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Management, Labor, and Strikes

$6.00 per week (Columbia Encyclopedia, 2004). In 1806, the Philadelphias Journeymen Cordwainers union called a strike, however, th...

'Coal' by Audre Lorde and 'Her Kind' by Anne Sexton

that is illustrating the power that was possessed by these women, but not the power that the men and women of the time thought the...

A History of Temperament Theories

1995; Classical Astrology, 2003). If the person were healthy, there was a balance among these fluid substances (Heineman, History,...

Current Conditions of Haiti

season" (p. 38), explaining that the term is Washington slang for that time of year when weather and currents become conducive for...

History of Traditional Costumes for Chinese Weddings

reciprocate human generosity, and therefore there is a custom of offering food, money, etc. in the name of the deities that is oft...

C. Raymond Calhoun's Service During World War II

heroism and bravery, there is no feeling that he is bragging or presenting the Sterett crew of entirely composed of heroes. Rather...

Jan Van Eyck's Arnolfini's Marriage

fruit, the faithful little dog, the rosary, the unshod feet (since this is the ground of a holy union), and even the respectful sp...

The History of Wine in Germany

as well. One of the first varieties distinguished was the Riesling which was mainly due, so state experts, to a political and ecum...

History of the U.S. City

economic need and this occurred during the early part of the twentieth century. The Industrial Revolution played a significant p...

Affirmative Action's History

today. Many people look at minority doctors and lawyers and in the back of their minds wonder if they are really up to the job. Th...

The History of African Americans From the Civil War Reconstruction, through the Progressive Age, and the First World War

As the war raged on, black cotton farmers were looking forward to a Northern victory, which would ultimately give them their freed...

The Last Full Measure by Jeff Shaara

civilized nation. While historians blame Grants lackadaisical resolve to enforce Reconstruction laws, that slavery was ever sough...

Cake Culture and History

or within a pastry case (Stringer, 2004). Then came Renaissance and Italian bakers who were apparently renowned for their abilit...

United Kingdom and Developments in its Mass Media History

each in order to tune in, which over 2.25 million people did" (BBC, 2004). This number apparently quadrupled by the 1930s. The fir...

History of American Women

single women over the age of twenty-one and widows had the power to make contracts and hold property in her own name (22). A marri...

Shadow Puppets and Indonesia

that are made are all that matter. They are really illusions. Children have created their own shadow puppet shows off the cuff whe...

An Analysis and History of The Congress of Racial Equality

send a team to the South to see if the laws of segregation were still intact. It had been decided, constitutionally, that establis...

Anthropology Benefits to Performance Studies

rooted in the behaviors of pre-historic man and has played a primary role in the evolution of human cognitive functions (Beeman). ...

Controversy and the Abortion Debate

dockets was in 1843. It was even guessed in the early 1900s one out of four pregnancies were terminated through abortion. So giv...

Twenty First Century Childbearing Practices of African Americans

ultimately gave rise to modern-day sameness when it comes to childrearing. Particularly evident of this is how attitudes of...

Creation of Pangea and Its Changes

In five pages this paper offers a historical perspective on this land mass and the changes registered in animal and plant life. S...

BMX Racing

sport all the same and is quite competitive. Athletes need to train just as if they are engaging in any competitive sport. And eve...

Student Questions on Theory and History Answered

A paper consisting of ten pages and 3 sections answers various questions on French history, Karl Marx, and Jean Paul Sartre's hist...

U.S. Civil War Memorial

the reality of the civil rights movement. In this way, it becomes an everlasting record however of the event, thus immortalizing ...

Charles Rearick's Pleasures of the Belle Epoque

Notably, Rearick conceptualizes these elements by relating the historical factors, including the conflicts prior to this era that ...

Benjamin West's Artistic Career

Francis Hayman for the Rotunda at Vauxhall Gardens during the Seven Years War. Jonathan Tyers, the proprietor of Vauxhall Gardens ...

Coen Brothers' Film O Brother, Where Art Thou?

in this film provides a means of relating the voyage that takes place without actually showing scene after scene of constant motio...

Politics and the Arts

weighing over 2.5 tons, this structure covers over 13 acres and so carefully surveyed so accurately that it aligns perfectly with...

Footwear's Evolution

highest possible degree of comfort and hygiene. It has to allow for environmental requirements and for the climate in which it is ...

Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist Analyzed

city -- grew out of this traumatic childhood experience" (Hackenberg; Johnson). Interestingly enough, in relationship to Fagin,...