France was military and economically weaker than Catholic Spain. ... Spain began an occupation of Netherlands. ... The wealth acquired helped the Dutch-English war effort but it also made Spain poorer. ... To make matters worse, The Portuguese rebelled against the Spanish therefore Spain had to divert some troops to subdue the rebellion in Portugal. ... France launched an invasion into Spain causing Spain to call back more troops from the battlefields to defend the Western Hapsburg seat of Power. ...

• Word Count: 1537
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Reminiscing about my past experiences helps me to determine my plans for the future. ... I was born into a Spanish speaking home, with both parents being immigrants. ... Fortunately because I could speak thou not fluently English and Spanish at the age of six I was able to be the family advocate. ... Benefiting by being fluent in both Spanish and English I will be able to serve the Hispanic immigrants. ...

• Word Count: 509
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• Grade Level: High School

With the accession of Spain, Portugal (1986) and Greece (1981) the population of EU grew by 22 per cent while its GDP only by 10 per cent . ... The least favoured countries as Spain, Portugal, Greece and Ireland have managed to reduce the gap between their economies and other regions of EU. ... At the national level, convergence is still significant for the least prosperous countries of the Union (Greece, Portugal, Ireland and Spain), with average per capita GDP rising from 67.6% in 1988 to 78.8% in 1998. ... The cumulative effect added about 10% to GDP in Greece, Ireland and Portugal and over...

• Word Count: 2628
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Illegal immigrants voted in Fresno and Tulare County in November 1994; and a prominent legal alien - a Mexican businessman and a publisher of a Spanish language newspaper - cast a ballot in both 1992 and 1994, despite his lack of American citizenship. The translations have large errors and help for fraud too. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The study of a foreign language helps improve English vocabulary and its proficiency. ... Learning a foreign language will help to get into an out of state college. It will also help with one's job opportunities and helping to higher salary potential. ... Most companies are looking to trade with Japan and they are looking for someone to help them out with trade overseas. ... It helps improve upon the understanding of literature, science, law and government. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Another reason why Turkey should be added to the EU is because their is an "increasingly well-educated population can help the EU cope with the problems of an ageing population " (bbc). ... There has been a high unemployment rate in Greece and Spain that is causing Europe lots of trouble. ... The EU could increase its competition by adding Turkey, which would help them greatly. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

How would a policeman who only speaks English understand what someone speaking Vietnamese, Spanish, Chinese, or any other language, would want him to do for them? ... The whole meaning of a nation is that everyone is united as one and helps each other out when times get rough. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

"Some experts say Europe's economic woes are holding back economic recovery in the United States by undermining consumer confidence, exports and investments and that the U.S. government should do more to help Europe fix its problems. ... By implementing the Euro it was supposed to be strong against the dollar and would help trading, investing and traveling. ... " By joining the 17-nation Eurozone, some less-prosperous countries - notably Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Italy - suddenly had access to cheap credit. ... Also will the U.S. help bail out any of the countries in ...

• Word Count: 1475
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School