climbed the ranks at Wal-Mart. However‚ her fall came just as quickly as her rise. After complaining about discrimination in Wal-Mart she was demoted and her pay was reduced. She reached out for opportunities she was left out because managers did not support her. As a result of this treatment‚ Betty and five other female workers filed a suit against Wal-Mart for discriminatory acts. The main issue with a class action case was a majority of the data was based on personal data. Data brought forth showed
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Ellie Dixon How far would you agree with Nick’s view that Gatsby is “worth the whole damn bunch put together” I believe that when comparing the worth of the characters Nick assessed their ability to be moral‚ loving and selfless. Despite Gatsby’s involvement in ‘bootlegging’ and his life being built around lies‚ Gatsby possesses a worth that the other characters lack; a dedication to another human that is selfless‚ loving and hopeful‚ his determination to peruse his dreams also adds to his worth
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How far do you agree with the opinion that courtship and marriage are undermined and ridiculed in “The Taming of the Shrew”? Shakespeare’s drama “The Taming of the Shrew” is set in the Elizabethan era‚ and marriage and courtship was very different than how it is in the present. Back then it was the parents who picked suitors for their daughters. This choice would be final for the daughters but often women rebelled against the decision as they wanted to choose their own suitors. “Romeo and Juliet”
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How far do you agree that the lives of workers changed in Russia to a large extent between 1855 and 1964? Without doubt‚ workers lives showed a considerable amount of change from 1855-1964. However‚ there were also large degrees of continuity so the extent of this change can be questioned. The status of workers changed in two main eras; Stalin’s rule and Witte’s industrialisation. Despite this‚ the status of workers stayed more level in 1892-1964‚ suggesting a large amount of continuity. Working
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How far was the USA intolerant in the 1920’s? The roaring 20’s was a period of economic boom and prosperity‚ but there was a darker underside to this. American society was undergoing vast changes in the early twentieth century. The world was changing and America was not to be left behind. In the past America had been a very intolerant society with slavery being one of its key industries and although it operated a ‘melting pot’ open door policy was the white‚ Anglo Saxon‚ Protestant (W.A.S.P)
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How far do you agree that Wyatt’s rebellion was a serious threat to Mary’s authority? Although Wyatt’s rebellion was‚ when compared to the riots and rebellions that visited the Tudor Dynasty‚ rather small in size‚ it had a large impact in that Queen Mary’s authority as Monarch was questioned and ridiculed by the actions that drove so close to her residence in 1554. Historians argue that the volatile combination of politics‚ religion and Mary’s personality were major factors in the rebellion’s
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How far do you agree that African Americans were treated as Second Class Citizens in the US in the 1945? In Southern America African Americans were not treated as Second Class Citizens in the US in the year 1945 this is shown because in the Southern States the economic rate of unemployment decreased from 937’000 to 151’000 which shows that the unemployment rate is slowly decreasing. Another social factor was housing of white people fell to 12% where as black people houses in the Southern America
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“Significant Influence “ “Writers write to influence their readers‚ their preachers‚ their auditors‚ but always‚ at bottom‚ to be more themselves.” the person who has had the most significant influence on me is my mother. This influence goes way beyond the usual “I have great admiration towards my mom because she is the best.” My mom has been the sole guardian of me for as long as I can remember and her actions have turned me into the person I am today. My mother is one who leads
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at last there had sprung into existence a great Ku Klux Klan‚ a veritable empire of the South‚ to protect the Southern country." ~Woodrow Wilson After the American Civil war there was an extreme amount of hostility between the white people and the African Americans. Blacks were beaten and killed; they were hated by most white people. The hostility grew; in 1866 the original Ku Klux Klan was founded by Nathan Bedford Forrest. The Ku Klux Klan (K.K.K.) was compiled of many men‚ mostly upper-class
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How far do you agree with the view that the Wall Street crash was responsible for the Great Depression of the early 1930s in America? The Wall Street crash occurred in 1929 and is regarded as being the most devastating stock market crash to have ever occurred in the history of the United States. The crash was cause due to a wide range of factors‚ which became uncontrollable during the 1920s when America was experiencing a period of ‘boom’ and many were benefiting from the prosperity. The events
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