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    place to allow cattle to graze. The land was very flat‚ the cattle liked flat ground‚ and this made it much easier for the settlers to watch them. Gold was one of the main reasons for moving west. The gold rush sent settlers to California to “strike rich”. They faced many troubles and hardships on their journey west. It was a very long journey with mountains and deserts to cross. The Rocky Mountains proved to be the most trouble for some travelers‚ but it did not stop them. They couldn’t

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    Andrew Johnson‚ popularly seemed unfit for the task of reconstruction of the country. Congress‚ Constitutional amendments‚ racism‚ and hateful terror groups would develop the civil rights movement‚ that would be a national transformation. Between 1860-1877 constitutional and social developments extensively amounted to a revolution‚ by ways of a public and congressional push for a

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    Money‚ work conditions‚ and unpaid overtime. there all describes why employes go on strike. Should public service workers have the right to strike. Yes‚ people will is what is a strike. Should school bus drivers be able to strike. Plus why is it rare for public sector workers to strike. To start off what is a strike. Sharon Blumenstein states "A strike can happen over a variety of issues! Salary‚ unsafe working conditions‚ unpaid overtime‚ etc." This means that people won’t work Because of money

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    California ’s Proposition 184: Three Strikes and You ’re Out Last year in California voters approved a controversial ballot initiative. Proposition 184‚ also known as the three strikes and you ’re out law‚ was passed on November 9‚ 1994. Under this new legislation repeat offenders‚ upon committing their third felony offense‚ will be sentenced to a mandatory twenty-five years to life in prison(California 667). The initiative passed by a landslide‚ with 76% of the voters in favor of it. The

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    the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. NATCO and the FAA cannot agree on a new contract‚ so the FAA plans to impose its own contract‚ which includes major wage concessions. Was it ethically acceptable for the air traffic controllers to strike? Was it ethically

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    Is The Current Administration’s Policy on Drone Strikes Constitutional? On September 11‚ 2001‚ everything changed. Terrorism had never been seen on such a massive scale. As a result of the massive attacks on U.S. soil‚ changes had to be enacted. The fight against terror was now a global war effort. The War on Terror was not a popular choice‚ but it no one expected it to go on for this long. It is now being fought by technology‚ which led to the drones being used against U.S. citizens suspected

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    One of the main problems with strikes was that the unions and strikers were seen as the cause of the problems between employers and employees rather than the real issues. Because of this basic opinion when strikes turned violent or very disruptive‚ the unions were blamed. The blaming of the unions was part of the reason that two major unions quickly declined after an unsuccessful strike. Different strikes were centered on different causes that the workers and unions were fighting towards. The

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    workers gathered to discuss what steps could be taken to get better wages and working conditions. They compiled a list of demands to present to management‚ but when the workers’ demands were rejected‚ they agreed to go on strike until their needs were met. The Loray Mill Strike of 1929 was marked by

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    would have an impact on the economy as a whole and to a lesser extent the world. The Recent strikes in this industry have caused negative effects on the economy. My essay will look at these effects in terms of output‚ prices and employment. I will also look at the macroeconomic variables that have caused the real GDP trend in South Africa between 2007-2013. South Africa has been experiencing platinum mine strikes. The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU)‚ which is the majority union

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    Key Assignment Outline P4IP CJUS625-1402B-01 Prof. M. Railey June 16‚ 2014 ABSTRACT For the following P4DB Key Assignment Draft‚ I will be discussing my thoughts on the three strikes laws‚ requirements‚ and the Ewing v. California case as it pertains to the three strikes law. Next‚ a few thoughts on how the public feels about crimes‚ both violent and non-violent‚ mandatory sentencing‚ and the discretion that prosecutors have during the sentencing process‚ will be discussed

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