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- 2911: Homeless Youths
- ... or possesions. Most see life as temporary, and are restless and leaving projects half finished. Nearly all cling to their few possesions and can be agresive trying to claim something for themselves. Because they lack control in other areas of their lives, nearly all of the kids will literally fight for control at school. School is just one of the many places homeless kids have trouble in, but maybe the most costly. Homeless youth face many challenges on the streets. A poll taken by Robertson Polls in ...
- 2912: Increasing Shareholder Wealth
- ... a second large strike which featured 50,000 cloak-makers. Taking their lead from the women, this mostly male strike won uniform wages, a shorter work week, and paid holidays. A Joint Board of Sanitary Control is set up, as well as an arbitration board. As a result of the strikes in 1909 and 1910, the ILGWU swells in membership. March 25, 1911 One of the worst fires in U.S. history breaks out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in Manhattan's Lower East Side, killing 146 garment workers. The Triangle fire prompts the government to take action and establish regulatory control over the industry. Days after the tragedy, 80,000 people participate in a funeral procession up Fifth Avenue. June 25, 1938 President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) — also known as the ...
- 2913: Thomas Hobbes
- ... Locke shared Hobbes concept of the consent of the people. But unlike Locke, Hobbes rejects the arguement that government must be limited by certain legal constraints. Hobbes felt that the state or government had final control. To Hobbes the state of nature is a state of war because human beings cannot control their lust for power. So if a person keeps any power not given to government in the social contract, the person would use the power to oppress others. He felt that men must mutually consent ...
- 2914: Genghis Khan & The Mongol Empire
- ... adultery by death. Spies, false witnesses, and sorcerers are condemned to death. Officers and chieftains who fail in their duty, or do not come when summoned by the Khan are to be killed thus insuring control of the military.(Lamb,pp.201-3) Genghis Khan\\'s military fought the Jin dynasty of north China for several years, conquering Peking in 1215. By 1221 he had conquered central asia, including Turkestan and ... Mongols. The armies of Genghis Khan were made up of 50,000 Turkoman allies at the end of the campaigns; In China the ancestors of the present day Koreans and Manchus were fighting under the control of the Mongol empire to help defeat China.(Lamb,p.208) Genghis Khan died in august 1227 on the Tangut military campaign in north China apparently from complications arising from injuries that he had suffered ...
- 2915: Plato And Confucius
- ... While he felt that the law of a strong form of government would force men to honor the laws equally. Plato believed that justice was the advantage of the stronger, which to him was the control of the ruling body of the city by being master over the people and punishing any who broke the laws set down by the regime.(Bloom,338e-339a) Plato to believed that education and rearing ... ruler of the city or regime would create a perfect and just man. And he felt that the ruler must be older, while the ruled younger. Age is something that gives his perfect regime more control than one based on wisdom. He thought that the philosopher should be seen as the father, over the younger people of the city. He also feels that old men are afraid of death, and therefore ...
- 2916: Plato And Confucious
- ... While he felt that the law of a strong form of government would force men to honor the laws equally. Plato believed that justice was the advantage of the stronger, which to him was the control of the ruling body of the city by being master over the people and punishing any who broke the laws set down by the regime.(Bloom,338e-339a) Plato to believed that education and rearing ... ruler of the city or regime would create a perfect and just man. And he felt that the ruler must be older, while the ruled younger. Age is something that gives his perfect regime more control than one based on wisdom. He thought that the philosopher should be seen as the father, over the younger people of the city. He also feels that old men are afraid of death, and therefore ...
- 2917: Confucius And Plato
- ... While he felt that the law of a strong form of government would force men to honor the laws equally. Plato believed that justice was the advantage of the stronger, which to him was the control of the ruling body of the city by being master over the people and punishing any who broke the laws set down by the regime.(Bloom,338e-339a) Plato to believed that education and rearing ... ruler of the city or regime would create a perfect and just man. And he felt that the ruler must be older, while the ruled younger. Age is something that gives his perfect regime more control than one based on wisdom. He thought that the philosopher should be seen as the father, over the younger people of the city. He also feels that old men are afraid of death, and therefore ...
- 2918: The Ku Klux Klan
- ... the rallies out of fear. Word quickly spread across the South about these masked men. Many people loved the idea and wanted to be involved. The Klan quickly grew. A leader was soon needed to control the large group. Their first choice was Southern General Robert E. Lee. Although he supported the group and its cause, he was very ill and could not handle the task. Their next choice was a ... of the members were safe from people knowing their real identities (if that was their wish). Because of this secrecy, they gained the alternate name of "The Invisible Empire". The Klan really began to take control in the year of 1868. They vowed to rid the south of carpetbaggers, blacks and any person who supported them. They stole the oppositions goods, beat them and even killed them. These murders were known ...
- 2919: Dietary Fibre
- ... diabetes, while high glycaemic index foods increased it in a group of women aged 40+ years. Fruit and vegetable fibre were not associated with a reduction in risk. It is suggested that soluble fibres help control the rise in blood sugar following a meal and reduce insulin requirements in some patients with diabetes mellitus. By increasing the viscosity of gastrointestinal contents, soluble fibres retard gastric emptying, slowing the absorption of glucose ... women in the U.S. A high-fibre diet appears to reduce disease risk by increasing faecal bulk, decreasing the transit time of food through the gastrointestinal tract, reducing blood cholesterol levels and helping to control blood sugar levels. With their distinct physical characteristics, insoluble and soluble fibres work differently to produce these results. Insoluble fibres seem to have their greatest impact on the health of the colon or large intestine ...
- 2920: Financial Report of Loewen Group Inc.
- ... Highlights The management's statement of responsibility states that management has presented fairly the financial position of the company while respecting the generally accepted accounting principles in Canada. Management also states that it maintains its control systems to assure that also transactions are completed and recorded properly. The letter conclusion indicates that the auditors selected are independent. The auditor's report to the shareholders notes that the audits made by KPMG ... within the province of Ontario can not take the fullest financial advantage of pre-need services due to regulatory restrictions on the funds in question. However the firms still benefit, in that they are gaining control of future market share, and can be certain of future revenue flows. "Payments made for pre-need contracts are either placed in trust by the company or are used on behalf of the purchaser of ...
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