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  • American Fur Trading Company and John Jacob Astor

    American Fur Trading Company and John Jacob Astor

    The American Fur Company and John Jacob Astor I. Introduction "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely (Lord Acton). John Jacob Astor was a man that had absolute power during his era and used his power and wealth to benefit himself and not the “social fabric of society”. Astor lived during the time of a post-revolutionary America which allowed him to build a monopolist empire with little restraint from government or society. Starting

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Mike
  • American Genocide

    American Genocide

    Armenian Genocide Why was the Armenian Genocide Forgotten? GENOCIDE By definition genocide is the organized killing of a people for the express purpose of putting an end to their collective existence (Webster’s dictionary). As a rule, the organizing agent is the nation, the victim population is a domestic minority, and the end result is the near total death of a society. The Armenian genocide generally conforms to this simple definition. FORGOTTEN The Armenian genocide is

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    Submitted: May 28, 2010 By: Janna
  • American Gospel

    American Gospel

    American Gospel: Authored by Jon Meacham The American Gospel At this time in our nation’s history, two-hundred thirty years and counting, there is a great debate raging on. In many peoples’ eyes our country has made a turn for the worse. We have thrown our Forefather’s to the wayside, and there belief in strong Christian influence along with it. To them all could be solved if we merely “re-instituted” the Christian morals and teachings

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    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Jon
  • American Gothic

    American Gothic

    “I had done some fashion work in St. Paul and I had principally gone to Chicago to shoot fashion, but I found myself doing more and more work on the south side, the poverty stricken areas where the blacks lived. That is what got me a Rosenwald Fellowship, the first one ever given in photography. At the time, Jack Delano was in Chicago and he encouraged me to come to the Farm Security Administration. I

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    Submitted: April 9, 2010 By: Monika
  • American Government

    American Government

    America as we know it includes a vast network of representative governments. During the colonial period of early America, Virginia was the first to introduce a representative assembly. This first glimpse of democracy influenced the shape of America today. It eventually caused the colonies to drift away from monarchial England, and to establish a democratic government. Ironically, from this government, slavery and racism sprouted. In an attempt to make Virginia a more pleasant place to

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Fatih
  • American Government

    American Government

    AMERICAN GOVERNMENT American Government Ayanna Roberts Metropolitan College of New York ________________ The United States is a democratic state since its form of government allows citizens to participate in governance by participating in the electoral process. There are different forms of democracy such as representative democracy and from it two systems of democracy can be derived namely parliamentary and presidential systems. Representative democracy is characterized by regular elections where the electorate gets to elect representatives

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    Submitted: February 19, 2017 By: Ayanna Roberts
  • American Government as I See It

    American Government as I See It

    American Government As I See It By Zack Christy The American government as I see it has come leaps and bounds, and now is one of the strongest if not the strongest of all governments in the world. While the people within the government are flawed, it is the system it’s self that works with such beautiful symmetry. In its purest essence the United States government with it’s three branches the Judicial, Legislative, and the

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Kevin
  • American Government Case

    American Government Case

    Tavakolian American Government Mina Tavakolian Professor Talin Saroukhanian December 15, 2014 Abstract For over 200 years, the federal and state governments have disputed over power relations. Federalists argued that the United States needed a stronger national government if it was to become a superpower nation. According to them, giving power to the states is detrimental, as it will affect the development of the nation. Anti-federalists on the other hand hold the notion that the American

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    Submitted: March 8, 2015 By: minatava
  • American Heritage

    American Heritage

    Tasha O’Hara 2/22/06 PSC 305 Professor Sundlun American Immigration After World War I ended, there was a great flush of immigration to the United States. The majority of my family members came over in this flush in hopes of finding new opportunities and better jobs. All moved to New England to find jobs in mills or on railroads. All four of my grandparents either are immigrants or have parents who emigrated from England, Ireland, or

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    Submitted: January 25, 2010 By: Fonta
  • American History

