was formed‚ the union was clearly divided between the North and South. Although the Constitution was not the only factor leading to sectional tension in America‚ there are many strong points in the North and South favoring the statement‚ "By the 1850’s the Constitution‚ originally framed as an instrument of national unity‚ had become a source of sectional discord and tension and ultimately contributed to the failure of the union it had created."It is known that the union did not last‚ for there was
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In the world of cosplay‚ there are many ways one could be involved successfully. While cosplay has been around since the 1930’s‚ it is just recently starting to branch out into more mainstream genres. A common type of cosplay is crossplay (crossdress and play) which is not to be confused with gender swap. The photo below shows a prime example of crossplay in which a female is representing a male character while adding her own twist to the costume yet still making the overall male character recognizable
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Alexander Sutherland Neill (17 October 1883 – 23 September 1973) was a Scottish progressive educator‚ author and founder of Summerhill school‚ which remains open and continues to follow his educational philosophy to this day. He is best known as an advocate of personal freedom for children. Contents * 1 Life and personal background * 2 Educational philosophy * 3 Life at Summerhill * 4 Influences on Neill’s thought * 5 Criticisms of Neill * 6 Neill’s educational legacy * 7 Works
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Hospital in Dallas‚ Texas‚ devised a health insurance plan‚ “He realized that many schoolteachers were not paying their medical bills. In response to this problem‚ he developed the Baylor Plan – teachers were to pay 50 cents per month in exchange for the guarantee that they could receive medical services for up to 21 days of any one year” (Zhou). Dr. Kimball’s plan served as a model for the later Blue Cross plans. These pre-paid health insurance plans not only allowed families to receive medical treatment
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Journey There are many steps of “The Hero’s Journey”. The first step of The Hero’s Journey is the ‘Ordinary World’. The ‘Ordinary World’ allow us to get to know the Hero and identify with him before the Journey begins. This step refers to the hero ’s normal life at the start of the story. Next‚ is the ‘Call to Adventure’ and the hero is faced with something that makes him start his adventure. This might be a problem or a challenge he needs to overcome. Following that step is ‘Refusal of the Call‘;
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from Japan the cost would drastically be improved because of labor savings. Nike‚ with the ingenious incorporation of famous sponsors‚ quickly grew to 168 stores in the United States and a presence in over 160 Countries. In the early 1990’s Nike came into the spotlight over allegations of human rights and labor violations in the third-world countries it was manufacturing in. Some of the allegations included child labor breaches which were already in the spotlight at the time from manufacturing
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the Late 1800s Essay Laborers in the late 1800’s worked in harsh conditions. Many companies and corporations went on strike and even resorted to violence in order to spread their point. These workers mostly worked for low wages‚ or felt that they weren’t being treated fair. With acts of crime‚ these laborers felt that they could get there message to the companies‚ but most of the companies retaliated with hiring national guards to settle the issue or just locking the workers out of the job. The
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America ’s Economy during the 1840 ’s through the 1860 ’s The influential factors that contributed to the vigorous economic expansion of America during the 1840 ’s through the 1860 ’s‚ consisted of the Industrial Revolution‚ the Improvements in Transportation‚ and Internal Expansion‚ all played a vital role in helping form the dynamic economy. The nations industry was rapidly growing more efficient‚ better quality products‚ with help of the advances in manufacturing technology. A change from unmarried
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87% 3.83% Bonds 11.10% 5.40% 10.83% 0.58% REITs 13.54% 9.44% 9.91% 0.94% Commodities 18.43% 10.05% 24.07% 2.42% Total 100.00% 10.92% 0.815960738 Portfolio Mean Return 10.92% Portoflio Variance 0.90% Portfolio S.D 9.46% Calculation of Covariance (Do Not Alter Formula) Correlation Matrix US Equity Foreign Equity Bonds REITs Commodities US Equity 1 0.62 0.25 0.56 -0.02 Foreign Equity 0.62 1 0.06 0.4 0.01 Bonds 0.25 0.06 1
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have once again disrupted stability. In July 2012‚ M&S announced widespread changes across the company‚ including a new head of general merchandise‚ style director and a new head of food. A number of external and internal factors explain these changes. External Factors Consumer spending & Competition External factors can be described as things affecting the company beyond its control. Firstly‚ the retail industry in which M&S operates has weakened as a result of low consumer spending
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