150 President Essays, Term Papers and Book Reports
political policies between the united states and the soveit union during the 1970s
One can not effectively interpret world political policies of the 1970's without the inclusion of the relationship known as détente, and the breakdown there of. The breakdown of the 1970's détente can be attributed to many different issues and events. In researching these events the varying opinio....
Landed Expansionism and Increase in Sectionalism in the United States
The period of territorial growth in the United States, known as the "landed expansionism"(1846-1860), was among the most important contributing factors in increasing sectionalism that occurred before the Civil War. Though the North and South were growing increasingly apart, there was no r....
The Untold story: Is America a Freemasonry Nation?
There is lots of speculation concerning America's religious foundation and nature. Many Christians are of the opinion that United States has its foundation rooted in Christian teachings and practices, and that it right to reclaim it for God's glory. Perhaps the challenging question is whether Americ....
African Americans Breaking Down Racial Barriers Through Athletics
In March 27, 2008, Fox News reports that the City of Eugene has hired a group called Blacks on Track to teach Olympic Trial volunteers, police, and hospitality workers how to talk to the visiting African Americans. Fox News states that Eugene is currently about 2% African American and that....
African Americans have struggled to gain equality
Throughout Americas history, men and women of the African American race have struggled to gain equality. Different tactics were used by civil rights activist to try to eliminate discrimination. Progress was made by increasing awareness of the civil rights movement with events like the March on W....
Sirius Satelite Radio
What does Sirius Satellite do? Sirius offers over125 channels of
satellite radio. It includes over 60 channels in sports, news, talk, weather,
traffic, entertainment, and data. It also has 67, commercial free, music
channels in almost every genre possible.
Whats Sirius ....
'Rising Tide' Chronicles Flow of Changes
John M. Barry's Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America, takes us back 70 years to a society that most of us would hardly recognize. In 1927, the Mississippi River flooded 27,000 square miles from Illinois ....
"The road not taken" by Robert Frost
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The Road Not Taken
The Road Not Taken is a poem by Robert Frost; this poem is filled with imagery,
Symbolism, metaphor, and just a bit of personification. It is a poem about the
complications people like myself must face. My Father traveled a lot with us and He
claimed that....
13 Days
Robert Kennedy
Thirteen Days
A BOOK REVIEW
FOR PROFESSOR JUTTA PEGUES
SUBMITTED BY JONATHAN BLOUNT
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF REQUIREMENTS FOR
HISTORY 353
PARK UNIVERSITY
28 SEPTEMBER 2005
Most people are familiar with the frightful period in histor....
1790s foregin and domestic affairs
Throughout the 1790s, the United States was involved in many foreign and domestic affairs that had both positive and negative effects on American politics. After the Constitution ratified in June of 1788 the nation would for a first time be under a true form of Government. The new Government under....
1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft, & Debs - The Election That Changed The Country
The election of 1912 was easily one of the most exciting and important elections in American history. During this pivotal point in American history, the four presidential candidates, Theodore Roosevelt of New York, Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey, William Howard Taft of Ohio, and Eugene Victor Debs of ....
1946, What A Year!
Poverty, the word poverty has very many meanings, and the meaning that best fits 1946 would be having little or no money or a shortage materials. Living in poverty is not fun and in 1946 the year was full of poverty during the war and post depression. During these times many families had to make d....
1981: The Year of My Birth
1981: The Year of My Birth
It was a dark and stormy night actually it was a sunny snowy morning in January, the 29th to be exact. The setting is Parkersburg, WV in the year 1981. Most people were probably still trying to keep their New Years Resolution or paying off their Christmas bills. ....
1984 and Symbolism: The Literary Essay
Symbolism is very much apparent throughout the pages of 1984. Multiple symbols with multiple have multiple meanings that can be drawn upon to explain the way a character feels, or a certain aspect of the plot. George Orwell wrote 1984 as a political message to warn future generations about the dange....
1994 Baseball Strike
On August 12, 1994 professional baseball players went on strike for the eighth time in the sports history. Since 1972, negotiations between the union and owners over contract terms has led to major economic problems and the absence of a World Series in 1994.
All issues were open for debate due t....
1996 presidential election
The 1996 Presidential Election
Introduction:
The position of being the President of the United States comes with a tremendous amount of responsibility. Decisions that the President makes on a daily basis affect the lives of millions of American citizens. Throughout U.S. history there have been som....
2000 Election Court Decision: Just and Fair
The decision for the trial over the 2000 Election was both just and right. Gore contested the election a couple days after George W. Bush was pronounced the victor. The Supreme Court granted Al Gores campaign a recount on justible cause. The recount process ended up taking longer than they thought....
2000 Presidential Election
The US Presidential Election of 2000 featured George W. Bush and Al Gore. It will go down in history as one of the closest elections in US history. It also goes down as one of the most controversial. The final decision was based on just a few hundred votes in Florida. The controversy began when....
