... , interesting work, responsibility, advancement and growth. When these factors are present, workers tend to be more motivated and satisfied. Traditional thought was that in the United States workers in professional and semi-professional jobs respond well to motivation factors; those in blue-collar jobs and in agriculture tend to not respond as favorably. More recently, observers have noted that as basic needs ... of security. They will settle for the lower pay because they know they are safe and that is important to them. Job Satisfaction - Having interest in the job and gaining professi...

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... being hidden on the body. It is clear that there are many things that can get passed the metal detectors that can never be detected. Concealed packages containing liquid bombs, ceramic knives, drugs, or other dangerous things could easily pass through the metal detector, but with the full body scanner they would be easily detected, "As such, both systems are ... ...

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... the winter. Stripped walls show the original construction of wooden slats filled with handmade bricks and mud. The house, which is now on display, contains its original mauve and white ceramic fireplace tiles that were imported from Holland. You can also find a Dutch cupboard, a spinning wheel, and a 17th century pistol. This house remained in the Wyckoff family until 1901. It became ... ...

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... at Alice Dean's, the Baltimore "house of ill repute" where she ran errands and scrubbed floors as a young girl. She made her singing debut in obscure Harlem nightclubs (borrowing her professional name from screen star Billie Dove), then toured with Count Basie and Artie Shaw before going solo. Benny Goodman dragged the frightened singer to her first studio session. Between 1933 ... and politically charged artworks. Lawrence was a very skilled colorist. He used vivid and bold colors as did Matisse, whereby the colors would not be manipulated to look three-dimensional. This flat appearanc...

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... economy also experienced dramatic shifts in the composition of the work force. Fewer workers went into traditional fields such as manufacturing, agriculture, and mining, and more went into clerical, managerial, professional, and service fields. In 1956, for the first time in the nation's history, white collar workers outnumbered blue collar ones, "and by the end of the decade blue collar workers ... to the grave with him, and the movement was "free at last" from restraint. There are times when an entire culture takes the shape of a single event, like rows of iron fillings lined up by th...

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... writes, "The mixed character of the population, by this time about equally divided between the Celtic and the Italian stock, accounts for the iron bars and the policemen ,A Chinaman, whom I questioned as he hurried past the iron gate of the alley, put the matter in a different light. 'Lem Ilish velly bad,' he said" (298). Here, Riis makes a point to discuss ... . By specifically noting them, he is making a differentiation between them and others in the city at the time. He even goes as far as to generalize the reason for "iron bars" and "policemen" at the time, insinuating that the Irish...

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... transformed by the use of the industrial materials. "One of the first cotton mills with a complete internal skeleton of iron appeared in New York, The Haughwout Building was divided on each floor by two ranges of cast-iron columns carrying a grid of cast-iron ceiling beams running to the walls. They supported segmental brick faults that were leveled to the above lying floor ... ...

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... of these three to four stories to two to three story homes have an Italian style incorporated in them. They all have "brownstone, brick facades, high stoops with cast iron handrails, and deeply recessed doorways with heavy protruding door hoods and console bracelets. They also have round-headed double leaf doors with molded arched panels, heavy protecting stone window Lintels ... live in one now. The new large new law tenements in East Harlem are decorate with either cast stone terra cotta in a Beaux Art style. Many decorated buildings includes cast iron store fronts in areas located ne...

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... from France, Italy, Belgium, and Germany. The foundation of the ESB is special that is strong enough to help holding this building up. When foundation was dug, and then a cast-iron sill was set into a base. A hollow, cylindrical column, were box columns with a core selection the heaviest rolled columns, was bolted perpendicular to the sill, When a pair of adjoining post was ... . Since the units were self-supporting, there was no need for thick walls to support the load of the building, as a result, large expanses of windows punctuated by delicate cast-iron columns created a rhythmic bal...

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... at the business that is performing. Everything about it may seem appealing- money, recognition, admiration, but once the choice is made to become a professional performer, the clouds must dissipate from around your head and your feet become firmly planted in a business. A business that, while glamorous, can ... . Acting Professionally, by Robert Cohen, is a wonderful inside look at what a dedicated performer must expect, prepare for, and sacrifice to be a professional actor/actress. A staple for anyone involved in the industry, Cohen does a wonderful job illustrating the harsh but reward...

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The Age of Innocence The Age of Innocence, by Edith Wharton, contains many flat, static characters representing Old New York society. At the apex of that society is Mr. and Mrs. Henry van der Luyden. As the narrator describes, their appearances are rare, but ... is portraying. Everything from Mr. and Mrs. van der Luyden's likeness to each other to the strict observance of all of society's "good form" shows that these two are very flat, static characters, for nothing about them changes. The narrator provided the basic background knowledge about the van der Luydens and then the plot-related ev...

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... finding the proper area to play, had this to say about O'Malley "His warm Irish humor with his sound business judgment combined for the best in professional baseball. He is one in a million and can't be replaced. " (Hahn 1). When looking at the Dodger's move to Los Angeles there was ... not as an owner but as chief legal counsel to the Dodgers, is looked back on as one of the defining moments in the history of professional sports. On April 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers. A cultural icon Robinson, played in six World ... one co...

