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  • Illiteracy in America

    Illiteracy in America

    America, the most technologically advanced and affluent of all nations on the earth, seems to have an increasingly larger illiteracy rate every year. This has become and continues to be a critical problem throughout our society as we know it. According to the National Adult Literacy survey, 42 million adult Americans can’t read; 50 million are limited to a 4th or 5th grade reading level; one in every four teenagers drops out of high school,

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    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Obesity in America

    Obesity in America

    Obesity in America Obesity today is a widely spread nutritional disorder that can affect anybody at any age across North America, majority of the reason being because there are so many fast food restaurants at just about every corner. With its low prices people are not going to be making the right decisions in what type of food they consume in their diet. Some examples of the junk food would be: Microwave dinners, snack foods

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    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Roman Civilization and Contemporary America

    Roman Civilization and Contemporary America

    Roman Civilization and Contemporary America The civilization of the Roman Republic and the Empire that followed it was the first of its kind. Earlier civilizations had been based on a more abstract worldview that led humans to be creative for the will of the gods or to preserve the institutions that fostered rational thought. Rome started as a simple, self-reliant nation made up of farmers who lived the best they could to support their families

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    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Jack
  • Absence of Historical Sense in America

    Absence of Historical Sense in America

    Absence of Historical Sense in America American culture focuses on the future and ignores the past. We ask our youths, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” The technology of today attempts to advance towards the future. The popular phrase “the future is now” embodies the future-centric attitude of America. George Santayana stated, “Those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it.” While his words ring true, most Americans

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Policing in America

    Policing in America

    Policing as we know it today has developed from various political, economic, and social forces. To better understand the role of police in United States society, one has to know the history of how policing became what it is today. The following paper discusses the views of the historical context of police which helps us better understand how political, economic, and social forces have shaped the social institution of policing. First, in "The Evolving Strategy

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Janna
  • Is Wal-Mart Bad for America?

    Is Wal-Mart Bad for America?

    In 1962, Wal-Mart opened their first store in Rogers, Arkansas. In 1970, Wal-Mart’s first distribution center and home office in Bentonville, Ark. open and Wal-Mart went public on the New York Stock Exchange. Just nine years from that, Wal-Mart’s annual sales exceeded one billion dollars. In 1988, Wal-Mart super centers opened across the country. In a merely three years from that, Wal-Mart opened their own store in Mexico City, Mexico; making Wal-Mart an international corporation.

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Comparing and Contrasting Female Figures from Ancient Mesopotamia and Central America

    Comparing and Contrasting Female Figures from Ancient Mesopotamia and Central America

    Running head: COMPARING AND CONTRASTING FEMALE FIGURES FROM ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA AND CENTRAL AMERICA Comparing and Contrasting Female Figures from Ancient Mesopotamia and Central America Jose Limardo March 31, 2007 The Female figurine from the Halaf period (6th millennium B.C.) shown here, (http://www.louvre.fr/media/repository/ressources/sources/illustration/atlas/image_65162_v2_m565769830698503.jpg,) is a full-round, painted terracotta sculpture measuring 8.2 cm (3.2 in.) tall by 5 cm (2 in.) wide by 5.4 cm (2.13 in.) in depth. This symmetrical and smooth textured sculpture depicts a

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Latin America - Colonialism and Dependence

    Latin America - Colonialism and Dependence

    Colonialism and Dependence In "Imperialism, the Highest State of Capitalism", Lenin warned, in refuting Kautsky, that the domination of finance capital not only does not lessen the inequalities and contradictions present in the world economy, but on the contrary accentuates them. Time has passed and proven him right. The inequalities have become sharper. Historical research has shown that the distance that separated the standard of living in the wealthy countries from that of the poor

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Edward
  • Immigration in America

    Immigration in America

    Immigration in America “…Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” (Lazarus l.10-12). These powerful words are inscribed on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, which extend an invitation to immigrants who desire to seek a better life in America. Many immigrants come to the United States with a vision of improving their lives by taking advantage of America’s many positive qualities. Immigration to the United States is one

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Jazz: America’s Classical

    Jazz: America’s Classical

    Jazz has been called, among other things, America’s “only original form,” showing it’s clear cultural roots in America. In addition, jazz historians have touted jazz’s pedigree as “American’s Classical Music.” An appreciation and analysis of jazz history forces one to question both the “American” and “Classical” descriptors that past historians have used to label jazz music. Using primarily sources such as “From Somewhere in France” by Charles Delaunay and “An Interview with Wynton Marsalis”

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Steve
  • Dream America

    Dream America

    America is viewed by its residences in many different perspectives it can be a nightmare to be able to survive in this country, or in an instant you can become a greater power house to our country. In America many people gain power and respect by the money they have and the connections they have made, in this perspective you can live wealthy and happy until the day you die. America’s basis is on freedom

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Janna
  • Regional Integration in North America

