Work and Labour Studies Program‚ Department of Social Sciences Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies‚ York University THE FUTURE OF WORK AS/SOSC 1510 9.0 – 2013-14 Lectures: Wednesday 4:30- 6:30 Location: Vari Hall A Course Instructor: David Langille langille@yorku.ca 647 280 7747 Office: Ross North 743 Office Hours: Thursday 3:00-4:00 pm Calendar Description: This course studies the emerging patterns of work in Canadian society. It provides a comprehensive
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Abigail Adams & Sojourner Truth I would like to introduce you to two women – one a quiet advocate for women’s rights; the other an outspoken advocate for abolition and suffrage; which of these women would have the biggest impact on history? There was a vast difference in the lives of these two women. Abigail Adams grew up in a well-to-do family that was educated and financially comfortable while Sojourner Truth was born into a poor family of slaves‚ spoke only Dutch and was a slave
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Chapter 10 Outline Use this annotated chapter outline to review the major topics covered in this chapter. Return to skim any sections that seem unfamiliar. Then test your understanding of the chapter by selecting the quizzes and short-answer activities included in this Online Study Guide. I. Opening Vignette A. In 1964‚ the Eastern Orthodox patriarch Athenagoras and Pope Paul VI met and rescinded the mutual excommunication decrees imposed by their respective churches in
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borders against other barbarian attacks. I. Earned him the title “the Great d. Enlisted the Church in a careful rebuilding program I. Crowned bishops and abbots royal princes and agents of the king. e. Responded to a call of help from Pope John XII. I. Pope John crowned Otto I emperor for helping him in 962.
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“Remember the ladies” I would always say to my husband. Most women in my time were afraid to speak up for their rights’. I‚ Abigail Smith Adams‚ daughter of William Smith‚ and wife of John Adams‚ was not afraid to speak up against these cruel restrictions. I was born on November 11‚ 1744 in Weymouth‚ Massachusetts. I did not attend school because girls were discouraged to‚ so my family taught me at home. With access to my father’s library‚ I became very interested in philosophy‚ theology‚ Shakespeare
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The Impact of Ansel Adams The evolution of photography‚ from the very beginning to the modern technology we have today‚ is largely due to a few select specialists that took the matter into their own hands. Many discoveries were made about photography during the late 1800’s and into the 1900’s‚ but none greater than the discoveries of Ansel Adams. Ansel Adams made a huge impact on photography because of his technological advances‚ environmental work‚ and how he won the hearts of many with his
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Abigail Adams: Her Contributions Though quiet‚ sickly‚ and shy‚ Abigail Adams‚ the wife of second president John Adams‚ helped plant the seeds that eventually led to the concept of women¹s rights and women¹s equality with men. For a country which had been founded on the idea of independence for all‚ these concepts were still considered radical and even ridiculous. Abigail believed that a good education was just as necessary for girls as for boys. This was a departure from the prevailing
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Alexus Johnson W131 PD.10 11/29/2012 Trend Outline Introduction Discuss the growing popularity of hookah bars among teens. Statistics- Number of Hookah bars in the U.S. and worldwide. From Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ “An estimated 300 hookah cafés operated in the United States in 2006‚ and the numbers continue to grow” (“Smoking and Tobacco Use”). Originated in India and Persia. Discuss the
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Abigail Adams was an American First Lady as wife of John Adams‚ the second president of the United States‚ and was the mother of John Quincy Adams‚ who became the sixth president. She was self-educated and was able to oversee the household of the family and raise four children on her own. Abigail was the first Lady to live in the White House‚ she managed her family‚ their farm‚ purchased land‚ and took care of business enterprises. For over four decades she wrote many letters to her husband‚ her
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Grayson Kennedy Mrs. Miller AP Literature 2017 School Year I attest that the following work is solely my own‚ and that I have not borrowed‚ copied‚ cheated‚ or plagiarized. Character Analysis of Adam Trask Throughout the novel East of Eden‚ by John Steinbeck‚ Adam Trask played a prominent role. The character of Adam Trask is one in which many people can relate to. His attempts to overlook the sins of many people can be seen as kind and loving‚ however it is this that becomes his biggest flaw. Adam’s mother
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