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  • United States of America and the Amish: Mainstream Culture and the Minority

    United States of America and the Amish: Mainstream Culture and the Minority

    United States of America and The Amish: Mainstream Culture and The Minority What does it mean to be Amish? They dress different and their lifestyle is different, but is that the only difference between the Amish and the people of the mainstream American culture? America's 150,000 member Amish minority, which is situated throughout the U.S. mainly in Indiana, Ohio, and Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has been one of the most successful among the nation's religious and

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Steve
  • The United States, Great Britain, and Russia: A Political Assimilation

    The United States, Great Britain, and Russia: A Political Assimilation

    The United States, Great Britain, and Russia all share fairly similar public educational systems. Citizens in all three countries must have 11 years of public education. These 11 years, grades 1-12 in the United States and grades 1-11 in Great Britain and Russia, are free to every citizen of the country. That is, however, where the similarities end. In the United States, education for most children begins early (the age of three), with most attending

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    Submitted: February 9, 2010 By: Andrew
  • The United States Is to Blame for the Cold War

    The United States Is to Blame for the Cold War

    The US is to blame for the Cold War From when World War II ended in 1945 all the way up to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Cold War dominated international affairs. It was a global struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union. Although the Cold War was sometimes fought on the battlefield, it involved everything from political rhetoric to sports. Overshadowing all was the threat of nuclear war.

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    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Fonta
  • Why Was the United States Unsuccessful in Vietnam?

    Why Was the United States Unsuccessful in Vietnam?

    The communist beliefs began in 1848, when Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote a book called The Communist Manifesto. This book defined the beliefs of communism, along with portraying the natural evolution of a communist utopia from a capitalist society. Marx and Engels defined communism to be a concept, or system, of society in which the major resources and means of production are owned by the community, rather than by the individuals. In theory, such

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    Submitted: December 12, 2008 By: Jon
  • United States History

    United States History

    Us History The United States is located in the middle of the North American continent, with Canada to the north and Mexico 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 in the Pacific Ocean, the state of Alaska located in the northwestern part of the continent above the

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    Submitted: December 18, 2008 By: Jon
  • Music in the United States

    Music in the United States

    With the start of the 20th century music began to play a huge part in the rapidly maturing United States. The music of the 20th century was not only there to entertain the people but it was more. It was used now to influence and manipulate the listeners, the artists had a goal to entertain and to enlighten the listener so that they could get their messages heard. Music is one of the best

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    Submitted: January 9, 2009 By: Bred
  • United States Vs. Colombia for the Land of Panama

    United States Vs. Colombia for the Land of Panama

    United States vs. Colombia for the land of Panama The United States government used several covert activities to acquire the land for the Panama Canal, such as the Spooner Act. The United States wanted the land of Panama to build a Canal but first the United States need the land from Colombia. The United States became vitally interested in canal projects during the Spanish-American War of 1898. In 1902 the U.S. Congress passed the Spooner

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Fonta
  • I Am a Flag of the United States

    I Am a Flag of the United States

    I, AM FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA I am the flag of the United States of America. My name is Old Glory. I fly atop the world's tallest buildings. I stand watch in America's halls of justice. I fly majestically over institutions of learning. I stand guard with power in the world. Look up at me and see me. I stand for peace, honor, truth and justice. I stand for freedom. I am confident.

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    Submitted: March 22, 2009 By: Top
  • United States-Centric Views Comparison

    United States-Centric Views Comparison

    Both tables show that Christian Americans have the better descriptors than the Muslim and Arab Americans. Both tables list descriptors in the Both Group category but they are different descriptors expect on (women as home makers). From both tables the descriptor says's Muslim and Arab Americans are sexist and male-dominated political environment, in which represents true facts. Males dominate political issues in Muslim and Arab Americans because there are no Muslim and Arab American women

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Kevin
  • United States Instrument Rental

    United States Instrument Rental

    Executive Summary United States Instrument Rental’s (“USIR”) most significant problem is that it does not understand its customers, resulting in a lack of perceived differentiation with its competitors and an overall low usage rate of equipment rental among its target audience. Two principal obstacles facing USIR include a lack of intelligence regarding the motivation that drives the decisions of different size companies and each person involved in the buying center, and a seemingly narrow overall

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    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Artur
  • The Death Penalty Vs. Alternative Punishments in the United States Constitution

    The Death Penalty Vs. Alternative Punishments in the United States Constitution

    The Death Penalty vs. Alternative Punishments In the United States Constitution, the 8th Amendment prohibits the use and practices of cruel and unusual punishment. What exactly is considered to be cruel and unusual punishment? This question is a hot topic among America's many different current controversies. Many people are saying that the use of capital punishment (to be sentenced to death as a penalty in the eyes of the law [a capital crime]. An execution

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    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Jon
  • Causes of Poverty in the United States

    Causes of Poverty in the United States

    The United States defines poverty for a family of four as being less than $16,036 per year, or $4,009 per person (Leone 12). People find themselves under this line for an innumerable amount of reasons. Some of these causes are under one's control and others are greater factors beyond an individual's power. Each family or individual person has unique and separate reasons for living in a state poverty. There is no way to try and

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    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: regina
  • The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America

    The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America

    The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America asserts, “A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” At the time when this amendment was passed, the country was still primarily an agrarian and hunting society, guns were a household item, and necessary for daily life. The armed farmer was the principal soldier in

