because the rooms were connected in a linear order‚ like cars on a train; the interior rooms were often dark and musty‚ as only the very front room had windows and received any ventilation. Despite a widespread cholera epidemic in 1849 and draft riots during the 1850s‚ the first official investigation into tenement life did not occur until 1857. However‚ no real attention was given to the issue until the first Annual Report of 1866‚ when a health official described the conditions as deplorable;
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In the speech‚ Remarks by the President at the Holocaust Days of Remembrance Ceremony‚ President Obama is speaking to mourn the lives lost‚ to celebrate and honor the survivors‚ and to bear witness to the tragedies. This speech took place on April 23‚ 2009 in Washington D.C. at the ceremony of Holocaust Remembrance near the Holocaust Memorial Museum. President Obama effectively convinces his audience that everyone needs to learn from the mistakes of the Holocaust in his speech through rhetorical
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Riot Games | Entrepreneurship Essay 1 | Name: Mohab H. RizkID: 111709Major: CN | 11/16/2012 11/16/2012 A basic definition for entrepreneurship is starting a business from scratch‚ which includes everything from idea conception to managing the company for the long term; we understand from the definition that any new idea or a new way of implementing the idea is an entrepreneurship‚ while the definition of ’Entrepreneur ’ is “An individual who‚ rather than working as an employee‚ runs a small
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Throughout the years racial conflicts have always been a part of society. The Chicago race riot of 1919 was a major racial conflict that took place throughout the nation. This is event began on July 27‚ 1919 in the city of Chicago. It lasted several days‚ and took 6‚000 National Guard troops in order to end the violence on July 30‚ 1919 (Tuttle). The Chicago race riot was a result of several factors. For instance‚ economic differences‚ social and political issues‚ and racial tensions between blacks
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Branches of Remembrance ‘’ I AM HAUNTED BY HUMANS. ‘’ – Markus Zusak I drove at the speed of 125 km/h on the deserted highway while the radio-station blasted its overbearing music through the cars rusty speakers. I barely heard my heartbeat as it quickly became replaced by the beat from the rusty speakers and filled my mind with hollow words. It made me forget about them‚ which was the only thing that mattered. My old-fashioned Beetle died around noon. I had not expected it to last for more
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During the Old Regime‚ food riots were the common form of protest for peasants. George Rudé indicates that he regards 1709 as a "great" famine year‚ which caused hundreds of people to die of starvation from poor grain harvests. Bread prices during August of 1725 were higher than the maximum price in 1709. Per Barbier‚ who Rude quotes‚ this price may have been as high as 32 sous for a four-pound loaf. This angered the populace and forced the removal of the minister of finance‚ M. d’Ombreval‚ from
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Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles Outline Topic: The Zoot Suit Riots of 1943: What caused them‚ what happened‚ and what were the effects? Introduction Causes for the riots in 1943 History of racism Stylish dress seen as un-American during wartime. Stage set for riots Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the Zoot Suit riots Effects of riots Cultural repression Political activism in Mexican American community Series of reforms in the Los Angeles Police Department Causes Mexican Revolution‚
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The Civil War Draft Riot of 1863 shocked the history of the United States as one of the “bloodiest riots of American history.” (Man‚ Jr‚ 1951 p.375) Following the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 passed Abraham Lincoln had hopes that the passing of said law would “raise the morale of the union army‚ and send freed slaves across the border between the north and south to fight against the confederacy.” (Dupree & Fishel‚ Jr‚ 1960 p.472) The Emancipation Proclamation was also intended to “revitalize
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influential peak that would carry the movement into the 70’s and influence homophile history forever. Most historians agree that the Stonewall Riots were the marker for the gay liberation movement. While the events that occurred in 1969 changed the way homosexuals viewed liberation the movement began years before. In this essay‚ I hope to show that the Stonewall Riots became the peak of the gay liberation movement that found its origins in the 1950s. Historians
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Sotomayor). There are so many different ethnic conflicts in the world. Whether it be from the past or sometime recent. Ethnic tensions in the United States include events that happened because of it including the Red Apple boycott‚ the Crown Heights Riot in 1991‚ the 1993 killing of five and wounding of 19 on the Long Island railroad‚ etc. In 1990 a Haitian woman‚ Giselaine Fetissainte‚ was allegedly struck by a Korean-American shopkeeper. Fetissainte
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