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Inadequacies in U.S. Antiterrorism Provisions Prior to 9-11

report illuminates the fact that our government is geared to addressing the threat of one large enemy (such as that that existed d...

Europe and America: Political Structure, Government, and the Internet

to say that conservatives generally prefer the status quo, and look at the past with longing, while liberals work for change, beli...

Palahniuk/Fight Club

267). In other words, scholarship points out that men today are faced with a plethora of conflicting societal messages. They are...

Is Outsourcing Leading to an Economic Decline in the U.S.?

thousands of new jobs in the United States" (Outsourcing creates jobs, study says, 2004-hereafter "Outsourcing, 2004"). Global Ins...

Evolution of Social Welfare Policy in the United States

insurance approach to public welfare" (Historical development). That is, these public programs would "ensure that protection was a...

Response to Security Council Statement that US War in Iraq is Illegal

treaties such that an "affected party" can take action. The U.S. argued that it was specially affected because it was quite likely...

The Role of Political Parties in American National Government

range of voters as possible, which inevitably brings both parties to the center; it also means that the parties and their candidat...

INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND GAAP

IFRS guidance pertaining to revenue recognition tends to be less extensive than that of GAAPs. Nor does the IRFS contain industry-...

Problems of Open Borders and Solutions

laws to get it. There are no dearth of people who slip across the northern or southern borders of the United States; many are so d...

War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning by Chris Hedges

and shot at by Serb snipers (p. 2). Hedges offers a vision of war that means much more than political and ideological rhetoric and...

Uninsured Americans - The Racial Demographic

and whites (Overview of the uninsured ..., 2005). The picture is somewhat better for African-Americans. They comprise 12% of the...

U.S. Action in the Pacific in World War II

in which the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps were heavily engaged, although there was Army presence as well. Still, it is the Mari...

Iraq: Collateral Damage

This 3 page paper argues that the Iraqis have been lied to by both Saddam Hussein and the U.S. Bibliography lists 4 sources. ...

Questions Concerning Government Accounting

following the financial year end. 5. If we look at property taxes these are levied on a yearly basis and as such may be seen as ea...

U.S. Steel Industry and Legacy Costs

represent approximately $12 billion in legacy costs, which include health-care payments, pensions, insurance and other benefits (M...

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...

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...

Toys 'R Us Financial Analysis

In order to do this, we need to examine the ratios for the company. Ratios basically help us determine if a company is making...

DO WE NEED MORE GUN CONTROL?

Discusses pros and cons of gun control in the U.S. while pointing out that the current solutions aren't particularly effective...

Corporate America and Minority Leadership

This paper examines the current state of minority leadership in the US. This twelve page paper has ten sources listed in the bib...

Judicial Appeal for a Minimum Municipal Court Light Sentence

at the wrong time"), it would be counterproductive both to my brother and to the community to remove him completely from any oppor...

African American General Benjamin O. Davis, Sr.

In ten pages the many achievements of this celebrated U.S. general are discussed with his black military contributions also examin...

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency During and After the Cold War

In five pages this paper discusses American intelligence in a consideration of the vast involvement of the CIA in the Cold War. F...

Nuclear Position of Iran

their country or culture is at risk. The United States is essentially the big brother of the world and our commitment and politica...

Legalizing Drugs

In ten pages this paper examines various perspective regarding the legalization of drugs in the US. Twelve sources are cited in t...

U.S. and the 'War' on Drugs

two star-athletes fist called wide-spread attention to the problem during the mid-1980s. Since then, the government has reportedl...

Post Second World War U.S. Government and Realism Driven Actions

In five pages this paper discusses the realism the U.S. government employs in its foreign country dealings. Twelve sources are ci...

U.S. and the Gulf War Syndrome

In six pages this paper examines what is known as the Persian Gulf Syndrome in a discussion of symptoms, epidemiology, and treatme...

US War Technology from 1770 to 1870

the Revolutionary war, but not used until the War of 1812 (Wright, 1991, p. 519). A lack of interest in building war technology...

US Defense Systems and the Gulf War

In five pages this paper examines the issue of chemical contamination as it involves the Gulf War with the emphasis being on syste...