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Sexual Abuse of Children in America

of abuse. In fact, it can be argued that a large percentage of children who are sexually abused become sexual predators in adulth...

'Boomburbs' in America

a stake in the region, but this is not necessarily true for boomburbs. Indeed, it seems as if boomburbs grow very fast, the people...

An Evaluation of the Web Based Curriculum America Dreams

Such is the case for "America Dreams..through the decades", a web site developed by the Library of Congress. The "America D...

Second Revolution in America, the Civil War

he knew nothing of the causes for the war. Nash and Jeffrey use this to illustrate their statement that people fought on the Ameri...

New England and the Foods of North America

products, all of which work their way into both recipes and menus that center around fish. The history of New England cuisine is ...

1991 to 1998 Obesity in America

Control and Prevention in conjunction with the work of state health departments (Mokdad et al, 1999, p. 1519). This survey is des...

Banking Industry of America

federal reserve system was born ("Banking in the United States," 2005). It seems that to a great extent, the dual system of gove...

Out Of This Furnace - Immigration To America

himself reflects only Goods first step in the Model. He comes to America and gets a bad job that is back-breaking for low wages an...

Cultural Variations Between Islam and America

Texts of the Worlds Religions" presents Islam as a religion which stresses that an individuals submission to Allah is what is most...

Politics of Latin America and Women

legislative bodies the world over; since, when a woman enters government, she enters "a male domain. Parliaments were established...

Critique of Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich

text is a virtual diary of her experiences and observations. The text is effective in that the author is never condescending to t...

African Americans in Early America

(Laughter Genealogy, 2008). Another region, Pennsylvania, saw an African American history that was essentially one of slav...

Alternative Energy Sources: What is Best for America?

the Earths magma will represent an important alternate energy source in the future (Alternative Energy Sources 196). Presently, s...

Social Security in America

if the economy does slow down, Social Security will be able to pay full benefits to recipients until 2037 (Hill). "After 2037, Soc...

Popular Culture of 1950s America

not something that sprung up in the 1990s or 1980s. Yes, it is a 1950s phenomenon ("Film History of the 1950s"). McDonalds was fra...

Middle Eastern Immigration in America

During the earlier waves of immigration the Muslims would move to rural areas in addition to urban areas (Smith, 2008). There was ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail,’ Contemporary America, and US Foreign Policy

the only plausible alternative. While King was presenting the justification of nonviolent direct action in 1963 Birmingham, his m...

The Hmong in America: Disease and Health Care

2005). It plunged her into a persistent vegetative state and she had lived life in that state for many years (Underwood, Adler & P...

Spain And America

its landmarks Mt. McKinley and Death Valley - are the highest and lowest points on the continent, respectively (CIA, 2008a). Amer...

Health Care Needs in Contemporary America

the best in terms of healthcare. There are numerous other echelons of society, however, that receive healthcare in somewhat dimin...

Barbara Ehrenreich on the Working Poor and Not Getting By in America

could earn $7/hour, she could perhaps afford something that cost $500/month, or $600 with "severe economies," but anything else wa...

The Evolution of the Americas

has been noted, the question of precisely when Native Americans arrived in the Americas is surrounded more by speculation than it ...

The Material Culture of Slaves in Early America

white slave owners, the material culture that the slaves remembered in Africa, and the material culture of the Native American peo...

Colonial Latin America and Manifest Destiny

In five pages this paper examines colonial Latin American and the impact of manifest destiny related to the Spanish conquest and t...

Reform Movements in America from the Progressive Movement to FDR's New Deal

In a paper consisting of ten pages these two reform movements are compared and contrasted along with a consideration of how each m...

Revolutionary Government of America and Two Treatises on Civil Government by John Locke

a rewording of Lockes description of the state of nature: "We must consider what estate all men are naturally in, and that is, a s...

Urban Informal Economy of Latin America and Ideology

In ten pages this paper examines the urban informal economic structures of Latin American countries and the influence of ideology ...

Predictions: 2050 America

continue to grow? What will things be like in 2050? It seems that the population will increase significantly. Kent and Haub projec...

Evaluation of Sheila McClain’s Essay, “Fitness Culture: A Growing Trend in America”

collective desire for wellness. She also mentions that economic assistance from employers and health insurance providers in the s...

Coming to America, A Memoir

way in which people routinely act in public. I am currently employed in the Bronx as a home care provider and I have few friends...