The Willis Tower is an attractive and contemporary hundred stories tall office tower building made of steel columns and beams. The Willis Tower has a steel frame that is surrounded in bronze tinted glass and stainless aluminum. The foundation consists of hundred-foot deep hole, and is surrounded by two hundred circular caissons around the foundation. In the lobby is a major work by the American sculptor Alexander Calder; an enormous motorized mural named “Universe” also called
9. The Wall Street Journal did not publish the evidence by Markopolos because then people would take it out on them because they did not do the investigation and its because of them they lost there money. 10. I feel that the SEC did not do their job because they should have at least see these transactions and they should have caught him before everyone lost their money. Just because Madoff had good connections with the SEC they still have done some sort of an investigation and at least say they did not see anything than just ignore it because now people are mad at the
He wanted to get the American forces out of Vietnam without the embarrassment and humiliation. President Johnson and Nixon chose to withdraw American forces from Vietnam from 1969 for a number of reasons. The first of these reasons was because of the financial cost of the war. The war was costing $66 million a day and the only way for the Americans to pay this was to increase taxes but he had to cut the program to deal with poverty. This affected black Americans and ethnic minorities because most of the people that came under that class were on the poverty program, so they opposed the war.
The Empire State Building is located in Manhattan at 350 Fifth Avenue, between Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth Street. The building’s splendor and lift, its very being remain a magical presence, a cynosure for the city’s residents, a Mecca for visitor. The idea for the empire State Building emerged from the culture and politics of New York in the early twentieth century, as Democratic presidential candidate Al smith spearheaded plans to erect the world’s tallest skyscraper in a competition with founder of the Chrysler Corp. The construction of the Empire State Building began in March of 1930. It was completed 14 months later in May 1931.
1973 - The construction of the World Trade Center in Manhattan ends the Empire State Building's reign as the tallest building in the world. May 18, 1981 - The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission declares the building a landmark. 1986 - National Parks Service recognizes it as a National Historic Landmark. September 11, 2001 - Becomes the tallest building in New York City again after the collapse of the World Trade Center. 2002 - Peter L. Malkin purchases the building while holding the 114-year lease; becomes owner and manager.
At a later day the Pfizer CEO, Hank McKinnell, mentioned the memo was “a really bad idea,” assuring the city that Pfizer would not pull out of the Discovery site. Anxiety intensified in the city as the merger date approached. In late April 2003 employees were notified of the reorganization and layoff decisions made by Pfizer, which caused more anger and confusion in the community. Analysis: I. (1) Ethical Assessment of Hank McKinnell’s Actions and the WARN Memo Based on the case study, it is my opinion that unfortunately Hank McKinnell did not handle the Medicare situation in an ethical manor, however, Hank McKinnell’s actions with regards to the WARN memo were ethically neutral, as this was a transactional requirement on the part of the government.
“It’s had to take a protest fully seriously when it looks like a circus – some participants seem to have taken a chute straight from Burning Man – and when its organized by Canadian magazine and a computer hacking group (Weiss). Maybe the government doesn’t want citizens to know and be informed, and that way there is less of chance of conflict, and if that’s what they might have been trying to do, it didn’t work. now there are protest growing , an article writer in The Gaurdian, Esther Addley says “The Occupy Movement went from local action to a global howl of protest, a month after its launch, more than 900 cities around the world have hosted protests affiliated to the occupy cause” (Addley). So I guess you could say that not only America but the world is coming together for something they believe
The Church had no incentive to use its property well ... So there was an economic problem. Henry closed down the monasteries so he could collect the taxes as he just wanted more money basicly! Between 1536 & 1540 Henry VII closed down all the monasteries in England. Monasteries were destroyed, their contents and wealth confiscated (& given to the king ) & those who opposed this were hanged.
On October 28th 1886, the dedication of the Statue of Liberty took place in front of thousands of spectators. The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World, is a hollow colossus composed of thinly pounded copper sheets over a steel framework, and it was designed in Paris by the French sculptor Frederic Bartholdi, in collaboration with the French engineer Gustave Eiffel, who was responsible for its frame. Bartholdi used his mother, Charlotte, as the model for the most recognized statue in the world. This was first discovered in 1876, when Bartholdi invited French Senator Jules Bozerian to his box at the opera. When Bozerian pulled back the curtain to step into the box, he was shocked to find a real-life version of the Statue of Liberty sitting there in the box.
Some other cool and interesting facts about the statue is that in winds higher than 50 mph it can sway 3 inches and the torch of the statue can move up to 5 inches. The statue of liberty has been hit by over 600 lightning bolts every year since it was built. In my opinion this is one of the greatest forms of art in the world, it has a great meaning behind it and it is amazing how anyone could have possibly came up with the idea of a statue this big and large, let alone build it. I think everyone at some point in their life should make a trip to New York City to see the statue and if possible go inside and have the view of the entire city. I think people don’t value the statue as much as it should be valued.