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  • Nafta - North American Free Trade Agreement - Impact on the U.S., Canada and Mexico

    Nafta - North American Free Trade Agreement - Impact on the U.S., Canada and Mexico

    The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is one of the most influential and extensive treaties in the world and is the expansion of the legacy Canada-US Free Trade Agreement of 1988 (Private Rights, 2001, Mayer, 1998). The agreement governs the whole spectrum of North American trade and it history extends from hemispheric cooperation on the largest scale ever seen (Private Rights, 2001). NATFA is a treaty between Canada, Mexico and the United States and

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    Submitted: February 20, 2010 By: Mike
  • Americans Take Up Arms Against British Gov.

    Americans Take Up Arms Against British Gov.

    Short Essay The Americans were justified in taking up arms against the British government, They were not overreacting. Great Britain had taken away many rights that a human had. They were taking advantage of America and using it as a source to pay the debts from war. They were taxed very heavily but yet still they were not able to have any representation of the country which they were taxed by. Also Great Brittan had

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    Essay Length: 262 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 21, 2010 By: Kevin
  • African Americans Deserve Repartions

    African Americans Deserve Repartions

    African Americans Deserve Reparations. The purpose of this research study will be to explain why I think African Americans deserve Reparations. Africa, before so many of their beautiful people were stolen by the European who viewed them as a great source of economic growth for their colonization project. African were even sent many to other parts of the Middle East, and Europe, the Caribbean, an also in South America. Although this research has explored how

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    Essay Length: 3,313 Words / 14 Pages
    Submitted: February 21, 2010 By: Mike
  • Analysis of American Reconstruction and the 14th Amendment

    Analysis of American Reconstruction and the 14th Amendment

    Analysis of American Reconstruction and the 14th Amendment Legal scholar Gene Healy has made a powerful argument in favor of abolishing the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution. When a fair vote was taken on it in 1865, in the aftermath of the War for Southern Independence, it was rejected by the Southern states and all the border states. Failing to secure the necessary three-fourths of the states, the Republican party, which controlled Congress, passed

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    Submitted: February 21, 2010 By: Bred
  • Causes for the American Revolution

    Causes for the American Revolution

    The irregular and disorganized British rule of the American colonies in the previous years led to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. Most Americans did not originally want to separate from mother England. They wanted to compromise and stay loyal to the crown. England’s unwillingness to compromise, mismanagement of the colonies, heavy taxation of the colonists that violated their rights, the distractions of foreign affairs and politics in England and the strict trading policies that

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    Submitted: February 21, 2010 By: Max
  • The American Flag

    The American Flag

    When you see the American flag, what is the first thing that pops into your head? Is it a war? A relative? A political leader? What? For me, I usually think of the Star Spangled Banner. I grew up on a military base in Germany. If the flag were being raised or lowered, you would see soldiers, and even civilians, standing at attention, saluting the flag. In a parade, as the flag was being carried

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    Submitted: February 21, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Events Leading up to the American Civil War

    Events Leading up to the American Civil War

    There were many events, people, and opinions that caused the U.S. Civil War in 1861. But the three biggest causes were states rights versus federal rights, the abolition movement, and the controversy of allowing slavery in the territories. Although these may appear to be vague, it was the events inside that made the difference. The South had a vested interest in not allowing the federal government to interfere with their state rights. The South claimed

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    Submitted: February 21, 2010 By: Max
  • The Spaniards and the Native Americans

    The Spaniards and the Native Americans

    I don't think a major factor in how the Spaniards treated the Natives was racism. I think the Spaniards treated the natives the way they did because they didn't like anyone who had different beliefs than them. They were also very greedy, so they would have treated almost anyone like that just to get precious metals. The Spaniards even invited the Indians into there culture when they first got there. Racist people would not do

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    Submitted: February 21, 2010 By: regina
  • How Do the Media Shape American Policy?

    How Do the Media Shape American Policy?

    How do the media shape American policy? The media can easily change opinions of the American public just by choosing what it tells them. This is because the media plays an important role in policy making in America. Policy does not magically happen. There are many steps to policy making process. The media is deeply involved in each of these policy steps. The media report things to the public daily, bringing issues to the forefront

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    Submitted: February 22, 2010 By: Mike
  • Language: The Barrier Between Americans

    Language: The Barrier Between Americans

    Language: the barrier between Americans Clearly, language can be a barrier. America is made of many different cultures although we are all Americans living in the same country, we are still somewhat separated. Our cultures are so different that we just don’t understand where people are coming from. Just think if we could all understand each other and come together with different ideas. We could make great things happen. America needs to come together

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    Submitted: February 22, 2010 By: Janna
  • What Were the Main Causes of the American Revolution?

    What Were the Main Causes of the American Revolution?

    The American Revolution was caused by the unique nature of the American Colonists and their society in contrast to their relationship with the English Government and peoples. Life in America was not a life of leisure. American colonists had worked hard to cultivate their lands and develop their towns and cities. Rural life in the American colonies consisted not only of farmers but tradesmen also prospered. (Handlin. 24) By 1763, the American Colonies were spreading

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    Submitted: February 22, 2010 By: July
  • 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
  • Obesity in African American Women

    Obesity in African American Women

    Review of Literature Introduction Despite the well-publicized health and emotional consequences of obesity, a successful weight-loss industry, and a high rate of voluntary dieting, the prevalence of obesity in African American women continued to increase. For the most part, African American women are aware of the serious health risks related to obesity. Honest attempts to diet and exercise properly usually resulted in gaining of the weight loss and additional pounds in the process. A limited

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    Submitted: February 22, 2010 By: Steve
  • Systematic Racism of Native Americans