    American History

    Situation Analysis and Problem Statement This paper will explain and give a specific overview on Global Communications during a time of transition within the company. Several variables will be taken into consideration during the company’s plan to continue to be a major player in today’s telecommunication industry. We will review each variable and how to create opportunities in the wake of change that may be perceived as negative for employees as well as customers. By

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    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Mike
  • American History

    American History

    Throughout the 1800’s and to this day, many talented leaders have embraced the government and its people. One of the most important leaders of his time was Andrew Jackson, the “Old Hero”. Jackson and his supporters, known as the Jacksonian Democrats, helped shape our country into an improved and stronger nation. They provided individual and economic freedom to the people and established a more efficient government. The chief issue the Jacksonian Democrats argued was “shall

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: July
  • American History

    American History

    The Act requires the CEO/CFO to certify They have reviewed the annual and quarterly reports Based on the officer's knowledge, the report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements not misleading Based on their knowledge the fairness of the financial statements and the financial information included in the quarterly reports, fairly represent the financial conditions and the results

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    Submitted: February 18, 2010 By: Anna
  • American History

    American History

    The history of the United States is a lengthy and very modern one. The Untied States has faced hundreds of issues and problems. These have scaled from things as simple as neighbor to neighbor all the way to state and international issues. The government put in place was unique. It had the ability to hold a firm grip of the nation yet still be of the people. Only a few and specific events have shaped

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    Submitted: February 22, 2010 By: Mike
  • American History

    American History

    "American history" redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. The United States of America is located in the middle of the North American continent, with Canada to the north and the United Mexican States to the south. The United States ranges from the Atlantic Ocean on the nation's east coast to the Pacific Ocean bordering the west, and also includes the state of Hawaii, a series of islands located

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    Submitted: March 5, 2010 By: Fonta
  • American History

    American History

    Book Critique The book Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner s Fierce Rebellion New York, Ny: Harper Perennial, 1990 by Stephen B. Oates portrays a slave rebellion and uprising in the 1830 s. Oates has written many books on American history and his style of writing makes his books readable and popular. He has become a unique storyteller of his time, in his book he tells of a transformation that changed the city of South Hampton,

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    Submitted: May 27, 2010 By: Janna
  • American History

    American History

    aintain fair standards. Even after a piece rate or other incentive standard is fixed, workers may be hesitant to show farmers their full performance potential. A call from a grower will best illustrate what I mean. He expressed the frustration that his employees were earning too much. "I have been thinking of reducing what I pay per grapevine from 32 cents per vine to 28," he explained. I explained to the grower that the piece

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    Submitted: April 27, 2011 By: shaktimaan
  • American History Exam Question 3

    American History Exam Question 3

    Following the election of Abraham Lincoln, some of the southern states seceded from the Union. Discuss the process of secession and the president’s reaction to this development. Also, explain Lincoln’s position on slavery. Considering the gradual nature of emancipation, was he justified in taking a cautious approach towards the abolition of slavery? How did slavery eventually end in the United States? Do you agree with McPherson’s claim that Lincoln freed the slaves? Should educators and

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    Submitted: September 8, 2014 By: Kandi Krusher
  • American History to 1887

    American History to 1887

    Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum's Salem Possessed explores the pre-existing social and economic divisions within the Salem Village community, as an entry point to understand the accusations of witchcraft in 1692. According to Boyer and Nissenbaum, the village split into two factions: one interested in gaining more autonomy for Salem Village and led by the Putnam family, and the other, interested in the mercantile and political life of Salem Town and led by the Porter

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    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Fatih
  • American History X

    American History X

    In many ways, the media must be involved in ethnic and racial issues. The media is to provide the public with information useful to them. The media is on the public's side. Racial stereotyping is a problem that is out in the public. Drugs, teen pregnancy, child abuse and rape are also problems that affect the people of the world everyday. The media has a job to make these issues aware to the people and

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: regina
  • American History X

