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    companies thrived through the use of slavery‚ racist white southerners used this slavery as a way to reaffirm their superiority. The brutal beatings and extreme conditions that African Americans received was a common occurrence during the early to mid 1800’s. It was clear that slavery was considered normal by many people. After the Civil War‚ it became extremely difficult for slave owners to adjust to the new laws. It is completely gut wrenching to hear and read about the horrible abuse of African

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    Firehouse Subs expansion

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    000 in the third year of the plan. The initial restaurant should break even by its sixth month of the plan and continue to increase sales from that point. Profits for the time period are expected to be $77‚146 in the first year‚ $115‚349 in year 2‚ and $159‚025 in year 3. Firehouse Subs is confident that there will be no issues in the areas of cash flow.

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    Abortion Debate

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    Introduction: During Barack Obama’s tenure as president‚ states began implementing increasing restrictions on access to abortion. The 1992 Supreme Court ruling for Planned Parenthood vs. Casey set forth the “undue burden standard”‚ which stated that although states could not outlaw or completely restrict access to abortions‚ they could set forth restrictions that did not create an “undue burden” for those seeking abortion access (Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey‚ 1992). By leaving

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    Monopolies In The 1800's

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    charging way too much for products. Also monopolies were so powerful they cause competitor companies to lose money and run out of business. Then they made monopoly illegal in the 1890’s was passed as the Sherman Antitrust Act. Work industries in the 1800’s were extremely dangerous‚ they didn’t have any equipment to keep them from getting hurt. They had children working also working there to get into cramped spots in machines and sometimes they would lost limbs and even their life. The work place was

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    In October of 2017‚ fifty-nine people lost their lives in las vegas due to a mass shooting. It is still uncertain of shooters motives of why he started to shoot people at the concert. The shooting sparked another debate about guns rights. There is much of a controversial debate between liberals and conservatives about the rights of guns. Compared to Republicans‚ many Democrats want there to be stricter gun control limits. The National Rifle Association has a powerful role when it comes to politics

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    Many people worked in the Hawaiian Plantations‚ but were known to be harsh and a job that rarely wanted. They would be in the sun all day‚ peeling sugar and getting what it felt like a third degree burn. Overall‚ Plantation life was not easy in the 1800s due to unsanitary living conditions‚ harsh working conditions‚ and ethnic segregation. Unsanitary living conditions is one of the worst part of a plantation life. The houses were first made with grass of wood. It had little shade and everyday‚ the

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    Progressivism was an era in the late 1800’s in which many reforms were made to industry‚ living conditions‚ and politics. This movement gained momentum due in a large part to populism and the Populist Party. This party was among the first‚ to actively speak out and make attempts at reform. The Omaha Platform was the very beginning of reformation. If it hadn’t been for this party‚ it can be assumed that there would not be as many regulations and freedoms as there are today. The first attempt at

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    Americans did not always celebrate Christmas. In the 1800s the Christmas was not considered a holiday in America. Americans wanted to distance themselves from Washington Irving and Clement Clarke Moore are considered the founders of the modern American Christmas. Through their literature Washington Irving and Clement Clarke Moore popularized Christmas and shape many of our Christmas traditions today. First‚ Washington Irving brought European Christmas traditions to America and helped shape St. Nicolas

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    whether or not the people still committed crimes. People still fought with the court systems and had their own opinions on crime and punishment of this time. I think that you can conclude after reading this paper about crime and punishment in the 1800s that their morals and beliefs are a lot different than ours today. The lower class getting the blame for the crimes are still in people’s minds today but not as much as it was back then. Another thing that is coming back today‚ is the theft and assault

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    Homeschooling Debates

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    Home Schooling Debate 1) School sports promote fitness‚ teamwork and help prevent obesity among teenagers. Even though home schooled students are allowed to participate in public school sports‚ only 3-5% of home schooled students participate (Equal). 2) Parents that Home school do not need a teaching degree‚ or even a college degree. They only need to be deemed “competent” (Oliveri‚ 1) 3)There are 10 states in the U.S that do not require parents to initiate any contact. In these states

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