Now it would be hard to imagine modern world without our helpers. ... Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Bureau 51% of American households had computers and 42% had Internet access in 2000. ... With the help of Internet, it is easy to download music, pictures, and programs. It became possible with the help of video camera and microphone even to set up a conference on the Web. ... I can add only one thing, computer helps me, and therefore there will be a place for it in my home. ...

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Will raising the minimal wage actual help or hurt our economy? ... Republicans who typically support supply side economics (reduction of business taxes/expenses) and a lassie faire approach to business claim that by raising the minimum wage, the cost of production increases. ... The other argument democrats are making, is that minimum wage (and wages in general) have not kept pace with America's increased productivity. ... And if we use a simple CPI calculator to check to see if minimum has kept pace with inflation over a standard lifetime, we see that $2.65 in 1978 (the minimum wage bac...

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The rebels that had to live on hills with infertile land were they were unable to grow much of anything which meant no profit for themselves. ... Economic, as Karl Marx explained in Marxism, that everything is driven by economics and slavery is a great example of it. ... The Great Awakening was an important piece of history that helped to shape and diversify the churches we know today. ... So with more money a country is able to expand and become more efficient in the various fields that would make a country strong. ... Going back to Marxism, people are driven by economics and are simply g...

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With its largest effect was during the Civil rights movement. ... With the passing of breakthrough legislation, several leaders emerged to lead this new civil rights movement. ... Ironically with all the women's suffrage bickering, women did not receive the ballot until 1920 by the 19th Amendment. ... Following the depression there were many programs and acts to help the nation recover from the depression. ... The new deal had again failed with the cr...

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With the rise of the Nazi party in Germany, the Frankfurt school was able to re-locate to New York City "with help from Columbia University. ... According to Lind (2000), this also gave birth to modern sensitivity training in America (sensitivity training seeks to help people more aware of their own prejudices). ... Renowned economist Thomas Sowell, in his book Marxism: Philosophy and Economics, discredits many fallacies that surround these policies. ... In his book Applied Economics, Sowell claim many voters do not think beyond "Stage One. ... One may ask: what is wrong with social political ...

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These states were, for the most part, closely grouped together making it easy to settle and industrialize, especially with the help of the locomotive bringing supplies quickly from city to city. ... This rapid expansion in idas, economics, and cultural aspects was not made possible until the railroad connected the East to the West through the steam powered locomotive, which spurred the industrial revolution and changed America forever. ... With the completion of the railroads the steam engine dominated in the United States. ... With the steam engine powering locomotives, they would move westw...

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman, (Women and Economics) wrote "We are the only animal species in which the female depends on the male for food, the only animal species in which the sex-relation is also an economic relation. With us an entire sex lives in a relation of economic dependence upon the other sex, and the economic relation is combined with the sex relation. ... Although poor women often worked in factories in order to help support their families, working was usually not considered an option for any woman who was a member of society. ... Instead, they were burdened with domestic duties. ... G...

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In the 1960's, affirmative action, also known as positive discrimination, was created in order to help benefit minority groups in several areas of society. ... In addition, affirmative action helps colleges obtain a diverse student body, which supposedly has many educational benefits. The diversity helps prepare students for the future through exposure to various different cultures. ... For example, Scott Page, professor of political science and economics at the University of Michigan says "students might profit more (intellectually and otherwise) from interacting with an assortment of st...

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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. ... Betty Friedan wrote The Feminist Mystique in 1963, which is largely credited with the revival of the feminism movement. ... This idea went against normal traditions of passing down wealth to the next generation and although it was not exactly "trendy," it helped some Americans and formed a more close knit society. Henry Ford revolutionized the manufacturing business with his ingenious assembly line process. ... Keynesian economics is a popular belief in how ou...

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This is a great feat when in retrospect we see that most of these entrepreneurs started out with minimal financing to operate these very small firms. ... Even with the aid of expansion programs they still have a very critical time making it. ... It could be a new product or formation of a new firm, but innovation will always increase competition which in Economics we have learned is a very good thing. ... They seek independence and control of their schedule, hire very few personal help, and sacrifice growth for lifestyle choices. ... There are many entrepreneurship development programs that he...

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A country besieged with issues of social reform, its forerunner being slavery. ... Philip Freneau genuinely portrayed the American individual in his poetry and helped to develop themes that were uniquely American. ... Slavery was a universal theme that had plagued man since the beginning of time, yet it became in America not only an issue of morality, but an issue of economics. ... Sojourner Truth, too, was concerned with the issue of slavery. ... The simple act of understanding and facing these issues made the country exceptional and helped to create an American identity and a uniquely Americ...

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Equal employment opportunity cannot be denied because of marriage or association with persons of a national origin group; membership or association with specific ethnic promotion groups; attendance or participation in schools, churches, temples or mosques generally associated with a national origin group; or a surname associated with a national origin group. ... Clearly, this helps us explain the absence of women in sciences and such kind of jobs. ... "You can't fight discrimination with discrimination."" 2. ... I think that the most important thing with culture is cultura...

