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The Dominican Republic and Asian Status

be wise and benevolent at times, but at other times it became clear that he was "a tyrant bent upon retaining the Dominican Republ...

American Society and Racism

in his introduction, "One of the paradoxes of a culture of fear is that serious problems remain widely ignored even though they gi...

Public Policy and the Conspiracist

of conspiracist ideas resulted in the "political constituency that supports official investigations such as those of special prose...

Wal Mart Case Study on Corporate America and Gender

workers. For example, the bags Kathie Gifford would oversee that would claim international notoriety due to the sweat shops utiliz...

Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville and Objects

a true democracy, de Tocqueville noted, quantity or reproductions of objects are necessary to satisfy equal need. In his consider...

Attitudes About Ageism

with people looking upon the elderly as slow, incapable, broken down and virtually worthless individuals. The notion of ageism is...

Slavery in Colonial America and Racism

Europeans were conquerors. They wanted land and they needed slaves to build the country economically. It is also interesting to no...

Promoting Democracy Through Imperialist Power?

to the extent that, for instance, the dominant party can dictate the terms of trade to its advantage; more broadly, cultural persp...

US Debate Concerning Immigration

conglomeration of "ideological white supremacists, armed border vigilantes, nativist think tanks, political action committees, and...

An Idealistic Literary Vision of America

two people who hold true to the notion that determination and hard work can get you ahead in the world of the American ideal. Gats...

Brochure Describing the Boys and Girls Club of America

The writer describes a brochure used by the Boys and Girls Club of America to describe their programs. The paper is two pages long...

'What You Pawn I Will Redeem' by Sherman Alexie

he says, that our protagonist was assigned by his parents. The name in itself is an ironic reflection of the impact of the white ...

Environmental Pollution from China and its Impacts on the U.S.

combustion and this is leading to the damaging of health, the reduction in the quality of air and water, the damaging of agricultu...

History and the Impact of Physical Geography

It was the revenue from the sale of tobacco "that produced the first returns on the investment of the Virginia Company" (Faragher,...

North America and the Conflict Between the Anglos and the Dutch

In three pages Island at the Center of the World by Russell Shorto is examined in order to discuss the Anglo and Dutch conflict th...

North American Pow Wow

reality, the pow wow as we see it today has little relation to traditional Paiute culture! In reality the pow wow evolved a...

Precontact Law and Government in Native America

contends that these rules included such considerations as individual rights, provisions for private property, and even adjudicatio...

Education and Citizens in the Postindustrial American Society

"workers with world-class skills in information technology and digital literacy" (Strauss, 2004, p. 120). This is what corporate ...

Liberals and Conservatives, Pro and Con

varies considerably from the twentieth century definition quoted above. Regulation, of course, is typically implemented by govern...

How the Aviation System is Put Together

"Once the bugs are worked out and the equipment settles into its "pattern," the failure rate levels off or rises only slightly ove...

1750 to 1790 Colonial America and the Adoption of 'Revolutionary Habits'

operating "mills, tanneries, blacksmith shops, forges, and other community services in connection with their plantation enterprise...

American Society, Interactions of Malaysian Women, and the Impact of Cultures

being considered is observation. Direct interview techniques can be important as well, however, in analyzing why these women cont...

Strong Colonial Frontier Establishment

grow and produce goods they found themselves with great products worthy of selling overseas. In addition, the East Coast was a coa...

US Future and The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

hold much power today. One author notes that the novel of Atwoods specifically seems to target "fundamentalist Protestants in Amer...

Boy Scouts of America and Its Governance Structure

first honorary president of the BSA and Theodore Roosevelt became the first honorary vice-president (BSA, 2006). The Boy Scouts o...

Different Definitions of PR

encompassing. In the formal definition of "public relations" provided by the Public Relations Society of America, the ter...

Cultural Role of Religion in Egypt and the US

time again (Cairo, 2006). During the Christina era, the bishops of Alexandria were always guarding against heresy and the institut...

Octavio Paz and Gabriel Garcia Marquez A Comparative Analysis

college (although neither received a degree) and developed an early interest in writing. Although Marquez initially intended to b...

Border Control and U.S. Social Attitudes

not the land or water so that the airports became significant. The effect has been to create a situation that is extremely tediou...

America and Ameican Concepts During the Eighteenth Century

people believed that America, and being American, were incredible realities that spoke of freedom and a bright future. In unders...