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The Primary Objective of a Trade Union (1658 words, 3 pages)

Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in 2000, show that the decline in Australian union membership continues, despite the efforts of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), to stop the slide. The ABS reports that trade union membership has dropped to 28 percent of the total ... Read More

Media’s Role in the Civil Rights Movement (2610 words, 4 pages)

Media's role in the civil rights movement When we think of those who have played key roles in the Civil Rights movement, we quite often think of Rosa Parks, or the Martin Luther King. But we seem to forget who else had a huge role in the determining what was ... Read More

An Analysis of Wastes Caused by Civil War in “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty (875 words, 2 pages)

A short story I have read and enjoyed recently is 'The Sniper' by Liam O'Flaherty. This is a war story, which focuses on civil war, violence and self-sacrifice as the theme, but the main theme is the waste of civil war. The story is set during long June twilight in ... Read More

An Analysis of the Spanish Civil War in For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway (2379 words, 3 pages)

For Whom the Bell Tolls is a novel loosely based on Ernest Hemingway's own experiences in the Spanish Civil War in the 1930's. Before I delve into the book itself, I thought it would be best to give some background information on Ernest Hemingway and on the Spanish Civil war ... Read More

The Definition of Civilized in I Have Killed the Deer and Before They Got Thick (755 words, 1 pages)

The definition of Civilized is a controlled community and the respect for others. A civilized person would respect someone by treating them as a human being and as fairly as they would like to be treated themselves. In the song I Have Killed The Deer and the stories La Relacion ... Read More

Soviet Union Employs Abortion as a Method of Contraception (1575 words, 2 pages)

I neither agree, nor disagree with the statement. I belive that having an abortion depends on a number of different factors, each contributing equally to whether a woman may or may not choose to have an abortion. Taking into account the knowledge of Christian teachings that I have acquired I ... Read More

Secession During the Civil War (481 words, 1 pages)

During the Civil war period the South felt that they had the reasons they had seceded from the union were justified, however they were not. The south had no justified reason to secede from the union. They were still bound to the constitution, had no legal right to secede, and ... Read More

An Analysis of Civilization in “By the Waters of Babylon” by Stephen Vincent Benet (871 words, 1 pages)

By the Waters of Babylon Significance In the short story By the Waters of Babylon, by Stephen Vincent Benet, a futuristic form of life and living is presented. The story deals with the cruel realization that man is capable of accomplishing anything, including its own destruction. It portrays todays man ... Read More

The Influence of Forming Unions on Canadian Economy (2474 words, 3 pages)

WHY UNIONS? P.1 Unions are groups of working people who join to talk to employers about wages and conditions of work instead of workers talking to employers on an individual basis.1 Because they speak for everybody, unions can get a better deal for each worker than one employee could by ... Read More

A Descriptive Narrative of How the Cold War Between the Soviet Union and the United States Ended (1096 words, 2 pages)

Detente, the beginning of the end of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United Sates began in 1963 and brought the long decades of tension to a close in 1975. The motives behind the paradigm shift towards cooperation were not those that reconciled the differences between the ... Read More

The Importance of Civilized Behavior in the Modern World (516 words, 2 pages)

The issue of what behavior is civilized and what is uncivilized or barbaric is varied among different people. But in our world today there are standards of what behavior is considered. The definition of civilized is the characteristics of a state of civilization, especially characterized by taste, refinement or restraint. ... Read More

A Discussion About the Weapons, Artillery and Ammunition Used in the Civil War (1193 words, 3 pages)

For four years, American blood spilled upon the soil of the so-called "United States". The cause of this bloodshed is known as the American Civil War, which lasted from 1861 to 1865. It put family against family, and neighbor against neighbor until the newly formed country split into the North ... Read More

Military Tactics and Modern Weapons Used in the Civil War (692 words, 1 pages)

Modern Weapons and Tactics in the Civil War, 1861 - 1865 The Civil War (1861-1865) produced more casualties than any other war in American history. Union deaths amounted to 360,000 while Confederate losses totaled 258,000. Part of the reason both sides lost so many men is because of the weapons ... Read More

A History of the Battle of Gettysburg, the Turning Point of the Civil War (1012 words, 2 pages)

The Universe of Battles Episode Five 1863 a series of battles were fought between the Confederate army and the Union Army. Battles such as Gettysburg, Viscksburg, Battery Wagner, Chickamauga Creek, and Chattanooga. Along with these battles the Gettysburg Address was presented, the role of women was noticed, and riots in ... Read More

An Analysis of Public Ethics and Civil Service Reform in Public Personnel Administration Text (3388 words, 5 pages)

Introduction For human resource personnel looking to broaden their perspective, the text Public Personnel Administration is a compilation of articles from leading writers in the field of public personnel management. The subjects treated run the gamut of personnel issues, but most noteworthy are the articles on public ethics, and civil ... Read More

