In 1993‚ Quantum Devices Inc. (QDI) teamed with WCSAR (Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics)‚ a NASA center for the commercial development of space‚ developed High Emissivity Aluminiferous Light-emitting Substrate technology to provide high-intensity‚ solid-state LED lighting systems for NASA Space Shuttle plant growth experiments. Their goal was to be able to grow plants in space so humans could have longer stays in space shuttles or the International Space Station (ISS). They discovered
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the abuse of child labor. He felt such a strong calling because he experienced it as a child. Hine traveled around the country photographing the working conditions of children in all types of industries. He photographed children in coal mines‚ in meatpacking houses‚ in textile mills‚ and in canneries. He took pictures of children working in the streets as shoe shiners‚ newsboys‚ and hawkers. Lewis tricked his way into
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Progressivism That Compares and Contrast to Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt as well as to Wilson’s New Freedom and Roosevelt’s New Nationalism Woodrow Wilson is known as the “New Freedom” attempt to enact his own version of Progressivism with support in lowering the tariffs on imports‚ strengthening the nation’s banks‚ support in using antitrust to deal with big business‚ but did not include any social justice legislature. At the top of Wilson’s schema‚ he lowers tariff rates. The Underwood‐Simmons
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16th Amendment - allowed the government to levy taxes based upon a person’s income. 17th Amendment - gave voters the power to directly elect their senators 18th Amendment - established prohibition in the United States 19th Amendment - granted full voting rights to women Alexander Graham Bell - patented the telephone in 1876 Bessemer process - was a method of steelmaking that burned off impurities in molten iron with a blast of hot air. Carrie Chapman Catt - became the president of NAWSA in
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1. Why should one study operations management? Operations Management is the set of activities that creates value in the form of goods and services by transforming inputs into outputs. • Operations Management is one of the three major functions of any organization‚ and it is generally related to all the other business functions. All organizations market (sell)‚ finance (account)‚ and produce (operate)‚ and it is important to know how the Operations Management activity functions. Therefore‚ we study
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fragmentation and simplification‚ with the introduction of special or single-purpose machine tools which made standardized and therefore interchangeable parts‚ and arranged production in a continuous flow in the form of a moving assembly line derived from meatpacking (Edward‚ 1979) Key features of Fordism: Fragmented and simplified (Taylorized) work tasks Moving assembly line Standardized parts and a high volume of low-quality products Mass Production Fordism refers to the system of mass production and
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The Jungle Questions 1. Upton Sinclair depicts the lives of Jurgis Rudkus and his family to closely resemble the true lives of the working-class of America during this time period. The word bitter best describes the challenges faced Jurgis’s family. For instance‚ mostly whenever anything happens to Jurgis’s family mostly everything has a negative outlook on their lives. First‚ a large portion of Jurgis’s family has to undergo the cumbersome working conditions Packingtown has to offer. Ona‚ Grandpa
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Tejinder Ranu Due Date: November 21‚ 2007 Professor: Jonathan Baker After reading the article called “End of the melting Pot: The new wave of immigrants presents new challenges” by Ashley Pettus‚ I feel I have mixed reactions as to what the author is trying to convey by saying whether if it really is the end of the melting pot. United States is a country of Immigrants‚ where all cultures come and meet. Immigration is the act of relocating to another country or region‚ whether temporarily or
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Individual Notes week 2 Economic Opportunities Paper Refer to the Railroads Map under The Corporation in Ch. 17 of American History: a Survey under to study the progression of the nation’s railroad system during 1870. After studying this map‚ imagine yourself as a business promoter seeking new immigrant labor from either Europe or Asia. Write a 350- to 700-word paper in which you describe the economic opportunities beckoning newcomers in all regions of the country as a result of industrialization
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American Imperialism and Early Progressives – Study Guide 1) Analyze the extent to which the Spanish-American War was a turning point in American foreign Policy? Thesis: The Spanish American War represented a turning point after which the US was more aggressive and more internationally-minded than it had previously been. Before the Spanish-American War‚ America’s foreign policy was aimed mostly at expanding its own territory and protecting it from foreign threats. The issues America had
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