In 1858, during a US Senate race in the state of Illinois Stephen Douglas was continuing his path to the presidency by defending his seat against Abraham Lincoln. Douglas was a member of the Democratic Party and Lincoln, a Republican. Ironically, the main issues were slavery and race including the legitimacy of the Dred Scott decision and the spread of slavery into the newly acquired territories in the southwest. There were a series of seven debates that took place in the following cities: Ottawa, Freeport, Jonesboro, Charleston, Galesburg, Quincy, Alton; all between August and October of 1858. Continue reading
Category: Organisational Behavior and Design (Page 29 of 43)
Evaluate, after reading relevant journals and books, the radical transformation of the abolitionist movement through the actions and arguments of those like William Lloyd Garrison. Continue reading
Perhaps no decade in the history of the United States has been so filled with tense and crucial moments as the ten years leading to the Civil War, and closely connected with most of these crises was the problem of slavery. Enslaved husband and father to Dred Scott claimed in a lawsuit that he lived in the Illinois and Wisconsin Territory at Fort Snelling and rightfully should be considered a free man. His case was tangled in courts for over ten years before making its way to the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Write a reflective essay on the five warning signs that show that a religion is becoming evil. The signs include absolute truth claims, blind obedience, establishing the “Ideal” time, the end justifies any means mentality, and declaring a holy war. Write a short paragraph for each one of these and give an example for each. Continue reading
Analyze and discuss the Shingo or LESAT 2 models of organizational assessment. Using your curation skills on the internet, find an example of the use of one of these assessment models and provide the link and synopsis of what you found. Continue reading
After reading about sick holes in Florida, what is your opinion on them? What does research suggest? Are experts making any efforts toward putting in place measures that will help detect sick holes earlier in order to give people early warning? What do you think this does to property values and insurance rates in Florida? Continue reading
Describe how Autism affects social Interactions, communication, language, behavior patterns, response to sensory stimuli, and intellectual functioning Use journals and textbooks as sources of reference and provide a thoroughly researched for each of these aspects. Continue reading
Discuss the health benefits of medical marijuana in reference to people with anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues. You should examine points such as how Marijuana is safer to use than opioid medications, and how it has been used in the past to treat such issues. Examine different types of marijuana and explain how one type differs from the other. What would happen if medical marijuana was legalized in some states and how would they benefit from it? Continue reading
Rowlandson: at the end of her narrative in Journey in New Worlds by William L. Andress she reflects: “…I can remember the time when I used to sleep quietly without workings in my thoughts, whole nights together, but now it is other ways with me. When all are fast about me, and no eye open, but His whoever waketh, my thoughts are ….” What causes her insomnia?
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Was slavery responsible for the civil war? Mention other factors that may have led to it. Additionally, analyze if Radical Reconstruction was successful in the 19th century? If yes, is it still successful today? Continue reading
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