Essays on Coolidge

Background and key players

In 1919, the city of Boston faced an unusual situation where its police department went on an indefinite strike demanding the right to affiliate with the American Federation of Labor and for enhanced remuneration. In the decade before, the Boston Police Department’s officers received reasonable remunerations up to $1400 per year. The salaries graded according to the rank and position of the individual. The economic conditions were supportive for police officers to lead a reasonable lifestyle. However, all of that changed with the First World War. The years immediately following the end of the war were particularly hard ...

Module 5

‘’Rent-a-Board’’ is keeping its focus on targeting teen and young aged customers and I duly understand that when it comes to young customer segment, marketing message should be unique and we need to stand out from the competitors. Therefore, before infiltrating the target market segment and framing the marketing plan, I need to understand the customer’s concerns and what my rivals are lacking. While writing this, I recall what the great- Steve Jobs said while launching IPhone in 2008’’ We all have smartphones, but we hate these crappy smartphones, and Apple wanted to make this experience better, and ...

An Annotated Bibliography

Berman, Russell. “Warren G. Harding's Terrible Tenure.” The Atlantic. (2015): 1. Web. < http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/08/warren-g-harding-nan-britton-affair/401288/>. Harding’s presidency has been recalled by many scholars and historians as a complete and total failure. However, recent letters have been released that shares that while the man’s political success may have been poor; he had a very active love-life. At least that is what is construed in Berman’s article detailing some “steamy live letters” between Harding and one of his mistresses. Granted this article does not speak to his presidency and the policies he did or did not pass. However, ...