    Systematic Racism of Native Americans

    Chris Day October 20, 2005 Sociology 3365-001: Ethnic Minorities in America Systematic Racism of Native Americans One of the darkest subject matters in United States history is the government’s policy toward Native Americans. When European settlers first landed in North America they depended on Native Americans to give them food, trade for skins, and teach them how to gather food. Without the help of friendly Native Americans the possibility of any colony surviving, much less

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    Submitted: February 22, 2010 By: Stenly
  • The American and French Revolution: Similarities and Differences

    The American and French Revolution: Similarities and Differences

    The American and French Revolution: Similarities and Differences During the late 18th century, two great revolutions occurred, the American Revolution and the French Revolution. Between the years of 17-1783, The American Revolution was fought between the thirteen British colonies in North America and Great Britain, their mother country. Thomas Hutchinson, the royal governor of Massachusetts at the time, sums the reason for war best, saying “‘No middle ground exists between the supreme authority of Parliament

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    Submitted: February 22, 2010 By: Anna
  • The Role of Special Interest Groups in American Politics

    The Role of Special Interest Groups in American Politics

    THE ROLE OF SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS IN AMERICAN POLITICS Like political parties, pressure groups can be considered another system that connects the citizen more directly to government. However, at the same instant there are marked differences in both composition and function that define interest groups as different entities from larger political parties. According to V.O. Key Jr. in a composition appropriately entitled Pressure Groups; pressure groups “Ordinarily… concern themselves with only a narrow range of

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    Submitted: February 23, 2010 By: Max
  • Equal Civil Rights in American History

    Equal Civil Rights in American History

    The citizens of the United States of America have continually suffered for their persisting conflict of equal civil rights. Over time, as the result over the fight for civil rights, we have discriminated, abused, persecuted and killed fellow American’s over such issues as equal civil rights. As American citizens had primarily intended to form a country in which it denied American’s equal rights, ultimately it became the principal factor as to why the empowerment

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    Submitted: February 23, 2010 By: David
  • American Dream

    American Dream

    It is clear after interviewing my little cousin of 13 years and my mother of 48 years that there is a distinct difference in opinion as to what characterizes “The American Dream.” Often, it is generally portrayed as a materialistic pride and having power and fame; however, an older generation will claim it as a more personal issue. The majority of the youth are concerned with money, fame, and power, whereas the elder look towards

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    Submitted: February 23, 2010 By: Tasha
  • American Pop Culture

    American Pop Culture

    I would describe popular American culture as things we do for entertainment as a society. Something you can safely assume that your neighbor does too. Over the course of three days I compiled a list of what I assume is popular American culture. They are going to eat at Carl’s Jr., McDonald’s, Panda Express and Taco Bell. We also watched a few movies like Awake, Rendition and Just Friends. I also watched a show on

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    Submitted: February 23, 2010 By: Mike
  • Why Americans Should Not Possess Guns

    Why Americans Should Not Possess Guns

    Picture sitting in school while people next to you possess guns. Though this may sound a bit farfetched, it can happen. Due to the second amendment of the Constitution, one has the right to bear arms. It is reasonable that people would want access to guns for the sport of hunting though. But allowing people to “carry” guns is reckless. Firearms should be outlawed because they have granted children access to kill easily, inflated the

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    Submitted: February 23, 2010 By: Fatih
  • American Imperialism

    American Imperialism

    American Imperialism has been a part of United States history ever since the American Revolution. Imperialism is the practice by which large, powerful nations seek to expand and maintain control or influence on a weaker nation. Throughout the years, America has had a tendency to take over other people's land. America had its first taste of Imperialistic nature back when Columbus came to America almost five hundred years ago. He fought the inhabitants with no

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    Submitted: February 24, 2010 By: Mike
  • American Revolution

    American Revolution

    Revolutionary War The revolutionary war was also know as the American revolution. The revolutionary war began in in 17 and ended in its cessation in 1783. British soldiers and American patriots fought at Lexington, Massachusetts and nearby Concord. In 1783 the Treaty of Paris ended the war. Great Britain was forced to recognize the independence of the 13 colonies of the United States. The Revolutionary War in America led to the birth of a new

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    Submitted: February 24, 2010 By: Tommy
  • The Europeans Vs. the Native Americans

    The Europeans Vs. the Native Americans

    How can 168 Spanish soldiers defeat an army of 80,000 Native Americans? Well in the year 1532, a Spanish conquistador known as Francisco Pizarro invaded the New World. He quickly got into a conflict with the largest state of the New World and managed to capture the absolute monarch, Atahuallpa. Francisco charged a ransom for his release and even after the ransom was given, he killed Atahuallpa. They were defeated and this cycle was continued

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    Submitted: February 24, 2010 By: Mike
  • Greed Is Good -- Selling the American Dream

    Greed Is Good -- Selling the American Dream

    Advertising is such an integral part of our lives that being deluged with ads almost appears to be our natural state. We open a newspaper or magazine and expect to find pages that proclaim the virtues of products and firms. We turn on the television and are assailed with commercials for ten minutes of every half hour. Some social annalysts even claim that the purpose of television is to round up an audience to watch

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    Submitted: February 24, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Ernest Hemingway - a Legacy for American Literature

    Ernest Hemingway - a Legacy for American Literature

    Ernest Hemingway, A legacy for American Literature Some say that Hemingway’s personal life should disqualify him from the literature canon. They state that his torrent affairs, his alcoholism, and his mental state should preclude him from entry into the canon. These are the very things that help to make Hemingway a unique writer. Although his genre is fiction, he relies on his real life experiences with the people and places that he visited. The very

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    Essay Length: 1,496 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: February 25, 2010 By: Mike