Essays on United States

Racial discrimination remains an ongoing experience for a minority group in the America, despite the enactment of the civil right act that declared the racial discrimination illegal. Not only is the perception of racial bias damaging socially, but also new evidence indicates that the experience of racism may be detrimental to health care in the America. Currently, the racial groups are constructed to demonstrate the diversity in status, power, and resources. Racial classification is mainly experienced within the US context, African-American have been on the bottom while whites remain on top. Racism is reflected via the idea that inferiority

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Introduction

In modern democracies in general and American in particular, the key principles to constitutional democracy is the separation of powers and rule of law. These principles are damaged by the administrative state where much power is vested in unelected government officials or bureaucrats. In a political system with separation of powers like that of the United States of America, the constitution divides policy making powers among the three branches of government. The Congress is charged with the responsibility of making laws, the executive branch is charged with the implementation of the laws formulated by Congress while the judiciary interprets

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Response to Text Essay

ESL 1068 001
In an article titled “Asmara Journal: In Peace, Women Warriors Rank Low,” (1996) written by James C. McKinley and in the article titled, “Women at War” released by the Glamour magazine in (1991) evaluates the experience of several women who participated in War. War is usually associated with male’s experiences, so these articles provide a novel experience of war. “Asmara Journal: In Peace, Women Warriors Rank Low” shows the experiences of women who fought beside men in a rebel army to free land from Ethiopia in 1991. “Woman at War” is a depiction of what

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Analysis of Political Speech in Linguistics: Obama’s Inauguration speech

Introduction
Language is an important tool used to access knowledge as well as to influence behavior and perceptions. Words evoke emotion and cause strong psychological impacts on the audience. Linguistics is the scientific study of language and is generally descriptive. It explains and describes different language features without subjecting any judgment on whether a particular feature is used in a good or bad way. A political speech relates to matters concerning governance, as opposed to individual or organization affairs. Political speeches provide insight into the political picture of the speaker. Depending on its characteristics, a speech may either move

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After the end of the World War II, tensions developed between the two biggest nations of the world. The United States and the Soviet Union was involved in the most intense rivalry ever documented. This rivalry between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. would continue for the next twenty years after this war. The war was based on suspicions, sharp tensions and several global events that almost brought these two superpowers to war. These global events included the Cuban Missile Crisis, Hungary, Vietnam wars, and the Berlin Wall among others. The whole world was in fear as they could not imagine

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In politics, one of the main problems found by most leaders or public servants is to weigh ends and means. Sometimes, even in the most homogeneous societies, where most people would tend to share a common view on what ends their government should pursue, people will often disagree on what policy should the government adopt to meet their demands.
For example, many people would agree that poverty should not exist on this day and age. Some might say that the solution is to take part of the wealth of the richest portion of society, which would be discriminative and

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World War II

The aftermath of the global economic crisis was rapidly building contradictions between the imperialist countries that were unevenly developed. There was also a crisis in international relations, especially when Versailles-Washington system collapsed. Now Germany, Italy and Japan wanted to achieve dominance over their competitors, which were Britain, France and the United States of America. Therefore, aggressive foreign policy of fascist states created a military threat to the world. The second group of countries (Allies) sought to maintain their positions, directing their actions against the fascist states, and the Soviet Union, as they were counting on mutual exhaustion of both

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There have been ethnic conflicts that arise from the difference in the groups. The conflicts may be racial while others may be due to the difference in the origin. The ethnic conflicts if not will resolve may grow to become wars conflicts (Krueger, DiDonato, 2008). There have been prolonged ethnic conflicts between the Latin American and the Native Americans. The Latin Americans include the Mexicans the Hispanics and other Spanish speaking Americans. The Native Americans discriminate against these American, as they are not English native language speakers. The Mexicans are the largest Latino population in America and have experienced

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Executive Summary

There are four different modules which have been covered already in this particular assignment and it is required to cover all of these four modules to complete this particular assignment. From this entire analysis, it is found that high competition and not having an effective employee’s based approach are two major problems associated with the company which would be overcome accordingly with the help of taking effective economic decisions mentioned in the recommendation section.

Introduction

Kraft Foods Group Inc is an American based Grocery manufacturing and processing conglomerate with its headquartering located in Chicago, IL, the United States (US).

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Afghanistan occupation: Take a pro or con position on whether the US should pull out of Afghanistan as it is today.

Thesis statement

Public opinion in the United States of America is for the government to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan. I will not support the pulling out of the troops out of Afghanistan.