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From economics to education to housing to healthcare, racial inequality is part of the fabric of America. ... I say that because I think my family's cultural practices have definitely provided me with cultural capital. ... They made sure I received the necessary help I needed to succeed in school from tutoring to academic focused summer programs. ... My family operates with a high work ethic, and it is expected I do the same. ... The cultural capital I inherited from my family has and will continue to help me navigate in a Eurocentric world. ...

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However, the most dangerous is when women feel comfortable with this system of discrimination and they feel no need to defend their rights that have been violated. ... With so many roles that she should take, it's impossible to believe that women were being created as a weak creature. ... The combination of rationality and femininity in a woman would make it sensitive to low politics issues such as: environmental issues, urban planning, gender equality, health service, education and economics. ... Women worked for MNC-owned by foreign firms often work full-time with no good working condit...

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"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" --Declaration of Independence Slavery is a societal institution based on ownership, dominance, and exploitation of one human being by another and reciprocal submission on the part of the person owned. ... In America's history slavery and economics go hand in hand. ... After the bill was passed, settlers began pouring into Kansas to help determine whether Kansas would be pro-sl...

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Yet this was all settled with the Missouri compromise, which said that anything above Missouri (except for Missouri) would not allow slavery. ... He was from the South and knew southern economics but he also had to keep the rest of the countries needs in the mind. ... In the end, it was the Jacksonian policy which help reformed America's economy and financial problems. ...

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Our lack of feudal past helped to erode our pre-capitalist status, while the legacy of slavery kept inequalities between blacks and whites. ... Yes, the lack of a feudal past helped to erode pre-capitalist status. ... Bluestone and Harrison describe, "The Wall Street Model makes dealing with the inequality issue all that more difficult. ... The problem with this policy is that it concentrates majority of the wealth to the rich with the hope that some may trickle down to the poor. ... As the Wall Street model helps only from the top to bottom, it fosters the gap in inequality that early li...

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To help explain this phenomenon it is very important to understand the thoughts of the younger generations when it comes to receiving tattoos. The following is an interview with Anthony Mascolino about his thought and experiences with tattoos: "What is your name My name is Anthony Mascolino. ... I just fell in love with the tattoo culture. ... The process was very discouraging, but luckily I was blessed to have some of the best friends in the world that were willing to help make me better, and about a year after I had started tattooing, I built up my portfolio with a good amount of progress...

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The new nation took on many new ideas in both politics and economics due to Enlightenment thought. ... The unfenced spaces in front of many dwellings were often times trampled on and bare, littered with uncut weeds. ... Most Americans, during this time, lived in families that contained "extra people" like domestic "helps," midwives, farm laborers, widows, or even orphans of a decreased relation. ... Almanacs helped give insight to the mysteries of natural cycles of growth and procreation with plants and animals. ... With more diverse people, came more unique items and talen...

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She has charge of the house and is expected to care for it along with the children. ... The husband also had to be willing to accept the opportunity of being the sole provider and society helped him make that decision by making the role of good provider synonymous with masculinity itself (Bernard 11). ... When conflict arose with their children some developed feelings of guilt. ... Both looked to the United States to provide the commodities they needed in order to rebuild and the U.S. was more than willing to help. ... The government helped by providing benefits to ex-soldiers that allowed...

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The casino's were plush and usually had a buffet with alcohol. ... Any protest from a loser and he would end up with a black eye. ... The Sands, with Frank Sinatra as a headliner, opened in 1953, funded with Chicago mob money. ... Lotteries also end up hurting the people who need help most. High school drop-outs and people with incomes under $20,000 mak...

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This helps those with disabilities that can only work certain jobs and certain hours because they are incapable. ... Welfare is a program created to help American citizens who are in temporary need of financial assistance. If they are an American citizen it is perfectly acceptable to receive help from fellow American working class. ... When people make more than the allotted amount, but still believe they need help they will do anything to get it. ... Inspector General Michael Sprow from the Pennsylvania Office of Inspectors stated, "We cannot tolerate those individuals who lie and cheat ...

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(American Bookselling) These trends helped to develop the mass production of, as well as the mass demand for books. ... (Civic economics) This is a great statistic explaining how much money is made in the economy from bookstores. ... Also a lot of bookstores will team up with publishing agents or enter into a partnership with a printing agency. ... Promote book collecting in the area by frequent relationships with book clubs, library staff, departments, faculties, and coordinate activities with book staff. ... Coordinate with representatives of other store operations and with vendor agenc...

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On the other hand, those with a small net worth lack the money needed to up their total income. ... According to Timothy Smeeding, a Professor of Economics and Public Administration at Syracuse University, the rate of unequal income growth causes one to travel a greater distance on the social ladder in order to move up in society. ... These are jobs that pay minimum wage or close to it with little to know benefits. ... I knew that with multiple siblings my parents could only help me so much, and that the financial aspect of college was something I would have to deal with. ... However over 30...

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Because many Americans blamed this on the economy being controlled by a small number of powerful corporations, the populist movement gained traction by promising to help mainstream Americans financially. ... We even see instances of issues with alcohol leak into the political realm with the Whiskey Ring Scandal in 1875. ... With this, government work was being given based on merit. ... This helped steer away some competition and keep the United States at the top. ... With massive new tracts of land and better transportation it provided Americans with more options and possibilities for what the...

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