2008 Presidental Campaign
2008 President Election
As the 2008 presidential campaign comes closer and closer, more and more presidential candidates continue to pop up. There are a handful of Democratic and Republican candidates that are definitely running, and many more possibl....
50 Reasons Why Teddy Roosevelt is Our Nations Greatest President
1. Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to be under continuous watch by the Secret Service. This was not for his own protection, but rather for the protection of people who might make him angry.
2. Theodore Roosevelt was a progressive in terms of race relations. He was the first presid....
7th Heaven
When Brenda Hampton developed the show 7th Heaven she created what most would consider the perfect family. The Camden family has: happily married parents, seven kids, a dog, financial stability and support for one another. The main component of 7th Heaven is all of the children and parents live unde....
9-11 / 911 / Sept 11th - September 11th - Surrounded by Lies, Misconception and Fear
9/11, Surrounded by Lies, Misconception and Fear
Five years have passed since the horrific events of September 11, 2001, now commonly referred to as 9/11. New, important, but not widely spread or talked about, information about our governments actions prior to and following 9/11 continues to sur....
9/11
On September 11th 2001 the United States of America was attacked by terrorist. On this day the nation suffered its largest loss of life on its soil as a result of these hostile attacks .The FDNY suffered 343 fatalities, the largest loss of life of any emergency response team. In a seventeen minute p....
A Band of Brothers
Band of Brothers
I.Authors Background Stephen Ambrose was born in 1936 and grew up
in Whitewater, Wisconsin, a small town where his father was the M.D. At
the University of Wisconsin, he started as a pre-med, but inspired by a
great professor he changed his major to History. After get....
A Biography of William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
A Biography of William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
To the many who admired him, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was, by strong-willed dedication and intellectual perseverance, an assailant of inequality and a guardian of liberty. A herald of Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism (Hynes), he pa....
A Brief History of Costa Rica
Human habitation can be traced back more than 10,000 years but it appears Costa Rica was sparsely populated and a relative backwater in the pre-Columbian era. There is little sign of major communities and none of the impressive stone architecture that characterized the more advanced civilizations of....
A falling America - Peter G. Peterson in his book 'Running on Empty'
Peter G. Peterson, in his book "Running on Empty" offers a refreshing, non-partisan look at political parties in the U.S.A. What is interesting to me is that Peterson is a Republican and they tend to support their party very intensely, but Peterson does not make his party (the Republican Party) loo....
A hard act to follow - post Alan Greenspan
A hard act to follow
Oct 13th 2005
From The Economist print edition
Who could fill Alan Greenspan's shoes?
ON THE ground floor of the Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, there is an electronic game which tests a visitor's skill at setting interest rates. You have to decide how to re....
A Road Less Traveled
The Road Less TraveledThe two main political parties in this century have contribute a great deal to the development of African-Americans. As America has develop so has African-Americans. Since politicians control everyday life, they can change history completely. In the upcoming state of America, A....
A Southern Perspective on the American Civil War
The aftermath of any war can be very tricky, when it comes to resolving issues between the parties involved. In the American Civil War, the Confederate army lost to the Union army, who then occupied the South. The differences between the American Civil War and most other wars are, that the South ke....
A Time for Justice
In this past week of African Americans Studies we watched a video entitled "A Time for Justice." This video covered a multitude of events that spanned from the 1950s to the 1960s. As the video opens with see the headstone of the grave of a young man name Jimmy Lee Johnson. A 26-year old de....
A Woman in the Oval Office
As women become stronger in the workplace and become more of a front runner in the political world, many people think that it will not be long before the United States has its first female President. We already see it on TV as Geena Davis plays a Vice President who is suddenly thrown into the Ova....
abe lincoln
John Wilkes Booth, born May 10, 1838, was an actor who performed throughout the country in many plays. He was the lead in some of William Shakespeare's most famous works. Additionally, he was a racist and Southern sympathizer during the Civil War. He hated Abraham Lincoln who represented everyt....
Abe Lincoln
President Abraham Lincoln's preliminary Emancipation Proclamation of September 22, 1862, became federal military policy on January 1, 1863, prompting Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles to describe it as "a broad step a landmark in history" (Welles, vol. 1, p. 212). The edict transformed the Civi....
Abe Lincoln Presidency
Though Douglas won the senatorial election, Lincoln had made his mark by the debates; he was now a potential presidential candidate. His first appearance in the East was in Feb., 1860, when he spoke at Cooper Union in New York City. He gained a large following in the antislavery states, but his n....
Abe Lincoln's Assassination: Conspiracy Theories
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was a great and tragic event in the history of this country. Those who wanted equality for all Americans mourned his passing. After Lincolns death, the questions about what really happened on April 14, 1864, have not ....
abolishment of affirmative action
Now, Theres a Proposition!