Introduction

There was information from the White House regarding a statement on the status of the available negotiations between Afghanistan and the United States of America with the main intention of keeping the troops in Afghanistan after the year 2014. The White House and the Pentagon have been

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1. What were conditions like for black people in the U.S. in the early 1960’s? From the textbook: What legal and societal mechanisms created and kept black people in these conditions?
Conditions for black people in the United States during the early 1960’s where bleak, they faced social, economic and educational discrimination. These forms of discrimination, created by an informal but controlling white male elite political governing consortium reached back into the anti-bellum tradition. These mechanisms kept black people in these conditions by allowing entrenched areas or the country to remain severely segregated. Even when Brown vs.

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a.) Globalization Pressures & Competitive Strategy

Being in Buffalo over a very long time for the Bills does not seem to be the bright idea. Building a new stadium in different proposed destination would be the best idea to ensure that the club maintains its fan base as well as vibrancy. Moving the Buffalo Bills to Toronto, Canada and building a new stadium there would ensure that the club gets more time to play in front of their lively fans. The Canadian Football League is equally competitive. Moving to Toronto as an American Football League club, would allow the club

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Business ethics, also known as the corporate ethics can be defined as the applied integrities or professional principles that are observes ethical ideologies and molarities as well as ethical problems that arise within the business environment. Worth noting is the fact that they applies to all aspects of business conduct and they are relevant to the conduct of not only the individuals, but also the entire organization as well as the countries doing business together (Glick, 2008). While government applies laws and regulations to indicate business comportment in the areas they recognize beneficial to them, the ethics indirectly standardizes

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Before the American Civil War of 1861-1865, tensions were high between the Northern and Southern states. Said tension found basis on the issue of slavery with the Southerners being pro-slavery and Northerners anti-slavery. Consequently, an abolitionist movement rose from the North and led to the development of the “Underground Railroad”. Despite its name, the “Underground Railroad” encompassed hidden houses, paths, and code words that the anti-slavery forces utilized in helping blacks escape to Free states and Canada where there was no slavery. Expectedly, such actions led to the retaliation of the Southerners who

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Biography on Steve Israel, a U.S. Representative for New York
Steve Israel is a member of the U.S House of Representatives from the Third Congressional District of New York since 2001. Steve is a true leader. He values education. He respects the middle class and the low-income group. Even in the worst situations, Steve always raised his voice and stood up for his people. He has sponsored and co-sponsored numerous bills and voted in favor of several reforms that benefit the public to a great extent. He has been in power since 2001 and never misled his people. He

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Transcendentalism has been regarded as an American philosophy and idea that states that both women and men have knowledge about their existence and are conscious of the world around them, in a manner that transcends their senses. According to Brodrick (2010), the knowledge of self and the environment is realized through either imagination or intuition and not through the senses or logic. Reuben (2011) regards transcendentalism as a spirituality and state of mind that prompts the person to go outside his/her senses, shun corruption, and materialism, and gets united with nature.
This ideology started in the 19th century. Some

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Toronto is the largest city in Canada, with an estimated population of above 2.6 million people. The city is also one of the most multicultural cities in the world with about 49 percent of the inhabitants claiming their ethnic origins to different parts of the world including the Middle East, Asia, Europe, other parts of America, and a few from the African continent. In 2010, the median household income in the city was $58,000. The household with incomes above $150,000 was 12.6 percent and that above 100,000 percent was 26 percent. The average personal income of

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Promotion

In order to create an awareness and publicity, Anytime American Food Truck will strategically use four distinct methods of marketing; word of mouth or personal selling, advertising in the local newspapers, magazines, and finally in the electronic media. Advertisement costs money, and the best way to protect the business from huge advertising costs, which can overwhelm a business strategy, is to keep it simple and creative. As indicated, more stress on direct marketing with customers and their families will be entertained. To have an effective and cheap advertisement going for customers to know what Anytime American Food Truck is

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Rhetorical propaganda can almost hypnotize listeners; the danger is that the techniques convince people to agree with very shaky theories. The essay Passmore uses many of the tricky devices to hook white listeners to believing she is speaking the truth. This essay discusses these devices by giving examples and showing how to recognize them.
In the very first two sentences the author uses a strategy that has been working very well in the United States for years. She tells her white listeners that they are a group that faces a frightening future because they are afraid. Fear is a

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Heyrman Christine Leigh’s “Southern Cross: The Beginnings of the Bible Belt” goes hand in hand with Greenberg Kenneth’s concepts on the depiction of southern men. Both texts present the structural relationship between the social elites and those considered to be at the bottom of the societal pyramid. In this case, slaves held the last place as per the laws by the white people. Heyrman points out that the turn of the century brought changes that shook the south and said changes did not have the perfect qualities that have

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Introduction

A major part of Latino community in America is suffering from the obesity. The obesity and overweight are creating several other health related problems for this community. Obesity is one of the most common health problems in the United States of America and the Latinos are the second largest obese people in the nation. This paper intends to discuss the obesity in the Latino community and several other related aspects of the area under discussion.

