Julia McArthur built the Hotel Park in the Pines for an estimated $300‚000‚ she was a widow from Detroit‚ Michigan. McArthur co-owned the Park Hotel in Mount Clemmons‚ Michigan with her Aunt Margretha Kieffer. Kieffer encouraged McArthur to build the Hotel Park in the Pines in Aiken‚ South Carolina. In January of 1900 the hotel opened for business. Daniel Boone Smith was a 29-year-old lawyer who graduated in 1904 from Harvard law school. In the fall of 1912‚ Smith was experiencing respiratory issues
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Unit: The Rise of a Modern Nation This Unit Activity will help you meet these educational goals: Inquiry Skills—You will apply disciplinary concepts and tools‚ analyze societal issues‚ trends‚ and events‚ evaluate change and continuity over time‚ develop credible explanations of historical events and developments based on reasoned interpretation of evidence‚ gather evidence‚ evaluate and use evidence‚ develop explanations and make persuasive arguments in support of your conclusions‚ and communicate
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2003 AP US DBQ The Progressive Era was a twenty year period‚ between 1900 and 1920‚ of much change in the U.S. Many Americans would begin to stand up for what they believed was right. This would lead to a number of reforms to help improve American life. Laws passed under Presidents Roosevelt‚ Taft‚ and Wilson‚ would dramatically change this country all the way into the present time. As industry became a large part of urban America‚ many citizens were oppressed. Unfair and unsanitary conditions
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IN THE VAAL TRIANGLE BARRIERS TO E-MARKETING ADOPTION AMONG SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN THE VAAL TRIANGLE Ms. N. Dlodlo: Faculty of Management Sciences‚ Vaal University of Technology Prof. M. Dhurup: Faculty of Management Sciences‚ Vaal University of Technology Synopsis Purpose: The purpose of the study is to complement existing literature by examining the relevant barriers contributing to the nonadoption of electronic marketing practices by SMEs in the Vaal Triangle. Methodology:
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slave trade triangle? Slave Triangle- the three stages of the voyage that were made by slave trading ships: from Europe to Africa‚ from Africa to America and from America back to Europe between the 17th and 19th centuries. (It formed a triangular trade pattern‚ hence the name ’The Slave Triangle). Stage 1: In Africa‚ European slave traders bought enslaved Africans in exchange for goods shipped from Europe. Stage 2: Also called the ’Middle Passage’. This was the part of the triangle where enslaved
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Happy land Social Club Happy Land was a great place for the poor individuals living in that area at the time. The place had cheap drinks and everyone came there for fun. People from the Bronx would come here on the weekends to party and celebrate. People from the area would always end up here. Then on March 25‚ 1990‚ one of New York’s worst fire disasters took 87 lives in only minutes. This was one of the worst fires in 79 years since the hotel fire killing 97 people. Happy land Social Club was an
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Many workers got hurt while working in the factories and mines. The Cherry Coal Mine Disaster created a need for the Workers Compensation Act‚ which compensates workers who are harmed while working. On November 13‚ 1909‚ at 7:00 a.m.‚ 481 workers‚ men and boys‚ descended into the Cherry Coal Mine near Cherry‚ IL‚ a few miles northwest of La Salle‚ IL on Illinois Highway 89. Some sections of the mine where 500 feet below the surface. That day the electrical system broke down‚ and the mine was lit
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As a child I have always been clearly informed that I am Hispanic‚ my parents make sure that I’m not ashamed of my background and that I’m informed of where I came from. Because I was so young I didn’t know much about the subject‚ but I now clearly understand how lucky I am to be born in America and to be so lucky to live in the conditions I live in today. Now that I have gotten older and comprehend life easily I finally understand what it meant for my parents to be immigrants. One day I built enough
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In this photo by Lewis Wickes Hines titled “Riveters attaching a beam”‚ we see four men working in a dangerous workplace‚ on top of the Empire State building mid-construction‚ with no visible safety measures in place. There are no women at this worksite‚ which is understandable because during that time‚ women were the stay at home housewives. This photo is my favorite because the men don’t look fazed by the height at all. Hines took a direct approach when sharing the workplace of these men‚ there
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Friends do have ever heard about such a fact which cannot be proved….? Here‚ I present you a truth of such kind and exactly similar. In the Holy Epic RAMAYANA‚ Brahmarshi Valmiki had tried to let us know many facts which are difficult to prove. We all know that When Goddess Sita was kidnapped‚ Lord Rama needed the help of Vanaras and in particular Lord Hanuma. And while searching Lord Hanuma and his co - vanaras reached the shore of Hindu Maha Samudra (Indian Ocean). Lord Hanuma
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