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    Brandee Meyer Boston from 1850-1900 There was no time in Boston that was most emphasized‚ than the 1850’s to 1900’s. In the city of Boston there were a lot of changes that had occurred between the second half of the 19th century‚ not only with the city but also with the people living in Boston. Boston has always been changing and in transition. Boston had changed majorly from being the merchant city to the industrial metropolis. The population of people went up about ¾ in 50 years of its

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    Ernst be civilly liable for defrauded investors of First Securities Company of Chicago under Securities Exchange Act of 1934 under Rule 10b-5.  According to Securities Exchange Act of 1934 under Rule 10b-5‚ plaintiff which was the defrauded investor Hochfelder needed to prove that Ernst & Ernst intentionally manipulate the escrows investors.  Ernst & Ernst had audited First Securities Company of Chicago for two decades‚ Ernst & Ernst should have noticed Nay’s "mail rule" policy could

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    The industrial revolution was the point in American history when society began to focus on a platform of machinery and factory work rather than farming and agriculture. However the transition of work focus was not the only aspect that was highly affected through this era. There were grand changes seen in the social‚ political‚ and economic views of American society. Living conditions and social norms were changed dramatically through the industrial revolution. Businessmen made an overwhelming triumph

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    Society in the early 1900’s for woman was that their role in society was to stand by their man and do housework. When countries got involved in WW1‚ men were shipped off to the frontlines and women often got involved in factories and other jobs left open by the men that left. When the war ended‚ women were able to return to working in the home‚ and that opened up jobs for men. Because of this woman wore clothes for work and it was seen as inappropriate to show anything above the ankle. These days

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    but to think about him‚ his name was Alex Bland 21yr old. From the years of 2002-2006‚ 687 Chicago youth were killed by guns‚ and firearms are used in 10 out of 14 murder-suicide in Illinois. In 2005 71% (435) of the homicides and 36% (164) of suicides were committed with firearm from close by Counties. Its crazy how young people is just wasting their lives and other lives in Chicago. Its not just in Chicago‚ its all over the U.S.A. The U.S centers of Disease Control and Prevention reports that

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    One of the most famous disasters in 1871 was the Great Chicago Fire. Only one person started the fire and that was Daniel “Pegleg” Sullivan. He went to the bran to get some more beer for the people who attended the party.. There are lots of great reasons he started the fire‚ for one‚ He started it by kicking over a lantern while he was going to get some more beer for the people at the O’Leary’s party. Another‚ He accidentally dropped his smoke pipe with some fire still burning inside‚ remember‚ the

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    to Human Resource Management: Chicago Public school strike Group: HR Planning Summary Report In September 2012‚ Chicago Public School teachers went on a nine-day strike‚ walking off the job for the first time in 25 years. Striking teachers voiced complaints about pay‚ teacher evaluations‚ and benefits‚ as well as general concerns about the neglect of the city’s public school system. On what was clearly the most contentious issue‚ was the proposal from Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel‚ following

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    and citizens of the world alike have so many more opportunities than back in the late 1800s and early 1900s. As Addie W. Hunton‚ Kathryn M. Johnson explain in‚ Two Colored Women With The American Expeditionary Forces‚ and Eric Foner in An American History: Give me Liberty! African Americans were being segregated and given less than optimal living conditions than white citizens

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    Life in The 1900s Thesis Life in the 1900’s was depressing and was an era filled with extremely hard and strenous work that didn’t offer any future for the average canadian in doing better. If you were an average wage earner you would be virtually stuck in the same job for the rest of your life‚ while rich maintained their wealth mainly caused by the low taxes. Living conditions were poor for average canadians and even worse for the arriving immigrants. At this time some of the modern convienences

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    As a child I have always wanted to help other people.When I was 8 my parents decided to separate. At the time‚ my mother decided to move my sister and I away from Chicago. My mother packed our luggage and decided to move us to Detroit. That wasnt the only time we moved‚ we moved four times while I was growing up‚ all over the country and even to another continent. Eventually we had to leave our mom in Nigeria and my sister and I went to Detroit. When we got to Detroit my aunt didn’t hesitate to

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