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    Clay and was shaped contrary to the approaches of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic Party. Specifically, the Whigs supported the supremacy of Congress over the administration and favored a system of modernization and financial protectionism. The Whigs observed Clay's vision of the "American System" that advanced fast financial and industrial development in the United States. Whigs tried to advance speedier industrialization through high taxes, a business-oriented cash supply taking…

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    Honduras provides protection of intellectual property by the World Trade Organization standards. The government has approved to uphold Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS), which means that entities who subscribe treaties to Honduras that are ratified by the National Congress of the Republic shall become part of the domestic legislation of Honduras. The Industrial Property law also protects property and consumers, making it illegal to have unfair competition…

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    As fears of communists working in the government accelerate, congress passes the McCarran International Security Act, which makes it unlawful to do anything that might assist the " establishment of a totalitarian dictatorship ". Furthermore, it mandates that communist organizations register with the attorney general, and bands from entry immigrants who have a history of communist affiliation. Worst of all, it provides…

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    1. Introduction: The Industrial Revolution was the introduction of new manufacturing styles, including going from hand production methods to machines. The first industry to use modern production methods was the textile industry (Landes D. S., 1969). It created a major turning point in history where almost every aspect of our daily lives was influenced in some way (Lucas, 2002). Some economist stated that one of the biggest impacts of the Industrial Revolution was the consistent increase of the…

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    needed to guard against the influence of the military industrial complex (Kraska 206). He knew there was potential for the rise of misplaced power (206). Much like the military, the criminal justice has seen the rise of an industrial complex within its system. Kraska defines an industrial complex as when the “private sector involvement and influence blends with public sector organizations and objectives,” (196). The criminal justice industrial complex views the criminal justice system as an…

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    Sitting Bull’s followers sought defense at the Pine Ridge Agency under Chief Red Cloud. In Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1879, 82 Indian children were enrolled with Richard Henry Pratt in order to start a new school, which came out as the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. While there, Pratt applied his educational and theoretical knowledge, hence he was earlier supervising 72 St. Augustine prisoners at Fort Marion. The Dawes Severalty Act occurred in 1887, where the United States’ president…

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    By the time Congress passed the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, many employers had created maternity leave programs. The main reasoning and argument behind the creation of this policy was in response to the increased “feminization” of the work force. (Dobin & Kelly,1999) . As executed and accepted as maternity leave is in every industrial and developed nation across the world, in the United States maternity leave policies were developed as a form of sexual discrimination. By the year 1977…

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    countries in the world, however, America is riddled with problems. One of the most controversy problems in America is the prison industrial complex. The prison industrial complex is a term used to describe the overlapping interests of government and industry that use surveillance, policing, and imprisonment as solutions to economic, social and political problems. The prison industrial complex allows private prisons to profit off inmates, thereby giving the motivation to retain non-violent…

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    During the industrial revolution transitioned from farm life into a more urbanized life because people no longer needed to have large amounts of land to live. The industrial revolution led to a new inability to provide or make a craft and by breeding factory workers who new how to make parts as opposed to products you are reducing potential competition threats. Workers began to form unions in order to represent the masses. The gap between the upper and lower classes also widened because there…

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    mistakes, as the intensely hot steel furnaces and the potentially unstable mines constantly threatened injury or death. Since workers were viewed as interchangeable parts, owners wouldn’t care if there were any death. Many Progressives responded to industrial America's deplorable working conditions by endeavoring to make life better for workers. The American Federation of Labor (AFL) was established to help workers with their problems. The AFL made it possible for the workers to go on strike by…

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