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Child Abuse in the United States

    Child Abuse in the United States

    On Monday, January 6, 2008, four young children were thrown off a bridge to their death by their own father. Lam Luong confessed to authorities on January 9, 2008 that he had thrown his children off the Dauphin Island Bridge in Alabama after a fight with his wife. The children ranged in ages from just a few months to three years old. Family members of Lam had told authorities that Lam had a drug addiction

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Monika
  • Marriage in the United States

    Marriage in the United States

    Marriage in the United States “What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined for life - to strengthen each other in all labor, to rest on each other in all sorrow, to minister to each other in all pain, to be one with each other in silent, unspeakable memories at the moment of the last parting (George Elliott).” I believe that this statement by George Elliott

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Bred
  • Teaching Language in the United States

    Teaching Language in the United States

    America is a nation filled with all different types of people. People of different color, languages, traditions, and dreams. Because we are a nation of immigrants, we do not share the characteristics of "race, religion, ethnicity, or native language {that} form the common bonds of society in other countries" (Exploring Language 252). However, by agreeing to learn and use just one single language we have been able to unite many different people and create an

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • Music in the United States

    Music in the United States

    With the start of the 20th century music began to play a huge part in the rapidly maturing United States. The music of the 20th century was not only there to entertain the people but it was more. It was used now to influence and manipulate the listeners, the artists had a goal to entertain and to enlighten the listener so that they could get their messages heard. Music is one of the best

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    Essay Length: 1,329 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • Homelessness in the United States: Discerning Patterns to Disperse Solutions

    Homelessness in the United States: Discerning Patterns to Disperse Solutions

    The U.S. has consistently failed to adequately address and respond to the permanent mark and complex challenges homelessness has left on society. A number of us have many options in our lives. I feel for anyone it is hard to imagine becoming homeless, because of the possible alternatives they think they may have rather than being on the streets. This is not true for most people who are homeless. They have run out of good

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: regina
  • United States Equality

    United States Equality

    United States Equality Throughout all the years, the United States has not fulfilled its promise of equality to its people. If they did, the African American race would have had the same rights as white people in the 1950’s. Instead, African Americans were discriminated in many different ways, like for example, not having the right to go to school with other white kids, or being banned from certain places that did not allow “Colored

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • William McKinley 25th President of the United States

    William McKinley 25th President of the United States

    William McKinley 25th President of the United States. William McKinley was born on January 29, 1843 in Niles, Ohio, a town of about 300 people. He was the 7th child born to William and Nancy Alison McKinley His family moved to Poland, Ohio when he was nine years old so that the children could go to a private school called the Poland Academy. In school William liked to read, debate, and he was the president

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: July
  • The Strength and Weaknesses of Health Care Systems in Germany and the United States.

    The Strength and Weaknesses of Health Care Systems in Germany and the United States.

    What makes a health care system "good"? There is no such thing as a "perfect" system, but already some countries are pretty close. In this essay I will be writing about two of the leadings countries in health care, Germany and the United States . Given the complicated nature of the systems, I will narrow it down to the strength and weaknesses of both countries. In 1883, the first health care plan for Germany was

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: July
  • Was the Foreign Policy of the United States Primarily Isolationist or Expansionist Through 1865-1914?

    Was the Foreign Policy of the United States Primarily Isolationist or Expansionist Through 1865-1914?

    Was the foreign policy of the United States primarily isolationist or expansionist through 1865-1914? At the turn of the century, and after gaining our independence, the United States land mass more than doubled through the use of purchasing, annexing, and war. However, the foreign policy of our government took a predominately isolationist stand. This was a national policy of abstaining from political or economic relations with other countries. General Washington shaped these values by upholding

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Edward
  • Hpv: Environmental Co-Factors and Prevention in the United States

    Hpv: Environmental Co-Factors and Prevention in the United States

    HPV: Environmental co-factors and prevention in the United States Introduction Current uses of medical technologies to prevent Cervical Cancer (CC) have proven inadequate in the further reduction of morbidity. Current medical methods are effective enough to almost completely prevent mortality from CC, but due to the inability of the US Health Care System to implement preventative measures in a timely and thorough manner, an estimated 10,400 woman will be diagnosed with CC and more than

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Victor
  • Abuse of Substances in the United States

    Abuse of Substances in the United States

    Substance abuse and prevention has in the United States have become major issues in our society since the early 1960's. Both youth drug and alcohol use as well as adult abuse. Typically one would assume drug use categorized as something obtained by a shady looking person on a street corner. Unfortunately, in the last decade drug abuse has expanded from the street corner or the crack house downtown right into your very own doctors office.

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Top
  • To What Extent Was Late Nineteenth-Century and Early Twentieth-Century United States Expansionism a Continuation of Past United States Expansionism and to What Extent Was It a Departure?

    To What Extent Was Late Nineteenth-Century and Early Twentieth-Century United States Expansionism a Continuation of Past United States Expansionism and to What Extent Was It a Departure?

    There were many similarities in the United State’s expansion during the late nineteenth/twentieth century compared to the beginning of the United States early expanding. Among similarities of expansion include the way they did; force (war), purchases, benefits of resources, also the reasoning of God’s will. Differences though were mainly for expanding, as well as where they tried to expand. One of the continuations, was the idea that God had given us this divine right

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Mike

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