Ap American History Whitney Young Whitney young was a civil rights activist born on July 31‚ 1921 in Lincoln ridge‚ Kentucky. He graduated from Kentucky State College at 18 and he studied engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After his discharge‚ he received an MSW from the University of Minnesota in 1947. Mr. Young has many accomplishments from being head of many social worker companies to being advisors to president. But his overall goal was to bridge the gap between
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Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born into a musical family on 9 August 1963‚ in Newark‚ New Jersey‚ the daughter of gospel star Cissy Houston‚ cousin of singing star Dionne Warwick and goddaughter of soul legend Aretha Franklin. She began singing in the choir at her church‚ The New Hope Baptist Church in Newark‚ as a young child and by the age of 15 was singing backing vocals professionally with her mother on Chaka Khan’s 1978 hit‚ ’I’m Every Woman’. She went on to provide backing vocals for Lou
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Engineer Eli Whitney died 35 years before the Civil War‚ but his most famous invention‚ the cotton gin‚ set the economic stage for war. Whitney’s gin made cotton production far more efficient‚ fueling the need for more Southern slaves and enriching powerful planters. Another Whitney invention--muskets with interchangeable components--inaugurated manufacturing systems for producing uniform parts‚ without which the U.S. economy might never have produced enough weapons to fight such a lengthy war.
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Whitney Houston is a star who has touched the hearts‚ and ears of millions of people. She is an American pop and R&B singer‚ actress‚ film producer‚ record producer‚ songwriter‚ and former fashion model. Her crossover success opened doors for other African Americans‚ particularly women‚ to find success in the music business. She is known mainly for her powerful‚ penetrating pop-gospel voice‚ but she has done so much more. She is extremely generous with her time and money and has shown a commitment
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amplify the voices of those who have been silenced. This amplification of voices not only brings important issues to the surface‚ but also raises controversy and sparks intense arguments‚ which is evident in the conversation of the 2017 Whitney Biennial. The Whitney Biennial is a biennale exhibition of contemporary American art featuring artists and curators who aren’t afraid to push the boundaries and present controversial pieces in a public event. The purpose of the biennial ties into the most basic
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U.S.S. Maine The U.S.S. Maine was built in 1883 to serve as a small naval battleship. The Maine was commissioned on September seventeenth 1895 under the command of Arent S. Crownshield. The Maine anchored in Newport‚ Rhode Island until Charles Sigsbee relieved Crownshield as commissioner of the the Maine. In January 1898 the Maine was sent from Key West‚ Florida‚ to Havana‚ Cuba‚ to protect the U.S. from early conflicts between Cuba‚ Spain‚ and the United States. Three weeks later‚ an explosion
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Have you ever wanted to know the history behind the USS Nautilus.The USS Nautilus was the first nation nuclear powered submarine that took its first launch.The USS Nautilus inspired a bunch of people around the world and the first submarine that went all the way to the North pole and back in less than 90 hours.Because of her nuclear propulsion that made her to submerge longer while traveling.This is how she inspired the people around the world and how she made her trip around the world. In her planning
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designed by the Swede‚ John Ericsson‚ who presented the prototype to Gideon Welles. On its deck‚ it had a round‚ rotating turret that housed two Dahlgren Guns. The ship was first launched‚ with a joyous crowd‚ on January 30‚ 1862 (The Story of the USS Monitor). To start off the war‚ the Confederacy barely even had a navy. At first‚ all that the South’s navy had to do‚ was to break through the iron grip of the Union blockade. However‚ attempting to run the blockade was risky‚ and required very fast
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What could Whitney do to enhance the value of training? My recommendation for Whitney and Company is to incorporate the following changes to their current training program to ensure that they are meeting the needs of the trainees and also meeting the company’s overall objectives in an efficient and cost effective manner. • Testing during the initial hiring phase • On-the-spot Assessments • Blended Training Approach • Tailoring training content be to be more specific and opportunity for hands-on
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Application – Nkomo 40: Evaluating the Recruiting Function Human Resource Management Nkomo 40: Evaluating the Recruiting Function Over the last three years the human resource director‚ Sam Barnett has had difficulty locating qualified nurse candidates. He is also having problems with the turnover rate for St. Vincent’s Hospital. The turnover rate has increased from 25 percent per year to 35 percent per year. The Director of nursing Services‚ Sister Mary Louise‚ is becoming burned out as a
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