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Philadelphia Needs a Helping Hand from Uncle Sam

ever before. This is particularly true for the people of Philadelphia. For instance, the cost of living here is approximately 27...

The Significance of the Space Race

important part of scientific and political history and has a great deal of significance. Yet, in delving into the history of space...

Adam Smith's Ideas and the 2008 Economic Bailout

financial wheeling and dealing (Friedman, 2008). Friedman has a point. Philosophically, money is not real. It is just a concept. T...

Frida Kahlo Self Portrait

and dark in nature. This is further emphasized by the fact that Mexicos roots are very natural and organic, whereas the United Sta...

CYBERTERRORISM AND THREATS TO AMERICAN BUSINESSES

danger. Earlier this year, a piece of computer code known as "Poison Ivy" was hidden in an e-mail message sent to...

ISSUES IN TRADE, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND PRODUCT ROLLOUT

is because the U.S. is becoming a service-oriented economy -- while the country is certainly a net importer of goods, its exportin...

Affirmative Action Programs

reason for the continuance of such programs. The issue is also significant again because of the diversity of the population today...

Spain And America

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

Homeland Security: Adequate Facility Security?

within the United States, reduce Americas vulnerability to terrorism and minimize the damage and recover from any terrorist attack...

Questions and Answers on Spain’s Language, Religion, and Politics

also exerted a profound influence upon paste and present Spanish culture. Author Peter Pierson (1999) noted in his text The Histo...

The Use of Leading Indicators to Project Demand in the Housing Market

in 2008 of 1.2%, the recovery is expected to continue into 2009 when the GDP is expected to grow by 1.7% (Office of Economic Analy...

HOFSTEDE'S CULTURAL DIMENSIONS: U.S., VIETNAM AND CHINA

Some years later, Hofstede added a fifth dimension, that of Long-Term Orientation. LTO determines the degree to which a society em...

Should the US Adopt a Universal Healthcare System?

potential for a greater degree of efficiency. The question is whether not there should be a universal healthcare system adopted in...

America and Buddhism

In ten pages the ways in which Buddhism has been practiced in the United States are examined in terms of various sects, its social...

Bank of New York Company and Marketing

In seven pages the future marketing strategy of the Bank of New York Company, the oldest banking institution in the United States,...

Contemporary Workforce and Flexibility

In ten pages a flexible workforce and its signficance are discussed in a comparative analysis of worker flexibility in Germany, Gr...

The Condition of Education for Black Americans

know, were first brought over to the United States as slaves. At that point in time the African American had a different language ...

NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK AND EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS

step in and provide more support (National Response Framework, 2009). The Framework itself is an 81-page booklet describing everyt...

U.S. Failed Policy of Torture Tactics and Techniques on Suspected Terrorists

the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity (Bufacc...

History of Wedding Dresses

weddings resembled pagan festivals and most of then involved the celebration of spring (important planting season for these agricu...

Why Did the United States Lose the Vietnam War?

could perhaps subtly support South Vietnam and thus bring order back to the nation. They did not take into consideration that the ...

U.S.-Mexico Border Fence

against is the symbolic nature, the emotional nature, of a fence, something he claims the President did not like either. But, at t...

George Washington: Heroic, Flawed, and Human

Fasts text of the same name). They each offer depictions of George Washington as perceived by authors, screenwriters, and filmmak...

Revisiting the Bay of Pigs

have suffered centuries of political and economic oppression. Cuba presents perhaps the finest - or worst - example of the conseq...

TAX PLANNING AND U.S. CITIZENS

that one would think would be enough to keep things moving. But neither the federal government nor income taxes are quite...

Speech on John F. Kennedy’s 1961 Inaugural Address

legacy of offering words that inspire people to make the world a better place and embodies Daniel Websters definition of true eloq...

Comparative Analysis of Organized Crime in Japan, China, Russia, and Mexico

the don (also known as Godfather) at the top of the hierarchy, with sottocapos (underbosses), and caporegimes (soldiers) below. I...

TRENDS IN HUMAN RESOURCES -- IRELAND

The answer is: No. If we study a country like Ireland, well find out that the current employment trends and their impact on...

Book Review of Joseph J. Ellis’ His Excellency: George Washington

that George Washington was fueled foremost by ambition. He wrote, "Ambitions this gargantuan were only glorious if harnessed to a...

Education, Politics And The Student: How Traditional Cultural Expectations Challenge And Shape Twentieth Century Educational Systems

and speak the truth; without the ability to stand against wrongdoing, people remain pawns of a contemptible political system run b...