...American West Development Student`s Name Institutional Affiliation Submission Date Gold rush in America west [pic] Retrieved from: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1363522/How-American-West-really-won-C19th-images-early-settlers-Deadwood.html Above is a photograph of miners washing gold. The photo was taken in the nineteenth century at Deadwood town. The discovery of gold in American west spread like a bush fire, and within no time, a huge number of people had already camped in the mining fields ready to mine the gold and get rich. Many people left their families, jobs and moved to the goldfields’ (Limerick, 1998). During that time American west state experienced a large number of immigrants, all coming to try their luck in the fields. Those who managed to get gold became richer while those who didn’t become poorer. The gold rush brought about huge environmental changes in the country’s landscape (Limerick, 1998). There were very deep holes that were dug in search of the gold. Trees were cut down to clear the fields and to take care of the huge demand for wood that was used to power the steam engines that ran the lifting cables. The rapid destruction of the forest triggered soil erosion in the fields. The miners were less concerned with the consequences of their acts to the environment, for them, America was a place to exploit gets your wealth and leave. There was a rapid population growth in American west; this...
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...middle of the 1800s. But by the late 1880s, America’s frontier looked far different. There had been little effort by Americans to conserve their own land and animals. America was losing its beauty with every major project it completed (i.e. the Transcontinental Railroad) and every animal it killed. There had been some people that tried to do something about it, but they had little success. But there was one man in the late 1800s that turned the tides for his fellow conservationists. That man was Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States. He is best known as the Conservationist President, and with good reason. He saved more land and animal species than the previous 25 Presidents before him combined!...
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...view of the organization evolved further as organizations began to understand the critical need for their employees to communicate and collaborate while integrating their work across multiple departments and professions and, in some cases, whole industries. LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY: We can travel back even further, to the latter half of the nineteenth century, when the business world was becoming increasingly complex, to see how project management evolved from basic management principles. Large-scale government projects were the impetus for making important decisions that became the basis for project management methodology. In the United States, for example, the first truly large government project was the transcontinental railroad, which began construction in the 1860s. Suddenly, business leaders found themselves faced with the daunting task of organizing the manual labor of thousands of workers and the processing and assembly of unprecedented quantities of raw material. EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY: Taylor introduced the concept of working more efficiently, rather than working harder and longer. The inscription on Taylor's tomb in Philadelphia attests to his place in the history of management: "The father of scientific management." His studies of management focused on navy ship construction during World War I. His Gantt Charts, complete with task bars and milestone markers, outline the sequence and duration of all tasks in a process. Gantt chart diagrams...
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...look to the effect their decisions have on multiple stakeholders” (eGuide 2010 pg. 3). I would have to say after reading The Wreck of Amtrak’s Sunset Limited, the question of “Who was at fault” remains a difficult quest to conquer. However, I will do my best to break this case study down into elements that will eventually present an idea as to who truly was at fault for the derailment, in my opinion. I will present to you all the stakeholders involved in this derailment, as well as their interests in cleaning up the mess this “normal accident” left in its wake. Next, I will explain the four areas of the corporation's social corporate responsibilities including the economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic areas. Based on these four areas of corporate social responsibility, I will reveal my final synopsis of who was responsible for this derailment and provide my rationales and recommendations to each of the businesses at fault. To begin, I will present a brief history of the derailment of Sunset Limited and the “normal accident” that took place. A brief history of the “normal accident” The case study for this assignment involved several factors to help create the accident. Amtrak’s transcontinental passenger train, Sunset Limited, was delayed in New Orleans and behind schedule thirty minutes before it left Alabama. At the same time this train was cruising on its tracks a good seventy-two mph, a towboat that was owned by WGN (Warrior and Gulf Navigation...
