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- 1301: The Gilded Age
- ... every adult and child in the nation”(Burner411). These statistics point to economic gains of colossal proportions. Goods produced made up for job layoffs as the US economy became, like a machine, more industrialized each day. All of the key components were in place to have a thriving economy. Investment bankers also stepped in and became powerful. J.P. Morgan is a prime example of not only economic success, but also ... they actually contributed more than they took. “While the stereotype contains much truth, it overlooks a redeeming aspect of that opulent time: our harshest industrial overlords proved our most enlightened philanthropists. The lives of John D. Rockafeller and Andrew Carnegie, tough men from hardscrabble backgrounds who lacked college education, furnish rich lessons for would-be benefactors. They transcended the sentiment and haphazard methods of Victorian charity, substituting the rigor of modern ... About the same time a New York newspaper surveyed the unemployed and the poor of the city and found 150,000 persons were out of work. Another 150,000 earned less than 60 cents per day, many of them girls who worked eleven to sixteen hours daily. During the course of the year over 23,000 families were evicted from their homes because they could not pay the rent”(Meltzer51). ...
- 1302: Why The North Won The Civil Wa
- ... the Southern plantations. This was facilitated by the fact that a single worker could now do the same amount of work in a few hours that a group of workers had once needed a whole day to do (Brinkley et al. 201). This allowed slaves to pick much more cotton per day and therefore led most plantation owners to expand their land base. The monetary gains of the cash crop quickly took precedence over the basic necessity of the food crop, which could be gotten elsewhere. In ... booming. By the onset of the Civil War, the confederate states were dolefully noting the fact that there were thirty-eight Union arms factories capable of producing a total of 5,000 infantry rifles per day, compared with their own paltry capacity of 100 (Catton, Glory Road 241). During the mid-1800s, the Industrial Revolution dug its spurs deep into the side of the Northern states. Luckily, immigration numbers were ...
- 1303: Kovic's "Born On The Fourth Of July"
- ... very start he was working out his arms trying to make himself bigger that way to make up for being to short. He joined the cub scouts with his friends and marched in the memorial day parade. He hit a home run his first time at bat in little league. When he grew he joined the wrestling team and constantly won first place in competition. When he lost, it was so ... would do anything to be first, even if it meant incredible agony. The coaches made us do sit-ups, push-ups, and spinning drills until sweat poured down our faces and we were sure we'd pass out. "Wanting to win and wanting to be first, that's whatÔs important," the coaches told us. "Play fair, but play to win," they said. They worked us harder and harder until we thought ... of horrible things but he despised the college students and hippies who burned their draft cards and protested against it, and were not willing to fight for their country. He even marched in the memorial day parade again, which was also one of the worst days of his life, being driven around in that cadallac having everyone staring at him because they couldn't, or wouldn't, understand. It wasn' ...
- 1304: Oh Boy
- ... is this meant to say that they are better than any specific group of people but they were chosen to study the Torah and to worship God only. The Jewish people rest on the Sabbath day, which begins at sundown on Friday evening. They celebrate Passover which to recall the deliverance of the Jews from Egypt. There are three large groups of Judaism in the world today. Conservative Judaism: A group ... Five Pillars of Islam. The first is to recite the shahadah at least once during their lifetime. Most Muslims say it everyday. The second is to perform the salat, which is prayer, five times a day. It's done during the morning, noon, mid-afternoon, after sunset and just before sleeping. The third is to donate through the zakat, which is a 2.5 percent charity tax. The fourth is to ... to the Buddhist religion. They make up 5.6 percent of the world's population. The main concentration of Buddhists are in Southeast Asia. Mormonism Joseph Smith founded The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1830 with five other members. Joseph Smith was visited by an angel and given golden tablets containing the Book of Mormon. He also claimed to be the next prophet. He was known ...
- 1305: Pursuing a Career in Psychiatry
- ... highest paid individuals in the United States, and they make their money, for the most part, by helping others. In doing so, they often win the respect of the community. The fact that an M.D. has completed a program of education widely known to be rigorous adds to the admiration many feel for all types of physicians. Psychiatry is also an unusually safe profession to enter. Young doctors, unlike other ... becoming more difficult to realize (“Psychiatry” 3). It is often hard to distinguish a good reason to become a psychiatrist from the wrong ones. “ If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six sharpening my ax,” are the famous words spoken by Abraham Lincoln which can be taken into effect when considering the groundwork which must be laid in high school and the training that follows ... Overall a high school student, after graduating, can expect to spend from twelve to fourteen years to complete the required course work and clinical training for this profession ( “Psychiatrists,” 1993 2). After receiving an M.D. degree and completing a one-year medical internship in a hospital approved by the American Medical Association (AMA), a prospective psychiatrist begins a three to four year psychiatric specialty program, which is approved by ...
