45 days after New York City experienced the horrific act of September 11, 2001, Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act, a piece of legislation designed to uncover and prevent terrorism . One major result of this Act is that the law eradicated any walls that prohibited law enforcement, intelligence agencies,...
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The first president of the United States of America, George Washington, had drafted a significantly historical address towards his final term as the leader of the country. The president used a strong tone to address the matters in his speech as well as remarkable amount of dictions for strengthening his...
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Within American popular discourse, George Washington is treated in almost hagiographic terms: as the so-called “father of the country”, he is portrayed as not only the literal founder of the country, but as the embodiment of American ideals. However, history as academic discipline entails critiquing the ideological and jingoistic treatment...
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The Great Depression and the Stock Market Crash of 1929 both served to drastically affect the entirety of the population of the U.S., with affects rippling down to the rural and urban black communities as well. Two examples of actions that were taken in these black communities to work to...
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The idea of the American Dream has been a topic for many stories in literature. This includes the difficulties and often, the disillusionment that is associated with the possible attainment of the American Dream. Essentially, many individuals are willing to engage in dissolute actions in an attempt to improve their...
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At the end of the 19th century and into the 20th, New York was viewed as a port city busier than any other in the world. Using short films between thirty seconds and two minutes long, the tremendous scope of the city was demonstrated to potential immigrants, causing an influx...
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To Whom It May Concern: There is a serious homelessness epidemic throughout the United States but it is no more evident than in its largest community, New York City. This problem is very serious and affects thousands of individuals and families who call this city their home despite not having...
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There are numerous strategies for progression that can be traced back to the end of the nineteenth century through the beginning of the twentieth century in regards to civil rights, racial equalities, and the course of action that would bring the African Americans beyond citizenship and into the forefront of...
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George Washington’s Farewell Address explains to citizens of the young country his reasons for refusing to serve a third term as President, as well as imparting a great deal of advice on matters of state, large and small. In fact, Washington had not desired more than the initial term that...
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First, the fiscal policies are essential towards controlling the rate of inflation in the United States. These fiscal policies are important because they can assist in making an increase in the leakage rates of its flow from the circular flow. This is an important move because it can assist in...
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Introduction In the 1970s, a new program was introduced to try and reduce the overall amounts of weeds and fungi in the water. It involved taking carp that were known for their aggressiveness in Asia and introducing them to the United States (i.e. the Asian carp). These are a series...
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Medical marijuana in the United States of America has raised a lot of concern from its legalization to its use in the U.S.A. However, the main concern in this paper is about the marijuana legalization. In my opinion, I don't think medical marijuana should be legalized. The reason is that;...
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Black Americans have a greater chance of developing blood pressure, and that blood pressure is likely to be higher and to cause more health problems in a black American than a white or Asian American. Researchers associated with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute are calling for new research...
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Mistretta v. United States Facts: Congress developed the United States Sentencing Commission as a part of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984. The commission was intended to address the discrepancies in sentencing that occurred among federal court judges, by providing guidelines for all offenses going forward. Statute: Sentencing Reform Act...
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The Second World War began in the year 1939 and lasted till 1945 in the European countries. However, in Asia it lasted for almost ten years; that was early 19302 to late 1940s. It was termed as the biggest war that ever existed because it involved the whole world and...
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The first thirty years of American history was largely influenced by the thought processes of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. The nature of how America developed as a country can be traced to the opinions that men such as these had in the formative years of the nation. Among many...
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American expansion toward the West can be viewed in two different ways. One might view this expansion as a noble extension of the rights conferred on the US through Manifest Destiny. One might also view American expansion westward as a conquest. The American movement in the West was a conquest...
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Public health is one of the most important issues that the government and its partners needs to address because it affects the workforce and overall productivity of the country. The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast infant mortality rates and HIV rates among the United States, United...
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UNITED STATES V. YOUSEF Parties United States (Prosecutor-Appellee) v. Yousef (Defendant-Appellant) Facts In 1995, a plot was discovered to bomb twelve U.S. commercial airliners. Investigation connected it to a cinema bombing in Manila in 1994, and an explosion on a plane the same year in which a Japanese citizen was...
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The Facts Eugene Debs was a political leader under the umbrella of the Socialist party of American in the early 1900s. He held the position of Socialist Party presidential candidate five times in a row. He made an anti-war speech on June 16, 1918, in Canton Ohio while attending a...
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One of the most common diseases in the United States is sexually transmitted infections (STIs) (Hayley, Dhir, & Roth, 2015). Sexually transmitted infections have huge consequences, including neonatal injury, reproductive complications and even death. Besides the human consequences, STIs have enormous economic consequences as well. The associated costs related to...
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The purpose this paper is to compare the pro-choice and pro-life movements. Focus will be laid on their strategies, techniques, objectives, infrastructure, action impact, success decision makers, the legacy of the gold standard of movements, as well as the civil right movement. A set of primary and secondary sources will...
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Objective data The US population spends large sums annually to finance health care than any other country in the world according to research statistics (Sultz & Young, 2014). The spending constituted 17% of the annual Gross Domestic Product of the country in the year 2013. Despite the fact that the...
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The Vietnam conflict lasted between 1945 when the country started its struggle for independence from France and April 1975 when South Vietnam officially fell under communism. The war did not involve a matter of America’s national security. The country had nothing to gain from the war, either economically or territorially....
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Since America was first settled in the early 17th century, people have been coming to the country in search of a better life for themselves and for their families. It began with European explorers and traders on quests to make their fortunes on gold and fur and evolved throughout the...
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