In 1987‚ a bidding war ensued between several financial firms to acquire RJR Nabisco. Finally‚ the private equity takeover firm‚ Kohlberg Kravis and Roberts & Co (commonly referred to as KKR) was responsible for the 1988 leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco. This was documented in several articles in The Wall Street Journal by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar. These articles were later used as the basis of a bestselling book‚ Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco‚ and then into a made-for-TV film
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Even today‚ there are still many migrant kids working in the fields. During moving times for seasonal farmworker‚ the kids also have to move along with their family. By moving‚ the kids have to quit and transfer to a different school. All the schoolwork they tried so hard on ended up being thrown away. About 90 percent of kids who lives as seasonal migrants drops out of school‚ because of constantly transferring to different schools‚ caused them to fall behind in class‚ with other students. Many
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that race was created by racist people in order to degrade certain ethnic groups. Mexican Americans were seen as an inferior race being that they lived in poverty because of their “dysfunctional culture”. (Menchaca 14) Lionel Steinberg’s quote‚ “Farmworkers‚ unfortunately‚ were considered just another item in producing products…like fertilizer‚ boxes‚ or water. Most growers didn’t treat their workers with any degree of respect or dignity‚” from the documentary‚ “CHICANO!: Struggle in the Fields‚”
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Childhood Cancer Clusters in California’s Central Valley Case report :Sakshi Arora March 22‚ 2012 This case study examines childhood cancers in agricultural communities of Mc Farland and Earlimart from 1978 to 1995. According to the local residents of these communities the main reason for cancer is contamination through pesticide in the agricultural farms which is the major source of employment for the residents of the community. McFarland is a small community in
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The struggle for human rights for Mexican-Americans in 20th century America is just one of the many examples of humans fighting for their natural rights bestowed upon them at birth. This struggle is nothing new to history and has been going on for generations. Dating back to the period of renaissance humanism and on through the Age of Enlightenment‚ the idea that a human being was granted a set of uninfringeable rights on the basis of just being a human has become a central theme in many social struggles
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Jordan Meisles Waggoner W170 21773 5 December 2012 Poverty’s Contribution Towards Mental Demise Poverty is a struggle for anyone to withhold their sanity‚ however‚ it slips under one’s radar and steers them to become mentally ill. As the lengthy music video for “Desert Song” performed by Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros opens‚ an impoverished yet innocent child is seen stranded in the desert. As the video draws a close‚ the little boy had been transformed into a troubled poor man who was
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Running head: U.S.-MEXICO BORDER FENCE U.S.-Mexico Border Fence Dorothy Watson Axia College of University of Phoenix U.S.-Mexico Border Fence Picture this‚ a nice little bungalow close to the Rio Grande River‚ with excellent views and a multitude of wildlife. Six months later‚ picture that same little bungalow‚ and instead of the scenic view of the river‚ picture a 20 foot high wall of concrete posts. The migratory routes for the wildlife have been eliminated‚ and private property
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Middle Colonies enjoyed fertile soil vastly different from the nearby New England Colonies‚ which contained more rocky soil. Pennsylvania became a leading exporter of wheat‚ corn‚ rye‚ hemp‚ and flax‚ making it the leading food producer in the colonies‚ and later states‚ between the years of 1725 and 1840. Broad navigable rivers of relaxed current like the Susquehanna River‚ the Delaware River‚ and the Hudson River attracted diverse business. Fur trappers moved along these rivers‚ and there was enough
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The life of Harmon Killebrew It was the bottom of the 9th and the killer was up. Harmon Killebrew was born on June 29th 1936 in Payette‚ Idaho. For most of his youth he worked as a farmworker. He was an avid athlete and loved playing football and Baseball for Payette High school. Killebrew earned twelve varsity sports letters while he was in high school. In his senior year Killebrew earned the title as an all-American quarterback playing for Payette High school and later on receiving an athletic
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of elders Sanskrit Language Used iron in 800 BCE Wealth measured in cattle and slaughter of them forbidden. Four Castes Brahmins (priests): Aryan Kshatriyas (warriors): Aryan Vaisyas (herders‚ farmers‚ artisans‚ merchants): Aryan Sudras (farmworkers‚ servants laborers): Dravidian Dravidian Civilization: Descendants from Indus Valley people that were conquered. Lowest part of society (sudras) Aryans mingled with them Maurya Empire 321-183 BCE Well administrated gov. Taxes‚ road repair
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