"You do not wipe away the scars of centuries by saying: 'now, you are free to go where you want, do as you desire, and choose the leaders you please.' You do not take a man who for years has been hobbled by chains, liberate him, bring him to the starting line of ....
Abortion
From 1973 to 1987, over 22 million abortions have been performed. Pro-lifers would call that a terrible waste of humanlife. True, 22 million lives were taken, but I believe that we are better off without those. Webster's dictionary defines abortion as "the expulsion of anonviable fetus." Abortion mi....
Abortion
A couple decades ago, when abortion was illegal, thousands of women died because they did not want to bear an infant and attempted to terminate the child's life by themselves or with an unprofessional approach. After 1973's Supreme Court decision, which allowed women to have the choice to abortion, ....
Abortion
To Abort or Not to Abort? That is the Question
Every woman in the world wants to be a mother. It is such a wonderful journey, to have the child grown inside of you and cherishing it ever moment you can, making sure it grows health and preventing yourself from doing things not to harm the baby. S....
Abortion: Pro-Life or Pro-Choice?
Abortion: Pro-Life or Pro-Choice?
Is abortion right or wrong? Life never seems to have any areas that are in black and white, only gray. Some issues, like abortion, tend to provide us with more gray areas than others. Many people have debated over abortion and have expressed their feelings that i....
Abortion: Valuable Contributor or Accessory to Murder
Abortion is a very hot topic in the United States today. Most recently favored is the subject's funding and how it should be handled. President Obama included backing of abortion in his ObamaCare legislation that was passed earlier this year which I find to be a decision I support. When it comes to....
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln Essay
Period 7
Abraham Lincoln, a sectional candidate whose election led to secession of the South, succeeded in restoring the Union and laying a strong foundation for its future greatness. Both Lincolns military policies and his domestic programs helped to make him on of th....
Abu Ghraib
On September 11th 2001, two hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center buildings in New York City. The attacks were quickly tied to a terrorist group known as Al Qaeda, located in the Middle East. Soon after, President Bush declared war, and U.S. troops were sent to Iraq. U.S. soldiers took....
Accomplishments of Theodore Roosevelt
When President McKinley was assassinated, Theodore Roosevelt, who was only 43 years old became the youngest president in the nations history. It was the year 1901 and with him becoming President coincided a new vigor in the Presidency, he led congress and the American Public into a new age of refo....
Accounting for Managerial Decision Making
Introduction
George Washington, Founding Father and first President of the United States, believed a pious citizenry was indispensable to a republican government (Munoz, 2003, p. 12). In the spirit of the writings of John Locke, the private sector should be encouraged to become the driving infl....
Accounting Overview for Small Business
Overview of Accounting
This is an informational presentation to delineate accounting and financial information catered to small business owners. Over the course of this presentation several topics on different types of business entities, roles of financial management, ethical implications on busine....
Achieving Quality Primary Education in Liberia by 2015: Prospects and Challenges.
Education, the bedrock of every sound and developed nation, is a very essential issue that must unequivocally be handled with great care. The possibility of attaining primary education in Liberia by 2015, which is one of the set UN millennium development goals, is exceptionally bright, hopeful, and ....
Achilles in Vietnam
Achilles in Vietnam
The Vietnam War is one the most controversial wars in American history. The objectives and purposes of the war were unclear to the soldiers as well as the citizens of the United States. Due to constant protests, President Richard Nixon ordered the last American troops out in ....
Acupuncture
Alternative medicine describes health products, practices, and approaches that are not part of conventional medicine. The goal of physicians who practice alternative medicine is to find a cure by looking at the whole person when making a diagnosis, rather than just the symptom. Alternative medicin....
adolf hitler
Adolf Hitler was born on April 20th 1889 in Braunau-am-Inn, Austria. The town is near to the Austro-German border, and his father, Alois, worked as a customs officer on the border crossing. His mother, Klara, had previously given birth to two other children by Alois, but they both died in their infa....
Adolf Hitler and Franklin D. Roosevelt: How They are Similar and Different
After World War One people in America and Germany were experiencing economy downfall and depression. They were in need of leaders to get them though it and lift their spirits and hopes of once again becoming great and powerful countries. There is no doubt that Franklin D. Roosevelt and Adolf Hi....
Adolf Hitler and the Holocaust
Adolf Hitler and the Holocaust
Adolf Hitler, the leader of Nazi Germany, was born on April 20th 1889 in a small Austrian town called Braunau, near to the German border. His father, Alois, was fifty-one when Hitler was born. He was short-tempered, strict and brutal. It is known that he frequent....
