Gazette ( Hoover pg. 638). This paper expanded slowly, Gannett with the help of some associates purchased another newspaper. That paper was called the Star. Owning these two paper he combined them and created the Star- Gazette. By doing this Gannett eliminated his competition. Gannett acquired many of the newspaper in New York. His strategy was to purse the profitable advertising and expandable circulation’s. His newspapers were usually the only ones published in the city, that made it affordable and profitable to run(Encyclopidia Britinica). ...
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