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In terms of governmental views, the British Parliament was deeply concerned of the fast rising numbers of cases involving shell shocked male soldiers. With Prime Minister David Lloyd George stating, “It is prevalent through out the world. It is not merely here; it is in France, it is in Germany; and to a less extent in the United States of America. The world is suffering from shell-shock on a great scale.” On April 20, 1915 Cecil Harmsworth, Assistant Home Secretary, proposed the Mental…

The Red Scare affected the American view on immigration because they wanted to place more limits on it. They did this by using the Immigration Act of 1924. This enforced a quota system that controlled the amount of people entering the country. It limited the annual immigration to 164,447 people (“Immigration Act, 1924”). Americans believed that Russians were the ones who were trying to spread their communist beliefs, so that is why they didn’t want many foreigners entering the country. Also,…

Abstract: The Port of Singapore has a multi-pricing structure. The costs are arranged in three categories: port-calling costs, terminal-handling costs and concession pricing. Port-calling costs are the costs of all services offered to the vessel, ranging from access to quay or terminal, to pilotage, to the supply of water and bunkering, i.e. they encompass all ship-handling costs. Terminal-handling costs comprise costs for loading or unloading, storage, customs clearance, repacking and…

Acceptance of Violence? “We’re so used to seeing this thing on television” was Fanny Clain’s response to the Brussels attacks earlier this year. After being severely injured in the attack, Clain was more startled by the intensity of the explosion than the act itself. What’s shocking is that her attitude in response to violent attacks is not rare. In a world where media plays an influential role in shaping public opinion, we are unfortunately greeted with an immense amount of violence. Whether…

Introduction The idea that McDonaldization is an inexorable phenomenon is an erroneous claim, which fails to take into consideration the political and socioeconomic dichotomy that exists independently from it. To fully appreciate the dynamism and influence of the establishment heads of the world, the examination of the concept of McDonaldization becomes a decent portrayal of their overwhelming power, while in the same instance disclosing the actual insignificance of such a system of…

Ransom E. Olds invented the assembly line in 1901, in order to keep up with the high demand for horseless carriages, but it was Henry Ford who improved on Ransom’s idea. Henry Ford installed conveyor belts on the assembly line and this improvement allowed him to mass produce automobiles at a rate that was once impossible. As a great inventor and entrepreneur, Henry Ford was able to transform the lives of the common American for the better. He was able to improve the working conditions for…

Coming to Xavier has been one of a kind. Xavier is not just your typical high school or private school. It is a very unique school. I went to public school for 9 years until I came to Xavier. I was very aware of Xavier since two of my cousins graduated from here, Shamara and Israel Valdez. Shamara actually introduced me to Xavier and encouraged me to go. She would always talk about her school and the environment. I was curious about it. If it wasn’t for my cousin I would of probably gone to La…

The question is, “What would capture attention and be a cool and very visual way to begin a movie or a book and, more specifically, my autobiography? Stylistically, the latter is often considered to be more complicated. Besides, in the labyrinth of “opinions,” I encountered opinions that were diametrically opposed to one another, and there were even irrelevant statements, when referring to rigidity, chronology, points of view, and the choice between first- and third-person writing, between what…

1. INTRODUCTION We need entrepreneurship in order to build a better world and future for the generations to come. It is also essential for expanding the economy. The Hoover Dam was originally known as the Boulder Dam from 1933 to 1947. The dam was named after Herbert Hoover who played an important role in its construction. The Hoover Dam is located in the Black Canyon on the border between Arizona and Nevada and was built with the effective use of resources. The Hoover Dam was built by…

Henry Ford: An Influential Figure From the days of Leonardo Da Vinci until the days of Karl Benz, many cars models were introduced. Steam, electric, and gasoline models were invented. No one knows to whom exactly lays the credit of inventing the automobile, but on the other hand, no one doesn’t know the Ford Model T car.When “the time production ceased for the Model T in 1927, more than 15 million cars had been sold --or half the world's output” (Lacocca, 1998). All this industrial glory…