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...crops such as beans, squash, and corn; while the men of the tribes were the hunters and protectors of the tribes. And since our tribes told of our history instead of writing it down, the Europeans were able to say that they came to the “American” lands before we did. In 1830, the U.S. Congress passed a the Indian Removal Act, which allowed the government to relocate Native Americans from their homelands within established states to lands west of the Mississippi River. This was to accommodate the European-American expansion into the U.S. lands. There were numerous Indian wars during the duration of the American Civil War, which were frequent up until 1890’s. There were still wars, but not as many, up until the 20th century. The transcontinental railroad brought over more non-Native into more of the tribal lands. But over a period of time the U.S. finally decided to force a series of treaties and land concessions by the tribes and helped reservations in the western states. But the U.S. also tried to force the reservations to adopt the European style farming. Over time, this technique made the Indian reservation lands dry up. In 1924, Native Americans who we not already U.S. citizens were granted citizenship by Congress. The Native Americans are said to have a unique relationship with the United States because they may be members...
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...Chapter 17 The Industrial Revolution Learning Outcomes After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following: 17-1 Describe and discuss the development of the Industrial Revolution in America after the Civil War, concentrating on the major industries and their leaders. 17-2 Describe how America’s regional and local markets merged into one truly national market and how this influenced the consumer demand for products and services, as well as some of the costs associated with the transition. 17-3 Discuss the functioning of national, state, and local politics during the late 1800s. 17-4 Describe the formation of the early labor unions in the United States, including their goals, activities, and situations at the end of the nineteenth century. 290 C h apt e r 15 The Continued Move West “ The world that had consisted of small farms, artisans’ workshops, and small factories transformed into a full-scale industrial society. ” As the process of ensuring political, economic, and social rights of African Americans waned during the 1870s, most Americans turned their attenNo invention had more lasting impact than the incandestion to another transformation cent light bulb. brought on by the Civil War: the Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree Industrial Revolution. During 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 the half-century between 1865 and 1915, the United States evolved from a relative...
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...Section 1 Medicine and treatment Chapter 3: Extension study: Medicine and public health from Roman Britain to c1350 3.1 The Romans and approaches to medicine Exam practice question 1 (page 17) The Romans believed that disease was caused by an imbalance in the Four Humours. They believed that the body was made up of black bile, yellow bile, blood and phlegm, and that too much or not enough of one of these would cause illness. A fever, for example, showed that you had too much blood. This belief was developed by Galen from the work of Hippocrates, an Ancient Greek doctor. The Romans also believed that bad air could cause disease. They thought it was important to build cities and settlements away from swamps and marshes. This would have helped them avoid diseases like malarias which were caused by mosquitoes, but they didn’t understand why. The Romans also believed that dirt and sedentary lifestyles caused disease, because they encouraged the population to bathe regularly and exercise in the bath house. However, they would not have understood why this kept people healthy. Exam practice question 2 (page 18) In some ways the influence of Hippocrates on Roman medicine was extremely important. Hippocrates’s teachings included the theory of the four humours, which taught that the body was made up of four elements and too much of one of these would cause illness. He also taught the importance of clinical observation: watching a patient very carefully and keeping detailed...
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...aisles and halls making sure that those guests still awake were accommodated and comfortable. In less than a second, this peaceful scene was shattered by a thundering roar as seats were torn from the floor and passengers were sent flying through the cars. At 2:53 a.m. Amtrak’s only transcontinental passenger train, the Sunset Limited, plunged into Big Bayou Canot, killing 47 passengers. Eight minutes earlier at 2:45 a.m., a towboat, pushing six barges and lost in a dense fog, unknowingly bumped into the Big Bayou Canot Bridge knocking the track out of alignment. The train, traveling at a speed of 72 mph in the dense fog, derailed as a result, burying the engine and four cars five stories deep in the mud and muck of Big Bayou Canot.4,7,8,10,12,13 Bruce Barrett, a locomotive engineer, has described what might have been occurring in the cab of Amtrak engine Number 819 prior to the wreck.2 This scenario is based upon my 17 years’ experience as a locomotive engineer on a major western railroad and upon the compilation of bits and pieces of data from public records and accounts of the accident. Engineer Michael Vincent was at the controls of the two-week-old General Electric “AMDCopyright © 1999 by the Case Research Journal, H. Richard Eisenbeis, Sue Hanks, and Bruce Barrett. All rights reserved. 103” locomotive. Engineer Billy Rex Hall was in the cab with Vincent along with Ernest...
