In 1909‚ workers at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory began to strike for better working conditions. The workers were harassed by hired toughs and prostitutes hired by the company. When photos got out in the newspaper of the strikers being attacked‚ the movement gained widespread support by many powerful people. This forced Triangle to end the strike and give in to demands for better working conditions‚ 52 hour work week‚ and a fixed wage scale. The bosses still distrusted the workers and often locked
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Taken place in New York City on March 25th‚ 2011 was one of the biggest tragedies killing 146 workers. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was a sweatshop factory which caught on such a huge fire and which spread so quickly. The workers consisted of women‚ mainly immigrant women and teenaged girls who did not speak English. They were all crammed into rooms with sewing machines and worked for 12 hours each day. The 8th‚ 9th and 10th floor of the building caught on fire. Most of the deaths could’ve been
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are somewhat new ideas that have been given the importance of vows to fulfill the need of the time. The image of Gandhiji in the minds of his contemporary Indians was that of a political leader - of one who brought Swarajya. Essentially‚ however‚ Gandhi was a Sadhaka‚ one who was in search of God. His ultimate goal was Moksha or the realization of God. Since he believed that service of man was the best way to realize God‚ he lived and died in the service of India‚ which in a mircrocosm‚ was the service
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By Parker Davis | January 2‚ 2012 | AA similarity | when two triangles have corresponding angles that are congruent as shown below‚ the triangles are similar | | AAS | if two angles and the non-included side one triangle are congruent to two angles and the non-included angle of another triangle‚ then these two triangles are congruent | | Acute angle | an angle with an angle measure less than 90° | | Acute triangle | a triangle where all three internal angles are acute | | Alt. exterior
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first cruise. I brought my friend‚ Mariah‚ along with me for my first experience. We are on our way to Puerto Rico from Florida‚ which means we will be going through the Bermuda Triangle. There have been a lot of rumors about people disappearing or being transported into the future when they go through the Bermuda Triangle. I did not believe the rumors‚ but as we board the ship they are constantly running through my head. Mariah gives me a drink of water and assures me that nothing is going to happen
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Although they are often overlooked‚ there are a lot of facts surrounding the Bermuda Triangle mysteries. The Coast Guards‚ who have been involved in several accidents in the area‚ are one of the few groups who pays a lot of attention to the facts involved. According to Ara C. Trembly‚ author of The Bermuda Triangle‚ no threat to insurers?‚ the Coast Guard does not pay attention to the ridiculous supernatural explanations that are so often believed. There have been explanations ranging from alien
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Kevin Sierra The Bermuda Triangle is real life sci-fi killer. The influence of humans is one of the ways that has killed plenty in the Bermuda Triangle. The never ending season of terrible weather is another one of the ways the Bermuda Triangle will claim your life. The Bermuda Triangle also has a historical death toll of the life’s it has claimed to prove how dangerous making a course through it can be. The Bermuda Triangle is where human influence can get you killed‚ is where the worlds most
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The Bermuda Triangle is an area of the ocean between Bermuda Island‚ Maiami and Porta Rico in the shape of a triangle. Many different mysterious incidents and disappearances have taken place within the triangle which have claimed over 1000 lives in the past 100 years. There are many theories that try to explain the things that have happend in the bermuda triangle including: - A weapon from Atlantis which destroyed Atlantis itself - Gas bubble pulling everything down into the ocean - Aliens -
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire‚ was something foreign to me until just recently. How could such a big tragedy of our nation’s history‚ not make it into more books and other texts? Before this‚ I had only heard about the terrorist attacks in New York‚ but never an incident not involving an outside source. It is a sorrowful yet interesting topic‚ and it makes me question why it the factory fire is not more commonly known about. My first reaction‚ was fear. Fright‚ horror‚ panic‚ scare‚ terror
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The Triangle Waist Factory was a three story building on top of the Asch Building‚ occupied with around 500‚ mostly female‚ workers from 16 to 23 years of age‚ this was recorded by the New York Times newspaper.[1] Even though in the building‚ the workers were spaced very poorly‚ barely a few feet away from each other‚ working in rough conditions‚ there was no worry of a fire‚ the building was fireproof. The owners of the factory‚ Isaac Harris and Max Blanck put their full trust in this fact. It was
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