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04 Mar 2010
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America and the First World War

Thesis - 3 pages - Modern history

The First World War was a tragedy that America entered under false pretenses and exited with lasting wounds. America's involvement was encouraged by those who had the least to lose from the war: industrialists, politicians, and journalists. Their efforts were crucial in shifting...

25 Aug 2010
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The 1929 crisis in Latin America

Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general

Herbert Hoover, when assuming the office of the President of the United States, said in March 1929: "I have no fear for the future, it shines with hope." Unfortunately, Thursday, October 24, 1929 is also called the "Black Thursday", the world economy plunged into the chaos as Wall Street, the...

29 Sep 2010
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America's middle-class

Essay - 2 pages - Sociology

We have examined throughout the length of this course the fact that America's lower class does not have the ability to voice their political concerns that the wealthier classes have and thus, when focusing on the issue of welfare it is important to realize that most of the policies...

31 Dec 2010
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Cover letter for a training course in tourism in Latin America

Sample letter - 1 pages - Human resources

This paper is an example of a cover letter. The writer is hoping to get an internship at a tourism company in South America. It begins - Madam, I learned about your company from a study that researched tourism in South America. In order to complete my training I am required to do...

21 Jun 2010
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New York: A symbol of the modern United States of America (USA)

Thesis - 6 pages - Medieval history

At the end of the sixteenth century, New York was dotted with islands, with a rich fishing area populated by several thousand Indians. Sailors from Holland visited the area more often since the early seventeenth century which gave it the name "New Amsterdam," before a massive increase in English...

05 Aug 2010
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Oil is the lifeblood of America

Thesis - 2 pages - Social sciences

In modern America, most activities of common life revolve around oil. All over the nightly news, every newspaper, and in everyday conversation there is talk about rising gas prices and the control oil has over people. In the painting above, the anonymous artist conveys the problem he sees...

17 Dec 2010
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Populism in Latin America and its perspective history

Thesis - 3 pages - Modern history

There are terms which return constantly in the historiographical lexicon, which suitably describe the Latin America of the 20th century. "Populism" is one of them. Nevertheless, it's excessive and systematically pejorative use in Europe nowadays, has widely tarnished its meaning. Thus our...

30 Dec 2010
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Joseph Beuys's 'I Like America and America Likes Me'

Thesis - 10 pages - Arts and art history

Joseph Beuys's “I Like America and America Likes Me" was performed in May 1974. The location of the action is commonly referred to as the Rene Block Gallery in New York. The gallery opened with this performance at 409 West Broadway. Beuys performed this action as a 53-year- old...

24 Feb 2010
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Preventing terrorism in America

Thesis - 4 pages - Political science

Walking the streets of America is a unique experience because of the diverse atmospheres within each city. From Los Angeles to New York one can find a multi-ethnic multi-religious population who represent all walks of life. America is dynamic and ever changing; a country that is...

29 Sep 2010
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Brand management - Land Rover North America

Case study - 12 pages - Business strategy

Range Rover of North America subsidiary opened its doors in 1987. In seven years, the firm had grown from a distributorship selling only one Land Rover model to a multi-product firm with three vehicles under the corporate brand. In 1992, the firm changed its name to Land Rover North...

10 Aug 2010
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The working poor: Invisible in America

Book review - 2 pages - Social sciences

The book, The Working Poor: Invisible in America, by David K. Shipler, seeks to unveil the lives of countless people in America living at or below the poverty line. His intent is to describe their situations and map out the reasons for their poverty and how the cyclical nature of...

29 Sep 2010
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Inequality in America

Worksheets - 2 pages - Social sciences

An apparent and striking observation that has been noted in virtually all of our readings by far is the shocking extent to which America's low-income citizens are denied of an equal status, let alone any, a political representation. Dahl reminds us frequently that the moral foundation...

23 Feb 2010
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Westward expansion and the Mexican American war

Thesis - 2 pages - Modern history

Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States. Jackson believed in a strong presidency and he vetoed a dozen pieces of legislation, more than the first six presidents put together. He shaped the modern Democratic Party and dominated American politics in the 1820s and 1830s....

29 Sep 2010
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Race and gender as structuring factors of election: A typically American reality?

Worksheets - 1 pages - Political science

Does racism still prevail in the US? The last election in the United States was a forceful reminder that race and gender have always played a role in the American elections and, more generally, in the American society. It is only in 1920 that American women were allowed to vote and much later in...

29 Sep 2010
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Bodybuilding and its Influence upon American Sport - published: 29/09/2010

Essay - 14 pages - Sports

American sports has evolved from the simple folk games and premodern pastimes of the colonial era to the highly complex, commercial spectacles of the early twenty-first century.Many factors shaped the development of sports in colonial British America and in the United States. Among the...

24 Aug 2010
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Unnecessary measures: The overmedication of the American population

Thesis - 3 pages - Social sciences

Here in America, we put a lot of effort into making life effortless. We check Mapquest for the shortest and easiest route; we stop by McDonald's for the fastest and cheapest meal; and we swipe our credit cards so we never have to take the time to write a check or wait for change....

