The Gilded Age will be remembered for the accomplishments of thousands of American thinkers‚ inventors‚ entrepreneurs‚ writers‚ and promoters of social justice. The Gilded Age and the first years of the twentieth century were a time of great social change and economic growth in the United States. Roughly spanning the years between Reconstruction and the dawn of the new century‚ the Gilded Age saw rapid industrialization‚ urbanization‚ the construction of great transcontinental railroads‚ innovations
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stormy courtship between the fortune-hunting Petruchio and Katherine‚ a headstrong woman. After a lengthy battle of the wills‚ the couple come to love each other and Katherine accepts her role as submissive wife. Kiss Me Kate incorporates Shakespeare’s text in the "onstage" portions of the film‚ and parallels the play’s romantic themes in the relationships of the two couples.William Shakespeare’s play The Taming of the Shrew (ca. 1593) centered around the stormy courtship between the fortune-hunting
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The American War of Independence saw the defeat of the most professional army in the world at the time to the inexperienced American army. It was a war in which colonists fought for independence from a country that was imposing taxes on them‚ despite that fact the colony had no representation in the British parliament. It saw the army of well- trained soldiers and experienced generals suffer defeat to a country which had no national army or navy at the time. There are many military factors that contributed
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(1) In March 1897 Emilio Aguinaldo was elected President of a revolutionary government at the Tejeros Convention.[14] The new government was meant to replace the Katipunan as a government‚ though the latter was not formally abolished until 1899. Aguinaldo was again elected President at Biak-na-Bato in November‚ leading the Biak-na-Bato Republic. Exiled in Hong Kong after the Pact of Biak-na-Bato‚ with the advent of the Spanish-American War he returned to the Philippines to renew revolutionary activities
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Affirmative Action in Education “Affirmative action is an effort to develop a systematic approach to open the doors of education‚ employment and business development opportunities to qualified individuals who happen to be members of groups that have experienced long-standing and per” -Bill Clinton It is a stated fact that without Affirmative Action‚ a large number of America’s premier colleges and universities would be mostly occupied by White males and Asian American students‚ who tend
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By: Robert E-mail: an@cancom.net Men and Women were Created Equal Men are not superior to women‚ they are equal in every way. Although it is true that society has stereotyped women into traditional roles‚ this preconceived notion‚ is totally false. Action to promote the concept of equality in our society needs to be taken. Women have been fighting for equality for many decades. As a result of this battle‚ some amazing transformations have taken place amongst the female gender. Women have become
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effort is a process known as "affirmative action." Under U.S. laws all employers in both the public and private sector are required to provide "equal employment opportunity‚" meaning that they cannot discriminate in their hiring practices on the basis of race or sex. Affirmative action takes employment one step further‚ requiring that employers take specific actions that work to the benefit of blacks and members of other racial and ethnic minority groups‚ as well as women. Implemented in a variety
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In the United States federal courts‚ class actions are governed by Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 23 and 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332 (d). Class action lawsuits may be brought in federal court if the claim arises under federal law‚ or if the claim falls under 28 USCA § 1332 (d). Under § 1332 (d) (2) the federal district courts have original jurisdiction over any civil action where the amount in controversy exceeds $5‚000‚000 and either 1. any member of a class of plaintiffs is a citizen of a State
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pressure‚ responsibility‚ and stress from Americas 300 million people weigh on your shoulders until the moment you step out of office. You are elected November and inaugurated in January. You must live up to what are often unrealistic expectations‚ and attempt to keep a respectable world image at the same time. You are the president of the United States of America. The President of the United States of America has nine different “hats that he wears.” He is the Chief Executive‚ the head of executive
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Even in Real Life‚ There Were Screens Between Us What is love like for you? Caitlin Dewey’s purpose of her story is to explain to the audience a time in her life in which she experienced love‚ and to inform and persuade the reader about her perspective of online and in-real-life relationships. However‚ most people think that love can’t exist when the majority of that relationship occurs online. Caitlin Dewey shares with us her experience with love: online vs. real life. Dewey has a strong argument
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