inventor by the name of John C. Lincoln designed and developed the electric motor. He developed it in such a way that it could not be matched by any other competitor. However‚ his passion for inventing kept him from being able to manage the company he created. In 1907 he hired his brother‚ James F. Lincoln‚ to manage the day-to-day of the plant operations. This is when the plant began its growth and success. It became a billion dollar company under his tutelage. The Lincoln Electric Company‚ the world’s
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him to Richmond‚ the Confederate capital. However‚ on March 20‚ 1865‚ the day of the planned kidnapping‚ Lincoln failed to appear at the spot where Booth and his six fellow conspirators lay in wait. Two weeks later‚ Richmond fell to Union forces. In April‚ with Confederate armies near collapse across the South‚ Booth came up with a desperate plan to save the Confederacy. Learning that Lincoln was to attend Laura Keene’s acclaimed performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford’s Theatre in Washington
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Abraham Lincoln‚ on his “do-gooder” religion: When I do good‚ I feel good. When I do bad‚ I feel bad. That’s my religion. Abraham Lincoln‚ on the importance of transparency in government: What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself. Abraham Lincoln‚ on the proper relation of God and humans: We trust‚ sir‚ that God is on our side. It is more important to know that we are on God’s side. Abraham Lincoln‚ reminding us that Rome was not built in a day‚ nor the business of
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regulation‚ corruption was a recurring problem that Labor Unions tried to tackle. Despite good intentions‚ Labor unions were mostly unsuccessful in improving the position of workers during this time period because of their inability to organize successfully‚ the power of the employer‚ and the negative public opinion of labor unions. The labor unions were founded with the goal of helping the wage earners gain power. The two labor unions‚ The Knights of Labor formed in 1877 and the AFL formed in
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Historically women have participated in all spheres of life with courage and gusto. Indian Higher Education system is no exception. Indian mythology is rich with stories of highly educated and evolved women. So much so that our deity of learning is also a woman! One can trace the historical evidence of ancient Indian Education to the 3rd century BC. Those days education was imparted orally and many women scholars participated in this. When Buddhism spread to India‚ some world famous educational institutions
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In Washington D.C. there stands statue of the 16th President granting freedom to a kneeling slave. Lincoln standing stoic‚ seems to offer with his sympathetic hand‚ the gift of emancipation. The slave‚ squatting beneath him‚ seems thankful in his reverence. This image helps us to understand how the Civil War and the dissolution of slavery is viewed. Blacks were gifted their freedom from considerate whites. In history‚ the journey toward freedom by the valiant slave on his or her own accord is often
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Abraham Lincoln: Biography Abraham Lincoln‚ the 16th president of the United States‚ was very important to the past history of our country. He helped to abolish slavery in this country and kept the American Union from splitting apart during the Civil War. At 22‚ he moved to New Salem‚ Illinois. With his gift for swapping stories and making friends‚ he became quite popular and was elected to the Illinois legislature in 1834. In his spare time‚ he taught himself law and became a lawyer. In
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The Advent of emancipation added the number of free Americans by a great deal. This transformation of status weakened the south‚ strengthening the North. The slaves in the south were a possible force in aiding the Confederates against the North‚ which would have been a grand blow to the Union government. Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was a genius step of weakening south‚ economically‚ socially and force wise. The European colonists and slave masters who completely depended on slave labor and
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When Your Partner is struggling with an Addiction When Your Partner is Struggling with an Addiction you are not alone … substance abuse affects millions of families. It is a difficult road to travel and can have severe consequences. When you think about it‚ you may find that a lot of your energy has been focused on your addicted partner – trying to rescue‚ cover up for‚ or stop him/her from destroying careers or even lives. Should you continue in this relationship‚ the strength‚ persistence‚ and
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Introduction Class struggle is the active expression of a theoretical class conflict looked at from any kind of socialist perspective. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels‚ leading ideologists of communism‚ wrote "The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggle”. Marx’s notion of class has nothing to do with social class in the sociological sense of upper‚ middle and lower classes (which are often defined in terms of quantitative income or wealth). Instead‚ in an age of capitalism
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