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  • Imperialism in the Middle East

    Imperialism in the Middle East

    http://college.hmco.com/history/west/mckay/western_society/7e/students/outlines/ch26.html Western penetration of Egypt Muhammad Ali built a modern state in Turkish held Egypt that attracted European traders. He drafted the peasants, reformed the government, and improved communications. The peasants lost out because the land was converted from self-sufficient farms to large, private landholdings to grow cash crops for export. Ismail continued the modernization of Egypt, including the completion of the Suez Canal, but also drew the country deeply into debt. To prevent Egypt

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Mike
  • American Diversity

    American Diversity

    America today is now beginning its fourth century. As compared to other times in American History, we are diverse in our ideas, thoughts, and opinions. Times have changed. Our population is changing, we are growing larger and more varied. We form different opinions on what we believe is right and just, We also spend our time more efficiently than ever before. Our population is constantly expanding. According to the graphs in Time Magazine on “Who

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Anna
  • How Did John Marshall Affect the American Judicial System?

    How Did John Marshall Affect the American Judicial System?

    How did John Marshall affect the American Judicial System? I. Introduction In the early years of the eighteenth Century, the young United States of America were slowly adapting to the union and the way the country was governed. And just like the country, the governmental powers were starting to develop. Since the creation of the Constitution and due to the Connecticut Compromise, there is the Executive, the Legislative and the Judicial Power. But the existence

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Kevin
  • American Democracy

    American Democracy

    Within the United States of America, there seems to be a consensus that this land was and is made for the free people of the earth. Most of us believe that the democracy we have in place is infallible, that nothing short of God could destroy it. And although some of us have complaints with what the government is doing, most of us believe that our voices are heard loud and clear, if only we

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Bred
  • Toward a More Worldly World Series: Reading Game Three of the 1998 American League Championship and David Wong Louie’s "warming Trends"

    Toward a More Worldly World Series: Reading Game Three of the 1998 American League Championship and David Wong Louie’s "warming Trends"

    Toward a Worldly World Series At this point, I wish to turn to an exploration of "Warming Trends" in relation to the changing significance of baseball to show how changes in the perception of America and Chinese Americans can change the way Chinese American texts are received. Like the allegorical significance of the battle between the Yankees and the Indians, Louie's use of baseball as a signifier of Americanness is highly dependent on our perceptions

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Janna
  • Native American Women and Culture

    Native American Women and Culture

    Native American Women On few subjects has there been such continual misconception as on the position of women among Indians. Because she was active, always busy in the camp, often carried heavy burdens, attended to the household duties, made the clothing and the home, and prepared the family food, the woman has been depicted as the slave of her husband, a patient beast of encumbrance whose labors were never done. The man, on the other

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • 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 Express; a Look into Social Marketing

    American Express; a Look into Social Marketing

    American Express is a company with a lot of history that continues to excel in the Global financial market. From credit cards and travelers cheques to business finance management and social cause involvement, American Express handles worldwide business in a manner that is simply unmatched and unbeatable by other Global financial companies. Currently American Express is the 15th most valuable brand in the world. Its worth is estimated at a staggering $20.87 billion. Founded in

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: David
  • Imperialism

    Imperialism

    Before 1869, Britain only controlled a small amount of land in Africa. The British concentrated on imperialism in other, more profitable places around the world; places that would give them more markets for trade and more opportunity to increase their economy. Suddenly, the British were annexing land in places like Egypt and South Africa; in 1869 these were places that did not have monetary value. Before the 1870's, thanks to the influence of Livingstone, the

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Imperial Presidency

    Imperial Presidency

    Imperial Presidency 2 examples from 19th century - Lincoln suspended Habeas Corpus - Jefferson bought Louisiana, wasn’t his Constitutional right - Jackson breaks up national bank into many “pet banks” - Jackson forced out Cherokee Indians even after Supreme Court decided on Indian side: “Supreme Court has made their decision; now let them enforce it.” 4 examples from 20th century - FDR declared neutrality but sold Destroyers to Britain (Lend Lease) - Truman ceased a

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: regina
  • The American Press-An Overview

    The American Press-An Overview

    Although a cherished right of the people, freedom of the press is different from other liberties of the people in that it is both individual and institutional. It applies not just to a single person's right to publish ideas, but also to the right of print and broadcast media to express political views and to cover and publish news. A free press is, therefore, one of the foundations of a democratic society, and as Walter

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Yan
  • American Revolution

    American Revolution

    F&I war- British believed French provoked the war by building a chain of forts in the Ohio R. Valley, French-did it to halt the west ward growth of the brit. Colonies. GW- gov or VA sent a mall militia of GW troops, surrender to French+ N.A. on July 3, 14, and started war Gen. Edward Braddock- in 15 ended in defeat, 2000 GB regulars + colonial troops were routed by a smaller force of French

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Max
  • History of American Literature

    History of American Literature

    The history of American Literature starts well before this land was even called America. It has been a great evolution to come from tribal symbols and drawings to today’s Stephen King and Danielle Steele. Literature has gone through many phases and was impacted by great events and ideas in American history. The earliest form of literature in what would one day be known as America were far from what modern day people would consider

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Fatih
  • American Pageant Chapter 10 Key Vocab

    American Pageant Chapter 10 Key Vocab

    Thomas Jefferson Under the executive branch of the new constitution, Thomas Jefferson was the Secretary of State. When Alexander Hamilton wanted to create a new national bank, Jefferson adamantly spoke against it. He felt it would violate states rights by causing a huge competitor for the state banks, then causing a federal monopoly. Jefferson's argument was that since the Constitution did not say Congress could create a bank they should not be given that power.

