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Unionization of The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters The fight to form a union can be done. The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was founded after workers for the Pullman railroad felt they were being treated unfairly by their employer. The discrimination and prejudice African American railroad workers faced on the job were harsh. They worked a lot and were underpaid for the jobs that they performed. They knew that things had to change within their work place for everyone to be…

Andrea Barrios Hist 1301.1m1 5/31/2016 Sam Houston and the American Southwest In Sam Houston and the American Southwest, written by Randolph B. Campbell and edited by Mark C. Canes, the main focus is on Sam Houston’s many accomplishments and failures. The purpose Randolph Campbell has is to inform general and scholarly readers on who Sam Houston was as a warrior, politician, and leader. Sam Houston was a governor of two states, President of the Republic of Texas, and for thirteen years a…

The Covenant Stone is found at the center of the Maryville College campus. Students pass it on a daily basis headed to and from classes. The stone represents what the Maryville College students find value in. Before the Covenant Stone there was just the Covenant, which was ideals that students came up with in 1990. These ideals, according to the Maryville College website, were taken from the College’s Statement of Purpose. The Covenant has three tenets: scholarship, respect and…

Within the past few decades’ technology has been advancing at an incredible rate. The Internet is one the greatest innovation created due to its capability to hold a vast amount of information. However, in todays time, many people are relying the Internet too heavily. “Stop Internet habits from becoming addictions by unplugging” by John Przybys, is an article that discusses the negative results from using the Internet for so long. According to Pryzbys, he points out that “relationships or…

of the world people are facing the effects of overpopulation and the process called urban sprawl appearing more often (Randolph). This urban sprawl is a direct result of overpopulating a region with an inadequate room for growth (Randolph). It involves stretching the urban boundaries further and further, thus consuming precious farm land and many other types of land use (Randolph). This realization of a population and space crisis is what has driven only a few cities in the United States (US) to…

From Randolph and Mortimer sitting in their car and Randolph discussing the “idiot scientists and their question about eternal life”, to talking about the Nobel Prize. The film also uses humor to show how hypocritical the two brothers are, Randolph tells Mortimer how not everything is about money, but still throughout the film only shows frugal characteristics. Several examples of cheap, frugal behavior are demonstrated, from Randolph tipping the butler a five dollar Christmas…

More than two decades ago, a scandal took the newly founded country of America by storm. Thomas Jefferson, the author of The Declaration of Independence, Ambassador of France, and Vice President, came back home from France with a very pregnant Sally Hemings. Under normal circumstances, this would not be a problem. But one thing was out of place; Sally was Jefferson’s slave. This leaves much to the imagination, and even caused some to believe that our 3rd president of the United States of…

The United States of America gained its independence on July 4th, 1776, successfully cutting its restrictive ties with Great Britain. Shortly after the end of the Revolutionary War, America and Britain made amends and resumed trade and peaceful affairs. However, all peace someday comes to an end, especially in the case of America’s unstable relationship with Britain, fueled by vengeful grudges due to past events. Only four decades after America gained its independence, tensions between America…

In the article, “The Forgotten Radical History of the March on Washington”, author William P. Jones shared about the the March on Washington that took place on August 28, 1963. The author’s purpose in writing this article was to explain both the support and opposition that came with the mobilization. Jones accomplished this through stating different viewpoints on the values of the racial inequality and economic injustice that were uncovered during this momumental event. Thus, the article gives…

must be bad ones also. Teddy mentioned a story how a helicopter went out of control with 2 men in it. It came crashing down to the earth and they died. Randolph stated “One of the men had an 18 month old daughter, neither of them came home to their families that day.” That day they proceeded to pick up every piece of the helicopter. Although Randolph wasn't in that dangerous of an accident he did have a close encounter with fire down in the boiling room of the ship. The fire bounced out into…