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    Colonial Self Rule

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    and after years of development and flourishing under Britain’s rule‚ they were prepared both economically as well as politically to cut off British rule to gain the independence that would be theirs through rebellions‚ and eventually a revolution. Colonial self-rule‚ the Great Awakening‚ and the consequences of the French Indian War caused these English colonists to begin moving in the direction of declaring their independence. The colonies had experience with self-rule‚ and developed even more skills

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    Essay On Colonial Georgia

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    The last of the thirteen colonies‚ and named after King George II‚ Colonial Georgia served as a safe haven and as a means to protect South Carolina. Colonial Georgia was established in 1733‚ fifty years after the original twelve by General James Oglethorpe. He and a trusted group of colonists intended to create the colony as a safe haven for persecuted Protestant sects‚ less wealthy Europeans and debtors wanting to re-esablish themselves. Georgia’s economy was deeply imbedded in agriculture‚

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    British Colonial Military

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    Brigitte Schweigert HST 327.01 February 20‚ 2017 The Military in British Colonies of North America There has been some sort of military in existence alongside some sort of America. In British colonial times‚ the military consisted of a militia for the colonies and provincial armies. In analyzing the military‚ it is important to look at the composition of the military‚ the military members’ reasons for serving in the military‚ and their understanding of their service. In this paper‚ those aspects

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    dispatched eleven hundred troops to Virginia‚ recalled his governor‚ and appointed a commission to determine the causes of the dissatisfaction. Bacon’s Rebellion is considered to be the most important event in the establishment of democracy in colonial America because the right to vote and social equality were denied to the farmers by the local government. The right to vote is a small but crucial part of the democracy. During the first half of the 17th century the farmers on the plantations in Virginia

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    A Labor Union

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    A labor union is a legal organization formed together‚ usually made up of people with in the same industry. Its purpose is to protect its members from unfair treatment as well as from being overworked and underpaid. The first American organized union dates back to 1794‚ in Philadelphia a group of shoemakers gathered together to form the Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers. “They formed to maintain price structure and resist cheaper competition’ (United States History‚ par. 1). It was in 1866

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    Labor relations

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    exercise of managerial prerogative. Today‚ union and management meet periodically to negotiate collective agreements‚ which‚ besides establishing the terms and conditions of employment‚ are intended to prevent interruptions of business operations by labor strikes during the life of the contracts. Traditionally‚ the emphasis in general negotiations was upon settling questions arising out of employment-such as hours‚ wages‚ and working conditions. More recently‚ however‚ considerable attention has been

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    Emotion Labor

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    Introduction Emotional labour is the act of expressing organizationally required emotions during interactions with others at work (Buchanan & Huczynski‚ 2010). Emotions are not simply for pleasure of people involved but they have an exchange value which is linked to profit. It also requires coordination of mind and feeling. The emotional style of offering a service has not only become part of the service itself (Hochschild‚ 2003)‚ but increasingly is now often more important than the service

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    Post-Colonial Theory

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    Post-colonial Theory What it is: • the study of interactions between European nations and the societies they colonized; • an examination of the impact of the European conquest‚ colonisation and domination of non-European lands‚ peoples‚ and cultures; • an analysis of the inherent ideas of European superiority over non-European peoples and cultures; • an analysis of the role of representation in installing and perpetuating such notions. From the point of view of colonised

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    Bacon’s Rebellion and the Salem witchcraft trials are both events that colonists used to show their anger at or resentment of colonial society life. Bacon’s Rebellion was a revolt against Governor Berkeley’s policies with the local natives. He monopolized the thriving fur trade and wasn’t willing to risk ruining it. The Salem witchcraft trials were a result of unsettled social and religious conditions of the Massachusetts village. Some of the victims were even accused because of their wealth and

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    emotional labor

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    is now one of them. What is emotional labour? Arlie Hochschild created the term ’emotional labour’ in 1983‚ which she described it as “management of feeling to create a publicly observable facial and bodily display … sold for a wage.” Or‚ Emotional labor refers to the process by which workers are expected to manage their feelings in accordance with organizationally defined rules and guidelines.  Another description could be that‚ the things that service workers do that goes beyond physical or mental

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