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    Rough Draft Exhibit Plan Introduction: During the American Labor Movement, many workers were affected by the unequal opportunities as employers. Workers were not receiving the proper work hours a day. Many were either working for long periods of time or not enough time. This affected their financial sustainability to the extent where activists were taking a step to fight for their work rights in the movement, specifically the aiming towards the Haymarket Affair, that set back the 8 hour work…

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    Minimum Wage Workers

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    I think citizens judge minimum wage workers because they feel it gives them a sense of superiority. I think citizens view it as like a pyramid where if you are above a person or you may have a little more than someone else below you they feel they have to authority to look down to those who are below them. I think most judgement is based on location, image or stereotypes. I think location because based on where you go to purchase or consume some kind of item or good you are going to deal with…

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    Have you ever wondered how hard life was for immigrants when they first came to the U.S.? Well let me tell you it was not easy it was very hard for immigrants to do things thought basic now, altho even the littlest things were better than where they came from like running water. One of the hardest things for them was trying to find a job because most immigrants did not speak the language which made talking to natives very hard and often led to less or no income. This caused most immigrants to…

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    Roman Daily Life

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    How is Roman daily life?Ancient Rome was an Italian development which started in the Italian Peninsula. It was situated along the Mediterranean Sea. Ancient Rome was one of the biggest empires on the ancient world .In Rome, there was entertainment mixed and all over. There were feast both sacred or set by privileged romans. There were athletic matches. Romans were also very social. They influence a meal feast for classmates and essential crowd. Roman daily life is an essential piece for the…

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    Immigration is an important part of United States’ history. Between the years of 1870 and 1910, more than 20 million individuals migrated to the nation. As the years progressed, many of the American natives began to treat migrants unfairly. The group of migrants that I have chosen to focus on is the Chinese. Many Chinese migrants dwelled together in Los Angeles’s Chinatown. The immigration process for the Chinese was both a positive and negative experience. After coming to the United States, the…

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    “A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and install the love of learning” (Brad Henry). Teachers all across the US are being underpaid for a job that should be highly appreciated. They work hard to ensure that students are set up to have a successful life filled with astounding achievements. Teachers have dedication, knowledge, and tolerance; still, teachers are underpaid for the work they accomplish and should be paid at least 20,000 more than their current salary. On average…

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    I would like to work as a full time technician in the field hopefully after only a year or two out of college. Generally new technicians out of training need about 2 years to be on their own, fortunately I am currently working for a company, and I will have a year and a half of experience by the time I get my AAS here at NIACC. Becoming a full time technician is not my goal though, eventually I want to work my way up to one of two things, either the owner of a company, or a full time maintenance…

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    The Jungle

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    How the Government Could Create A WILD Animal The Jungle is a book that is trying to send a message to the people. That message is that America can turn people crazy. With all of the jobs and the high expenses with low wages or maybe cut wages. The immigrants having to learn to adapt to this new culture. Which is another weight on top of them while having to deal with unfair treatment. Also the government using the people for a vote, like for example a Political Machine. Government’s unstable…

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    Tesla Media Essay

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    4. The base for pay raises within the Tesla Media will begin with performance based pay raises. Then the second thing Tesla Media will consider when giving pay raises would be based on years of service. In my opinion pay increase by performance and by years of service could go hand to hand. At Tesla Media we expect the best out of our employees and they expect the same from us. 5. According to page 23 of the text book, the consequences of pay is often less amenable to measurement but it is still…

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    family. I asked him if his employer's treated him fairly. He said he had a lot of luck in his life because in all the jobs he had, he never had an employer who treated workers unfairly. He was always given the pay that was promised, but it was a low wage and if he worked over time he would receive overtime pay. In every job he had he was given fresh water and the appropriate rest break. One thing he didn’t have luck in was equipment. There were times where he had to use broken equipment…

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