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Those who are familiar with professional baseball are most likely aware that Derek Jeter is the captain and leader of the New York Yankees. Having been a 5x World Champion, 13x All-Star, ... for what you do," says Jeter. "But you still want to be known as a good person. You're a person a lot longer before and after you're a professional athlete. People always say to me, 'Your image is this, your image is that.' Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person. That's what ... At a young age his parents encouraged him to install goals in sports and in the classroom...

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... established on May 6, 1935 through Executive Order NO. 7034. The WPA gave citizens the chance to re-enter the workforce, but more specifically catered to the demand of unemployed professional artists. One of the five arts projects implemented by the Federal government was the Federal Theatre Project (FTP), which organized and produced theater events. The history of the FTP was ... divided into five areas: New York City, the East, the South, the Midwest, and the West, engaged in experimental works which exposed many Americans to their first experience with live professional performances. N...

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... or herself for life on the streets. Training exercises can help the patrol officer prepare and one of the first things to teach is ethics. Professional ethics must be taught because no enforcement agency can function properly without the public's support and assistance. The support of the people cannot be forced ... but won, and officers must win the support through professional conduct. The Code of Ethics was then created to be a guide and it is emphasized that the duty of a police officer is to serve ... will see on the streets everyday. When preparing for patrol duty there are many...

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... luminary, strives to portray to some degree how things are not by means of imitation through the medium of language. (Pehme, p1) Pehme, who has difficulty imagining himself as a professional writer without a computer, appreciates the convenience and efficiency of writing electronically opposed to by hand. He has become dependant on consulting Microsoft Word's thesaurus, as well as its spell check ... involved in creating photographic prints, it is much more convenient for the modern digital photographer to simply connect their camera to their computer and download their images. Steven Kr...

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... pierced, and I was pissed because I didn't know it cost so much. Well, I guess it costs money to pierce your skin; and besides I really wanted it done. I waited patiently as the professional got his station together. While he was doing so, all I seen was a long, thick needle. Now, I was scared and I was ready to run out of the room. After coming all ... a piercing there are risks that come with the factor. When getting your body piercing there is a healing process that you must abide by which is given to you by the professional? Is there such a thing as safe body piercing? One would say...

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... aim enabled her to meet. With no such facilities from extended acquaintance and gradual entrance upon the work as subsequently favored Mrs. Lozier, she found a "blank wall of social and professional antagonism facing the woman physician which formed a situation of singular loneliness, leaving her without support, respect, or counsel." The title had been appropriated by such a class, that the sign was ... the elder physician, and for some reasons the more prominent, the special subject of our notice. In our further statements, however, we shall find them so thoroughly identified in their...

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... The political person includes both elected and politically appointed officials while the administrative person is the merit-based civil servant and certain executives appointed on the basis of professional rather than political criteria. Judging from these definitions, we can clearly see that political and administrative persons are inherently different from each other. For the political person ... of government administration requires bureaucratic expertise and the discretion to apply that expertise. In more simpler terms, administrative responsibility can only be ensured internally, thr...

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... of Fame in 1970. Willis Reeds journey did not stop in college, he was later entered into the pros in 1964-1974 years, playing with the New York Knicks. As a professional player, Reed's outstanding performance advanced while in the National Basketball Association Family. In 1965, Willis Reed was named Rookie of the Year. As a rookie into the professions, Reed averaged 14 ... to receive honors for his outstanding skills on the basketball court. With all his many talents as a player, upon retirement in 1974, Willis Reed furthered his career as a college and professional coach from 1977-198...

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... was offered a position as vice president at Brown, Harris, Stevens, a subsidiary of the Helmsley-Spear property management. The company's co-owner, Harry Helmsley, was attracted to much more than Leona's professional abilities; within a year Harry who had begun his own successful career in New York City real estate in 1925 as an office boy and rent-collector--divorced his first wife ... Year by New York Council on Civic Affairs, 1970, by Town & Country Condos and Co-ops, 1981, and by International Hotel Industry, 1982; service award, Ort School of Engineering, 1981; professional excelle...

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... the NYPD, they had an inadequate detective bureau made up of a small squad of inexperienced headquarter detectives. The post Civil War had led to the rise of a new class of professional criminals commonly known as "yeggs." With the uprising of these new criminals, the NYPD was in need of a detective agency capable of surpassing the wits of these criminals in order ... crimes. This was especially evident after he solved the Manhattan Savings Bank robbery. In that case, Byrnes traced the guilt to the watchman, Patrick Shevlin. Knowing that Shevlin was not a professional yegg, Byrnes knew ...

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... ideal move to make the architect more part of the construction process by providing these simple services. Subsequently "Architects are frequently involved with construction budgets- evaluating them and sometimes providing professional services that help the owner set them-. So if the architects are trained to deal with those sorts of issues many other issues including 3 party relations could be decided upon ... and subsequent floors in the building, thus causing major headaches for all three individuals and all at the expense of nothing to them. To this effect you must always keep a pr...

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William Van Alen was born August 10th, 1882 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. Van Alen grew up in a environment of low flat-topped buildings in New York. Growing up Van Alen's father passed away in 1890 when Alen was 8 years old. When William was 16 years old he acquired a job with a architect- ... ...

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... . Can you imagine what manner of vermin they must be carrying with them? That feather bed should be burned before it unloads its cargo of fleas and lice into our flat. There might even be mice in that filthy thing. And they all need baths." I heard the murmur of Elsa's voice, then Trudy again. "But, Mother, they're dirty ... ...

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