York.[1] Others argue that it was first proposed by Peter J. McGuire of the American Federation of Labor in May 1882‚[2] after witnessing the annual labor festival held in Toronto‚ Canada.[3] Oregon was the first state to make it a holiday on February 21‚ 1887. By the time it became a federal holiday in 1894‚ thirty states officially celebrated Labor Day.[2] Following the deaths of a number of workers at the hands of the U.S. military and U.S. Marshals during the Pullman Strike‚ the United States
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Health‚ an issue that is timeless for any generation at any point in history. Some of great epidemics that have impacted history are the bubonic plague‚ ebola‚ the swine flu and the zika virus Here on United States soil‚ there many illnesses that affect our population‚ such as cancer‚ Hepatitis C‚ Shingles‚ Diabetes‚ tuberculosis‚ STDs‚ etc. Unfortunately‚ our government will intervene with other countries with medical aid‚ but they decide to make it harder for our citizens to receive the attention
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while “A letter to the President of the United States” was written by someone who was very knowledgeable and signed or approved by many other scientists was not successful. This essay goes to show that sometimes no matter how much valid evidence is presented to an individual regarding why they should not make a decision‚ they disregard that and make the decision anyway. I hope that the readers are able to understand that the scientists were truly worried about what long term effects the use of the
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The metric units of measure and the customary units of measure are two systems of measurement used in the world today. The metric system is an alternative system of measurement used in most countries and is based on joining one of a series of prefixes with a base unit of measurement (ten). The customary system of measure is a system of measurement used primarily in the United States of America and measures in inches‚ feet‚ yards‚ et cetera. The first use of the metric system was in 1799‚ during the
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Immigration to the United States Immigration has been a very large topic for United States government officials in recent years. Many people talk about the increase in immigrants from other nations‚ primarily from Mexico‚ and opinions vary between each person. It is suggested by some that immigrants cost native born Americans jobs and abuse resources like welfare that American taxes pay for. Others suggest that America’s economy is stimulated by growing immigrant populations and that workers
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After its defeat in the Spanish-American War of 1898‚ Spain ceded its longstanding colony of the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of Paris. On February 4‚ 1899‚ just two days before the U.S. Senate ratified the treaty‚ fighting broke out between American forces and Filipino nationalists led by Emilio Aguinaldo who sought independence rather than a change in colonial rulers. The ensuing Philippine-American War lasted three years and resulted in the death of over 4‚200 American and over
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many models of market structure in the field of economics. They include perfect competition on one end‚ monopoly on the other end‚ and competitive monopoly and oligopoly somewhere in the middle. In this paper‚ we will focus on the oligopoly structure because it is one of the strongest influences in the United States market. Although oligopolies can also be global‚ we will focus strictly on the United States here. We will define oligopoly‚ give key characteristics important to the oligopoly structure
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During World War II‚ citizens of the United States created a strong sense of national identity through military service‚ military supply manufacturing‚ and other contributions to the war effort. In the decade following the war‚ the United States shifted its gaze and group concern from threats of fascism in Europe to threats of spreading Communism emanating from the Soviet Union. Different from the national identity fostered during WWII‚ the post-war national identity Mark Hamilton Lytle calls “Cold
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caused unacceptable double standards‚ most prominently in human rights issues. It allows the U.S. to create its own standards specifically favourable to itself and allies‚ while claiming to promote international standards of human rights‚ as if those two standards are always identical. American exceptionalism has been utilized to legitimate U.S. foreign policy. As a result‚ American exceptionalism has attracted criticism by academics and non-academics both from inside and
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In the United States alone‚ there are 17.6 million alcoholics. That is about one in twelve people. Some people drink because the think it is fun and others drink because they have some sort of problem that they are trying to get through. Some do not know that they have a problem until somebody tells them or something tragic happens to make them realize their problem. Some of the tragic things that can happen to make them realize that they have a problem‚ is either someone dying because of them
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