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after JP Morgan and Northern Securities. Did this single lawsuit itself bring major change to the railroad industry? Of course not, but the effect the lawsuit had is what was important. TR essentially went up to bully on the playground and punched him square in the face. Even if TR lost the court case, it probably would still have a similar effect. TR made everyone aware that he…

A Party down at the Square is a story of a young boy who witness a lynching. The young boy is staying over at a family member house. When a group of man came and told our narrator uncle that there was going to be a party down in the square. Our narrator was told by his uncle to come. Like most people I thought that it was an actually party. We learn that when the narrator should up there was no music and people where angry. During all this they had a storm going on outside. That cause an…

the growing rift between individuals creating a canyon of indifferences. Roosevelt in response decided to construct a bridge across the canyon of indifferences, known as the Square Deal. The Square Deal was built upon the three C’s: consumer protection, control of corporations, and conservation of natural resources. The Square Deal for labor was put to the ultimate test in 1902, during a strike by coal workers. The workers demanded a 20 percent increase in pay and shorter hours, obviously the…

with a simple idea… That everyone should be able to accept credit cards—and we‘ve been rethinking buying and selling ever since” ("About Square."). This is the mission statement found on Square’s website. Back in 2009 Jack Dorsey, CEO and co-founder of Square, came up with an idea to make payments simpler; thus, Square was created and launched in May 2010. Square has opened a new way of paying for small businesses with three choices to choose from: Magstripe Reader, the Stand, and the…

Little did I know that three years ago would be my last single, pregnant-free, child-free New Years Eve celebration. Boy am I glad that I got all the fun out in my younger years! Since that time, I got married and pregnant quickly there after, so the past two New Years Eve celebrations were spent quite differently. Some of us lucky few are actually able to obtain babysitters and go out and celebrate like we did before the responsibility of parenting came. I have not been fortunate enough to…

Welcome to the train of education the track only goes forward and it is endless. I have never got excited about education, but I have always taken it seriously. Which is what everyone should do to go far in life. Education may not seem like it is very important, but if I want to lead a successful life it is suggested I get one. The more hours I put in learning the better off I will be. According to dictionary.com the definition of education is the act or process of imparting or acquiring…

day known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre. This absolute injustice was started by a group of university students that exposed deep splits into China’s political leadership. The Government enforcing military rule on the countries capital tried to forcefully suppress the protests. The protesters called for government liability, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and the restoration of workers' power over industry. These young and unarmed activists occupied the square for seven weeks before…

Three Square volunteer gives her take on the experience Jacqulin Schuette, a UNLV graduate with a kinesiology degree has always thought volunteering should be an important part of someone’s life. Jacqulin has always been the first person to raise their hand to volunteer, and Three Square was no exception. A call was made looking for volunteers and once again Jacqulin was more than willing to assist. Three Square is very dependent on volunteers and have been lucky enough to have tens of…

The Tiananmen Square protests was caused by many factors that were present after Mao Zedong’s death. The failed Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution left China in a devastated state with economic and social problems in part to the failure of Communism. The Communist Party still stayed strong throughout these crises although they resulted in more deaths than the Soviet Union and the Nazi regime’s atrocities. The party elected Deng Xiaoping, who was left to lift the country back up.…

1949 Revolution and 1989 Tiananmen Square protests Throughout history, there has been many revolutions or rebellions that sought to make changes in societies. One of the common changes people fight for is their country’s form of government. World-widely, uprisings calling for democratic ideas were more typical than which call for communist styles of government. However, cultural movements towards communist path have been more successful in China. Two of the events that took place in China,…