Obese and overweight Latinos

Latino population is suffering from the obesity that causes a number of other health problems. More than 60 % of Latino population suffers from the

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The genius of the United States is not best or most in its executives or legislatures, nor in its ambassadors or authors or colleges, or churches, or parlors, nor even in its newspapers or inventors, but always most in the common people.
- Walt Whitman
The United States is more than just a geographical or political entity. It is a dream of a society that upholds individual liberty. It stands for equality, justice, and freedom, and above all the United States represent a promise that if a person puts in hard work in a virtuous

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CIO Success + Violation of Confidentiality + Labor Issues

Part A:

The Knight of Labor was one of the most prominent and important American Labor Organization during 1880’s. Formed during 18969, Knights were the first labor organization to organize both skilled and unskilled labor and also reached African American and women workers. However, the primary demand of Knights was eight hours of working in a day and their support for legislation to end the child labor. The organization believed in unit of the interest of all the producing groups, and this led to explosive growth in their membership which once reached 600000,

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This article is about how two of the world’s largest parcel delivery and shipping companies are, in fact, owned by the same owners. The article talks about UPS and FedEx, two companies having a chunk of the market share offering the above-mentioned services. Based on the illustration shown herewith, UPS has a 25.9% share of the deferred market while FedEx is closely following at 21.8% share. In terms of overnight packages, FedEx leads all market players with a 42.2% share while UPS follows at 33.8%.
Figure 1 Market Share of FedEx and UPS
Taken together, these two companies

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The documentary Death by China was released in the year 2012. The movie is based on non-fiction book known as Death by China: Confronting the Dragon. The movie addresses one of the major issues facing America today. The increasing destruction brought about by China is affecting the economy of America. The trade relationship between America and China is tremendously increasing, especially on economic trade. The movie focuses on how the economic trade relationship is destructive to America. China began flooding the United States markets since the year 2001. These were characterized by illegally subsidized products from China. The flooding

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‘The Sixties’ is an acclaimed book by Terry H. Anderson, a history professor of Texas A&M University. The book provides an extensive account of some of the most difficult years that America witnessed. This paper intends to discuss the book and other related aspects of the area under discussion.
The book is written by the history professor and presents an authentic account of America when the nation was passing trough very tumultuous phase. Anderson presents the facts with a historian’s perspective and portrays how Americans successfully faced the cold war era and witnessed the transitional phase (Anderson). The

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Immigration

Immigration

Introduction

Immigration is the process of people moving from their native country to another country for the purpose of establishing residence in that other country. There are two different types of immigration: legal immigration; and illegal immigration. This paper will discuss the process of legally immigrating to the United States; and the process of people immigrating to the United States illegally. The research will provide data to support that legal immigration is an accepted form of moving to the United States from another country. Evidence will also be presented to show that illegal immigration is an unacceptable means of

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In June 1950, troops from North Korea attacked South Korea, initiating the Korean War. The following three years would be ones of intense conflict for the entire world as each nation maintained support from other nations. South Korea was highly influenced by America, who was trying to maintain democracy while the North was dominated by Russians intent on advancing communism. The United Nations (UN), on the other hand, involved itself with Korea in 1947 to maintain peace and democracy in the area, particularly in regards to fair elections. In its first major test since its inception, the UN faced

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Book Review: Realistic Visionary A Portrait of George Washington

Introduction
Realistic Visionary: A Portrait of George Washington by Peter Henriques tries to explain the first president of the United States of America as a person and not a symbol as most books have done. It is because it focusses on both his public and private life. The author looks at the reputation of George Washington as he tries to merge them with the facts about him. The book describes the first president as a war hero who is very serious and uptight. It means that the book explains the character of the president and relates it with the

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Tulsa is one of the largest cities in the United States (U.S) and the second largest in the U.S state of Oklahoma, located in the north-east part of the Oklahoma on the Arkansas River. According to 2012 U.S census estimates, the city has a population of 393,987 and serves as the county seat for the Tulsa County, the most populated county in Oklahoma. The Creek Indians of Alabama, under the Indian removal Act of 1830, were the first to settle in Tulsa in the 1830s. The Creeks named their new village “Tulsy”, meaning old town in memory of

