The Boston Police Strike In 1919‚ there was a general agreement that the Boston policemen had a great deal to complain about. They disliked their hours‚ working conditions and most importantly‚ their salary. After getting a raise in 1913‚ the policemen had asked for another raise in 1917 to compensate for the high wartime inflation. By the time the officers had finally received that raise‚ the buying power of that extra money had gone down so low that the policemen were still having problems making
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When will the big one hit? Or has it hit already? In watching the Nova Special: Meteor Strike and the movie Armageddon we will look for fact or fiction. Did the movie get it right or was it just “bad” science. In Meteor Strike we follow Astrophysicist Peter Brown after a meteor strikes Chelyabinsk‚ Russia on February 15‚ 2013. We will see how Dr. Brown researches the explosion of a fireball over Russia‚ analyzes all the video footage‚ photos and evidence and comes to his conclusion of his initial
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Government Could Go on Strike… In an ideal world when someone does not agree with their boss’s actions it would be a wonderful benefit to not go to work until your superior sees reason and conforms to the subordinates’ logic. There are some careers‚ in which this is not only a great thought‚ but also an actual possibility. For example‚ unionized employees often go on strike when they have disagreements with management. In the event that a group of employees decides to strike; these actions do in fact
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Execution of criminals and political opponents has been used by nearly all societies—both to punish crime and to suppress political dissent. This paper examines three executions: the execution of Mary Queen of Scots in 1587‚ the execution of Joan of Arc in 1431‚ and the execution of John Wayne Gacy in 1994. In history books‚ all three executions represent the sentence of death on a condemned person. However‚ one difference is that the methods of execution‚ the public perception of execution‚ and
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Poverty level in Phl unchanged since ’06 By Ted Torres (The Philippine Star) MANILA‚ Philippines - The percentage of Filipinos living below the poverty line has remained almost unchanged in the past six years‚ according to the latest poverty data released by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) yesterday. The recorded poverty incidence for the first half of 2012 was 27.9 percent‚ slightly less than the 28.8 percent recorded in the first half of 2006‚ and 28.6 percent in the first
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demonstration of strike is becoming increasingly a central issue as the democratic principles continue to progress and evolve in our current society. There are diversity of view that concern the act of labor strike‚ and some prominent aspects embedded in the demonstration of strike come to raise some questions. The debate on both the frequency and the reason of the occurrence of strike in various working environments is significantly the most controversial challenge of the issue. Strikes have long been
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A Man of Ideas‚ Adventure‚ Respectability "Adventure" Summary Alice Hindman had lived in Winesburg all of her life. When she was sixteen and attractive‚ she dated Ned Currie‚ a man older than she who worked at the Winesburg Eagle before George Willard’s time. He would come see her daily. When he planned to move to Cleveland and look for a job on a city newspaper‚ Alice‚ overcome by the excitement of their love‚ suggested that she go as well. She did not wish him to marry her yet as the expense
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Homestead Lockout and Strike On the night of July 6‚ 1892‚ an event would take place that would change American history forever. Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick were planning something that no one would ever expect. The Amalgamated Association (The AA) attempted to renew their contract‚ but because the majority of the employees were non-union they decided to go with the majority and make it non-union. Carnegie did not want to be directly involved with the break of the unions‚ so he brought
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Case of Ian Michael Porciuncula Time Context: The problem was noted April 2000. When Ian Michael Porciuncula started to work in MLCP Medical Association. Viewpoint: In own point of view‚ in the situation of Mr. Gan. I will change my leadership style so that I could have a good relationship to my subordinates. The may lead our company to success. Statement of the Problem: The research aims to improve the situation of MLCP with regards to the office force. Specifically it aims
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and his contribution to the Pullman Strike. Both newspapers only recorded some facts that supported their newspaper’s views of the event that happened over the few month of the nationwide strikes. Eugene Debs was described
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