When Ronald Reagan entered office, the American economy was in a state of decline. Economists were doubting the American system of free enterprise, and some thought Russia's command economy was the answer. ... In 1981 the country entered "The Era of Reaganomics" and experienced the longest era of economic expansion in peace-time ever-for any country in the history of the world.2 This paper will show how the Reagan Administration's policies affected the economy of the 1980's. ... Edwin Meese said of Reagan and the tax cut, "I am certain the tax reduction program would no...

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Americans. ... Movies and videos are also popular (Culture Grams World Edition, p. 39)."" ... MILITARY The UK is active in the North American Treaty Organization with a strong military background. ... As Americans do, they try to eat three meals a day. ... Before the 1950's the church was a lot more popular than it is today. ...

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The economy continued to move towards a pure market economy in which money was viewed as the primary currency. ... The African American working population dates back to slavery. ... This meant that African American women had to work to survive (Hattery, 14). ... The Rise of Women in the Labor Force Yet more changes came about around the 1970's and following years. ... This move to a service-based economy produced a strong demand for female workers. ...

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While women and minorities have made significant strides since passage of anti-Discrimination laws in the 1960's and employers increasingly recognize the value of workforce diversity, the executive suite is still overwhelmingly a man's world. ... Women and Minorities have made great strides in the services and retail segments of the economy, but remain greatly under-represented in the Wholesale, Agriculture, Technical, and Manufacturing and Construction segments. 45% of all Americans believe that many minorities are overlooked for key promotions at least some of the time. ...

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Every day for 39 days, he calls Gekko's office for an appointment. ... Goldman is the investment banker to companies such as Microsoft, Ford Motor Company, General Electric, and American Express. ...

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Designers knew that although the "responsible" adult customer" when asked would say that "economy, durability and reliability "9 dictated their auto purchases, in reality what mattered was "adult toys, with pizzazz and sex appeal." ... However, tail fins would see their demise at the end of the 1950's at the hands of their creator. ... These finned creations would remain the staple of car design until the early 1960's "Muscle Cars"" would take over. ... After tail fins established the movement towards garishness, many other styling efforts also contributed to the tremendous success o...

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Russians seem to have more of a pessimistic view in comparison to Americans. ... As far as individualism, Russia scored a 39 reflecting that the society works as a group. ... As Americans we are used to knowing or wanting to know why things happen but in Russia, it is a different story. ... These laws restrict the Russian people, things that Americans have been accustomed to... like freedom of speech, expression and gender. ... Forth, consider the wage and working conditions in Russia and how it contrasts with American ways. ...

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Under the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), producing companies operate freely across the U.S.... In the United States, natural gas and oil haven't always been there to help the economy. In 1973 the natural gas and oil economy was actually going down. ... From the mid 1900's Russia has harnessed the effectiveness of the two products. Throughout the 1990's, natural gas and oil were a little less than 50% of the total exports of the country. ...

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Sumo Exposed: The Invention of Tradition in Japan's National Sport I: Introduction and Theoretical Remarks "Even today in Japan's highly industrialized and modern society, sumo is generally perceived as a quintessentially Japanese sport, in which history, tradition and even religion are interm...

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The deterioration of Soviet-American relations was the combined result of the mistrust between both sides and the inconsistent American foreign policy resulting from the replacement of Franklin D. Roosevelt by Harry S. ... The American presidents military advisors soon made it clear to him that an invasion of France during 1942 was out of the question. ... One of the primary reasons the Western nations were so determined to wrestle Eastern and South-Eastern Europe back from the clutches of the Soviet Union was that it would strengthen the Western economy. ... This led to a large amount of rese...

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A typical example of an American company "Allied Signal" discovered the importance of diversity when it successfully negotiated to sell wheels to China Eastern Airlines. Much of its success was due to the presence of Chinese Americans on the sales team. ... In fact, with as much as 25 percent of US sales originating overseas, few companies can afford not to take advantage of America's diversity in creating workforces filled with cultures that reflect this international marketplace. ... (Blake, S. & Cox, T. l991) A direct link between good diversity policies and improved performance was r...

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In 1929 the American Stock Market crashed, a powerful symbol of the growing depression. Germany was particularly badly affected, since Germany's economy was partly dependent on Americas prosperity and a large number of loans made by America to Germany were called back and the German economy crashed (Shirer 168-169). ... He then changed the name from the German Worker's Party to the National Socialist German Worker"s Party or the NSDAP. From this name came the short name for its members "Nazis"(Forman 39). ... Hitler would begin to read his fathers history books about Native Americans...

