Mr. Peterson 1st Period IB HOLA Tuesday 28 January 2014 HW: Current Event: State of the Union Live Transcription of Notes Current Event: State of the Union 2014 Notes – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6:00PM/ Being held in the senate chamber. 6:06PM/ Justices of Supreme Court and the Cabinet has entered. 6:09PM/ Michelle Obama enters the chamber. 6:10-6:14 PM/ President Obama enters the chamber and makes appropriate greetings to foreign diplomats. “How are you
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in 1844‚ female workers in New England textile mills had changed their methods of resistance to deteriorating working conditions. What new method were they using? a. They organized a nationwide product boycott. b. They called for the passage of state legislation to shorten the workday. c. They engaged in sabotage against the machines. d. They organized and went on strike. 2. The development of a national railroad system was hampered by which of the following? a. The absence of a national standard
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Erik Young CP Government January 25‚ 2012 State of the Union Reflection After watching the state of the union address given by President Obama‚ the speech got me thinking and evaluating how well the president has done thus far into his term. The president interacted with the congress very well throughout the speech. Every time he paused‚ the audience would give him a standing ovation. He even tried to throw a bit of humor into the speech by saying “…milk was somehow classified as an oil. With
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form an employee union. Of course Amador was not happy about it and fought back by trying to form his own company union. Nonetheless by early 1971‚ the first employee (white-collar) union was formed. As the leftist union grew to 400‚ the company union dwindled and it was a sign that less and less workers were supporting and afraid of Amador. As expected‚ Amador did not respect the union leaders and mostly declined their requests. However‚ on March 1971 after winning a decisive union victory‚ the workers
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by rapid industrialization that fundamentally altered the country. Consequently‚ the early 20th century confronted the repercussions of these transformations‚ notably the ascendancy of large corporations and their effects on different aspects of American life. This era witnessed the concentration of corporate influence‚ prompting apprehensions about economic disparity. These concerns spurred the formation of labor unions. Many labor unions were controlled by skilled laborers who sought to safeguard
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Korea Essay 4/7/13 North Korea vs. United States Two very different countries in concept of government‚ society‚ and economy. North Korea has huge differences in there government compared to the United States who has a democracy type of government‚ unlike North Korea who has a Dictatorship type of government. With different type military concepts‚ press and media‚ economy‚ and political parties. North Korea’s government is a communist states and one man dictatorship‚ meaning that
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State Of The Union Address State Of the Union Address 2013 While President Obama will primarily focus on discussing the economy and jobs for Americans‚ here are five hot topics you can expect President Obama to address in his annual State of the Union address. 1. Immigration: With immigration reform picking up major traction‚ Obama will likely encourage continued bipartisan action to move towards comprehensive immigration reform. Current proposals by the "Gang of Eight" would bring about
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your country? I am very proud of my country. I am very lucky to be living in these United States. We have many rights and freedoms. We are all equal here. We are all lucky to have all the privileges and rights that we do have. We have freedom of speech. This means we can say and act however we feel whenever we want. In some countries‚ you are not allowed to. We also have freedom of the press. Our printing press can inform us in all the news that’s going on around the world. Some countries don’t
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OF CHEAP LABOR ON HIGH WAGE COUNTRIES; Does Cheap Labor Have an Adverse Effect on Other Countries By Danny Welch BUSN601 1004 Spring 12 In recent decades‚ trade has increased between high wage countries and low wage countries. The trade versus Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio has increased about 15% since the 1970s with countries associated with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). This is with a trade openness ratio of around 40% for these countries. Smaller countries
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safety and rights. This is why labor unions are so important to society. Labor Unions prioritize the rights and safeties of all workers so that employers don’t treat the employees unfair. Throughout the history of our country labor unions have proved their credibility in fighting to make society a better place. And today labor unions are still involved in improving society fighting on issues like paid family leave‚ and the wage gap between men and women’s. Labor unions have done a tremendous amount
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