These railroads were completed by thousands of Chinese immigrants, who had to face discrimination and were paid less than whites. 11C) John D. Rockefeller was an oil tycoon who used a trust to gain control of America, eventually becoming incredibly rich as a result. Due to trusts not being legal mergers, Rockefeller reaped most of the profits. His company, Standard Oil Company, made him a lot of money due to his tactic of lowering his prices below his competition, then raising them when he controlled the market. 11D) Thomas Edison was a pioneer on the new industrial frontier, the perfected the incandescent light bulb-patented in 1880- and later invented an entire system for producing and distributing electrical power.
The Positive Effects of Westward Expansion There were many changes in the United States during Westward Expansion. Though many changes were negative, the positive things outweighed the bad things. Without Westward Expansion the US would never be the strong, independent nation it is now and we gained almost one third of the land that we own now. Also, another positive effect on the United States was the California Gold Rush, which brought diversity to our country and created jobs. After all of the bad things that our country went through, we came out as a stronger nation.
Wal-Mart does not care about the American economy because they are thriving the way the economy is now, so American citizens have to stand up for their communities. According to the book, How Walmart is destroying America and what you can do about it, when you are a huge rich company and all you want to do is get huger and richer, it turns out a lot of smaller, poorer people have to get hurt in the process. Wal-Mart with all its size and power, could hurt people or help them in a lot of situations. Which do you think it normally chooses to do (Bill Quinn 102)? The answer for so many years has obviously been hurt people.
China saw itself as defending the Middle Kingdom against outside barbarians. Dehli/Agra/Fatehpur Sikri Reasons for significance: Agra is a magnificent city both for its size and it antiquity. All the necessities and conveniences of human life can be obtained in this city. There were a great number of artisans, iron workers and goldsmiths. Economic status: Agra is a vital center, with wonderful monuments, which include the Taj Mahal.
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 5 YEARS TIME IF KEPT ON BY WAITROSE? * I would like to have been apart and completed Waitrose’s graduate leadership scheme. This is because my skills in business and management will develop majorly and I wish to be a part of Waitrose’s vast and strong reputation. WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE JOHN LEWIS PARTNERSHIP? * About 81,000 permanent staff * 288 Waitrose branches * 39 john lewis branches * Annual gross sales of £8.7bn * John spedan lewis set up the partnership * His combination of commercial acumen and corporate conscience, enables the john lewis partnership to be as successful as it is today * Won retailer of the year in 2011 * Waitrose Has a market share of 4.2% * AN EXAMPLE OF EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE * My parents had bought a table from John Lewis * Unfortunately during transit it was damaged * The John lewis delivery team apologised and instantly called their manager to arrange a second delivery for the table.
Fine Arts Appreciation HUMA Student: Calvin Chu Qualities of Jade/ Chinese Jade Vase (The Crow Collection of Asian Art) Jade is more than a mineral, it is an ideal. Chinese empire was built around this stone, well known as the ‘’Haven of Stone’’. It was more precious than gems or gold in China Empire and was also consider an overpass between earth and sky. In ancient Chinese saying: "You can put a price on bullion, however jade is beyond price. ", because jade has huge influence in ancient Chinese people and many Chinese consider it has remedial and even supernatural powers.
For example, in China the color red is the color of prosperity and happiness. It is also used as a good luck color. In other cultures, in weddings instead of wearing white, they wear red. In the Native American culture, the color red is a color of faith, and it also shows communication. In the story "The Red Convertible," its more than just a story of two brothers who grew up together in the state of North Dakota.
Aurelius Predentius Clemens, a 4th century Roman Christian poet, once claimed that “hunger for gold is made greater as more gold is acquired”. As far as history traces back, this idea of getting a taste of wealth and glamour leading to greed has been well documented. Looking to Ancient Roman times brings forth prime examples of the lengths people go through to procure more gold once they were exposed to it. However, this being said, gold was not always sought after simply because of its great value. In Ancient Egypt, while the value of gold was still well known, the importance of it to society and its culture was unfathomable compared to the role it played in any other areas.
Immigrants from China built the Transcontinental Railroad, which brought our country together by connecting the East and West. Many have become scientists or engineers and have created numerous ideas and inventions to make our lives better. Immigration is the largest factor contributing to population growth and contributes over 2.25 million people to the U.S. population annually. (Elbel) The chart shows the U.S. has traditionally allowed relatively small numbers to immigrate, thus allowing for decades of assimilation. After the peak of about 8.7 million in the first decade of the 20th century, numbers went steadily down.
They began to create idols and statues of the exalted person, starting from simple figurines and eventually ending with statues, or relics as they now called them, of gold and the most precious gems they could obtain. They also began to become more exquisite and detailed at a very rapid rate, thinking that they could win the saints’ favor and ear by portraying them in more sophisticated ways. The Reliquary Statue of Sainte Foy (Saint Faith) is one of the more richly decorated relics, made of silver molded over a wooden core with many gems that help to display the significance and value that the people put into these crafts of art. Because of the extreme monetary and spiritual value, many of the relics that could not be bought were stolen from the church; Sainte Foy’s relic was stolen by a group of monks in Conques and moved to their monastery, where they gradually enhanced the statue, putting more jewelry, gold, adding a crown, and even made a case for it. Two other famous relics were stolen in this time, Saint Mark in Venice, Saint Nicholas in Bari on the Adriatic coast.