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  • Buddhism in America

    Buddhism in America

    Buddhism is a religion with millions of followers in the United States, including traditionally Buddhist Asian Americans as well as non-Asian converts. While in the large history of Buddhism it is relatively new to the United States, it’s introduction to the U.S. is interesting because is a new and different environment for Buddhists. Because it is relatively new to the United States, it developed an already interesting history and continues to do so as America

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    Submitted: April 19, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Buddhism in America

    Buddhism in America

    Understanding Buddhism Term Paper Buddhism in America In this paper I have chosen to explore the growing phenomenon of Western Buddhism, specifically the rise of Buddhist philosophy and Buddhist religion and its various sects in the United States of America. There is little consensus on an explanation for the growing popularity of American Buddhism. Unlike in Asia where there is century's worth of social and political background for Buddhism, America has almost none by comparison.

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    Submitted: April 24, 2010 By: regina
  • Assimilation in America

    Assimilation in America

    Assimilation In America Exactly how would you define an "American" now a days? There really isn't a specific way to actually do that, times have changed, and so has the variety of people in the United States. Going from one based religion to thousands; from English to Spanish, French, German, Italian, etc., and from having a narrow point of view to a diverse perspective in many eyes. The assimilation of different cultures has impacted and

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    Submitted: December 17, 2008 By: Max
  • Christianity and Buddhism

    Christianity and Buddhism

    This paper is a comparison between two very different religions. Specifically Christianity and Buddhism. Coming from opposite sides of the globe these two religions could not be any farther apart in any aspect. I will discuss who Christ is for Christians and who Buddha is for Buddhists. I will also get into the aspects of charity, love, and compassion in both religions and I will be looking at the individual self and how christians see

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    Submitted: January 12, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • A Brief History of Buddhism

    A Brief History of Buddhism

    Buddhism is one of the major religions of the world. It was founded by Siddhartha Guatama (Buddha) in Northeastern India. It arose as a monastic movement during a time of Brahman tradition. Buddhism rejected important views of Hinduism. It did not recognize the validity of the Vedic Scriptures, nor the sacrificial cult which arose from it. It also questioned the authority of the priesthood. Also, the Buddhist movement was open to people of all castes,

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    Submitted: January 14, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Were the Alien and Sedition Acts in America's Best Interest?

    Were the Alien and Sedition Acts in America's Best Interest?

    In 1798, four laws were enacted by the Federalist run U.S. Congress. The four laws were thought to be in response to the hostile actions of the French Revolutionary government on the seas and in the councils of diplomacy, also know as the XYZ affair. This was what people thought the four laws were for, when the real purpose for the passing of them was a plan designed to destroy Thomas Jefferson's Democratic-Republican Party. The

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Stenly
  • What Brought Our Ancestors to America?

    What Brought Our Ancestors to America?

    What was the dream that brought our ancestors to America? It was rebirth, the craving for men to be born again, the yearning for a second chance. With all of these ideas comes the true American dream-Freedom. This is the condition in which a man feels like a human being. It is the purpose and consequence of rebirth. Throughout the life of Langston Hughes he presented ideas in his writings that help to define his

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Stenly
  • De Tocqueville's "democracy in America"

    De Tocqueville's "democracy in America"

    Alexis De Tocqueville's Democracy in America delves deep into how the American States and the federal government would grow politically and socially under the umbrella of democracy. He sees the United States as a unique entity because of how and why it started as well as its geographical location. De Tocqueville explains that the foundations of the democratic process in America are completely different from anywhere else on the globe. The land was virginal

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Early 1900's in N. America

    Early 1900's in N. America

    Early 1900s in N. America Life in the 1900's was depressing and was an era filled with extremely hard and strenuous work that didn't offer any future for the average canadian in doing better. If you were an average wage earner you would be virtually stuck in the same job for the rest of your life, while rich maintained their wealth mainly caused by the low taxes. Living conditions were poor for average canadians and

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Jacksonian America

    Jacksonian America

    In America durning the Jacksonian era, and egalitarian, democratic culture emerged. Male suffrage was extended to include ever larger portions of the public. The lines between Elites and the commoners began to disappear. A higher percentege of the eligiable voters voted than ever before, and they increasingly voted for men they perceived as their equals. Expanding across the Appalachian mountians, the nation bagan to change in profound ways. The young states of Kuntucky, and Tennasee,

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Segregation: The Scar of America

    Segregation: The Scar of America

    Segregation: The Scar of America "Know ye not why We created you all from the same dust? That no one should exalt himself over the other. Ponder at all times in your hearts how ye were created. Since we have created you all from the same substance it is incumbent on you to be even as one soul, to walk with the same feet, eat with the same mouth, and dwell in the same land…"

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Tommy
  • America Re-Enters the Arena: Franklin Delano Roosevelt

    America Re-Enters the Arena: Franklin Delano Roosevelt

    "America Re-enters the Arena: Franklin Delano Roosevelt" Franklin Delano Roosevelt was determined to protect the national security of the United States. At first, Roosevelt felt that it was in the best interest of the United States to avoid involvement in the war. However, he knew "sooner or later, the threat to the European balance of power would have forced the United States to intervene in order to stop Germany's drive for world domination" (Kissinger 369-370).