Adolph Hitler
Adolph Hitler
Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn, in Austria, on April 20, 1889. As a child Hitler moved around a lot, including to Linz, Leonding and other places. Hitler was smart in school when he was young, but as he got older he started doing worse. His father died when he was 14, his mother....
Adultery by James Dickey
Adultery by James Dickey
We have all been in rooms we cannot die in, and they are odd places, and sad, in this opening line of the poem Dickey draws the readers attention with a statement we can all agree with. Im only eighteen years old and I can think of a handful or rooms I might have bee....
Advance of the Progressive Agenda (1900-1913)
Advance of the Progressive Agenda (1900-1913)
The Progressive Era was a booming time in which much progress was made for the working man. Many laws that we have today, concerning the welfare and protection of the worker, simply did not exist before the Progressive Era, because there had been no....
adventures of Tom Sawyer
The first time, I read The adventures of Tom Sawyer when I was 8 and 12 years later, it still tops the list of my favorites. I like the story because it has everything: adventures, love, friendship, loyalty, freedom, duty. It also mentions the sweet flavors of a true childhood lived in close....
Adversity Gives Birth to Healing
Adversity Gives Birth to Healing
As wars go, Vietnam is the one that will always stand out. Because of its enduring service as a mark in international government communication and the movies and books it set off, the Vietnam War still dwells in the psyche of Americans. (Wintle)
Perhaps the ma....
affirmative action
Once upon a time, there were two people who went to an interview for
only one job position at the same company. The first person attended a
prestigious and highly academic university, had years of work experience in the
field and, in the mind of the employer, had the potential to make a posi....
Affirmative Action
Affirmative action can be described as a policy or program aimed at increasing the representation and opportunities of members of groups that have traditionally been discriminated against (Wikipedia 1). These groups can be characterized by race, gender, religion or ethnicity and are often refe....
Affirmative Action
Many upcoming high school graduates have aspirations of continuing his or her education at a major university. In order to become accepted into a college of ones choice, he or she must dedicate time and efforts to obtain the grades required. People have been taught that through ....
Affirmative Action
Affirmative Action
There are several everyday actions, which come to the majority of us as something we dont even give thought to its just the way it is. Take, for example, breathing: we just do it, natural to us as a means for living, its unquestionable. This is my thinking when it comes....
Affirmative Action - Discrimination has turned the tables in the U.S.
Affirmative action in theory and in thought is intended to promote the welfare of this countrys minorities by supporting the idea that individuals are equal and should not be judged by race or sex. Therefore, in situations like job and university applications, we should consider minorities to be as ....
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND ADA
In 1964, the Civil Rights Act and other antidiscrimination laws eliminated most of the obvious discriminatory practices in the workplaces of America; however, there has been a strong resistance to the enforcement of these laws. Discriminatory employment practices are becoming more understated and mo....
Afghanistan
Introduction
In recent years, Afghanistan has seen a substantial increase in drug farming and trade that has affected the entire world. What's worse, this problem is largely the result of a recent economic and political meltdown caused by the occupation of Afghanistan which, ironically, had the in....
Africain Spirituals
It seems almost impossible to state when the first spirituals were created, most speculate that these songs flourished near the end of the 18th century and during the last few decades leading up to the end of legalized slavery in the 1860s. During this long period of active music making, Americans....
african americans in the civil war
African Americans In The Civil War
The research topic is African Americans in the Civil War and the part they played. One of the resources that strike this topic is the movie Glory that is based on a certain black regiment that fought during the Civil War. The main things that are being looked....
AIDS AND THE MEDIA: Objective or subjective journalism by Jaco Nepgen
To get an indication of the role which the print media play or should play, i.e. informing the public about the disease and related issues surrounding HIV/Aids by using a combination of fair/objective/subjective and fact-based writing, one needs to look at elements such as South Africas socio-cult....
AIDS the Dibilitating Disease
Since the first AIDS cases were reported in 1981, through mid-1994 more than 402,000 AIDS cases and more than 241,000 deaths have been reported in the United States alone. This is only the tip of the iceberg of HIV infection, however. It is estimated that nearly 1 million Americans had been infecte....
Airline Pilots Armed with Guns
Airlines have stepped up to avoid terrorism onboard their aircrafts by allowing airline pilots to carry guns inside the cockpit and having installed expensive x-ray machines at several major airports. Whether we would like to admit it or not, airline terrorism is a very real and deadly subject. Insi....
Airline Safety
September 11, 2001 is a day that will not be soon forgotten. The effects of this tragedy reach every aspect of our lives, from the economy, to foreign policy, to travel, and especially airline safety. Anyone who has traveled can tell you the extent of new security in place at airports.Besides chec....
