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    discounted price. Ultimately, drove competitors out of business. Carnegie and Morgan took advantage of Congress. Carnegie has Congress set up a high tariff on foreign steel, and Morgan made Congress seal foreign steel from coming in the U.S. These tariffs closed all competition and gave these men authority to maintain a high price on steel for profit. Evidently, J. P. Morgan sold defective rifles to a general on the field during the Civil War for a ridiculously high price. With the rifles…

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    For example, steel was used quite a bit back then and we still use steel today. “Steel is used in a wide number of applications in modern construction, including the building of railways, roads, buildings, appliances and other infrastructures. In fact, most modern structures, such as skyscrapers, stadiums, airports and bridges, are created with a durable steel skeleton. Even structures that use concrete also use steel as a reinforcing material. Steel is also used in many different…

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    Have you ever heard of Samuel Morse? If you have then you know that he was a co-inventor of Morse Code. Morse Code is a systematic way of transmitting information via code and it is sent either from light or from off and on tones. Samuel Morse is known for much more than Morse Code, however. He originally gained his reputation for being a portrait painter and by helping invent the single-wired telegraph. Because of what is being called the Industrial Revolution many new inventions like Morse Code…

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    contain even when out of utility.The vehicles are crushed and the metal is used for recycling.Up to date auto recycling methods are as cost-effective as possible and nearly 75% of the materials are recycled.According to research 14 million tons of steel are produced in industry because of recycling.Some may not know why,where and how.Auto Recycling Oshawa gives you solutions. Auto recycling is not only a…

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    1962, the United States was emerging from a recession and was in a state of economic distress. Without any regard to the welfare of the state, the nation’s largest steel companies greedily raised their steel prices by 3.5 percent. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy gave a speech in which he attempts to persuade the executives of said steel companies to reduce their high prices and stable their wages as a form of sacrifice for the sake of the United States economy during the period of economic…

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    and let them sit in the white vinegar solution for 5-10 minutes (take notice of how the pennies look before putting them in). 6) Take pennies out and put them on a paper towel after step 5. 7) Put one steel nail into the bowl and let it sit all the way on the bottom fully submerged. Take another steel nail and lean it up against the side of the bowl so it's 1/2 way in the vinegar…

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    Manganese is very flammable and dangerous with very strong intensity! It’s found in the earth’s mantle while having a melting point of 1246℉. The element manganese stimulates functions of the human body and resembles iron while being a component of steel. Manganese helps form functions of the human body such as connective tissue, bones, and blood clotting factors. It also stimulates other components such as dentin. Doctors use this element to help patients who need bone growth for damaged…

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    in their greed for money, Steel companies raise prices to make more money in a time when steel is needed. Furthermore, putting Americans at risk for their own purposes. Kennedy displays his concern for this, as not only him having a problem with this, but Americans as well. Kennedy simply puts that, at this time in which sacrifice is requested of those in this country. “American people will find it hard, as I do, to accept a situation in which a tiny handful of steel executives whose pursuit of…

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    For whom is 1982’s “Conan the Barbarian” a guilty pleasure? There are some that wouldn’t openly admit to having it in their movie collection, as it’s a none-too-serious, sword and sandal action flick. I’ve watched this movie perhaps a dozen times since the mid 80’s and I think it holds up well despite its age. After another viewing, I became curious what other people thought of it, and read a number of reviews from around the time of its original screening, and more recent ones to compare. The…

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    geography. Few of the main ingredients of inequality are agriculture which affects the kind of animals and specialists a civilization has, domesticated animals that can extremely benefit a nation, germs which can kill off an entire population, and steel which is the strongest man made metal. Without certain geography, civilizations would not be able to benefit from those aspects. These factors or lack thereof can lead to one civilization advancing further than the others. Geography dictates…

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