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  • Slavery in America

    Slavery in America

    Slavery in America By 1850, ninety-two percent of all American blacks were concentrated in the South, and about 95 percent were slaves. Pre-civil war slaves in America went through a great deal of turmoil and discontent in the South. Slavery has had a huge effect on our country. Many slaves were beaten to death and some did not survive the ruff life of slavery. Slavery then went on to cause the War between the North

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Race, Class, & Gender in Early America

    Race, Class, & Gender in Early America

    Throughout history, much of society, more or less, accepts the structure of our industrialized labor force. One hardly takes a moment to stop and think of how it all started. The industrialization of a nation had to begin somewhere. After reading Leith Mullings article "Uneven Development: Class, Race, and Gender in the United States Before 1900", many issues that I previously hadn't considered were brought to light. The development of our nation and the structure

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Janna
  • America 1945 Soviet Union Case

    America 1945 Soviet Union Case

    The Soviet Union was very concerned about its security after having been invaded and almost defeated twice in the twentieth century. It felt vulnerable being surrounded by hostile democratic states and preferred to have smaller communist states protecting it, thus the Iron Curtain descended. The Iron Curtain refers to an imaginary barrier through Europe that separated Russia and its communist allies from the rest of the democratic nations in the west. The states on each

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Andrew
  • The Cheroke’s in America

    The Cheroke’s in America

    The major American aspiration during the 1790s through the 1860s was westward expansion. Americans looked to the western lands as an opportunity for large amounts of free land, for growth of industry, and manifest destiny. This hunger for more wealth and property, led Americans conquer lands that were rightfully someone else's. Manifest destiny and westward expansion brought many problematic issues to the Unites States verses the Indians that took the Americans to the Civil War.

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Top
  • Hiv Vaccine Testing America

    Hiv Vaccine Testing America

    Michelle Raess The Human Body Dr. Shirley M. Bartido HIV Vaccine Testing in Africa The United Nations estimates that 5.8 million people per year become infected with the immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Ninety percent of these infections occur in sub- Saharan Africa, where infected persons do not have access to antiviral therapy. Approximately 2.4 million Africans died of AIDS in 2002, and 3.5 million occurred in the region. Where in the United States $12,000-$15,000 is usually

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: David
  • Diversity in Hispanic America

    Diversity in Hispanic America

    Diversity in Hispanic America America hails as the cultural melting pot of the world, the most ethnically diverse nation of all nations. In 1996, The United States Census Bureau announced that one-third of U.S. residents now claim minority heritage (Friedman, 2006), but the largest of all minority groups are those of Hispanic origin, making up one in eight people living in the United States today. At approximately 66.9%, those of Mexican decent are by far

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Superhero Essay: Captain America

    Superhero Essay: Captain America

    Superhero essay: Captain America As a child he stood out from the rest, something was different about him and no one could figure it out. Who knew that Steve Rogers would one day be saving the world from the evil Nazi's and the Axis powers. Steve Rogers was born during the Great Depression into a poor family and was always seen as being very week (Wikipedia). Tragically he loses both of his parents very young,

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Lewis and Clark: The Imperialist of America, 1803 - 1806

    Lewis and Clark: The Imperialist of America, 1803 - 1806

    Lewis and Clark: the Imperialist of America, 1803 -1806 The Lewis and Clark expedition of 1803 to 1806, was a very important adventure, which had significant bearings on the whole of the American nation; declaring American sovereignty in the West, advancing American trade, and promoting peace between Indian tribes, while attempting to establish a peaceful and profitable relationship with the Native Americans. Thus, Lewis and Clark are viewed as Ў§brave adventurers who went where no

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Bred
  • Is Stem Cell Research Right for America?

    Is Stem Cell Research Right for America?

    There are so many benefits from stem cell research. Including but not excluding, cures to a number of diseases, improvements on human life, and more resources in drastic times. I believe that if we spent the time and money needed for this research the improvements on just about everything would be significant. Scientists should be allowed to do stem cell research using human embryos, because it can increase disease survivors, it will use our sources

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Factors That Motivated the European (spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch and English in Particular) to Explore and Colonize North America and South America Concerned Material Gain and / or Religious Freedom.

    The Factors That Motivated the European (spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch and English in Particular) to Explore and Colonize North America and South America Concerned Material Gain and / or Religious Freedom.

    True. I believe many of the motivators for the Europeans to move to and colonize North and South America was due to material gain and religious freedom. First I would like to talk about several of the material gains that were either made or expected to be made in the move to explore North and South America’s. When the plans were being set out for the new colonies and the different propels that were laid

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • America the Beautiful or the Ugly

    America the Beautiful or the Ugly

    Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) was the best known and most influential African American leader of the 1800s. He was born a slave in Maryland but managed to escape to the North in 1838. He traveled to Massachusetts and settled in New Bedford, working as a laborer to support himself. In 1841, he attended a convention of the Massachusetts Antislavery Society and quickly came to the attention of its members, eventually becoming a leading figure in

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Vika
  • The Shortage of Teachers in America

    The Shortage of Teachers in America

    The Shortage of Teachers in America All of the schools in this country are facing a serious problem. Every day more and more teachers are leaving the profession. Why are these teachers leaving? Well the primary reasons are the poor working conditions and low salaries. “Twenty percent of teachers say that unsatisfactory working conditions keep them from wanting to stay in the profession. In addition, thirty-seven percent who do not plan to teach until retirement

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Victor
  • Woodstock, Changing America