Al Capone
Prohibition led to the bootlegging of liquor and the gang wars of the 1920s. The most notorious gangster of all time, known as Al Capone, was the most powerful mob leader of his era. He dominated organized crime in the Chicago area from 1925 until 1931. Capone grew up during the roaring 20s in Chic....
alamo
The Alamo, one of America's most famous landmarks, was actually a mission to convert foreigners into Christians. The Spaniards built it and called it San Antonio de Valero. It was constructed in the northeast part of Mexico called Texas. The mission began to be called the Alamo mission because in Sp....
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879 to Hermann and Pauline Einstein and within six weeks of his birth they moved. In1881, his sister was born and he became a big brother to her. A short time later the Einstein family went to Munich where Albert first attended elementary sc....
Alexander Hamilton: The Founding Wizard
Like any other newly developing nation, the United States of America encountered numerous struggles regarding government, law, and foreign affairs. However, the country's devastating financial situation was the first and foremost biggest concern. Newly elected President George Washington appointed ....
ali
Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. later known as Muhammad Ali, was
a black boxer, and was proud of it. Many African Americans
were ashamed of their color, but Ali was different. He was
the first boxer to win the Heavyweight Championship 3
different times. He had a great personality and was ....
Alice Paul - Womens Suffrage movement
Alice Paul was a member of the National Women's Suffrage Movement. Alice was born into a Quaker family. Alice and her close friend Lucy Burns united to form a successful women's suffrage which later led to the Nineteenth Amendment. At the time President Wilson was in office. After one hundred and f....
All the President's Men
The movie All the President's Men (1976), is based on the work of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein two Washington Post newspaper writers, who uncovered the cover-up of the White House's involvement in the Democratic Party National headquarters, Watergate, break-in. At first, Bob Woodward discovers wh....
All the Presidents Men
"All the Presidents Men"
"If the national security is involved, anything goes. There are no rules. There are people so lacking in roots about what is proper and what is improper that they dont know theres anything wrong in breaking into the headquarters of the opposition party." This is what ....
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
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A Great American moment in the history of the United States was when the fraternity of Alpha Phi Alpha was established. This a great moment because it made it possibly for young educated black men to join together and do great things for there community. This changed the world tremendously....
amc theaters
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
ISSUE:
In competition with other top industries, the need to develop new products is crucial to attract new and valued guest into AMC Theatres to experience the difference.
ANALYSIS:
Each year about 250 million moviegoers chose AMC Theatres as a source of entertainmen....
Amendment Paper
Three New Amendments
Over the last 215 years, 27 Amendments have been created and are part of the United States Constitution. The first 10 amendments are called the Bill Of Rights. However, since 1992 there has not been a new amendment. If I could create a 28th, 29th, and 30th amendment I would....
America Under Attack
There have been countless tragedies caused by man throughout history. The sinking of the ship Titanic, the two World Wars, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, and the Oklahoma City bombing were all terrible disasters. However, none of these events have created as much hatred and anger in North America....
America's Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb
Perhaps the most controversial and heavily scrutinized issue of the twentieth century was President Harry Trumans decision to unleash atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the summer of 1945. While the sequence of events preceding that fateful summer morning of August 6,1945 are fully understood....
American exceptionalism
American Excpetionalism
Alexis de Tocqueville coined the term exceptionalism on his first visit to the United States in 1835. He stated that the United States was a nation all its own, with characteristics that set it apart from any other nation at the time. Exceptionalism today has become a focal....
American fine Arts
American Fine Arts 1945-1970
By: Anonymous
PREFACE: Art during the mid-twentieth century contained some of the most important changes art history. These explosive times were counter-balanced with explosive popular culture. More historical events, abrupt changes, and turbulence occurred from th....
American Government
In this essay I will give a short history of the government in United States of America (U.S.). Then I will describe each of the three branches of government in the U.S. and the relationship between them. In principle, the U.S. is a democratic republic, they govern themselves by choosing their leade....
American Hegemony and Global Stability
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War America emerged as the only remaining superpower in the world. Without the Soviet Union America found itself without bipolarity that had dominated international politics since the end of World War II. This does not necessarily ma....
American Monopolies
According to Webster , to have a monopoly is to have exclusive ownership, possession, or control. The following essay is an examination of Microsoft in comparison to this definition and another commonly known monopoly, Standard Oil. Also attention will be given to the necessary role of and problems ....
american women
American Women During World War II.
America's entry into World War II posed opportunities for American women domestically, yet paradoxically heightened fears in the polity about the exact role that women should adopt during wartime. A central is....
americans in war
The United States has been a major power since its birth. There have been many wars that have involved the U.S., and some that have evolved around it. For every war there are reasons for entering, objectives to fulfill, and consequences to follow. The U.S.s active roles in the Spanish-American war....
Americas involvement in World War Two
When war broke out , there was no way the world could possibly know the severity of this guerre. Fortunately one country saw and understood that Germany and its allies would have to be stopped. America’s Involvement in World War two not only contributed in the eventual downfall of the insane A....
