Instead, the line, "I sat all morning in the college sick bay/counting bells knelling classes to a close/at two o"clock our neighbors drove me home," suggests a feeling of impassiveness, almost annoyance that he has to leave his life at school to travel home to console his family. ... From this line, the reader begins to assume that the woman longs to be out in the world, free to leap about as she pleases, free to move about as easily as she did before her old age. ... While reading this poem, it's easy to see that this family is and has been in the farming business for generations, which...

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In the Midwest town of Topeka, Kansas, a little girl named Linda Brown had to ride the bus five miles to school each day although a public school was located only four blocks away from her home. ... Poll taxes, white primaries, and discriminatory registration procedures reinforced the belief that voting was "the white mans business." ... Black veterans who fought to make the world safe for democracy were disinclined to accept second-class citizenship at home. ... Kennedy supported civil rights legislature and told his audience that "America would not be fully free until all citizens were fr...

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The advertising business developed into a vital industry in its own right, propagating demand for goods and services in a vast consumer market (Pope 255) . ... The emergence of advertising medium such as circulation magazines, radio and also to a lesser extent film allowed businesses to to reach the public more extensively (History Matters). ... The emergence of radio sets allowed advertisers to target people in their homes, an unprecedented feat at the time. ... Listeners would receive free current news bulletins and popular music, incidentally creating a new avenue for publishers to adver...

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Stay at home moms have especially found starting businesses on the internet very convenient in fitting in with their lifestyle. ... The boom of dot com businesses is one such result of this. ... More children are being raised in single parent homes than ever before, whether it is the mother or the father who is head of the household. ... Through the years as women began to take a more active role in business they have become more confident in their abilities and this has led to an increase of women starting personal businesses. ... They could establish and operate a virtual business without ev...

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XM limits commercials to six minutes per hour (down from 20 minutes that some terrestrial stations offer) and has 35 channels that are completely commercial free. ... BUSINESS One of the most important questions for any new company with an emerging technology is what market they should enter and how to effectively position themselves with customers in that market. ... With 100 million households in the U.S, XM should put emphasis on marketing their product to home users. ... In addition to home use, there are other areas that would benefit from SAT radio technology. XM should also develop...

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Along with civil rights during this time, women pushed for more equal treatment of females in the workforce and at home. ... The hippie movement swept the nation, and was accepting of drug use, promiscuity, and a lifestyle free of responsibilities. ... Henry Ford revolutionized the manufacturing business with his ingenious assembly line process. ...

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The Battle Against Economic Recession and Terrorism The morning of September 11, 2001, seemed like any other morning as Americans were diligently going through the same old routine of trying to get to work and after a long, exhausting day return to their homes . Some did not make it back to the safe haven of their homes because four commercial jets were hijacked and two of those aircraft were flown into the World Trade Towers, leveling the once mighty skyscrapers that stood tall above New York City. ... Our strong economy took a hit after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, cau...

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He warned the new king Charles II that his usage owas for the most part destructive to his citizens at home and with his characteristic outspoken manner, frequently spoke up for the freedoms and rights of the lower classes. ... As a result, he, the able orator, was able to gain the popular support, maintaining the home front war effort. ... He is the reason that America is the land of the free, and the home of the brave, he himself the brave. ...

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Other Historians cite that Lincoln had no choice but to free the slaves in hoes of African American men joining the losing forces of the North during the civil war. ... The late 1950s and early 60s there was a television in over 70% of homes in America. ... Also in 1971, Nixon, under EO 11625 direct federal agencies to develop comprehensive plans and programs for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) to enhance and promote minority business participation in government contracting programs. ...

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The voters religions were of Baptist, Catholics, and Southern Whites, they had the belief in the "home rule"(p.445, The Unfinished Nation). ... Coincident with the rise of the modern professions, large business firms developed during this period. ... The party platform in during this time included planks calling for a high protective tariff, free homesteads, and a transcontinental railroad; these were bids for support among Westerners, farmers, and eastern manufacturing interests. ...

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Some of the first settlers in seventeenth century America were British revolutionaries escaping religious prejudices back home. ... An intuitive plan was devised by pro-slavery and "free soil" factions reasoning that more states meant more votes in Congress so they collaborated in business with the new territory. ...

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Again, this is apparent in Goodfellas when Henry appears at home one day dressed in a beige double-breasted suit, silk shirt and tie, and black lizard shoes. ... Romanticised scenes of the domestic home life of members of the family - a family wedding, shopping, a baptism, cooking in the kitchen, etc. - are intertwined with scenes of horrific violence and murder (a total of 23 deaths appear in the film). ... The same is also true of the Godfather when Sollozzo propositions him about entering into the narcotics business. ... So they beat her like an animal I went to the police like a good ...

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Early in America's history, the agriculture business emerged as a profitable part of the American economy, and farmers and plantation owners quickly realized that one of the best ways to maximize their profits was to employ skilled workers who could meet daily quotas of crops picked but pay these workers nothing. ... The Irish migrant workers that did manage to be free workers rather than indentured slaves were pigeonholed into working the least desirable of jobs for a low pay. ...

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As it used to be, children would come home from school and go outside to play with neighbors at the park or in the yard. ... Locations near the home that are on regularly traveled routes are most widely preferred. ... Many businesses are incorporating weight rooms, aerobic equipment, and locker rooms into their facilities to accommodate their employees" needs. This allows people to workout during a lunch break or free time throughout the day without having to leave the office or pay an outside fee (another job perk). ...

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These shelters take a variety of forms such as armories, schools, churches, government buildings, former firehouses, and can also include temporary vouchers that are provided by public and private agencies, even hotels, apartments, or boarding homes. ... Still others define homelessness as being without shelter, but this definition reduces the seriousness of the issue and excludes a number of people deprived of "homes." ... Benefits are not "free," however. ...

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