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    A long time ago in Rome, they had tribunes. They were called Roman Tribunes, to be exact. Roman Tribunes were very common and important back in those times. Roman Tribunes also play a big part in the Shakespearean play, Julius Caesar. Roman Tribunes were basically like the military people of Rome back in the old Roman days. If fact it was around the year 490 BCE. So sit back and enjoy the ride as we find out what Roman Tribunes are and how they apply to the Shakespearean play, Julius Caesar. As previously said, Roman Tribunes were a pretty big deal back then. At first, they were chosen and/or approved by the king. That quickly was changed after a few differences in their colony. Since it changed, they Roman Tributes were usually, if not always, chosen by the people. The Roman Tribunes were the protectors of that time. Not only were they protectors, they were also defenders. They defended things such as their liberties. Roman Tribunes were usually ranked from the upper social class. Roman Tribunes had different ranks. One rank was called Tribunes. (Also known as Tribunus.) This rank was made up of six assistants. They assisted the legion commander called the Prime Pilus. This is typically like a beginner rank of the Roman Tribunes. The tribune rank often younger people who were training for higher ranks. The next Roman Tribune rank is called Tribunus Cohortis. They were the Commanders of a Cohortis military unit. And finally, the last rank is called Tribunus Cohortis…

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    So in this paper I will explain the following questions: What is a roman tribune, and what is their role in society. Why is Marullus and Flavius worried about Caesar? I will answer these questions by the information from the book. Also I will answer them by my own thinking and reasoning. The Role of a Roman Tribune The first question I will be discussing is what a roman tribune is? A roman tribune is an officer or officers that are elected each year to serve over the military. They are…

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    memorable. When I was younger,I wasn't the most tamed child, I had a tendency of getting into mischief. I Even once received ten minutes on the wall for getting into trouble. Time on the wall also meant how long you got held from recess. It was anywhere from stealing a pencil, to going onto the forbidden Monkey Bars. One day I went a little too far, and got twenty minutes on the wall. The whole second grade knew about the little scene I created in at the assembly. This all started with a…

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    Back to the Past The upcoming week is Spring Formal Dance at Phoenix High School. Students are passing notes, asking their crushes to the dance. Some students test their limits to go big, making posters saying, “Would you go to Spring Formal with me?”, and buying bouquets or chocolates or candy; who would ever say, “no” to that. Grace and her squad; Mason, Daisy, Olivia, and Maya; planned to walk together into the assembly. The assembly was authorized to inform the students about the Spring…

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    Henry Ford, the founder of Ford Motor Company, managed to change the price of the Ford Model T from six hundred dollars into four hundred and ninety dollars. He did this by looking at the total cost it took to manufacture and minimized it again and again. This is known as total cost minimization. He invented new ways of going about the production process, the assembly line being what he spent most of his time on. The work of Henry Ford very close to perfect total cost minimization. As an…

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    Leslie Chang Factory Girls

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    In this highly competitive world, the demand for jobs constantly grow along with the demand for new merchandise such as phones, gadgets, and toys. It used to be a matter of going to the store and purchasing the new hottest item, but now, more and more people are starting to think about the hands that make it. The thriving Chinese population is responsible for a large portion of modern commodities. While it is beneficial that many people can find jobs in factories, the conditions that they must…

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    Film Review: The Global Assembly Line The World economy has experienced distinct phases over time, yet one of the most important and revolutionary systems has been capitalism. Capitalism can be defined as a socio-economic system motivated by profit and labor power, focused on the exploitation of the labor force. Beginning in the 19th century, competitive capitalism introduced the idea of reducing wage rates and different forms of production. Then came the era of organized capitalism, also…

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    Taylorism In The 1920's

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    performance and wage incentives were incorporated to reward increased productivity (Littler, 1978). Ford incorporated many principles of Taylorism in his development of the Model T car, rapidly increasing the productivity of workers, gaining huge profits (Alizon, 2009). One major difference between Taylorism and Fordism, which was that Ford noticed that post war America was inundated with unskilled labourers. A fundamental element of Fordism was the change in hiring procedures, unskilled…

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    Henry Ford As A Machinist

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    or could of. Ford founded the Ford Motor Company in 1903 in Detroit, Michigan. He announced in 1914, that his company would “initiate the greatest revolution in the matter of rewards for its workers ever known to the industrial world.” Henry Ford was a machinist, a lover of animals, and most importantly humanity’s friend. He loved birds, held business conferences outdoors, and he believed that “the best use I can make of my money is to make more work for more men”. He helped provide jobs to…

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    Henry Ford Biography Essay

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    Henry Ford is known as one of America’s foremost industrialists who revolutionized the assembly line modes and production of the automobile. Ford was born July 30, 1863, in Michigan, and passed away on April 7, 1947. After a few trials of building cars and companies, in 1903, Henry Ford established the Ford Motor Company. Ford introduced the development of the moving assembly line and is credited for helping build America’s economy in the nation’s vulnerable years (“Henry Ford Biography” 1).…

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