Emerson actually wrote Concord Hymn as a leaflet on the occasion of the dedication of the Obelisk, a battle monument in Concord, Massachusetts. The monument commemorates the men who gave their lives at the Battle of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, the first battle of the American Revolution. Emerson’s grandfather was a man who personally fought in this battle. Their house was called The Old Manse, which is next to the bridge where Emerson’s father fought. Emerson is known to have written the hymn while he was living there.
Wages only improved to pre-war levels after 1928 Despite glorification through propaganda, Internal labour passports Stalin - much harsher conditions - ban on strikes, internal passports, wage differentials and piece rates, tough discipline and forced labour. 12 hour working day in WW2 AGAINST Opportunities for women Bolsheviks - 8 hour working day + introduction of social insurance Kruschev ended forced labour Stalin - Stakhanovites - work hard, better working conditions, also Creches - 50% of Leningrad women by 1937 1874 - trade unions illegal Strikes - 1878-9 St.P cotton mills, then in 1896 around 30,000 refused to work Dramatic rise in number of strikes at end of Stolypin - in 1910 232 strikes in the empire, 2032 in 1912 and over 3000 in first half of 1914 EG Lena Goldfields in 1912 when 500 injured/170 killed by troops In the 1930’s, some improvement of factory conditions eg creches. Mini-judgement: More improvement, but at a price. Under the communists, thy were geared more for industrialization. Under the communists, there was more harsh impact upon working conditions.
Valeria Giberti DE English 112 Mrs. Miller 25 March 2011 Analyzing “The Bet” The short story “The Bet”, by Anton Chekhov begins with a banker reminiscing about a party he hosted 15 years ago, where an argument, which debated whether capital punishment or life imprisonment was more humane, sparked a foolish and rash bet. Going along with the topic of the discussion, the young banker decided to cede 2 million dollars of his money to whoever could live in solitary confinement for 5 years. A lawyer accepts this bet but raises the stakes: 15 years of solitary confinement. He would spend those years under the strictest supervision in one of the lodges in the banker’s garden. During those 15 years, the lawyer was given anything that he asked for, which included books, wine, food, music, and so on.
There is an amusement park owned by Dolly Parton called Dollywood. Also, up in the mountains there is a large building with an indoor skating rink that had more rides and alpine sledding. Alpine sledding is a wonderful activity for families, and you'll enjoy the feeling of wind rushing past you as you speed down the mountain! Even though there are lots of tourist-centered things, a vacation to Tennessee is completely worth it. So bring your family and enjoy your vacation!
Notes from Eastern Market Tour • 1891-Market moved to Detroit • 1830-Germans first to settle on Detroit (very skilled and educated) • Irish came after Germans • Then came the Poles • Immigration and Economics—two major problems faced at the time and still today • Newer immigrants were not treated well by previous immigrants • No electricity at the time, so times were pretty tough • 1890’s- people did start to have indoor plumbing • Later on Greeks and Italians moved to Detroit, but instead of selling produce, they open and started restaurants. • Detroit River was essential to immigration to Detroit • De Hoko—Detroit House of Corrections (Prison) • Streets are named after people who developed the area. • Russell
Your Grand Lodge Certificate Last month, due to the fact that we had a busy evening, we did rather chuck Brother Ian Russell’s Grand Lodge Certificate at him. Often WBro David Shipley gives an explanation of the certificate when it is presented but time was pressing that night. He usually explains the symbolism in a form broadly in line with the explanation in the back of the emulation ritual book and tells the recipient that it has remained virtually unchanged since 1819 …however it has in fact undergone several changes over the last 3 centuries. Its history is closely intertwined with the politics within early Freemasonry and to our Masonic ancestors; possession of a certificate was often an invaluable insurance against the uncertainties of the 18th century. I should like to talk a little about what lay behind the design, grant and purpose of your Grand lodge Certificate.
THe reader can imagine the sound of a gurgling moan. 4. Choose one of Dunbar's poems and look at the year it was written. I chose the poem "Life's Tragedy". The poem was written in 1902 when there was a rash of black lynching in the North in 1903.
Rudd, who won power last November, made an apology part of his election manifesto but has ruled out financial reparations. Yesterday, as part of the new era, Aborigines danced and sang at the opening of the Australian parliament and Aboriginal elder Matilda House gave a traditional greeting to MPs and senators gathered for the new parliamentary session. Rudd conceded: "It's taken us 41 parliaments to get here. Sometimes we are a bit slow." The Aboriginal Stolen Generation The Stolen Generation[->0] has had a traumatic effect on Aboriginal people, their identities and links with their Aboriginal culture.
On the 15th, at 11 pm the President of the Republic goes out onto the central balcony of the National Palace (Palacio Nacional), rings the bell. When the clock strikes eleven o’clock the crowd gets silent. On the last strike of eleven the president of Mexico came out on the palace balcony, and rings the historic liberty bell that Father Hidalgo rang to call the people of Mexico during its war against France. Then the president gives the Grito de Delores and greet the people “Viva Mexico” “Viva la independencia” and the crowd shout back) and cries to the people gathered
loool In 1903 veteran socialist Tom Mann spoke to a crowd of a thousand people at the unveiling of the Eight Hour Day monument, funded by public subscription, on the south side of Parliament House on Spring St before relocating it in 1923 to the corner of Victoria and Russell Streets outside Melbourne Trades Hall It took further campaigning and struggles by trade unions to extend the reduction in hours to all workers in Australia. In 1916 the Victoria Eight Hours Act was passed granting the eight-hour day to all workers in the state. The eight-hour day was not achieved nationally until the 1920s. The Commonwealth Arbitration Court gave approval of the 40-hour five-day working week nationally beginning on 1 January 1948. The achievement