Americas Next president
Americas Next President
Barrack Obama
Americas Next President
Four score and seven years ago...this was the start of perhaps one of history's best known speeches. Abraham Lincoln provided for this nations black population a hope that one day they would trul....
Amy Chuas - A World On The Edge
Amy Chuas project in her essay A World on the Edge is to explore the problems with a free market system, specifically the creation of market-dominant minoritiesethnic minorities who, for widely varying reasons, tend under market conditions to dominate economically, often to a startling ext....
An End to the Atlantic Slave Trade
Rhodes 1
An End to the Atlantic Slave Trade
The Atlantic Slave Trade represents the largest demographic passage of a people from one continent to another. From the 16th to the 19th centuries, European traders worked in partnership with coastal African chiefs exchanging manufactured goods for Afr....
An Irish Immigrants Story
February 21, 2006
A Little Piece of My Irish History
June 24, 1839 John Aloysius Bresnahan was born in County Kerry, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States. John married an American and fathered six children.
John Bresnahan was only one of the 961,719 Irish born living in the Unit....
Analysis of 'The Gettysburg Address'
In the early days of the United States, loyalty to ones state often took precedence over loyalty to ones country. The Union was considered a voluntary compact entered into by independent, sovereign states for as long as it served their purpose to be so joined (Encarta). Neither the North nor....
Analysis of Strategic Structure of Southwest Airlines
Analysis of Strategic Structure of Southwest Airlines
Twenty-nine years ago, Rollin King and Herb Kelleher got together and decided to start a different kind of airline. They began with one simple notion: If you get your passengers to their destinations when they want to get there, on time, at t....
Analysis of The Aristocratic Origin of American Freedom
What is aristocracy? Aristocracy is the form of government in which minority rules under the law. Viereck argues in his article The Aristocratic Origin of American Freedom about the nature of civil liberties and American Democracy. He is trying to prove that the concept of civil liberties i....
Analysis of The George W. Bush Presidency (Term 1)
On January 20th, 2001, George W. Bush became the 43rd president of the United States. By taking the title of President, Bush was bestowed with a number of important roles, each demanding different aspects of the Presidents character and intelligence. As American citizens, it is our duty to evalua....
Andrew Jackson
ANDREW JACKSON
(SEVENTH PRESIDENT MARCH 4, 1829 - MARCH 4, 1837)
Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767. He was born into a Scottish-Irish immigrant family in South Carolina. He never knew his father because Jackson was born a few days after his father died. His family was very poor. ....
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson may have been our seventh president, but he was first in many ways. He was the first populist president who did not come from the aristocracy, he was the first to have his vice-president resign ( John C. Calhoun), he was the first to marry a divorcee, he was the first to be nominated ....
Andrew Jackson
The Andrew Jackson Administration, from 1829 to 1837, was very important in American history. A self-made man, Jackson exemplified republican virtues by restraining a centralized government and promoting the powers of the people. His administration left a lasting impact on American politics. With hi....
Andrew Jackson
More nearly than any of his predecessors, Andrew Jackson was elected by popular vote; as President he sought to act as the direct representative of the common man.
Born in a backwoods settlement in the Carolinas in 1767, he received sporadic education. But in his late teens he read law for about....
Andrew Jackson
JACKSON
Andrew Jackson has many different qualities and has vary many accomplishments. He lowered the national deat to an all time low. He could be best known for the so called genocide of the native Americans. He was vary good at expanding the powers of the president. He was a vary stubborn ma....
andrew jackson: a strong leader
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Andrew Jackson: A Strong Leader
One fact that has been established Andrew Jacksons lifetime is that he was considered the idol of American people. Respecting the character of Andrew Jackson and his influence, there will always be differences of opinion. He was a strong leader and for a youn....
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson served as president from 1865 to 1869, and was the 17th president. Before serving as president he was elected into the house of representatives in 1835 then became a senator of Tennessee, then held military governorship of Tennessee, after it succeeded from the Union. After defeating ....
Angels with Dirty Faces
At first glance, people may say that Angels with Dirty Faces seems just like any ordinary shoot-em-up gangster movies. However, once one delves deeper into the true plot and iconic meanings of the movie, they can see the true ideals that it was trying to portray. The late 1930's were a dark and di....
Anheuser-Busch Case Analysis
History
Anheuser-Busch (A-B), a major company in the United States, is considered a true American success story for a business that started out of nothing. Even as an avid malt-beverage consumer, I did not realize the extent of A-Bs dominance and prevalence in the beverage market place. Today,....
Anthrax
Ask someone what they remember from the year 2001 and mostly likely they will speak of the September 11th attacks on the United States. What they probably wont mention are the attacks on the postal service workers and households everywhere. During the months of late September through November 2001....
