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- 261: Nikola Tesla
- ... he made his first invention, a telephone repeater. Tesla sailed to America in 1884, arriving in New York City with four cents in his pocket, and many great ideas in his head. He first found employment with a young Thomas Edison in New Jersey, but the two inventors, were far apart in background and methods. But, because of there differences, Tesla soon left the employment of Edison, and in May 1885, George Westinghouse, head of the Westinghouse Electric Company in Pittsburgh, bought the patent rights to many of Tesla's inventions. After a difficult period, during which Tesla invented but ...
- 262: What To Do About Immigration
- ... workers, but as long as the host society needs them "the availability of unskilled immigrants may increase the economys overall efficiency by freeing significant numbers of better-educated native workers to pursue higher-productivity employment"(312). Furthermore, Kennedy also recognizes the fact that only 20 percent come to the United States under "employment-based" criteria (312). He agrees with Mills that much larger numbers of immigrants come as relatives of citizens and legal aliens and some of them do become dependents on Welfare, but Kennedy is certain that ...
- 263: Adam Smith
- ... of book i of the Wealth of Nations. It amounts to this, that there must be a profit from capital, because otherwise the capitalist would have no interest in spending his capital in the productive employment of labourers.(1*) General expressions like these have of course no claim to stand for a complete theory.(2*) There is no reasoned attempt in them to show what we are to represent as the ... the source of interest were taken up by his followers, logically carried out, and raised into principles of independent theories. With the first account -- that interest is paid out of an additional value which the employment of capital calls into existence -- are connected the later Productivity theories. With the second account -- that interest is paid out of the return to labour -- are connected the Socialist theories of interest. Thus the most ...
- 264: Migrant Labour
- ... in urban areas which was the primary source of labour. Giving blacks rights only to live in reserves that would require them to migrate to the urban center for work or other areas that provided employment. Which would mean fathers and mothers would have to leave their families behind in order to financially provide for them. The manner in which the migrant labor force was created to function has had a ... in urban areas which was the primary source of labour. Giving blacks rights only to live in reserves that would require them to migrate to the urban center for work or other areas that provided employment. Which would mean fathers and mothers would have to leave their families behind in order to financially provide for them. The manner in which the migrant labor force was created to function has had a ...
- 265: Labor In America
- ... day and against child labor. A number of state legislatures responded favorably. In 1851, for example, New Jersey passed a law calling for a 10-hour working day in all factories. It also forbade the employment of children under 10 years old. Meanwhile trade unions were joining together in cities to form federations. A number of skilled trades organized national unions to try to improve their wages and working conditions. The ... state militia against strikers. They were outraged by inhuman conditions in factories and mines. The Progressives and the AFL pressured state governments for laws to protect wage earners. Almost all states passed laws forbidding the employment of children under 14 years old. Thirty-seven states forbade children under 16 years old to work between 7p.m. and 6a.m. Nineteen states established the eight-hour day for children under 16 in ...
- 266: Affirmative Action - Does It W
- ... the laws. (1)" Affirmative action can trace its roots back to the 14th amendment, although it did not really get started until Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed, giving minorities equal employment rights. The overall strategy and outline for this plan were contained in Executive Order 11246, which was issued by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1972 (Gilbert et al. 2). This led to a wave of programs that were intended to further the equal employment opportunities for minority individuals. Affirmative action programs were intended to legally require organizations to be diverse. During the 1990's these programs have come under a lot of scrutiny and are being replaced with a ...
- 267: Mrs. Warren's Profession
- ... be. She feels that the restrictions that society has placed on women has made it impossible for her to pursue any other lifestyle. She demonstrates this by saying, "It's far better than any other employment open to [women]... It can't be right, Vivie, that there shouldn't be better opportunities for women." Shaw is attempting to evoke sympathy for the character of Mrs. Warren by pitting her against a ... be. She feels that the restrictions that society has placed on women has made it impossible for her to pursue any other lifestyle. She demonstrates this by saying, "It's far better than any other employment open to [women]... It can't be right, Vivie, that there shouldn't be better opportunities for women." Shaw is attempting to evoke sympathy for the character of Mrs. Warren by pitting her against a ...
- 268: Lyndon B. Johnson
- ... White House. Johnson greatly admired the president, who named him, at age 27, to head the National Youth Administration in Texas. This job, which Johnson held from 1935 to 1937, entailed helping young people obtain employment and schooling. It confirmed Johnson's faith in the positive potential of government and won for him a group of supporters in Texas. In 1937, Johnson sought and won a Texas seat in Congress, where ... Democratic ticket. In November 1960 the Democrats defeated the Republican candidates, Richard M. Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge, by a narrow margin. Johnson was appointed by Kennedy to head the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunities, a post that enabled him to work on behalf of blacks and other minorities. As vice-president, he also undertook some missions abroad, which offered him some limited insights into international problems. Presidency The ...
- 269: The Function of Profanity in Modern English
- ... Chapter 1- Introduction and Clarification Chapter 2- Everyday Usage of Profanity Chapter 3- How Profanity Offends Chapter 4- A Look at the Literal Meanings and Taboo Chapter 5- Phatic and Emotive Language Chapter 6- The Employment of Substitutes Chapter 7- A Brief Historical Perspective Chapter 8- The Use of Profanity in the Media Chapter 9- Conclusions Bibliography Chapter 1- Introduction and Clarification Since the beginning of the English language, there have ... contact. This is mainly due to expressions such as the very informal greeting "Hey, you old fart!" and, as Hughes said, the unceremonious exclamation "Piss off" (British English slang for "go away"). Chapter 6- The Employment of Substitutes This raises the question: Isn't it possible to establish the same atmosphere with much more "acceptable" language? In some cases, this is feasible. For example, to call someone "thick" and to call ...
- 270: African Reaction
- ... women at home and working primarily for themselves and their children, there was a shortage of labor in the towns took the women out of the rural homes and into the urban setting of domestic employment. This meant more civilized work for black women, which as a result led to a stronger economy base. This was not the end result of the oppression that the black women would receive. They were ... flaw that the blacks had in their resistance in the Bambatha Rebellion. The rebellion was made up of mainly peasant workers. They lacked complete involvement of the black population. There were many that had steady employment and were making decent wages. This is why the rebellion failed. When there is a reluctance in a population to rebel, the task is many times cut short of its goals. There were many instances ...
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