... , Guinness World Records, Ltd. certified that 'the highest speed attained by a manned superconducting magnetically levitated train (Maglev) is 581km/h (361 mph)' (The Superconducting Maglev). High speed trains are our state's future. They would save money while connecting us in a new and efficient way. In our current recession, it may seem like nothing is affordable. High speed trains are and will help ... spell. They will create new jobs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, save taxpayer money, give us new revenue, and provide us with a revolutionary transportation improvement. As describe...

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... over our nation. But were these good intentions enough? Is the American public mature enough as a whole to take advantage of these freedoms as they were originally intended? Is the future of America in decline? Violence in our nation has become a catalyst for much concern. Recent crime levels have been at an all time high. Not just in the general population ... to an astonishing thirty-two percent.(3) Unfortunately one thing that we have been losing over time and will continue to lose is our sense of family. The traditional family that once taught our children the moral understandings o...

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... notion of national security, which each country longs for, unites the common citizens to band together for not only the country of the future, but their future and the future of the world. There is an underlining belief that if others are afraid of our power that they will submit to our demands, ... visions. Baseball, basketball, football or any other sports players numb themselves from the tension of the crowd and the players focus on the game, once again showing the benefits of professional numbing. Professional numbing took control of the scientist in the Manhattan project, especially...

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... . This anger manifested itself in the Treaty of Versailles. This peace treaty stripped Germany of its monarchy, took away important industrial lands it once held, and would later lead to the rise in power of the deadliest man in history. While the British and French were intent on ... 50,000 veterans held a peace march through Washington, D.C. In spite of a growing threat in Europe by the Germans, America was set against any future wars. Between 1935 and 1937, Congress passed three separate neutrality laws that created an embargo on arms sales to belligerents, forbade American ships from ...

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... needed figures that would support their case: teenage drug arrests, emergency room visits, and even deaths due to the abuse of illegal drugs. Once again they turned to NIDA, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, to gather this information and, in essence, fuel the fire of changing public ... as an example of this survey, it shows in 1985 that 70.4 million Americans had used marijuana, cocaine, or other illegal drugs at least once in their lives. This was a startling figure for most Americans. Not only that, but the survey showed that drug use had been rising every ... National High Schoo...

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... It required colonial citizens to provide shelter and supplies for British soldiers. This of course, did sit well with the colonist and they began to once again fight the British ruling. The Stamp Act also was also not accepted by colonial citizens because of its rise in essential products price. ... Some of these items, which fell under this tax were, Newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards (American Rev. 1). Once again the colonists rose up together. This was the beginning of the Sons of Liberty, a secret organization whose purpose was to frighten the agents sent to ... was repai...

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... had started. U.N forces dug in and by late June of 19512 a stalemate had developed that was reminiscent of the First World War! 4. Once the Main Line of Resistance had been drawn and the troops had dug in the politics and limited war tactics that have become the only ... out asking the President for authorization. The dismissal of MacArthur seemed to be symbolic to the changing attitudes in American government and policy regarding how future wars would be waged. MacArthur was the last proponent to a total victory, after he was silenced America's goals toward victory changed forever. ......

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... will want to maintain a youthful appearance, long life cycles of anti-aging creams, hair color treatments, nutritional supplements, and a host of future products that can promise to make people look and feel younger. Retirement communities will be growing tremendously, for those who are physically and ... , and people are still unsure of public transportation especially places like Southern California where people are dependent on driving around by themselves. Once driver's license are taken away from the elderly do not mean that they will lock themselves up into isolation. There will be...

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... , where people can achieve greatness. As she sails to American, clutching her "lucky swan," the Chinese woman is filled with hope. She envisions a bright future for herself. She also envisions having a successful daughter who speaks perfect English. The woman's wish for a daughter comes true. The symbol of the swan is ... . Immigration officials strip her treasured swan from her, and she is left with only a feather. She dreams of giving the feather to her future daughter but, ironically, the daughter becomes so Americanised that she cannot communicate with her mother, for the daughter spe...

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... is a better time than any if I wish to obtain my Bachelors degree. I am considered by myself and others around me to be committed and determined. Once I enrolled, I knew the rest, as they say, was history and the challenge had begun. Upon completion of my education, I will be ultimately more ... a wife, and manage my career. Timeliness and close attention to detail will be a priority for success, not only while in school, but also for future endeavors. Achieving excellent grades and excelling in classes that I know will challenge me will take time, dedication and extraordinary effort on...

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... security for us?" My answer is no. Although nuclear weapons are extremely powerful, but for many reasons, nuclear weapons do not provide security. Once nuclear weapons are making use of war, the earth probably will be destroyed. The processes of producing and storage are really dangerous. Lastly, ... nuclear weapons can cause people directly and indirectly feel unsecured. Therefore, in my opinion, nuclear weapons do not provide security. Firstly, once nuclear weapons are making use of war, there won't have any victor. What is weapon? Weapons are things must use in war or we ... destroys ...

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... and Swaggering, Enters Mainstream." The New York Times 29 Aug. 1988, late city final ed. :C15. (Lexisi-Nexis) Kinnon, Joy. "Does Rap Have a Future"? Ebony June 1997: 76. (Lexis-Nexis) Williams, Terri. "Teens Favor Hip-Hop Despite Rap: Study Says Youths Look Up to Rap Artists." The Houston ... worked to undermined these suggested thoughts. Coverage of the Vietnam War showed brutal examples of the needless deaths of hundreds of American soldiers. Once again, television provoked viewers to question the morality of a different battle. In these aspects, television was an important mechanism i...