- 1306: Lizzie Borden 2
- Lizzie Andrew Borden (July 19, 1860-June 1, 1927) It is best described by the closing arguments for Lizzie Borden's defense, made by her attorney, George D. Robinson: The Lizzie Borden case has mystified and fascinated those interested in crime forover on hundred years. Very few cases in American history have attracted as much attention as the hatchet murders of Andrew J ... stopped pumping blood. The 200-pound victim lay sprawled out on the knees face down to be discovered two hours later. For 30 years Abby and Lizzie lived together under one roof, yet on the day of the murder Lizzie gave no indication that they ever got along. Deputy Marshal John Fleet testified that on the day Abby died he asked Lizzie "if she had any idea who could have killed her father and mother." Lizzie responded with, "She's not my mother, Sir. She is my stepmother. My mother died ...
- 1307: 20/20 Vision, Not A Vision For Me
- ... my grandmother and me that I had a problem. He said his equipment wasn't advanced enough to tell exactly what the problem was, so he suggested I be taken to a specialist soon. That day was the start of a new explanation for me. I was excited to find out what was going on. A friend of my grandmothers recommended a specialist to her shortly after we were there for ... seemed like everybody knew it. It always felt like everyone was out to get me. It was a big event to watch me read a book because I held it so close. I remember one day in the cafeteria I asked the girl next to me what was on the menu for lunch and she started laughing hysterically. "I forgot you can't see." She said it so loud and then ... laughing at me. Going to the movies with friends was hard because in order for me to see clearly, by my definition, I needed to sit in the front. In order to stay together I'd just go sit in the back and pretend it was okay. Taking notes in class was even harder because I couldn't make out the words on the board. My teachers never had to ...
- 1308: Moll Flanders 2
- ... she got the best that had to be offered to orphans. She is treated pleasantly by the good nurse. She doesn't do service like all the other orphans, that got paid one penny a day but gets adopted by a very wealthy family " Here I continu'd till I was between 17 and 18 years old, and here I had all the advantages for my education that could be imgin'd the lady had masters home to the house to teach her daughters to dance, and to speak French, and to write, and others to teach them musick; and as I was always with them, ...
- 1309: "The Big, the Good, the Ugly"
- ... the distinguishing estrums in both titles are his physical attributes, characteristics, and similar living conditions. There are a few though that could be brought out from just the obvious similarities. The scene in which C.D. helps Roxanne get back into her house could be paralleled with the scene in which Cyrano helped the drunken poet fight off the twelve men. Both of the men did not really know or have a good relation with the people they were helping. C.D. went out and helped Roxanne get into her house before he was love stricken, Cyrano helped out the poet with out even knowing who he was at first. This scene or scenes really lets you ... around them. I think that Cyrano shouldn't have let his nose interfere with what he really wanted in his life. Another scene that helps out with the similarities of the two titles is C.D.'s and Cyrano's living conditions. Cyrano lived with the soldiers in the quarters, and had very little spending money. C.D. lived with the Firemen most of the time, he also as a ...
- 1310: Federal Express
- ... 90% of the domestic cargo companies. Competition in the “all cargo” segment of the industry includes: UPS, DHL, Airborne Express and U.S. Postal Service. The entire industry delivers roughly 5.6 million packages each day. FedEx currently has a 45 – 50 % market share and thus delivers 2.8 million packages each day. Customers tend to be loyal to a reliable company. For example, FedEx believes that customers will choose the more reliable of available shipping companies, even if that company is more expensive than the competition. Their ... is the industry leader in express distribution. They provide delivery for more than 211 countries. This makes Federal Express the worlds largest express transportation company, providing service for more than 3 million shipments each business day. The order winning criteria for Federal Express seems well aligned with their corporate vision – “satisfying worldwide demand for fast, time definite, reliable distribution.” Smith and FedEx feel that reliability is key. He has always ...
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