2005 New York City transit strike The 2005 New York City transit strike was a strike in New York City called by the Transport Workers Union Local 100 (TWU). Negotiations for a new contract with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) broke down over retirement‚ pension‚ and wage increases. The strike began at 3:00 a.m. EST on December 20‚ 2005. Most New York City Transit Authority personnel observed the strike‚ effectively halting all service on the subway and buses. Millions of commuters
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keep all its eggs in.” Space Colonization is our next goal after landing a man on the moon; however‚ the idea of space colonization is like reaching for the stars‚ you can see your destination but getting there is the problem. That problem is the health risks‚ resources‚ and practicability of traveling through space to reach our destination. Space colonization is impractical because it takes lots of resources and we don’t have the technology needed for safe travel through space;on the contrary‚ the
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3 Strikes Crime Law: Unjust and Preposterous Nichole Burton COM/155 November 15‚ 2012 Brenda Granderson 3 Strikes Crime Law: Unjust and Preposterous The 3 Strikes Crime Law is one of the nation’s harshest sentencing laws. Are you aware that even non-violent criminals are sentenced to life in prison under the 3 Strikes Crime Law? More than 4‚000 non-violent criminals are currently serving life in sentence in prison in California alone. (Vega & Galloway‚ 2012). If you take these outrageous
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Wild space is the part in each of our lives that does not fit our consumer beliefs of the good life. It individually fits what we naturally feel to be our happy place. I personally feel that every human being needs a wild space somewhere in there live. They become key to our expansion‚ as we grow into the person we pursue to be. Through our individual wild spaces‚ we are able to relax in this comfortable space that is so often intertwined with your every day life. It’s our distinct happy place‚ where
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India’s Steps into Space Exploration The more you resist the more it persist is the story of Indian space program. When US reluctantly refused to transfer the space technology and also coaxed our friendly nations not to transfer it into Indian hands‚ Indian elite band of scientists took charge and determinedly persuaded the path breaking success. During the nascent stage of Indian space program no one would have thought that the child would transform into a monster‚ breaking all the time and economy
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Eavanah Epps HlavacEnglish IV Honors 18 January 2013 Why We Should Continue To Explore Space Space exploration is an important aspect of our nation’s research into the future of mankind. The money spent on space exploration is a meaningful investment. The United States’ government should continue to spend money on space exploration. The space program in the United States counts for a small part of our yearly budget. The average percent spent on the program is between 0.7% and 0.8%. This percent
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Synthesis Essay #1: Final Draft Space exploration is a vitally important task that helps countries around the globe discover new things about the universe they are a part of and expand the knowledge of students in subjects such as science or Astronomy alike. There are several factors that are to be considered when contemplating the importance of space exploration. One of the debatable questions that comes to mind is how much money can be collected for the cause? Another is addressing the dangers
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Kant’s View on Space and Time In his Critique of Pure Reason‚ Immanuel Kant wrote about the science of the transcendental aesthetic in which he argues that space and time exist as a priori intuitions in the human mind. Space and time‚ for Kant‚ are the pure forms of intuition that order our empirical intuitions or sensations and allow us to have them. Thus‚ the essence of his view in this regard is that space and time are subjective human conventions that our mind brings to the realm of experience
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The space shuttles are retiring for many reasons. First‚ their main job is to carry heavy items to the ISS. That work is nearing completion. Second‚ the shuttles are getting old. They have been flying since 1981. Third‚ the shuttles are expensive to run. NASA needs this money for other programs. In 2004‚ President George W. Bush said he wanted astronauts to return to the moon. Eventually‚ he imagined travel to Mars. To do this‚ NASA needed to build a new spaceship. This would be expensive. NASA
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ESSAY 2 SPACE EXPLORATION IS A WASTE OF MONEY Since man landed on the moon‚ an appreciable amount of money has been spent on space research and exploration. At the beginning‚ it would seem that this investigation will give to human beings a great benefit‚ but is space research a good cause to spend our money? It can be argued that space industry is a completely waste of money. Firstly‚ it is undoubtedly that a lot of cash is invested in space research. Moreover‚ according to CNN resources‚ in
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