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... All the way up to the twentieth century the logging companies cut trees without regard for the future. At this point most of the old growth had been cut for immediate use without any regard for any future need (Encarta, Logging history). In all the forestry industry in the United States cleared one half ... they drove the animal to the nearest waterway. After placing the log in the water they then drove them downstream to the sawmill (lumber industry Encarta). Once the logs arrived they were manually cut using a wide arrange of saws and various cutting instruments and then shipped via boa...

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... myth, but the film never questioned the myths themselves and instead turned its anger against the Southern bigots who, in forgetting their nation's history, betrayed a once noble dream. Five Easy Pieces extends the criticisms of American myths in a more thoughtful way. The character played by Jack Nicholson in Easy Rider, a ... One woman, Palm Apodaca, played by Helena Kallianiotes, wants to move to Alaska because it looked very clean from a picture she saw of it once. Palm goes on about how filthy everything and everybody is. She has an extremely negative view of life and wants to have ...

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... seen men and women at their best, faith in teachers has been restored, faith in each other has risen all over the nation and now our future seems secure. America is so often called a "melting pot," with each race of the world represented in a huge, multicolored, and beautiful tapestry. ... or "Indian." Each and every one is American. Keeping this attitude of togetherness will ensure that America stays strong. In order for us to shape our future, we must teach the children and youth to remain accepting; to never persecute a culture for the crimes of a few, to understand that, on the ins...

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... beauty in a poisoned world. Good morning class and Mrs. Just. Today I"m going to make you open your eyes to the possible future of our planet if there isn't anything done about it. "Lake at the end of the World" by Caroline Macdonald is a novel that depicts a ... this possible scenario with the release of movies like WaterWorld, Imagine a future without dry land. A future where the earth, covered in water, has evolved into a gritty, nautical society held together by determination and ingenuity. The inhabitants of this once-flourishing planet cling to life on incredible floating cities. ...

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... that the community had the right and responsibility to decide whether an action was moral or immoral. While Northerners looked forward to a different and better future, Southerners held the present and past dear. They enjoyed a prosperous agricultural economy based on slave labor and wished to keep their old way of ... to withstand the heat of battle. On July 17, 1863, at Honey Springs, Indian Territory, now Oklahoma, the 1st Kansas Colored fought with courage once again. Union troops under General James Blunt ran into a strong Confederate force under General Douglas Cooper. After a two...

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... of patriotism hadn't been seen since the days of Pearl Harbor. Throughout the rebuilding and the mending America became a force to be reckoned with once again. Along with reforming itself, the US put its guard to defend her borders and citizens. The US embassy's have long been a target for ... weeks the whole country was liberated, bringing down an oppressive regime and preventing any future attacks. However Osama Bin Laden still hasn't been captured but the chase has not stop until he is apprehended. Attention once again focused on Iraq and the person many consider to be the most danger...

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... of companies got started and were succeeding, and older businesses folded because of this. New industries were created which opened many possibilities for the near future. Current workers were getting promoted into white-collar jobs in all sorts of industries, and new jobs were created because of new technology. The ... , and now they wanted to do something with that money. The obvious solution was spending it. For the first time in years consumer good were once again produced and sold in large quantities. That set-up was a perfect situation for economic growth. Consumer has money, corpor...

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... were at work one minute, and dead the next. We don'" take people for granted as much any more. We realize we aren't the "invincible nation" we once thought we were. The definition of a hero in America has changed as well. No longer is hero status bestowed upon musicians or athletes. Now the honor is given ... We even have armed guards at our nuclear plants, water supplies, and other possible terrorist targets. We realize now we are not immune to terrorism as we once thought, thus this improving of our security and vigilance. Patriotism is another one of the things affected by the catastr...

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... using it to commit crimes "I think we are prepared to get rid of the dammed things entirely the handguns, the semis and the automatics"(Roger 245). Gun should be banned once and for all. Our nation loses far too many lives to senseless violence. Nearly 30,000 Americans are killed each year by guns (Silver). We must work together to prevent ... future deaths and help create a safer, more secure America. In the Columbine High School tragedy in Colorado, where two students shot and killed twelve student and a teacher and wounded twenty three ... for people who ate caught with guns illega...

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... and diplomatic war called the Cold War. There were two main causes of the Cold War. Disagreements immediately after the Second World War over the future structure of Eastern Europe being one, and different political interests being the other. The Americans were capitalist democrats and the Russians were communist. These ... the USSR and the USA wasted no time in recruiting German rocket scientists, such as Wernher Von Braun, to assist with their weapons programme. Once the Nazi rocket technology was mastered, further space related development was inevitable. From 1947 to 1950 the Americ...

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... the rise in poverty, other factors help widen the gap that is the shrinking middle class. Factors like corporate greed is a major motivator, people love money and once they have it they want to keep it, wealth is then unequally distributed among employees. With this greed as a motivator, many production services from the United States ... national wealth. Schooling is probably both cause and effect; first money needs to be invested in school to have the cause and effect reaction to take place, once it is triggered it is like dominoes. Schooling increases national wealth and national wealt...

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... very difficult in the closing of the frontier. Some survived and lived to pass their farm down from generation to generation. Others, who had versioned a better future on the frontier moved elsewhere for a better economical life. I picked the Western settlers 6th because of the lack of resources and the unexpected territory that they ... the jobs of the men. This was a big step for women because it showed that they could do more then just cook and clean. Once they knew that they could do something for themselves people started acting out, and trying to be head. Jane Adams was one of the ...

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... they were better able to save for the purchase of a house if they lived together. For some, this economy was associated with shared plans for future marriage, or at least, future joint home ownership. For others, buying a house was part of the try-out for marital compatibility. "If the house works out, then maybe we ... /SOOU/TEXTSOOU2002.htm) Grandma always told me why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free. I think everyone has heard that statement at least once in their life. As the research more and more, I understand that statement a lot more. In this day and age men are havi...

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