29 Sep 2010
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Is the American Constitution the best in the world?

Essay - 3 pages - Constitutional law

"We, the people of the United States,?do ordain and establish this Constitution of the United States of America?. By these words starts the American Constitution. This document was adopted on September 17, 1787, by the Constitutional Convention, led by Thomas Jefferson and George...

29 Sep 2010
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Mexico and the USA - A recent history framed by the North American Free Trade Agreement : the borderless economy in a "Neo-Monroeist" order ?

Essay - 7 pages - International relations

In 1994, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) represented a turning point in the relationship between Mexico and the USA and was considered likely to resolve key bilateral issues. NAFTA was thus a sort of promising frame to achieve the benefits of interdependence in a globalizing...

24 Jun 2010
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Why ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) is good for America?

Thesis - 4 pages - Political science

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, abbreviated “ARRA”, is a stimulus bill which was proposed and passed by President Barack Obama and the 111th Congress of the United States exactly one year ago. What better way to examine the effectiveness of ARRA than giving it a...

06 Aug 2010
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PNAC: Project for the New American Century

Thesis - 1 pages - Journalism

Many of the founding members and supporters of this group now hold high positions in Washington and are, to this day, practicing much of what was written up in their 2000 report “Rebuilding America's Defenses” (see attached in it's entirety) which was a blueprint for what is now...

29 Sep 2010
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Reinventing the Color Line Immigration and America's New Racial/Ethnic Divide

Book review - 3 pages - Social sciences

"The problem of the twentieth-century is the problem of the Color Line". Writer and social reformer, W.E.B. Du Bois said at the beginning of the 20th century. At that time, the color line corresponded to a Black-White divide. However, from the end of the twentieth-century to the beginning of the...

29 Sep 2010
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The American Declaration of Independence

Essay - 3 pages - Political science

On the 4th of July 1776, was adopted by the Second Continental Congress, the American Declaration of Independence, completing the Lee Resolution, that asserted the independence of the Thirteen Colonies. This Declaration proclaimed that the Thirteen British Colonies in North America were...

29 Sep 2010
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The measure of America: how a rebel anthropologist waged war on racism, Claudia Roth Pierpont

Book review - 3 pages - Sociology

Based on Boas's life and achievements, Claudia Roth Pierpont's article ?How a rebel anthropologist waged war on racism' deals with the origins of anthropology in the United States, laying emphasis on the importance of Boas, the "rebel anthropologist?, in the transformation of the...

20 Oct 2010
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America's response to Indian Nuclear development

Tutorials/exercises - 6 pages - Political science

The United States and democracy go hand in hand. Most would be surprised to hear that the United States does not even have the world's largest democracy. That is India's claim to fame. For the U.S., this is a good and a bad thing. It is good to have a corresponding government with another...

29 Sep 2010
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The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America

Book review - 1 pages - Modern history

In the 18th century, the ideas of modernity were spreading all around Europe, while at the same time a revolt is organized against the despotic control exercised by Georges III, the King of England in the British colonies of the New World. This rebellion resulted in the Declaration of...

23 Feb 2010
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Populism in the United States of America

Thesis - 2 pages - Modern history

The Populist Party was a political party in the United States in the late 1800s. It was made up of mostly western farmers who were opposed to the gold standard. The Populist Party grew from the Farmer's Alliance which in response to the collapse in agriculture prices after the Panic of 1873,...

10 Aug 2010
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Marriage and family in America

Thesis - 2 pages - Social sciences

In general, blacks and Hispanics are more likely to date or cohabit than they are to marry, although their expectations for marriage tend to be the same. Minorities tend to view cohabitation as more of a replacement for marriage than a precursor to it. This is largely due to the tendency of...

29 Sep 2010
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What is an American?, from Crèvecoeur's Letters from an American Farmer, Letter III

Essay - 4 pages - Literature

A Frenchman by birth, Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur (1735?-1813) soon transformed himself into Hector St. John as part of his quest to become an epitome of the American farmer. Leaving his mother land around 1754 as a pioneer to French Canada, he finally settled in America in the...

25 May 2010
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Arab-Israeli conflict: From Copenhagen to Beijing and Washington to Jerusalem: American-Israeli relations cooling off

Thesis - 12 pages - International relations

Since the dawn of the industrial revolution there have been two consistent interlocking themes behind Middle Eastern-Great Power interactions. First, Great Powers have a tendency to view the Middle East as a strategic commodity, because of its geographic location and vital natural resources....

12 Aug 2010
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The influence of the American Revolution on the French Revolution: An analysis of parallels

Thesis - 4 pages - Modern history

The late 18th century was a period of great societal transformation in both North America and Continental Europe. Inevitably, the ideas of the enlightenment coupled with the social and religious unrest in both the United States and France prompted action on the part of the educated masses....