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Police Brutality Police severity has had a long history in the U.S. In the beginning of policing, demonstrations of mass severity were generally credited to the poor work specialists. From the Great Railroad Strike of 1877, to the Pullman Strike of 1894, the Lawrence material strike of 1912, the Ludlow slaughter of 1914, the Steel strike of 1919, and the Hanapepe slaughter of 1924, the police would mercilessly beat striking workers. Can police brutality on the minorities be justified?…

The pickets at the white house were mostly staged appropriately according to historical records in Iron Jawed Angels, highlighting the determination and proficiency of the suffrage movement. The picketers were called, “The Silent Sentinels,” because their purpose wasn’t to physically rebuke, but pressure president Wilson to sign a constitutional amendment. The movie demonstrates this by showing women standing civilly outside the white house holding banners addressed to the president. Doris…

Final Exam Neither man nor women Question # 1 Hijras are a group of Northern Indian people that dress, look and act like women. They may or may not be born with or have male genitals, some are hermaphrodite (born with both gender sex organs). Their male sex organs do not work for the purpose of reproduction, and because of this it makes them unable to perform sexually with women. One of the interesting practices of the Hijras is the emasculation surgery that some of them go through. This is…

Fur, Henry Clay Frick: Steel, Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt: Shipping and Railroads, Jay Gould and James Fisk: Railroads and Finance, Andrew Carnegie: Railroads and Steel, Collis P. Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, and George Mortimer Pullman: Railroads, Andrew Mellon, and John Pierpont Morgan: Finance. And Thomas Alva Edison and the Business of Invention: Edison is not generally included in the category of “robber barons,”…

support of the labor movement by organizing people to support Eugene Debs. He was the president of the American Railway Union who served a six-month prison sentence for defying a court order not to disrupt railroad traffic in support of striking Pullman workers . In 1912, she was even charged with a capital offense by a military tribunal in West Virginia and sentenced to house arrest but because of her popularity the governor felt pressured to release her. Alabama born Hattie Canty was a former…

their entire mindset on any given subject as their thinking is easily influenced. The way that these characteristics relate to these books is very important and will be discussed in this essay. In the book Wonder the main character is August Pullman, nicknamed…

lifestyle lived very vivacious and diverse lives. This lifestyle demands constant attention and personal appearances. In many ways during the 1920’s the means of transportation were rapidly improving and this included trains and the “comfortable pullman cars for spending the night and quality of food in dining cars made long distance travel a pleasure” (Turner). This shows that the inventions during this time period improved comfort and safety for long distances. This also showcases the…

Ch. 29: Wilsonian Progressivism Abroad 1912-1916 1. Eugene Debs-He was the Socialist candidate for president in election of 1912. He was a labor leader in Pullman Strike and ran for president five times. 2. Pancho Villa-He killed many Americans in both Mexico and United States. He was never captured even though Pershing was sent to do so. 3. John J. Pershing-He was ordered with soldiers to capture Francisco Villa in Mexico. He didn’t capture Villa but crushed several forces of Carranza’s and…

Julian Chapter” an addition to his already growing book franchise “The Wonder Story” explores the mind of a bully. To fully understand this concept the background story must be explained. Palacio’s books feature a young child by the name of August Pullman and a bully named Julian. Auggie, or August, has a chromosomal deficiency causing his face to be abnormal. In “The Julian Chapter” Palacio explains why Julian is the way he is and it is because he is scared of Auggie. This fear induced bulling…

America from after the Civil War up until the 1890’s is described as being the period of time that was golden on the outside, but if you scratch the surface corrupt underneath. This period is known as the Gilded Age, which is a term invented by a famous American author Mark Twain. During the Gilded Age, America was facing serious social problems. These problems were being masked by the advancements of the new modern nation it was turning into. This era is significant because there is no event…