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U.S. vs. the Middle East Dictatorship Perceptions

this in mind, then, it is not surprising that there is such turmoil in that region. Interestingly enough, both democracy and dic...

Post Second World War Capitalism and the Bretton Woods System

The International Band for Reconstruction and Development would be formed as a consequence of the Bretton Woods System in 1945 (Wo...

United Nations and the Importance of America's Continuing Presence

far removed from the days when a country could independently govern within its own boundaries in oblivion to what was occurring on...

US as Global Law Enforcer, Responsibilities and Rights

American nationalism is an ideology which has shaped the face of the world as we see it today. The United States itself first pro...

Fictitious Oral Interview with a Second World War Wife

hard time. What was going through your mind at this time, Rosa? A: Well, I know that most of us girls used to make up little ditti...

US and the Significance of Being Able to Speak Spanish

right. There is in fact a heated debate between those who think that the United States is losing its culture by becoming bilingual...

Post 1950 West and Marijuana

long history of the manner in which marijuana is perceived and regulated throughout the world. While western countries s...

American History and Railroad Construction

end-of-the-track towns called hell-on-wheels" (The Iron Road). Explosions and avalanches were commonplace for the Chinese crews, ...

History of the Louisiana Purchase

or concerns which arose from the potential purchase of this territory. Initially, Louisiana was owned and controlled by the...

Great Britain, Pearl Harbor, and Prior Knowledge of the Japanese Attack

States government, in order that we would have to respond. "Roosevelt had repeatedly and publicly stated that America wo...

Discussion of Corporate Culture

Schein (1985 cited in Smith, 1998) provides a threefold classification of culture which includes the elements of assumptions, valu...

Gulf War, U.S., Iraq, and a Contrast of Ideologies

of the group. Functionalists believe that every state has the universal right to provide those elements which will strike a balanc...

Overview of Community Police Academies

strategies (2000). By and large, this has been a grass roots effort. However, not too long ago, the President committed approxima...

American Obesity and Fast Food

unhealthy no matter which perspective one takes. Just how unhealthy is fast food? How does it contribute to obesity? The U.S. Sur...

Dominican Republic Dictator Rafael Trujillo

was given carte blanche to enforce the laws and priorities of Trujillo. Political opponents simply disappeared. Others were murder...

Twentieth Century as 'the American Century'

like anything was possible and the sky was the limit when brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright piloted their homemade plane a short ...

1979 Peace Treaty Between Israel and Egypt and America's Mediator Role

Minister Menachem Begin. With an olive branch extended, the U.S. wasted little time in initiating diplomatic efforts to promote p...

America and Violent Crime

violence: * More than 80 Americans die every day from gun violence (NEA-HIN, 2002). * American children and youth are 16 times mor...

Debate on Gun Control

of State John R. Bolton, who led the US delegation to the 2001 conference, asserted that, given a choice between following the wil...

American Foreign Policy and International Law

surprising that another round of opposition to US requests has arisen. Some members of the UN Security Council are as politically...

Emotional Labor Issue and Management

this is not the raw and natural emotions of the employees, but the way in which emotions are regulated or managed. This may involv...

Overview of Chinese Beliefs

2002). In addition, dietary practices in Asia are often associated with religious practices and customs (Gifford, 2002). R...

America's Longest War Critiqued

and instead of taking the lead, Presidents were being relegated to the role of follower. Policymakers envisioned themselves as th...

21st Century and Henry David Thoreau

States and among philosophers in general. While this background was largely unnecessary from the perspective of many of the retre...

4th Quarter 2002 U.S. Economy Performance

at the overall figures, this rally in the second quarter meant that the economy was still seen to grow in the year, showing an inc...

'Dumping' and Exports of German Steel

2002, the US Commerce Department ruled that structural steel beams imported from seven foreign markets, including Germany, were du...

Gravitational Center of Globalization and Has It Shifted Away from American and Toward East Asia and Europe?

and political consequences as the U.S. and foreign economies slow" (p. PG). The very essence of globalization is that of ch...

Injury and Safety Impacts of Bicycle Helmet Laws

enter emergency departments as a result of bicycle accidents (Business Wire, 1997). Over sixty percent of those individuals who d...

Young Girl's Cross Cultural Observations of Ritual and Religion

varied types of ritual which characterize her new home and the interrelationships between the various members of her new family. ...

US Involvement in the Iraq War

is, the United States (and the United Nations), has given Iraq years to comply with regulations which quite clearly they have no i...