for workers at his factory called Highland Park. As a result of mass producing the Model T‚ Ford was able to lower production cost and made a rather large profit he could offer to his employees. (restate‚ connect) Employees were paid a salary of $5 per 8 hour shift (Stanford 1). This was a desirable wage to earn‚ and Henry Ford became known for his “extraordinary gesture of goodwill” (Stanford 1). The $5 salary offered by Ford came with a catch. Employees at Highland Park were educated and taught basic
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as the period of drought-induced food deficit lengthens‚ farmers will have to start selling transport and draft animals‚ such as oxen and donkeys‚ as well as breeding stock‚ which constitute the basis of the household’s wealth. In the Ethiopian highlands‚ stock are usually disposed of in the following order: sheep and goats‚ then younger cattle‚ with horses‚ donkeys and work oxen being sold as a last resort (Wood‚ 1976)‚ since the latter are essential for land preparation. 6. Where crops have
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Reaksi-reaksi negeri terlibat 1. Singapura >Lee Kuan Yew (Ketua Menteri Singapura) menyokong gagasan ini kerana:- -PETIR dapat meneruskan kekuasaannya di Singapura‚ -ancaman komunis dapat dikawal‚ -perkembangan ekonomi Singapura menjadi lebih pesat -Singapura dapat merdeka dengan lebih awal. >Tetapi Barisan Sosialis dan Parti Buruh menentang gagasan ini. >Pada 1 September 1962‚ Lee Kuan Yew telah mengadakan satu pungutan suara bagi mendapatkan persetujuan rakyat
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As Hurricane Sandy bears down on the Eastern seaboard — laden with predictions of drenching rains‚ fierce winds‚ snow and extensive damage — some scientists are pointing out ways that climate change might be influencing hurricanes. No single weather event‚ be it drought‚ snowfall or hurricane‚ is caused by climate change‚ climatologists say. Rather‚ climate change amplifies the intensity or duration of extreme weather‚ akin to “putting hurricanes on steroids‚” writes Amanda Staudt‚ a climate scientist
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ADVANTAGES OF LIVING IN CITY Big city is where you can see many vehicles‚ many skyscrapers‚ and many people with a hurry pace of life. That place can fascinate us very much due to its light and luxury. Nowadays‚ more and more people want to live there because they see many advantages. Indeed‚ in a big city‚ people can have the best chances to work as well as can enjoy the best service and entertainment. In a big city‚ people can take the chances to study and work best. There are many good Universities
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Colombia is a country in South America in the northwestern part of the continent. Colombia has a lot of natural resources‚ including beautiful beaches‚ dramatic mountains‚ and lush rain forests‚ but it is known for its political unrest and the violent influence of powerful drug cartels. Despite a long history of democratic government‚ Colombia has one of the most rigidly stratified class systems in Latin America. Colombia is the only country in South America with coasts on both the Caribbean Sea
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simply use blankets with a slit for the head. Woman also dress in full skirts‚ long sleeved blouses‚ and shawls. Different lifestyles require different sorts of fashion. Farmers wear straw or felt hats to protect themselves form the sun. In the highlands men often wear coarse hand woven shirts and baggy pants. Rural people generally go barefoot or in sandals‚ and some even make shoes out of automobile tires. Despite modernized fashion Chileans and other Latin Americans‚ will dress more traditionally
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ability to keep out the cold‚ sooth a traveler on a long journey‚ tempered fever‚ acted as an anesthetic‚ and disinfected cuts. It was served at social gatherings and at the end of a business discussion to signify a deal had been reached. In the Highlands‚ the people drank scotch similar to the way Americans have coffee breaks today‚ and often drank scotch three times each day as an immune system boost. It was known that distillery workers were given three shots (or drams) daily throughout their shift
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ORIGIN AND EXPANSION OF THE BANTU Bantu is used as a general label for the 300-600 ethnic groups in Africa who speak the Bantu languages‚ distributed from Cameroon east across central Africa and eastern Africa to Southern Africa. The bantu family is fragmented into hundreds of individual groups‚ none of them larger than a few million people (the largest being the Zulu with some 10 million).The bantu language-Swahili with its 5-10 million speakers is of super-regional importance as tens of millions
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roles‚ but they also tend to embody the qualities of “the perfect woman”; they are beautiful women who have more androgynous or even male characteristics and actions‚ such as Diana in Rob Roy. In Margaret Oliphant’s short story “Three Days in the Highlands”‚ George MacDonald’s fairy tales including “The Light Princess” and “Little Daylight” from The Complete Fairy Tales of George MacDonald‚ and Sir Walter
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