Anti-war movement in Vietnam
This antiwar movement had a great impact on policy and practically forced the US out of
Vietnam. Starting with teach-ins during the spring of 1965, the antiwar efforts centered on the
colleges. These teach-ins were huge public demonstrations, usually held in the spring and fall
seasons. By 196....
AOL Time Warner
2001 AOL Time Warner logo
Company Overview
AOL Time Warner focuses on what it calls "core growth drivers," which are its publication and subscription services, advertising, commerce, and content. The company offers services and products in a collection of businesses ranging f....
APARTHEID AND SOUTH AFRICA
Apartheid, policy of racial segregation formerly followed in South Africa. The word apartheid means separateness in the Afrikaans language and it described the rigid racial division between the governing white minority population and the nonwhite majority population. The term apartheid was ....
Apartheid vs. To Kill a Mockingbird
"Arrests were made, undignified medical tests were carried out, and charges were pressed" (Paton 184). "Your father's no better than the niggers and trash he works for!" (Lee 102). Although many documents concerning equal rights for every human have been signed worldwide through....
are ceos overpaid?
Many people are angry at the amount of money CEOs are getting these days. Its' not so much how much they are getting as it is what they do to get that much money. In the past five years CEO pay has increased 92% percent, while the people that work for them have only raised 16%. I have chosen several....
are civil arights under attack
Are civil liberties under attack?
Terrorism is one of the more repulsive things in this world. No matter what country you decide to live in there will be terrorism to a certain extent. Some organizations are bigger than others and some are smarter than others, but there is one thing they all have....
Are Failed States a Threat to America?: An Analysis
Near the end of his tenure, President George Washington warned the United States of America to be wary of foreign entanglements and imperialistic folly in foreign policy as he was acutely aware of the dangers they posed. For the first hundred or so years, America successfully avoided being drawn i....
Are We Winning the War on Cancer?
Are We Winning the War on Cancer?
In the American society, cancer is the disease most feared by the majority of people within the U.S. Cancer has been known and described throughout history. In the early 1990s nearly 6 million cancer cases and more than 4 million deaths have been reported....
Argentina Financial Crisis
Introduction
The Argentina crisis of 2001-2002 exemplifies the economic, social and political upheaval that can occur during a time of economic and financial crisis. During the 1990's Argentina was heralded as successful in developing its economy. Foreign investors poured billions of dollars in....
Arriving with a decision
To arrive with a decision a programmed or a non-programmed decision type can be used. However, from the case study, the decision type used is the non-programmed type. Un-programmed decision making includes facing complex, nonrecurring problems involving alternatives that are specified in advance. ....
Artemis Sportswear Inc
Artemis Sportswear Inc
Artemis Sportswear Inc
Artemis Sportswear Inc was created by business professionals with similar idea regarding the sportswear industrys impact on the athletic and urban community. The management team consists of the Chief Operational Officer, Katrina Henderson; whos....
Articles of Confederation vs US Constitution
In the history of the United States of America, our government has been defined by two very important documents. These documents were the brainchildren of groundbreaking men. By reflecting on all governments of the past, they laid forth an impressive hodgepodge of ideas that would lead the way to wh....
ASEAN and SAARC
ASEAN CONTRIBUTION TO REGIONAL SECURITY -
LESSONS FOR SAARC
INTRODUCTION
1. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is frequently cited as a shining example of third world co-operation. Established in 1967, its publicly stated primary objectives was to foster intra-ASEAN eco....
Asian American
Through out the years of the United States, many injustices have risen. With pilgrims running Native Americans off their land, to putting Japanese in relocation centers after WWII, our country has shown many flaws to liberty and justice for all. Asian Americans have not missed their share....
Asian American Dream
Three Ingredients in Achieving the Asian American Dream
The reality of the American Dream is the driving passion in most Americans regardless of age, sex, and cultural background. Some would say the American Dream is to buy and own a home, but it's so much more! The American Dream is really so n....
Aspects of South Africa
Aspects of South Africa
Colonial History-
IN 1652, Dutch traders landed on the southern most tip of the massive continent of Africa. The location of their landing allowed for the foundation of Cape Town, which is located on the Cape of Good Hope in the South Atlantic Ocean. These traders establis....
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln and Conspiracy
On April 12, 1865, three days after the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech that included his desire to make the freed negroes made American Citizens.
John Wilkes Booth was in the crowd, that day, and having heard Lincoln's words, became extremely aggitat....
Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr
Martin Luther King Jr.
I may get a lot of arguments from this statement, but I believe Martin Luther King to be one of the greatest men to have ever lived. However, most Americans do not truly know who he was. There is a federal holiday, postage stamps, and historical reference in textbooks, y....
