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1845 to 1865 History of U.S. Railroads

state. While Stevens failed to raise enough money to build his proposed railroad, he still desired to apply steam locomotion to ra...

America's Progressive Era and the 'Roaring Twenties'

had taken on an identity of their own, openly making bold statements for their even bolder owners. Colors played an integral part...

Two Canadian Historical Writings Compared

In Peter MacLeods (University of Ottawa) 1996 article "Catholicism, Alliances and Amerindian Evangelists during the Seven Years Wa...

Companies and Class Action Lawsuits

about their eligibility. Q. How much money will I receive? A. You are eligible to receive a share of the settlement only if you o...

Philippines and Strategic US Policy

(Organization of Economic and Cooperative Development) as a mature economy. It does provide electronics assembly and manufacture,...

Edgar Allan Poe, September 11, 2001, Revenge, and Judgment

that "justice" was being defined since 9/11 appears to equate it with vengeance. A headline in the November 16th edition of the ...

Analysis of Domestic and Global Terrorism

In eight pages this paper analyzes global and domestic terrorism from the perspective of the United States in a consideration of p...

Pesticides Explorting Harvard Case Study

environmental and ecological activist groups argue that these products cause illness and death to animals, fish and humans. They s...

Post 1950 West and Marijuana

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

Arguing in Support of Violent Juvenile Offender Sentencing as Adults

As a consequence there has been a growing tendency within our criminal justice system to try juveniles who commit such atrocities ...

Post 911 and U.S. Islamic Communities

States. Abdulwahab Alkebsi, executive director of the Islamic Institute in Washington stated after the attacks that "this is the b...

Forests, Forest Growth, and the Effects of Deer

forests. Study after study, as well as anecdote after anecdote, are pointing to the idea that as deer population increases, potent...

U.S. Energy Crisis and Increased Need for Natural Gas

the year 2025. However, projections indicate that for the US to shake of the energy crisis that it may face, this will need to be...

U.S. Migration by Mexican Immigrants Seeking the American Dream

money and even littler time to "enjoy" U.S. culture. Often times, however, these immigrants can turn their heritage into an asset...

Environmental Pollution on the Coast

a human being hasnt interfered with, manipulated or changed. With this in mind, what is a viable solution? Human population contr...

U.S. Energy Policy

The view that the Republicans tend to favor is that the U.S. needs its own supply of energy to meet the demand of its...

Middle East Conflicts and the Involvement of the US

no longer the case. Since the War of Independence in Israel in 1948 in which Israeli soldiers where armed mainly by Soviet weapons...

'British Stiff Upper Lip'

Jewish immigrants. People like Bob Hope, who was born in England, have contributed richly to our culture. Charlie Chaplin, also f...

Border Between US and Mexico and Tuberculosis's Cultural Aspects

needs to be explored as to why such a high number of cases exists." 2.0 Complicating Factors...

Andrew Cherlin's Introduction to Public and Private Families

we spend most of our personal lives, it is within this context that we make decisions about personal concerns, like whether to mar...

China Politics and Business Climate

finally being admitted to the organization), the country has begun several reforms, including relaxation of its stance against for...

Post 1945 Relationship Between the Middle East and the US

to the amount of international trade coming through the Canal for them. There was a plan hatched between France, Great Britain an...

Abolition of the Electoral College Argument

nations founding fathers faced a serious challenge when they tried to determine how the president would be elected (Kimberling, nd...

19th Century America and the Effects of Communism

wealth and property should be distributed equally, or alternatively that the state would hold the property collectively and then w...

The Influence of Alexander Hamilton on U.S. Economics

of the country - in handling issues of economic and global nature (Alexander Hamilton, 2002). Hamilton was an "economic wizard" w...

Early Urban America and the Impact of Railroads

The absolute neglect with which this matter was handled is most unpleasant and an excellent example of the animosity and resentmen...

West Indian and Italian Immigration to the U.S.

cities could eventually be found in New York, Chicago, Boston and other metropolitan areas (Hutchmacher, 1967). It was these Littl...

Argument Opposing the American Involvement in the Vietnam War

this country after serving in Vietnam. What is even more tragic is that most of them never have recovered from the sights in Viet...

American Trucking Industry and the Effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement

cost thousands of US jobs. None of those unions has been as successful as the Teamsters, however (No truck with free trade; NAFTA...

Trademarks, Licensing, and International Law

nine states with very different laws relating to trademarks, as well as an agreement between the Benelux countries, where each has...