May 1882‚[2] after witnessing the annual labor festival held in Toronto‚ Canada.[3] Oregon was the first state to make it a holiday on February 21‚ 1887. By the time it became a federal holiday in 1894‚ thirty states officially celebrated Labor Day.[2] Following the deaths of a number of workers at the hands of the U.S. military and U.S. Marshals during the Pullman Strike‚ the United States Congress unanimously voted to approve rush legislation that made Labor Day a national holiday; President Grover
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The United States Constitution clearly states that all men are equal and are entitled to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness ("The Constitution of the United States‚" Amendment 5)‚ but somewhere along the way many people turned astray and thus homophobia was formed. The belief that love should only exist between man and woman is very much alive causing dispute across the nation. Should we really judge each other on our own personal desires? At some point we must stop focusing so deeply on
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investments ("United States GDP Growth Rate." TRADING ECONOMICS. Joana Taborda‚ 26 Sept. 2013. Web. 10 Oct. 2013). House prices and construction activity has been climbing‚ labor market conditions have improved‚ and corporate probability is high. With the help of slow inflation‚ we can see more growth in the third and fourth quarter of 2013 (Text and Subtext Comments. JARED BERNSTEIN‚ 17 June 2013. Web. 10 Oct. 2013). In the graph on top‚ it shows the currency of the United States of America. We
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In the United States alone‚ there are 17.6 million alcoholics. That is about one in twelve people. Some people drink because the think it is fun and others drink because they have some sort of problem that they are trying to get through. Some do not know that they have a problem until somebody tells them or something tragic happens to make them realize their problem. Some of the tragic things that can happen to make them realize that they have a problem‚ is either someone dying because of them
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The United States Constitution is the single most important document in American history for a variety of reasons. Not only does it provide the framework for our government to operate‚ but it also states the rights and liberties each citizen has. The Constitution strikes a unique balance between power at the national level and at the state level‚ not allowing for the national government to become so strong that it tramples the rights of states or individuals. In a world where we see so much instability
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As the severity of the global warming threat attains universal recognition‚ the United States must look for ways to decrease its reliance on fossil fuels for electricity production. The combustion of fossil fuels such as oil and coal to generate electricity produces carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that lead to a variety of environmental problems. Nuclear power‚ on the other hand‚ is a comparatively clean source of energy. Though still widely employed‚ concerns over security of stored waste
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The United States Court System: An Overview Article III of the United States Constitution states “… Judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court‚ and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish‚” (Osterburg& Ward‚ 2004‚ p. 617) providing the basis of the federal systems of government. This system is known as federalism embracing national and state governments. A significant and complex feature of the judiciary in the United States
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The economic inequality that exists in the United States is a big problem even though many Americans might not think of it as much. Economic inequality has been identified because of the large gap between the rich and the poor people in the United States. It can also be seen in the large gap of the wages of the workers all over the country. According to studies‚ the country has recently reached its highest rate of economic inequality in the year 2014 compared to the previous years data
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mostly had jobs as a seamstress or kept boarding houses‚ some of the women had the same jobs as men. For an example‚ according to “Women’s History in America” in 1890 a slim amount of the women were doctors‚ but 95% of doctors were men in the United States. Another example of what women were not allowed to do is vote‚ married women were not allowed to obtain property rights‚ if a couple happen to get a divorce woman had no parental rights‚ and women had to obey laws even though they had no say in
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in the United States Sociology in a Global Perspective Multiculturalism in the United States Introduction Multiculturalism refers to the conservancy of diverse values or ethnic identities in an amalgamated society as a nation. It is a view that different cultures in the society deserve equal treatment and intellectual concern. Multiculturalism became a dominant force in the US between 1970 & 1980 when different cultures explored their self-identities. Is the United States of America
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