The book Three Strikes reflects on three different labor strikes in the early 1900's. Three different authors have comprised this book to show the different ways that strikers have handled their struggles. One important lesson of labor history is that when workers get together they make a ver...

The Impact of the Industrial Revolution on Labor --The Industrial Revolution that occurred in the years after the Civil War had consequences for almost all aspects of society. Discuss the consequences for farmers. The Industrial Revolution following the Civil War had a tremendous impact on f...

Chain of Events Instead of a headline reading, "A Young Boy was Shot by a Classmate," it would read, "Schoolboy Killed for Sneakers." Ironically enough, an autopsy report would never read, "Cause of Death: Sneakers." The fact remains that blaming does not solve pro...

National Institute of Mental Health: Thinking About Violence in Our Schools Office of The Surgeon General: Youth Violence Two teenagers entered a high school in Colorado and opened fire on their classmates. The young gunmen end their lives, but not before taking the lives of fifteen stud...

Rape. Rape is a crime of sexual violence that cuases long term emotional devastion in its victims. In 2001, nine out of every ten rape victims were female. In 2001, there were 249,000 victims of rape, attempted rape or sexual assault. Of these 249,000, there were 102,000 victims of sexual assault...

Fighting Impaired Driving Impaired driving impacts all of us, the following are some things each of us can do to make our roads safer. • Wear a safety belt. • Be a responsible host. Serve food and have non-alcoholic drinks available. Don't let your guests drive after drinking al...