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- 671: The Transition of Power From President to President
- ... unemployment. By the end of his administration, he could claim an increase of nearly eight million jobs and a decrease in the budget deficit, measured in percentage of the gross national product. Unfortunately, inflation and interest rates were at near record highs, and efforts to reduce them caused a recession. Carter could point to a number of achievements in domestic affairs. He dealt with the energy shortage by establishing a national energy ...
- 672: Bacon’s Rebellion
- ... after our tobacco is in England sell it how they please for it...and after our tobacco is in England sell it owe they please; and indeed have forty thousand servants in us at cheaper rates then other men have slaves...” Governor Berkeley states this as he is complaining to the English crown. He is trying to tell the Crown of the terrible conditions of Virginia and how the source of ... war was inevitable between the frontiersman and the Indians. Therefore Berkeley’s policy was failing and when Bacon decided to fight the Indian for land the policy that was created in Berkeley’s best in interest was destroyed and Berkeley was bound to lose money in many ways. Finally, race and class division in the Chesapeake society was the last of Gutman’s issues. For there were many different classes such ...
- 673: Steps Towards an Ecosociety: Dealing with Air Pollution
- ... saved could then be used at a later date if the firm desired to increase production (hence pollution). Credits to be sold would go to firms finding it less costly to purchase credits at market rates than to actually reduce harmful emissions. Therefore, each firms incentive to invest in more effective pollution abatement technology will increase. Through the trading of credits, dollars spent on pollution control are spent where they are ... pollution, most often being directly tied into complicated technological processes unique to its operations or industry. Consequently, unless the cooperation of management and technicians within the industry or activity can be effectively mobilized by self-interest motivation, it is unlikely that the best solution will be attained (Gore, 1). In addition, as mentioned earlier, nearly all other methods of reducing air pollutants involve a degree of arbitrary decision making on the ...
- 674: Benefit Programs In The Airlin
- ... that many do not tend to overlook. American does not offer free stand-by tickets to its employees until they have been with the airline for 10 years. What they do offer are special discounted rates. This is the major weakness in their strategy to attract employees with benefits. American offers a very long list of benefits and incentives but this is one that is left out. I believe that American ... as a 401 K plans of up to 20%, and a credit union. Although at the same time it has a very large weakness, which is their travel plan that only offers its employees discounted rates, instead of free airfare. American Airlines must feel that it does not have to offer this benefit to attract potential workers, because it has so many other benefits to offer. Continental Airlines Continental Airlines prides ... 401(k) savings plan, vacation and sick pay, an expense reimbursement plan, medical and dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, and accident insurance. Although Continental employees and their families are able to travel at reduced rates; they are not able to fly completely for free, which may be considered unfavorable by some employees. Continental employees are also able to share in the financial growth of the company by purchasing Continental ...
- 675: The Progressive Era
- ... working conditions had serious health effects on the children. Many were underweight, some suffered stunted growth or curvature of the spine, those who worked near coal dust developed respiratory diseased, they also faced higher accident rates due to physical and mental fatigue. Because the children were in an adult environment, they picked up the bad habits of many adults, such as: smoking, drinking, and cursing. This caused great alarm with many ... provided us with the ground work we needed to right the wrongs in society. We need to keep working on these problems, they will never go away. There is always someone out there who is interest in their own selfish profit. The progressives successfully challenged traditional institutions and approaches to domestic problems. It is up to us to continue this work.
- 676: The Environmental Protection Agency
- ... the Executive Branch. It is the only regulatory agency whose administrator reports directly to the President. No single agency, however, can be understood in isolation. It is constantly influencing, and being influenced by, the courts, interest groups, the Congress, and other parts of Executive Branch. Our story really begins with the great movement to the suburbs after World WarII. Hoards of upwardly mobile white-collar workers left crowded cities for localities ... rose from 13.4 to 25.2%. This was coupled with a streak of unprecedented prosperity. Prosperity, leisure, mobility, and greater understanding of physical and biological science combined to create a new awareness of, and interest in, the natural world. The translation of widespread but unfocused public concern into specific policies and programs was shaped by the political institutions of the time. The characteristics of these institutions decisively affected the form ... is often the first show viewers watch each evening. This gives stations an opportunity to capture viewers for the entire evening. It has become industry gospel that a good news segment must have (1) visual interest, (2) a strong story line, and (3) viewer identification with its outcome. Environmental stories meet all three requirements. Oil covered birds, belching smoke stacks, rusting storage drums, and inspection crews in “moonsuits” are all ...
- 677: Creative Writing
- ... things work out sometimes. I took this to be an omen that I would never get caught if I broke house arrest tonight. I need to tell you that Anna has never really showed any interest in short, chubby Martin, but I can t break that news to him. I lie and tell him that we re in, when what I mean is, I m in. Really, Anna with her tall ... sarcasm. And we re off. The car has a clanging noise, but other than that runs pretty good. We decide we ll drive out into the country and drive down the gravel roads at high rates of speed. I got picked to do the driving, at least in town. That means no kissing on Lisa for a little while. We are driving about 50 mph down a roller-coaster-like road ...
- 678: Origins and Bibliography of the Big Bang Theory
- ... replied, "Who is the third?" This situation persisted for almost 40 years. General relativity was considered a respectable subject not for physicists, but for pure mathematicians and philosophers. Around 1960, however, a remarkable resurgence of interest in general relativity began that has made it an important and serious branch of physics and astronomy. (By 1977, Eddington's remark was recalled at a conference on general relativity attended by more than 800 ... gravitational field, given by (delta f)/f = gh/cc where g is the gravitational acceleration. (If the light ray descends, it is blueshifted.) Equivalently, this effect can be viewed as a relative shift in the rates of identical clocks at two heights. A second consequence of EEP is that space- time must be curved. Although this is a highly technical issue, consider the example of two frames falling freely, but on ...
- 679: Gambling: Pros and Cons
- ... elderly people are passionate gamblers. They seek involvement in the action of gambling. This is helpful to their sense of well being in society. Instead of excluding them, it lets them participate in a renewed interest in life. It keeps them alert and stimulated instead of dull and uninterested. In addition, many people believe that gambling provides a measure of escape from unrewarding occupations. The people working in these fields can ... argue that rather than having guilt over normal impulses, we should be more interested in the growth of our humanity. Moreover, legalized gambling has been known to create new jobs and in return, reduce unemployment rates. It is also a source of attraction that brings people from outside of the area, which can create growth for the city. Las Vegas would not be the thriving city that it is without this ...
- 680: Consensus Historians
- ... are a major part of American History. Hofstadter feels that consensus and conflict can be reached when "those enlisted in society's contending interests have a basic minimal regard for each other: one party or interest seeks the defeat of opposing interest on matter of policy, but at the same time seeks to avoid crushing the opposition or denying legitimacy of its existence or values" (Potter pg.188). Hofstadter believes when this is achieved, both consensus and ... hardship, and fear Boorstin tries to focus the attention away from this and looks at what made America wonderful. "But whatever the later development in Boorstin's thought his interpretation of consensus remains of lasting interest" (Sternsher pg19). Louis Hartz was another great contributor for consensus history. Hartz, compared to Boorstin, had many differences. The major difference was that Hartz did not like the consensus in the American past. Hartz ...
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