    Regional Integration in North America

    Regional Paper Steve Porter MGT 448 John Jaggi April 11, 2007 Regional Integration in North America “Regional integration is a process in which states enter into a supranational regional organization in order to increase regional cooperation and diffuse regional tensions.”(Regional, n.d.) Agrrements in regional integration can be made to reduce, and ultimately remove, tariff and non-tariff barriers to the free flow of goods, services, and factors of production between countries.(Hill, 2004 ch. 8) The

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Obesity in America: The New Epidemic

    Obesity in America: The New Epidemic

    There is a huge problem spreading across this nation. It’s affecting adults and children alike. It’ this nation’s newest epidemic, it has even been compared to other epidemics such as cigarettes and drugs. The epidemic is obesity and it is sweeping the nation. Americans are now considered to be the fattest people on earth (Pollan, par. 1). The worst part about this epidemic however is not how it is affecting adults but how it is

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Bred
  • Neo-Nazi’s in America

    Neo-Nazi’s in America

    The American Neo -Nazi movement started in the streets in the middle 1980's, in the U.S. The movement is an act to keep alive the beliefs and actions of Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Regime. Believers and activist in the movement are known as Skinhead, or "Skins." Some are dresses like a lot like the original British movement, which was started by some rough looking teenagers in combat boots hanging out on the streets. The

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Facism in America

    Facism in America

    Since mainstream left-liberal media do not seriously ask this question, the analysis of what has gone wrong and where we are heading has been mostly off-base. Investigation of the kinds of under-handed, criminal tactics fascist regimes undertake to legitimize their agenda and accelerate the rate of change in their favor is dismissed as indulging in "conspiracy theory." Liberals insist that this regime must be treated under the rules of "politics as usual." But this doesn't

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Mike
  • Ira 2: America as a one-Party State

    Ira 2: America as a one-Party State

    INTRODUCTION: Our current period of single-party dominance is the key topic of Robert Kuttner in his article “America as a One-Party State”. He lists three reasons that America could become a nation where the dominant party rules, primarily in the House of Representatives. He then states that “the internal workings” of major legislation has radically changed. The most drastic of these changes occurring since the induction of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas in

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Mike
  • America and the War on Drugs

    America and the War on Drugs

    Sarah Urbanek May 6, 2000 Perhaps Americans take what they have for granted and forget that there are other countries with problems. Why does America care about what is happening in other countries like Columbia, when they have their own problems with drugs? The Untied States of America has a rather large drug trafficking problem but compared to Columbia it is fairly small. To help Columbia solve their problem the U.S. senate has decided to

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Challenges Facing America

    Challenges Facing America

    America is on the world’s leading industrial and technical giants. Despite that our country seems unconquerable; we still have pressing problems attacking the nation. High crime rates, education of our citizens, and discrimination are only a few on the list of challenges facing America today. America is a large dominant country that can’t deny it has a violent society. The problem with violence is more severe today than ever before with our young adults. A

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    Essay Length: 463 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Steve
  • 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: November 23, 2009 By: Monika
  • W. J. Eccles: France in America

    W. J. Eccles: France in America

    France has had a presence in North America since long before the birth of the United States. Most American history looks back at France’s presence on the continent largely from the British side of events that occurred. W. J. Eccles’ France In America introduces readers to French history in North America drawing largely from the french side of events. Eccles begins the book around the year 1500 with early french exploration and the events that

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Islam in America

    Islam in America

    Islam in America In the early part of this century, waves of immigrants from various parts of the Muslim world, most notably Palestine, Lebanon and what is now Pakistan appeared on these shores. These people were mostly illiterate, unskilled Arabs who found work in the auto factories of Detroit. Then, beginning in the '50s, the picture changed drastically. An influx of Muslim professionals, many of them physicians, finding conditions in their homelands inhospitable, settled in

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Top
  • America’s Pay Issues

    America’s Pay Issues

    The struggle for pay equity is part of America's evolving sense of what is fair and just. After all, slavery was once an accepted part of this democratic nation; union demands were an illegal restraint of trade; married women had no property rights; women workers had no right to their earnings; child labor was common; unequal pay for women was an accepted practice. Society took no notice when job rates dropped as women, instead of

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Mike
  • Same-Sex Marriage in America

    Same-Sex Marriage in America

    Same-sex marriage in America The idea of legalizing same-sex marriage is a hotly contested subject in America today. Similar to women’s equal rights and civil rights for African-American’s, equal rights for homosexuals is having a tough time being accepted by American government and by American society. I feel that equal rights for gays and lesbians should be a policy adopted by the American government. These equal rights would include all the same rights given to

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Mike
  • 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 Village of Skokie V. National Socialist Party of America

    The Village of Skokie V. National Socialist Party of America

    The Village of Skokie v. National Socialist Party of America The National Socialist Party, a Nazi group lead by Frank Collin, proposed a march, in full uniform, to be held on May 1, 1977 through the Village of Skokie near Chicago, Illinois. Skokie was the home of thousands of Jewish Holocaust survivors. Shocked by the announcement, the survivors rose in protest against the march (Downs book cover flap). The controversial march that was planned to

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Janna

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