    American History X

    In many ways, the media must be involved in ethnic and racial issues. The media is to provide the public with information useful to them. The media is on the public’s side. Racial stereotyping is a problem that is out in the public. Drugs, teen pregnancy, child abuse and rape are also problems that affect the people of the world everyday. The media has a job to make these issues aware to the people and

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Wendy
  • American History X

    American History X

    American History X shows how two Los Angeles brothers are drawn into a neo-Nazi skinhead gang, and why one decides to get himself out of it. Derek is a very smart kid who has become the leader of a skinhead gang in Venice Beach, Calif. One night two black kids attempt to steal Derek's car, as the result of a playground feud, and he shoots them and curb stomps one of them. He's convicted of

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    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Steve
  • American History X

    American History X

    J.R.R. Tolkien led an interesting life because he had many traumatizing experiences as a child. Did these experiences effect his writing or was he just an imaginative adult or was he a child in a grown mans body? That is what we are going to explore in this paper. By the time I am done you will believe that this man was a traumatized child. The many experiences that he had during long his life

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    Submitted: April 3, 2010 By: Mike
  • American History X

    American History X

    American History X “We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature. These are the last words of a movie that illustrates why hate has no place in the world.” Danny Vinyard, American History X. In the movie

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    Submitted: April 5, 2010 By: Yan
  • American Holocaust

    American Holocaust

    AMERICAN HOLOCAUST The other side of the story to our great American history is not as pretty as they teach us in grade school. The American Holocaust by David Stannard is a novel full of live excerpts from eyewitnesses to the genocide of the American Indians. He goes as far as to describe what life was most likely like before Europeans came to the Americas and obliterated the “Paradise” so described. Columbus even wrote how

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Tommy
  • American Identity Before the Revolution

    American Identity Before the Revolution

    American Identity before the Revolution Before 1765 if someone had told Great Britain that the colonies would revolt they would probably have been labeled as crazy. The American colonies were well known for squabbling amongst each other about land, religion, representation, and ethnic issues. Britain, who was busy with the French and Indian war, treated the colonies with salutary neglect allowing them to thrive economically, a situation that the colonists found ideal. But after

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    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Edward
  • American Imperialism

    American Imperialism

    American Imperialism American Imperialism has been a part of United States history ever since the American Revolution. Imperialism is practice by which powerful nations or people seek to expand and maintain control or influence over weaker nations or peoples. Throughout the years there has been many instances where the Americans have taken over other people countries, almost every time we go into we have taken over a new piece of land. The Americas first taste

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Wendy
  • American Imperialism

    American Imperialism

    America had definitely played its role in its imperialism. First of all imperialism is the control from one country doing to another. America has controlled a lot of countries in its time. In this essay I will talk about the causes and effects that America’s imperialism played a role in. We have really controlled a lot of countries in our time but this essay will focus more on the 19th and 20th century. We play

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: regina
  • American Imperialism

    American Imperialism

    American Imperialism American Imperialism has been a part of United States history ever since the American Revolution. Imperialism is practice by which powerful nations or people seek to expand and maintain control or influence over weaker nations or peoples. Throughout the years there has been many instances where the Americans have taken over other people countries, almost every time we go into we have taken over a new piece of land. The Americas first taste

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    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Mike
  • American Imperialism

    American Imperialism

    American Imperialism American Imperialism has been a part of United States history ever since the American Revolution. Imperialism is practice by which powerful nations or people seek to expand and maintain control or influence over weaker nations or peoples. Throughout the years there has been many instances where the Americans have taken over other people countries, almost every time we go into we have taken over a new piece of land. The Americas first taste

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    Essay Length: 1,269 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Mike
  • American Imperialism

    American Imperialism

    American Imperialism American Imperialism has been a part of United States history ever since the American Revolution. Imperialism is practice by which powerful nations or people seek to expand and maintain control or influence over weaker nations or peoples. Throughout the years there has been many instances where the Americans have taken over other people countries, almost every time we go into we have taken over a new piece of land. The Americas first taste

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    Essay Length: 1,270 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Mike
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