Characteristics of Civilization and the Two Types of Government (334 words, 1 pages)

Around the time of the agricultural revolution, civilizations grew. This was because it allowed people to settle permanently. Early civilizations as well as civilizations today have six similar characteristics. Three of these characteristics are government, religion, and writing. There are two types of government, dictatorship and democracy. A dictatorship is ... Read More

A Look at the Union Movement of the Late 19th Century (899 words, 2 pages)

The union movement of the late 19th century During 1870 through 1900 workers joined together responding to the power of their employers caused by the growth of industrialization. The worker did not always have the luxury of leaving after eight hours of work, the right to representation, or the even ... Read More

An Analysis of the Problems that America Faced During the Reconstruction Faze After the Civil War (1129 words, 2 pages)

The U.S. Civil war was a time of great distress in American history. The time period following the war is known as the reconstruction period. Throughout this time period many philosophical problems occurred. This was a time when all the causes of the war needed to be dealt with the ... Read More

An Argument on the Origins of the Cold War in Soviet Union (1173 words, 2 pages)

To take the perspective of the traditionalist historian in placing the blame of origin of the Cold War solely upon the Soviet Union is orthodox and somewhat reasonable if only one frame, out of the context of long decades of conflict, is examined. But before critics quickly sway to the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Enormous Impact of the Civil War in United States (1735 words, 6 pages)

The enormous impact of the Civil War on our nation will probably never be determined, but would never have been possible without the stand of the Confederate States of America. 'The independence of the Confederate States commenced by the withdrawal of the State of South Carolina from the Union of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Effect of the Dissolution of the Soviet Union on Economy in December 21 1991 and Beyond (742 words, 3 pages)

When on December 21, 1991, the Soviet Union ceased to exist and broke into a fragmented group of independent countries (Byrnes), the world breathed a sigh of relief. Another horrible communist country had finally seen the light and given way to the western beliefs of capitalism and democratic government. But ... Read More

An Analysis of the Role of the Shang Dynasty in Chinese Civilization (1432 words, 3 pages)

The Shang Dynasty has the earliest recorded written history. The Shang Dynasty was from 1600-1046 BC. It lasted over 500 years and belonged to seventeen generations. It arose during the Bronze Age in China. Thousands of archaeological findings have been found in and by the Yellow River valley. The cradle ... Read More

From the Olmec Civilization Stems the Other Cultures That Flourish in Mexico (573 words, 2 pages)

The Olmec Civilization- The Olmec were Mesoamerica's first civilization. They were located in Laguna de los Cerros, tres Zapotes, San Lorenzo, La Venta, and the Tuxtla Mountains, in Mexico. The purpose of this report is to show how the Olmec lived, their beliefs, and their spectacular art. The Olmec were ... Read More

The Civil War Abolished the Traditional Master-Slave Relationship (997 words, 2 pages)

Towards the end of the Civil War and the first few years after the Civil War, the United States of America faced an era of reconstruction in the South. The Civil War significantly altered the Southern way of life by eroding at the traditional plantation master-slave relationship. Not only did ... Read More

A History of the Labor Unions in the United States (2900 words, 4 pages)

Labor Unions must be understood in the context of the economic structures that occurred within the United States and included the agrarian, industrial, and post industrial period (Cohen 27). In the year 1700, there were approximately 220,000 people living in the United States and approximately 95 were farmers (94 Almanac ... Read More

A History of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States (618 words, 1 pages)

The Japanese saying, the nail that sticks out gets hit on the head, has always been surrounded by debate. I believe that it is better to keep a low profile in life because if a person sticks out then something terrible could happen to him. There are many historical examples ... Read More

A History of the Civil Rights Struggles in the United States (1011 words, 2 pages)

I, Booker Taliaferro Washington, was born into slavery on a small farm in the back country of Virginia. I, like many other Americans of a darker skin were considered to be a piece of property of the whites, who owned plantations in the south. After the emancipation act was passed ... Read More

A Brief History of the Election of 1864 in the Midst of the Civil War in the United States (526 words, 1 pages)

The Election of 1864 took place in the midst of the Civil War, a time when our country was in a crisis that could change the future drastically. Abraham Lincoln had just finished his previous term as president and had been unanimously nominated as the Republicans candidate for president. In ... Read More

The Social Events in America before the Civil War (1688 words, 4 pages)

In the time leading up to the civil war many changes were dividing our nation. The south because their agricultural economy was starting to slow down, was losing political influence. With technological advances our nation began to grow. The norths industrial economy was thriving and provided the rest of the ... Read More

Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement (1080 words, 4 pages)

The Civil Rights Movement The momentum of the previous decade's civil rights gains led by rev. Martin luther king, jr. carried over into the 1960s. but for most blacks, the tangible results were minimal. only a minuscule percentage of black children actually attended integrated schools, and in the south, "jim ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013