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Racism in America

    Racism in America

    There is surely no nation in the world that holds "racism" in greater horror than does the United States. Compared to other kinds of offenses, it is thought to be somehow more reprehensible. The press and public have become so used to tales of murder, rape, robbery, and arson, that any but the most spectacular crimes are shrugged off as part of the inevitable texture of American life. "Racism" is never shrugged off. For example,

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    Submitted: February 17, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Hisotry of Latin America

    Hisotry of Latin America

    Hisotry of Latin America History of the region from the pre-Columbian period and including colonization by the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in the 15th century, the 19th-century wars of independence, and developments to the end of World War II.Latin America is generally understood to consist of the entire continent of South America in addition to Mexico, Central America, and the islands of the Caribbean whose inhabitants speak a Romance language. The peoples of this large

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    Submitted: February 17, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Racism on America

    Racism on America

    Racism Racism is an evil that can destroy socitiy. America is a nation of immigrants and, as such it№s a diverse society where racism and prejudice have no place. Everyone came here from somewhere. Our country is based on the phrase, іAll men are created equal.І We are a diverse nation where racism and prejudice are unwarranted. Racism hurts people. Racism has been present in our world for more than 3,000 years. Take African-Americans, before

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    Submitted: February 17, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Jackie Robinsn: A Man Who Changed America

    Jackie Robinsn: A Man Who Changed America

    Jackie Robinson made one of the most daring moves by playing Major League baseball. The amount of pain and suffering this man went through was so harsh that I don't know how he was able to play. Carl Erskine said,"Maybe I see Jackie differently. You say he broke the color line. But I say he didn't break anything. Jackie was a healer. He came to rectify a wrong, to heal a sore in America"(Dorinson back

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    Submitted: February 17, 2009 By: Steve
  • Simon Bolivar Does Not Deserve the Title of Liberator of Latin America

    Simon Bolivar Does Not Deserve the Title of Liberator of Latin America

    Draft One of Term Paper on: Simon Bolivar Kevin Dorsey IBH History of the Americas Simon Bolivar does not deserve the title of "Liberator of Latin America." Latin America as we know it today has undergone many changes throughout history. The beginning for this time of change was 1808. Spain, the country most widely responsible for the colonization of Latin America, was in trouble with France's master of conquest, Napoleon Bonaparte. Napolien overthrew the King

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    Submitted: February 18, 2009 By: regina
  • How Technology Effects Modern America - Us Wage Trends

    How Technology Effects Modern America - Us Wage Trends

    How Technology Effects Modern America - US Wage Trends The microeconomic picture of the U.S. has changed immensely since 1973, and the trends are proving to be consistently downward for the nation's high school graduates and high school drop-outs. "Of all the reasons given for the wage squeeze – international competition, technology, deregulation, the decline of unions and defense cuts – technology is probably the most critical. It has favored the educated and the skilled,"

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    Submitted: March 4, 2009 By: David
  • The War in America

    The War in America

    The War in America Vietnam is a small Asian country, 9000 miles away from the United States. Yet America felt that its national interest were threatened strong enough to fight a war over there. Their fear was caused by the spread of communism at that time. The role of communism was extremely important in this conflict. The United States had to enter the war to stop the spread of communism in Asia since the North

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    Submitted: March 16, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Slavery in Latin America

    Slavery in Latin America

     Slavery in the Americas was quite diverse. Mining operations in the tropics experienced different needs and suffered different challenges than did plantations in more temperate areas of Norther Brazil or costal city's serving as ports for the exporting of commodities produced on the backs of the enslaved peoples from the African continent. This essay will look at these different situations and explore the factors that determined the treatment of slaves, the consequences of that

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    Submitted: March 16, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Slavery in Latin America

    Slavery in Latin America

    Chile History Early History Before the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th cent., the Araucanians had long been in control of the land in the southern part of the region; in the north, the inhabitants were ruled by the Inca empire. Diego de Almagro, who was sent by Francisco Pizarro from Peru to explore the southern region, led a party of men through the Andes into the central lowlands of Chile but was unsuccessful

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    Submitted: March 16, 2009 By: Wendy
  • What Factors Helped to Promote America's Huge Industrial Growth During the Period from 1860-1900?

    What Factors Helped to Promote America's Huge Industrial Growth During the Period from 1860-1900?

    What factors helped to promote America's huge industrial growth during the period from 1860-1900? America had a huge industrial revolution in the late 1800"s. Many changes happened to our great nation, which factored into this. The evidence clearly shows that advancements in new technology, a large wave of immigrants into our country and new views of our government, helped to promote America's huge industrial growth from the period of 1860-1900. Advancements in new technology clearly

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    Submitted: March 19, 2009 By: Edward
  • Latin America: A Legacy of Oppression

    Latin America: A Legacy of Oppression

    Latin America: A Legacy of Oppression When the Europeans first arrived in Latin America, they didn't realize the immensity of their actions. As history has proven, the Europeans have imposed many things on the Latin American territory have had a long, devastating effect on the indigenous people. In the centuries after 1492, Europeans would control much of South America and impose a foreign culture upon the already established civilizations that existed before their arrival. These

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    Submitted: March 19, 2009 By: Edward
  • What Was the Process the Immigrants Had to Go Through When They Came to America?

    What Was the Process the Immigrants Had to Go Through When They Came to America?

    What was the process the immigrants had to go through when they came to America? Immigrants came to American in search of freedom and opportunity. They mostly came by steamship. Examinations and vaccinations of the immigrants needed to be done. Both immigrants and their baggage had to be disinfected before they could leave Ellis Island. At the entrance to the Lower Bay of New York Harbor, the immigrants were inspected for contagious diseases like, smallpox,

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    Submitted: April 10, 2009 By: Janna
  • Prevent Child Abuse America

    Prevent Child Abuse America

    Since 1972, Prevent Child Abuse America has led the way in building awareness, providing education and inspiring hope to everyone involved in the effort to prevent the abuse and neglect of our nation's children. Working with chapters in 39 states and the District of Columbia, we provide leadership to promote and implement prevention efforts at both the national and local levels. With the help of our state chapters – and concerned individuals like you –

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    Submitted: April 13, 2009 By: Janna

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