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- 3741: Education And Egalitarianism In America
- ... education closer to the needs of everyday life by teaching such courses as history, geography, merchant accounts, geometry, algebra, surveying, modern languages, navigation, and astronomy. These subjects were more practical, seeing as how industry and business were driving forces in the creation of the United States. Religion classes could not support a family or pay the debts. By the mid-19th century this new diversification in the curriculum characterized virtually all ...
- 3742: Comparison Of Colonies
- ... is far too little to get any important, every day decisions made. Other colonies with a unicameral, or one house assembly, government include New Jersey and New York. New Jersey, before 1702, was proprietary; the business owners made decisions. This type of government is an autocracy. After 1702, the King of England appointed a governor and council, and there was one house of elected freemen. New York, much like New Jersey ...
- 3743: Colonial Woman
- ... women had more legal rights, but were looked down upon by society. Widowhood offered the opportunities of the single woman to a once married woman. The widow was able to take over her husbands business, trade and property. Many widows ran farms and plantations, became shopkeepers, merchants, blacksmiths and tavern owners. Some women ran schools within her home. Other women were paid money to quarter prisoners in their homes. Married ...
- 3744: A Comparison Of Typewriters Vs
- ... the typewriter for over a century. Yet, a recent report (Fernberg, 1989, 49-50) indicates that electronic typewriter shipments over the last three years averaged about a billion dollars a year. Further, the Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers' Association projects that the annual growth rate will remain constant at 1.5 percent over the next five years. With sales holding steady at over a million units a year, the electronic typewriter ...
- 3745: Cival Rights Act 1964
- ... Motel was a whites only establishment, and the owner argued that his property rights allowed him to choose the people that stayed in his accommodations. The Supreme Court disagreed in a unanimous ruling that his business was based on interstate commerce and to discriminate would hinder part of the national economic system. Other opposition included a backlash of riots among working class blacks, who felt the bill insulted them. White groups ...
- 3746: Changes To The Bill Of Rights
- ... the doctor was illegally abducted from his Guadalajara office in April and turned over to US authorities. TO BE INFORMED OF THE NATURE AND CAUSE OF THE ACCUSATION: Steve Jackson Games, nearly put out of business by the raid described previously, has been stonewalled by the SS. "For the past month or so these guys have been insisting the book wasn't the target of the raid, but they don't ...
- 3747: Boston Tea Party
- ... of money because of the war. He did it in a line of acts, called the Sugar Act ( tax to protect and secure the colonists ) and the Stamp Act ( tax on all licences, newspapers and business papers ). The colonists reacted with protests against those acts, what made the British Parliament to repeal the taxes within 5 months. Then they (the government ) passed taxes on lead, paint, paper and tea. These acts ...
- 3748: Benedict Arnold
- ... 118) Only Arnold knew the two lived beyond what they could afford and Benedict soon realized that his new social status was too difficult to pay for. (B Arnold) Arnold was involved in some risky business involving him using government supplies for his own needs. (B Arnold) Congress always kept a close eye on Arnold because he had been accused of numerous accusations previous to his marriage. (B Arnold) The executive ...
- 3749: Bloomingdales International Cu
- ... has gathered a international reputation for their unique merchandise and services; becoming a hot tourist destination. The International Customer will have unique needs, that will have to be catered too in order to achieve return business and new clientele. LANGUAGE BARRIER World wide there is over 200 different languages spoken. Thus, there are vast differences among nations as to the languages commonly spoken. Even within nations, there is often diversity as ...
- 3750: The Immigration Experience
- ... also from England, was a silent movie star. America is made of many different cultures, all of which have contributed to the American way of life. Jews contributed doctors and lawyers. Japanese are computer and business contributors. Koreans are well educated and have been involved in many professional, technical, and managerial careers. African Americans have contributed music, science, literature, entertainment, and many other things to our culture. Our culture is derived ...
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