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Introduction

The Iguana Tree is a story that is set amid the perilous intricacies of illegal border crossings. The book narrates the suspenseful story of Lilia and Hector a couple who separately journey from the home in Mexico in search of employment and a safe home for their young daughter in the United States of America. This harrowing novel by Michael Stone meticulously reviews the obstacles that each of the characters endures in the pursuit of a new life (Stone 12).These obstacles include abominable acts like rape and murder in addition to manipulation at the perilous start of the

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Introduction

Central Intelligence Agency is an Agency that was established by the government so as to override on the matters that are pertinent to security. It started operating in the United States of America more that seventy years ago. In essence, the agency has manifested its relevance in the society because, all security matters have been at its most regarded discretion. In as far as events are concerned; the central Intelligence Agency has been conducting searches for people who engage in activities such as drug trafficking and other criminal activities. In most instances, our historical line has been marked by

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Introduction

InsiderAdvantage has currently conducted a mix-mode poll that involved using online sample techniques and telephone to survey 804 registered voters in the state, through random selection. InsiderAdvantage released their results on 16th April, 2014, only affected by a marginal error of plus or minus 3.4%. Online participants were selected randomly for an identical poll. The polls concentrated on political affiliation, age and gender. When people were asked whom they would vote for as republican nominee for governor, the results were obtained as following. The nomination for governor was participated by Deal, Barge, and Pennington.
On the perspective of age,

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Abstract

This paper explores the history of gangs and their relationship with drugs in the United States. The existing literature shows that gangs have been around since 18th century, they have evolved over the time to carry out different atrocities in the cities. Research has shown that violence is a way of life for the gang members because it is their main system of justice. The paper also identifies the measures that state agencies should use to curb the illicit trade and save the society from the terror that is associated with this trade. The research has shown that the

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The power and ability to govern comes directly from the people of a nation and not through the force of arms or through primogeniture.
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- Question #1: “What is the context for David Ramsay's observations about American government??” The basis of his views
- Question #2: “According to Ramsay, how does the U. S. government differ from earlier European governments? What makes the American government different from these earlier precedents?” what makes it unique?
- Question #3: What are the primary strengths in the American government that Ramsay identifies and

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Article Assignment

The problem that the police of the United States is more and more militarized arouse anxiety in the American society. The matter is discussed in the article “Cops or soldiers”, published on March 22, 2014 in The Economist. The author describes a raid of a group of heavy armed policemen into a house of ordinary American family supporting their action with “ battering ram” and looking for $1000worth of electronic devices and clothes bought with stolen credit cards. They found nothing of the sort and arrested two persons for unrelated charges. All that cost stress and fear among the members

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Middle-class squeeze

In this paperwork, I am going to handle the topic on middle-class squeeze and how it affects the economy, security, and the future of the United States-income inequality.
Income inequality has become a burning issue lately in the United States, whereby, experts are seeing it as a threat that holds back the economics of the United States. President Obama was heard on CNN referring to income inequality as the crucial issue of our era. The rising trend in income inequality over the past years has led to many Americans citizens losing their faith in some key aspects, such as

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Introduction

Indiana University Bloomington is public/government owned university in America that offers an array of faculties includes technical professions, as well as liberal arts. This university that is popularly known as IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana. The university was founded in the year 1820 as a state seminary. Today, several years after this institution was established, the university offers a large number of various programs to its relatively large student population. Some of the faculties that can be found in this university include the school of business, public health, Jacob’s school of music, school of law and

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Immigration

Studies indicate that when an issue is raised in interest to the Black and Latino immigration, the congress “glass is always a half full or half empty.” The Latinos usually embrace the die value of immigration while the black often encroaches mainly on their rights and privileges. It was all drama in the month of February when a bi-partisan group of eight senators decided to craft a bill addressing immigration. The bill outlined their intention to bring foreign laborers into the country. This controversial issue is represented again at the front burner for the President and the congress. Unfortunately,

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Introduction

Clarence Thomas is the second African American to sit on the United States Supreme Court, preceded only by Thurgood Marshall who served on the United States Supreme Court from 1967 to 1991. Clarence Thomas was nominated to the United States Supreme Court in July 1991 and was approved by the United States Senate by a very narrow margin in October of 1991. Throughout his term on the United States Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas has been both hailed and criticized. He has been both compared to Thurgood Marshall and nicknamed an Uncle Tom. Throughout this paper, I will discuss United

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