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THE LAND 1. Vietnam, first of all, is an oddly shaped country, stretching like a letter "S- along the coast of mainland Southeast Asia from the Chinese border to the gulf of Thailand. Vietnam measures over 1,000 miles from north to south and often less than 100 miles from east to west. Its we...

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He was propelled to a high status during the 80's with his music and distinct sounding voice. ... (Jackson 44) U2's second album still wouldn't place them anywhere noteworthy in the public's eyes. ... -(Gittins "U2's Propaganda).He made this point more visual when he would wrap himself in a white flag. ... MTV was created in the 80's as a fresh music television channel targeting young listeners for new musical acts. ... It also solidified U2's spot as international stars on the verge of greatness. ...

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Moreover, the concept of natural aristocracy, or meritocracy, has a powerful resonance even in the United States of America. ... (Dumhoff 1968 ) Leaders within Corporate America Researchers continue to seek ways to explain the image or the shape of the power structure in America, whether it is polylithic, monolithic, parallelograms, towers, or hexagons. ... According to research done by Middle American News, the Foundations set up by these rich and powerful families constitute a hidden economy of some $300 billion, a sum which exceeds the GDP of Switzerland and is used to bankroll elitist acti...

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He was able to borrow money from the other countries and the World Bank to be able to maximize the Philippines economy to its best. ... (Hawes, 1987, pp. 39-40) SECOND PRESIDENTIAL TERM November 14, 1967, President Marcos won the presidential elections once again. ... The country's economy worsened because of the oil price hike. ... The Americans offered financial help, providing he Marcos Administration an expensi...

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The modern age of terrorism began in the 1960's. ... As the 1970's passed by, the explosion of extremist groups and related incidents sparked a new awareness of the dangers of terrorism. ... This form of terrorism was successfully used to target tourism and damage Egypt's economy in 1997. ... The principle goals established by Khomeinism are the equality of all Lebanon's citizens, complete American and French withdrawal from Lebanon, the complete destruction of Israel, and the establishment of Islamic rule over Jerusalem. ... Iran donates vast amounts of money to Hizballah,...

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Interestingly the first scholarly mention of the term American exceptionalism actually comes from a man called Max Lerner in his book titled "America as a Civilization".13 He mentions that one of the main institutions that is singled out as the root of American exceptionalism, is the constitution. ... For Americans what claims their pride is the declaration of the independence. ... They state that narrow focus on the constitution "has distorted our understanding of American constitutionalism and inflated our sense of America's difference.... However American involvement wa...

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s future is not uncertain, its role will steadily change to accommodate the ever-evolving world. ... s various subsidiary organizations may be advantageous in preventing these potential wars through...

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TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION i DECLARATION ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iii ABSTRACT v INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER ONE 4 MASS MEDIA, COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPMENT...

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For automatic washing machines the range is from 72% in Sweden to 96% in Italy; for dishwashers, from 11%in the Netherlands to 34% in Germany; for clothes dryers, from 5% in Spain to 39% in Belgium; for microwave ovens, from 6% in Italy to 37% in Sweden; for vacuum cleaners, from 56%in Italy to 96%in Netherlands. ... On the material level a culture has an economy that provides a way to produce and exchange material goods in order to survive. ... They suggest that "the cultural characteristics of a target market will be responsive to certain culturally bound channel structures, such as local st...

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~ Harry S. ... About 1 million Chinese died in this battle and American casualties numbered 54,246 people. ... American analysts had hoped that the invasion would spark a popular uprising against the Guatemalan government. ... That was $20-$30 million dollars more than the U.S. gave to all the rest of Latin America combined. ... The accuracy of these figures has generally not been challenged. 58,226 American soldiers also died in the war or are missing in action. ...

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The use of mercenaries has been historically a constant phenomenon till almost the end of the XX century, when their activities were criminalized by the international community. Parallel to that phenomenon European States, during their colonial expansion over all continents, authorized two other forms of similar violence by non state actors: the corsairs and the colonial merchant companies, such as the East India Company or the Hudson Bay Company. At the threshold of the XXI century we are witnessing a similar phenomenon. Although mercenaries have not completely disappeared "private milit...

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The madrina or padrino is responsible for the ile membership, economy, calendar, and style of ritual observance. ... An open séance is conducted when the eggun asks for a spiritual mass. The séance requires an altar like a boveda. ... An eggun can possess a santero during these séances. ...

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 Draft Strategy for Elimination of Falciparum Malaria from the Greater Mekong Subregion prepared for a workshop on falciparum malaria elimination arranged by WHO in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 20-21 November 2014 by a team of consultants (Sean Hewitt, Kamini Mendis, Kevin Palmer & Allan Scha...

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