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Fatih
  • The French Gov. Rejection of Popular American Music in the 2nd Half of the 20th Century

    The French Gov. Rejection of Popular American Music in the 2nd Half of the 20th Century

    Introduction The primary focus is the French governmental rejection of popular American music, as well as other components of American culture, in the second half of the twentieth century, derived from France's foreign policy with the USA, and it~ culture. What was interesting were the steps that the French took to protect their culture from what they saw, and continue to see, as the imminent destruction at the hands of popular American culture. Why does

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Vika
  • Andrew Jackson : True American

    Andrew Jackson : True American

    Andrew Jackson was the first "peoples president”. His humble frontier heritage and heroic title won support throughout the nation. Jackson was in touch with the common man and had respect for him. This for once, allowed the “people” to have a more dominant role in government, which is something that America prides itself upon today. His Presidency was plagued with controversy, but President Jackson used his power as President to unite a sometimes-divided nation and

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Stenly
  • American Diet

    American Diet

    American Diet In the document, “Fat and Politics: Suing Fast Food Companies” by Michael Stephans, he explains why fast food restaurants such as McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Wendy’s and Burger King should be sued. He also explains why the government should step in and attempt to regulate or put restrictions on how much nutritional value a food should have. In addition heart disease is America’s number one killer because of the desire for people

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • African-American Civil Rights Movement

    African-American Civil Rights Movement

    African-American Civil Rights Movement Throughout the 1960’s, the widespread movement for African American civil rights had transformed in terms of its goals and strategies. The campaign had intensified in this decade, characterized by greater demands and more aggressive efforts. Although the support of the Civil Rights movement was relatively constant, the goals of the movement became more high-reaching and specific, and its strategies became less compromising. African Americans’ struggle for equality during the 1960’s was

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Quiet American - a Comparison

    The Quiet American - a Comparison

    Philip Noyce’s adaptation of Graham Greene’s novel The Quiet American to film was a large success. It stayed true to the script, and kept the basic essence of the characters; pulling them from the pages of the book and creating them visually into marvels on screen. The earlier film made on the book was made in 1958 by Joseph Mankiewicz. Fowler was played by Michael Redgrave, with Audie Murphy as Pyle. This version was forced

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Max
  • The American Prison System

    The American Prison System

    The American Prison System The American Prison system is home to many of the nations criminals. The ever-growing population is due in part to incarceration, where an alternate punishment would suffice. The sustenance of the inmates is drawn directly of of society's pocket, in the form of taxes. I believe that we, as a nation, should focus on providing more sensible, economical ways for criminals to pay off their debt to the community. There is

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: David
  • The Beginning of American Agricultural Literature

    The Beginning of American Agricultural Literature

    http://www.soilandhealth.org/01aglibrary/010107earlyam/010107earlyamsoil.html JARED ELIOT 1685-1763 THE BEGINNING OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL LITERATURE In colonial times almost every man was a farmer. Even the preachers and doctors were part-time farmers. Jared Eliot, a minister and doctor of Killingsworth, Conn., was no exception. In his spare time he practiced farming and when he rode horseback calling upon his parishioners and the sick in his community, he noticed the way other farmers farmed. He noticed that water running from a

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: regina
  • 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 Individualism

    American Individualism

    It is sometimes hard to determine early American literature from European literature. American literature begins to become distinct from European literature as the American Revolution becomes more imminent. Writers such as Hector St. John de Crevecouer and Henry David Thoreau illustrate these changes of American thought and America’s place in world politics. American citizens develop a sense of individualism which is unique to Americans. The early writers of American literature illustrate the transformation from

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Anna
  • Genocide and Americans Actions

    Genocide and Americans Actions

    Opinion 1: Lead the World in the Fight to Stop Genocide Military: According to the Genocide Convention signed and put into effect by the U.N December 9. 1948. Anyone committing genocide, whether constitutionally responsible rulers, public officials, or private individuals will be punished. Genocide is defined as the killing of members in a group, causing serious bodily or mental harm, imposing measures intended to prevent birth, or forcibly transferring children of that group to another

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Tasha
  • An American Dream; the Inspirer

    An American Dream; the Inspirer

    An American Dream; The inspirer. In The Great Gatsby, but F. Scott Fitzgerald, a great man is reduced to a corpse because of a jealous lover. In the novel, the American dream is referred to time and time again. The fact that if one works hard, he or she will become rich and achieve their dreams is the notion that the American dream is based upon. In some cases this is true, but for every

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Wendy