    Woodstock, Changing America

    To some, Woodstock was one of the biggest rock concerts ever, but to many others it was a huge historical event that changed America and its views on the Vietnam War forever. Woodstock was one of the biggest anti-Vietnam War movement to ever exist, it also marked the beginning of the Vietnam War as well. The concert was originally supposed to be held in a town named Woodstock, New York on Max Yasgur’s 600 acre

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Americas

    Americas

    It was once stated that, “With the dawn of the 16th century, there came together in Europe both the motivation and the means to explore and colonize territory across the seas.” This means that, once hearing the word of new land across the Atlantic, European countries were in competition among each other in claiming the land. This holds true in countries such as England, France, Portugal, and Spain. They all used religion, trade, and

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Jessica
  • The Frailty of America’s Economy

    The Frailty of America’s Economy

    The Frailty of America’s Economy America is the greatest country in the world. It is extremely prosperous and dominant compared to other countries. Its citizens feel safe and comfortable. And they should feel safe, because it would take more than a little debt to cause a crisis, right? The beliefs that most Americans hold dear and take solace in, could become splintered before their eyes. It is difficult to be certain where power truly lies

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Wendy
  • The Beat Generation in the Social Context of America of the 1950s

    The Beat Generation in the Social Context of America of the 1950s

    THE BEAT GENERATION IN THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF AMERICA OF THE 1950s “Being against what the Beat Generation stands for has to do with denying that incoherence is superior to precision; that ignorance is superior to knowledge; that the exercise of mind and discrimination is a form of death…” (N.Podhoretz “The Know-Nothing Bohemians”) Like the „Lost Generation” of the 1920s, the American „Beat Generation names both literary current and a broader cultural phenomenon or mood.

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Monika
  • The Rockefeller Drug Laws: America’s War on Drugs: A War We Are Causing, A War We Can Solve

    The Rockefeller Drug Laws: America’s War on Drugs: A War We Are Causing, A War We Can Solve

    Since the Rockefeller Drug Laws were passed in 1973 under Governor Nelson Rockefeller, New York State has had the harshest sentencing for low-level, non-violent drug offenders of any other state in the nation. Under these laws, those convicted of drug offenses face the same penalties as those convicted of murder, and harsher penalties that those convicted of rape. (Sullum, 1) Though the laws were first enacted to curb the late-1960s-early-1970s psychedelic drug epidemic, New York's

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Jessica
  • English Motives for Colonization in North America

    English Motives for Colonization in North America

    Why would anyone want to go through the trouble of colonizing? The English had such motives that compelled them to leave their motherland. It was for the reasons of seeking freedom, seeing there was nothing in Britain for them, and success accessed by other nations. England set up strict rules and laws. Those who sought a bit of adventure naturally took off. Others were motivated to find religious freedom. Lord Baltimore set up Maryland for

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Max
  • Domination of North America

    Domination of North America

    During the late 1600s and the to the mid-1700s, countries fought for land and power in order to have global domination. While several countries fought for the same cause, resolving their diffrerences was nearly impossible, and this often led to more wars and conflicts. One of the many conflicts concerned the domination of North America. While many European powers competed for control of North America, Britain gained the most territory through the four French and

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Tasha
  • The Expansion of Cultural Diversity in Canada

    The Expansion of Cultural Diversity in Canada

    The Expansion of Cultural Diversity in Canada Canada is one of the most desired countries in the world to live, agreed upon by it's citizens and chosen by more immigrants each year; marketed by its experience with diversity and stressing its selling points such as; its outstanding reputation as being open, peaceful and caring, its tenants reflect a cultural, ethnic, and linguistic framework that is found nowhere else in the world. Canadians are one of

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • The Carillon on North America

    The Carillon on North America

    Introduction The carillon culture in North America officially starts in 1922. Before this time, there were already four instruments with a “carillon” status. Three of them could be played by mechanical devices and one was playable from a keyboard. Two automatic instruments cast by the French bell founder Bollйe were installed at Notre Dame University in South Bend, Indiana (1856, 23 bells) and at St. Joseph’s Church in Buffalo, New York (1870, 43 bells). The

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: July
  • Volkswagen Expansion

    Volkswagen Expansion

    HARVARD CASE REPORT 1. To what extent did Volkswagen face long term currency risk, and what were its sources? 2. How did Volkswagen manage its long term currency risk, and what might have been done differently to improve risk management? 1. To what extent did Volkswagen face long term currency risk, and what were its sources? 1960Ў¦s: Throughout this decade VW consolidated its position increasing marketing, efficiency and production. The weak DM in relation to

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: regina
  • Aging in America

    Aging in America

    We all will one day face the reality of growing older. There are many aspects of this change that will affect us in a large way. According to the Merck Manual of Health and Aging, 1.5% of Americans are 85 or older. This research states that the number of people 100 years or older could rise from 1 out of 5,578 in the year 2000, to 1 out of 472 in the year 2050. It

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Mike
  • Trade in Latin America from 1450 to 1750

    Trade in Latin America from 1450 to 1750

    Trade in Latin America and India dramatically changed from 1450 to 10. Around 1450 Latin America was not trading with Europe, Asia, or Africa. Around 10 they were receiving slaves from Africa for plantation goods. In 1450, India was trading with Asia and east Africa through the Indian Ocean trade. In 10 India traded a large number of textiles to Western Europe which ended up on Africa’s Western Coast and continued trade with eastern Asia

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    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Capital Punishment in America

    Capital Punishment in America

    Capital Punishment in America Capital punishment or the death penalty as it is commonly termed is of all the penal practices, the most controversial. This is not at all surprising, concerning the fact that it involves taking a human life. Because it is the most severe of all sentences, there have been countless efforts to abolish the death penalty, and these efforts have proved effective in most of the industrialized nations, with the exception of

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    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Edward

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