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...halls making sure that those guests still awake were accommodated and comfortable. In less than a second, this peaceful scene was shattered by a thundering roar as seats were torn from the floor and passengers were sent flying through the cars. At 2:53 a.m. Amtrak’s only transcontinental passenger train, the Sunset Limited, plunged into Big Bayou Canot, killing 47 passengers. Eight minutes earlier at 2:45 a.m., a towboat, pushing six barges and lost in a dense fog, unknowingly bumped into the Big Bayou Canot Bridge knocking the track out of alignment. The train, traveling at a speed of 72 mph in the dense fog, derailed as a result, burying the engine and four cars five stories deep in the mud and muck of Big Bayou Canot.4,7,8,10,12,13 Bruce Barrett, a locomotive engineer, has described what might have been occurring in the cab of Amtrak engine Number 819 prior to the wreck.2 This scenario is based upon my 17 years’ experience as a locomotive engineer on a major western railroad and upon the compilation of bits and pieces of data from public records and accounts of the accident. Engineer Michael Vincent was at the controls of the two-week-old General Electric “AMDCopyright © 1999 by the Case Research Journal, H. Richard Eisenbeis, Sue Hanks, and Bruce Barrett. All rights reserved. 103” locomotive. Engineer Billy Rex Hall was in the cab with...
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...African-American History Exam 3 Fall 311/2061 1. Economic and social inferiority for African-Americans are a result of: a. Laziness b. Slavery c. Willie Lynch Syndrome d. Immigrant workers 2. Which of the following countries is not considered apart of Africa’s Classical Civilizations: a. Egypt b. Nubia c. Ghana d. Kush 3. The first African-American Studies program was established at: a. San Diego State b. Harvard c. Berkeley d. San Francisco State 4. Denmark Vesey slave conspiracy took place in a. Connecticut b. Virginia c. South Carolina d. Louisiana 5. Oludah Equiano was the first African-American to a. Write his autobiography b. Escape from Slavery c. Purchase his freedom d. Killed trying to escape 6. The first African-American Heavyweight Champion a. Booker Washington b. John L Sullivan c. Jim Jefferies d. Jack Johnson 7. This author of A Tradition of Myths and Stereotypes: a. Joseph Harris b. Edith Sanders c. Eric Williams d. Walter Rodney 8. How many Africans were brought to the New World during the Atlantic Slave Trade according to Phillip Cutain; a. 60-100 million b. 9-11.5 million c. 3 million d. 57 million 9....
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...Pearl Enongene Telegraph Kennesaw State University Communication goes back all the way to prehistory. Before cell phones people still had ways of communicating. They communicated by writing letters using the printing press, which was created by Gutenberg. It took weeks and months for the letters to be delivered from one location to the other. The printing press was the biggest innovation in communication until the telegraph was developed. Prior to the telegraph, politics and business were constrained by geography. There is a historical importance of the telegraph and its connection to present state of technology in communication. Communication is an essential part of this modern world and it has significantly evolved over the years. It has affected society both the political and economic system, it could be regarded as a power system. Telegraph laid the groundwork for the communication revolution which led to later innovations. There have been several forms of telegraphs over the years, from nonelectrical to electrical. According to Elon.edu the very first telegraph was nonelectric, which was created by Claude Chappe in 1794. This telegraph depended on a single line for slight communication. Later on many more improved telegraphs were invented. For instance in 1809 a crude telegraph was invented by Samuel Scemmering. This telegraph used gold electrode wires in water at the receiving end which was 2000 feet. The message was read by the amount of gas caused by electrolysis...
