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schedules and anything he could find to get the perfect situation. Then, he found it. On March 31, 1981, the day of the attempt, President Reagan was in the “Hilton Hotel in Washington D.C. addressing the Building and Construction Workers Union of the AFL-CIO” (President Reagan Shot). Then the moment that John Hinckley has been plotting for several months, going back-and-forth on what he should do, has finally come. “Hinckley was armed with a .22 revolver with exploding bullets and was only ten…

Many have concluded that the Electoral College should be taken away completely or just in some states. There have been cases where Electoral College has actually been bad for us, but there has also been equal amount of times were it worked in are favor. There have been a few cases where they try to abolish the Electoral College and even just remove it state wide. For example, in 2004 Colorado almost passed a bill that uses popular vote instead of the electoral votes. Another, case was in 2000…

Union jobs were once the backbone of our workforce. Many different trades offered employees the opportunity to join unions, ensuring that these employees received the highest wages, the best benefits and safe working conditions. With more and more jobs being outsources overseas and the Baby Boomer generation retiring, the amount of people joining the unions has decreased. In order for unions to survive, they are going to have to change the way today’s generation sees them, to bring new life back…

After her time as the first lady, Hillary Clinton secured a seat in the senate, and then served as the secretary of state in the white house under Obama. (4) She was also a lawyer who worked on the Watergate scandal. (5) On the 12th of April 2015, she officially announced her candidacy for president.(1) In her campaign video she said, “Everyday Americans need a champion. I want to be that champion.” (18) Clinton is the top choice for the Democratic Party to keep the white house. She appeals…

many different civil rights groups, labor unions, and religious organizations, including the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the American Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO), and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).The march was one of the largest demonstrations for human rights in US history, and a spectacular example of the power of nonviolent direct action. It began at the Washington monument…

The Price We Pay for Cheap Labor: Prison Labor Revealed The average American citizen probably doesn’t notice that many of the things they use in their daily lives have been produced by the hands of prison inmates somewhere in the U.S. The same person also probably doesn’t know that often when they call a phone number for technical support for a product they are having an issue with; they could be talking to a prison inmate. This in and of itself really does no one any harm and usually the…

I would like to introduce a piece of my culture that my father grew up with and endured the struggle alongside their movement. I on the other had was like my father but more to my traditional roots. I am part of a warrior society that has given my life for the sake of protecting, preserving and defending our way of life even if I must give my life up for the weak. Now let’s move on to a story of Nonviolence and civil disobedience. The story of Cesar Estrada Chavez begins near Yuma, Arizona.…

Business, the Confederation of British Industry, and the Nestlé Corporation, headquartered in Switzerland and with operations throughout the world), labour groups (e.g., IG Metall in Germany, the Trades Union Congress in the United Kingdom, and the AFL–CIO in the United States), farm groups (e.g., the Irish Farmers' Association in the republic of Ireland and the American Farm Bureau Federation), and professional groups (e.g., the American Bar Association and the Czech Chamber of…

Powderly William Graham Sumner John P. Altgeld Samuel Gompers What was the impact of the transcontinental rail system on the American economy and society in the late nineteenth century? 2) How did the huge industrial trusts develop in industries such as steel and oil, and what was their effect on the economy? 3) What was the effect of the new industrial revolution on American laborers, and how did various labor organizations attempt to respond to the new conditions? 4) The…