Assess the theory that a lone assassin killed JFK
The lone gunman theory, a popular theory in the assassination of John F Kennedy, as well as the conclusion the Warrens Commission reached, has been highly disputed over the years. Provoking much controversy, it is inconsistent with evidence and witness accounts making it an implausible theory.....
Assisted Suicide
Assisted suicide or euthanasia is the act of killing ones self intentionally with the assistance of another who provides the knowledge, means, or both. People of the ages forty-five to sixty-four make up the largest percent of assisted suicide cases in the United States. Euthanasia comes from the....
Athletes as Role Models
Athletes as Role Models
Primetime timeslots, Monday Night's main attraction, a large slice of the daily paper, and worldwide attention and recognition. This is the life of America's superstar athletes, but only in part. America's professional athletes, their political standings, and their ....
atomic bomb
World War 2 Atomic Bomb
On August 6 and 9, 1945, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by the first atomic bombs used in war....
Atomic Bomb
United States showed neither remorse nor compassion, and wants to achieve its objective of becoming a superpower. The United States had no right for dropping the atomic bomb or any good reasons to justify its cause. No words can explain what happen on August 6, 1945 and August 9, 1945. A bom....
Australia's & China's Economy
Australias & Chinas Economy
Australia and China are ranked 15th and 4th respectively on The World Banks total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the year 2006 with a combined total of nearly US$3,000,000,000,000 thats trillion by the way. The Chinese and Australian economies have differe....
Austria
Austria
Austria a small country, with many great features. Its
neighboring countries are, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, Italy,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Liechtenstein, and Czech Republic. Austria is a
landlocked country in the middle of Europe. The capital City of
Austria is Vienna. Aus....
Band of Brothers
I.Authors Background Stephen Ambrose was born in 1936 and grew up in Whitewater, Wisconsin, a small town where his father was the M.D. At the University of Wisconsin, he started as a pre-med, but inspired by a great professor he changed his major to History. After getting his M.A. degree at Lo....
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Obama is the 5th African American to run for president of the United States. He is one of the most charismatic people in the black race and at this point, one of the favorites. This article will describe Barack Obamas ethnic background, early years, education, political begin....
Barbary Pirates
In the novel, "The Barbary Pirates", by C.S. Forester, it depicts the time in which the Barbary pirates ruled the coast of Africa and a time in which no one could put an end to their increasing power. There were many sea battles, midnight raids, hand-to-hand combats, and even the first la....
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville seems to be the less interesting war of the United States during the Civil War. The Civil War paved the road to American way of governing and thinking, and yet the actual war nearly ruined the whole country. The War started out as a pursuit for freedom, and ended up a ....
Battle of Gettysburg
The American Civil War was fought over cultural, social, and economical beliefs that
divided the nation. The war set father against son, brother against brother, and American
against American. The Civil War was a violent, devastating war that claimed the lives of
over 620,000 men on both sides....
Bay of Pigs
The failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion, in 1961, had caused great humiliation towards the United States. The newly inaugurated President, Mr. John F. Kennedy, had started many events that tampered with the relationship between our nation and Cuba. This conflict had soon led many other countries int....
Beer Marketing Audit
Marketing Audit
MKT 551 Marketing Management
Jacqueline Barnett
August 11, 2004
Executive Summary
Adolph Coors Company is the third largest brewer in the in the US (after Anheuser-Busch and Miller Brewing), but Coors is looking to grow by merging with M....
Behavioral Testing to Gain Employment
Effective Persuasive Writing Com/110
Carmen Jones
Western International University
Behavioral Testing to Gain Employment
Behavioral Testing to Gain Employment
While behavioral tests are a valuable tool used i....
Behind Barbed Wire
The book Behind Barbed Wire describes what happened to Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor. December 7, 1941 was a dark day for all American citizens, but especially for those of Japanese ancestry. The surprise bombing on Pearl Harbor marked the beginning of the worst time the Nisei, Japanese Amer....
Beloved by Toni Morrison : Scars
A scar is not only a physical mark on the body, but can also be a memory that is not forgotten. Scars are wounds to a person that influence the way they live their life after they have been scarred. The novel Beloved by Toni Morrison contains many characters who have had experiences significant en....
Benazir bhutto and her return
Kyle Huynh 10/13/07
Current events/Pakistan, Bhutto
Pakistans former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, was nearly killed by two bombs. Benazir Bhutto went into hiding about eight years ago. As she was welcomed back, the truck carrying her suddenly shook and rattled violently; tw....
BENCHMARK ANALYSIS: RIORDAN MANUFACTURING
Running head: BENCHMARK ANALYSIS: RIORDAN MANUFACTURING
Introduction
Riordan is sustaining turnover and declining sales due to a noncompetitive salary structure. Riordan has not recognized the significance of supporting productivity levels by motivating employees through a well-designed compe....
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