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Yakuza, Triad, and Mafia History

1924, when Mussilini made an aggressive move to get rid of the Mafia in Italy, many more fled to the United States which increased...

Alcohol as a Drug Discussion

juice etc. This mixture of yeast and juice is left to ferment for several weeks in a container that does not allow air to enter, ...

A History of the Tabernacle and Catholic Pulpit

the first Christians inherited their forms of worship from Judaism, that is, from the temple and the synagogue (Bieler 12). Howeve...

UN's History and its Role

author explains that everyone has heard of the World Trade Organization (Fasulo 4). Many know it as the WTO. The latter organizati...

Using Economic Sanctions

nearly two millennia, the countries and nations of the world have been trying to influence each others behavior by imposing econom...

The History of the 16th, 17th & 18th Amendments

party "bosses," as well as state political "machines," and, in the process, eradicate the undue influence of special interest grou...

Change Reflected in Literature

who simply drank and tried to find themselves once again. This "Lost Generation" was very reflective of the changes in the world...

History and Contemporary Issues of African Americans

the population. The issue of environmental justice is one of great importance, since peoples health is at stake. "Environmental j...

Cultural Values in History

the end of the Gita, Arjuna says "The delusion is gone...by your grace I have recovered my wits. Here I stand with no more doubts....

National Cathedral of Washington DC

serve as a visible symbol as a national house of prayer. The Cathedrals commitment to avoiding any connection with public support...

Historical Overview of the Florida Everglades

the bottom of the ocean to form into a solid limestone base. This limestone formation is now known as the Tamiami Formation(The Fl...

Doing Business in Ethiopia for an American Company

In many cases it is not only the firm that benefits economically but also the African people themselves. Many regions of Africa w...

Overview of Texas State Politics

era, 2006). Texas finally became a state in 1845, and then seceded only 16 years later, in 1861 (Unionism, 2001). The Civil War ...

Samuel Johnson's The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia

something of value that could not be found at home, despite the fact that the home is paradise in many ways. "They go to Cairo ...

Rewriting History with William Shakespeare's 'Richard the Third'

who stood in his path to the English throne, was so memorable that his work of fiction has become accepted as historical fact. Ho...

LA's Skid Row

gangs and as the home to businesses which are plagued with a host of problems indigenous to the area. But Skid Row wasnt always t...

Analyzing Behind the Mask of Chivalry by Nancy Maclean

is the profile of the "typical" Klan member. He wasnt a beer-drinking loser unable to hold a job and who beats his wife for fun. ...

Is It Possible for Biculturalism and Patriotism to Coexist in America?

as well. In todays world, the issue of bi-culturalism and patriotism is an important one - one precipitated by the unrest ...

History of Texas and the 'Runaway Scrape' Battle

their homes and their towns to somewhere out of Texas that would be safe (Bredeson, 1996, See also Texans Return to 1836, 2001)....

Cuba and Premier Fidel Castro

in the first place (1996). When happened was that Fulgencio Batista, the leader of the "sergeants revolt" of 1933, had ruled Cuba...

Overview of ILO

(International Labour Organization, 2003). * management development (International Labour Organization, 2003). * labour law and in...

Analysis of Joseph Heller's Catch 22

Yossarian watches as many slowly lose their grip on reality as they fly mission after mission. The Catch 22, then is that which wo...

The Role of Women and Minorities in the Labor Movement

threatened the position of men, "especially as new machines permitted less skilled operatives to perform tasks formerly assigned t...

Law Enforcement Training and Development in Singapore

while it had briefly joined Malaysia in 1963, it would withdraw two years later to become independent again (2003) . Singapore had...

‘Mockumentary' Film Examination

opines Mitchell Blocks 1973 dramatic short, No Lies, represents "one of the earliest mock documentaries" (de Seife). Its premise ...

Analysis of McDonald's

company (The American Forum for Global Education 2000). McDonalds now has greater than a 40 percent share of the fast food hambur...

London, England's Terrace Housing

Park. Terraces, when they first arrived on the scene took several design forms often being laid out in straight lines, or in squ...

Trade and a Background of the European Union

Netherlands and Luxembourg, under the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) (Palmer and Colton, 1969). The ECSC was created to...

Kempo Style of Martial Arts

technique, its origins and finally, its application. Kempo was not originally called, Kempo, but rather Shorinji Toraken Ry...

History and Fate of the Great Basin's Anasazi

between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada ... The landscape is more than half empty" (Christensen, 2003). Technically, however, t...