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...in filling the labor demands of burgeoning industries, such as steel, textiles, and railroads. Cannato emphasizes that "immigrants were willing to take on the most difficult and dangerous jobs, often for lower wages than native-born workers," which spurred economic expansion and competitiveness. Nevertheless, the demographic changes brought about by immigration also had lasting economic impacts. Countries with higher historical immigration levels experienced greater urbanization, higher income levels, and lower unemployment rates. The persistence of these benefits indicates that the short-term advantages of a larger labor force translated into long-term economic growth and stability. This transformation was critical in establishing the United States as an industrial powerhouse, capable of competing on a global scale. Immigrant entrepreneurs were instrumental in driving economic innovation during the Gilded Age. These individuals not only provided the labor force but also brought diverse skills, ideas, and entrepreneurial spirit that spurred innovation across various industries. For example, Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish immigrant, revolutionized the steel industry with his innovative production techniques and business practices. Similarly, Alexander Graham Bell, another immigrant, made significant contributions to communication technology with the invention of the telephone. Additionally, a study by Nunn, Qian, and Sequeira highlights that immigrants' contributions to innovation...
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...is that it is difficult to see, especially when the perpetrator is society overall. Society pushes people to believe that it is only the extremists at the fringes who are capable of being a part of a hating act such as racism. In this particular case, hate presents itself as America’s history of discrimination and disdain for foreigners, simply because of a difference of something as simple as skin color or eye shape, or something more significant, like culture and language. This fear of difference is created perhaps in the interest of the so-called “greater good”, or the good of the natural citizens of a country over immigrants. The United States government often takes advantage of this fear to demean and degrade those who are different, whether it is by instilling a sense of fear and paranoia about a particular group of people, or excusing the abuse of an overbearing police force. Governmental discrimination against Black Americans has been well documented and discussed, but it is worth taking a closer look at discrimination against Asians. This dates back to at least the 1800’s, when Asian American immigrants came to work as “indentured laborers, [toiling] towards their freedom in gold mines or on the transcontinental railroad” (Miller). These primarily Chinese immigrants were left to live in poor, cramped neighborhoods and were made to endure contemptuous acts of anti-immigration violence, such as lynching. The abuse continued when in 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was...
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...communicate and coordinate work across departments and professions. The government, military and corporate world have now adopted this practice. History In the 19th century, the rising complexities of the business world showed how project management evolved from management principles. In this country, the first large organization was the transcontinental railroad, which began construction in the early 1870s. Suddenly, business leaders found themselves faced with the intimidating task of organizing the manual labor of thousands of workers and the manufacturing and assembly of unprecedented quantities of raw material. Near the turn of the century, Frederick Taylor (1856–1915) began his detailed studies of work. He applied scientific reasoning to work by showing that labor can be analyzed and improved by focusing on its elementary parts. He applied his thinking to tasks found in steel mills, such as shoveling sand and lifting and moving parts. Before then, the only way to improve productivity was to demand harder and longer hours from workers. Taylor's associate, Henry Gantt (1861–1919), studied in great detail the order of operations in work. His studies of management focused on Navy ship construction during WWI. His Gantt charts, complete with...
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...and/or lower costs become more accessible to companies when they broaden their work forces. However, in working with different cultures and backgrounds, many companies face difficulties and challenges they must overcome. Managing a diverse workforce is an important task for today’s corporations. The idea of a diverse workforce is not a new concept. “According to The History Channel, in the 1850’s, Chinese and Irish laborers were brought over to lay the tracks for the transcontinental railroad, which raised anger of those who had arrived a hundred years earlier”. (Cartby, 2006). No matter how angry people may get over diversity and new workers coming to America in search of a better life, it’s not going to go away. Ethnic backgrounds are just one dynamic of a diverse workforce. According to the Workforce 2000 study funded by the U.S. Department of Labor: “Immigrants, women and people of color accounted for 85 percent of the net growth in the labor force throughout the 1990’s”. (Cartby, 2006). This study proves the workforce of the future is going to become even more diverse than it already is. Companies are going to have to learn how to adjust and manage the diversity issue. “One thing managers should recognize is that there will always be a potential for conflict and their job is to intervene and resolve diversity issues early and quickly”. (Cartby, 2006). If personnel in a company do not know how to look past the diversity in the company, the company will...
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