... camera lens (appear behind the object being photographed), and did America even have the technology to land on the moon in 1969? Was the moon landing just a Hollywood video? Our suspicion grows! The United States gets involved in the Vietnam War because American policymakers believed that if the entire country fell under a Communist government, Communism would spread throughout Southeast ... Asia, known as the "domino theory". Our involvement in the country of Vietnam was started in the early 1950's. We supplied financial assistance to South Vietnam and created the Army of the Republic o...

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... just don't want to pay the extra taxes that would come with providing healthcare to all). This hotly contested debate has threatened to break our country apart by pitting those want basic health care with those that do not want to pay for it. Another example is the gun control ... and apparently emulating a law that nearly the whole civilized world (banning guns) has would bring about totally opposite effects. Historically, we literally almost caused our downfall during the Civil War. The North and South disagreed on many things, including treating humans like humans, despite the color ...

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... Is America's culture infatuated with violence? Most people today think so just by the violence allowed in our homes and our everyday lives. We allow violence in our surroundings every day. The majority of violence in our homes and lives stems from video games, movies, and television shows. One perfect example of how American's are infatuated with violence is through video games. Over the ... . Any night of the week, the average viewer can see levels of violence approaching, even exceeding the Roman Gladiator's games. It brings hitting, kicking, stabbings, shootings, and dismemberment rig...

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... males, it shows that a lot of them think the same way. This totally rules out the means of assimilation, because of our tilted parallel structures, ethnic groups in the U.S. could never be equal. Our neighborhoods are unbelievably unequal which basically means our ways of life are totally separate. How could society consider each other as neighbors when they walk to totally different neighborhoods ... ? White Flight is one reason why we as Americans could never be equal. We move in, they move out, and then the property is devalued because of our presence. Also, most of the properties and...

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... message that all people are created equal. However, in order to achieve equality as a society, we must first recognize and accept our diversity. In order to do so, we must first embrace our diversity, so that we can take a stand in what we believe in and actively pursue reform. We are all diverse, different ... in our own ways, but yet equal at the same time. Society fails to see that concept; hence racism has become part of our supposedly "great" nation. What has American society got to do to overcome the division created by ... share. Society has to redefine its ways of leading becaus...

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Progressives and Our Political System The progressives are a political party that was formed in 1912. During the years 1880- 1950 populists lay the groundwork for progressives. ... they can collateralize farm loans. However, populists were not successful. They were a minority and rural. Progressives changed our political system in many different ways; however, I believe that recall, initiative and referendum are the most important changes in our political system. Between 1877 and 1890 over 6 million people left farms to form big American cities. Modernized ... sided. City reformers and popul...

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... suspect. Airport security and border crossing guards search more thoroughly. Immigration is scrutinizing everyone. 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 ... of the things affected by the catastrophe. Where ever you go in America there are American flags flying with pride. Also, we appreciate our military much more. Democrats and Republicans are working together on antiterrorism legislation. Both parties are backing the President. Unfortunately there are...

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... the greater glory of the Christian god, in a way very similar to how you would pray in a church service if their religion does not even recognize this god? No. Does our First Amendment not begin saying the words, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"? Do these new laws, requiring children, of ... any and all faiths not directly appose this amendment of our United States Constitution? They do. These laws, making public school children speak these words, should be lifted and removed by the Supreme Court because of .....

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... America and the world"(CNN). All said and done where do we go from here now that Saddam is gone? Opponents of the campaign think our job is finished there, and do not see any benefit in the occupation, only daily news of more Americans dead. Since the war and ... families experiencing the loss of a family member or friends. With each American soldier killed in Iraq, more Americans wonder if it is actually worth sacrificing our loved ones for a country that detests us and perceive us as infidels. They would like the troop's home now, safe with their families and ... $400 billion appropria...

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... weapon away in a lockbox in the cabin. On September 11, 2001, America was frozen by horror as we watched our freedom being attacked on our own soil. Hopelessness plagued the country as our states became more united than ever before. Our finest moments came after our darkest hour as America pulled together to make it through the indescribable tragedy. Yet, the questions still lurk. What ... ...

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... that we have been given an incredible opportunity and that education is not something to be overlooked or wasted. Our favorite classes should no longer be gym and lunch but math and history. Our favorite teachers should no longer be the ones who give the easiest quizzes and the least amount of homework ... to think and become better people. However the blame does not entirely rely on the students, the teachers also have a responsibility to relieve boredom from our public schools. They also have an obligation to their students to find ways to make them relate to the material and in doing ...

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The Present of Our Youth, the Future of Our Workforce The population of Canada/North America is going through a multitude of physiological and psychological changes. The Human Resource Planner is encountering an increased range of social trend issues that ... alcohol counselling, and stress management programs are just some examples of Employee Assistance Programs (EAP's) which will have to be implemented to assist these employees of the future. Children are our future, but based upon this article, they are, and will, present many challengers to the Human Resources Planners and the organizat...

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... Shows like Joe Millionaire are teaching children the art of deception and gold digging. These shows paint an unreal picture of reality and teach our children that it's ok to lie and deceive others. Turning out children who put these shows into practice instead of keeping the courtship ... or beginning phase as a personal matter. Shows such as these are numbing our children of their core values and morals making it harder for the children to discern between social acceptability and original values. Those things ... " turns the whole traditional religious aspect of courtship and marriage ...

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... including physically, mentally and physiologically. 2nd to America, Australia is becoming a nation characterised by couch potatoes. It is essential that we as a nation begin to take our physical health more seriously. By the completion of this talk, I am sure that you will be inspired to get up and start your plans to becoming more ... a lifestyle that many of you should consider. A juicy hamburger from McDonalds dripping with special sauce topped with cheese is not exactly considered a healthy meal. Our society today is busy and on the go at all times. It is so much easier to stop and ...

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... Americans, African Americans, Asians, Hispanics and some other ethnic groups. All of these people appearances are totally dissimilar in color, and even in their body structure. When we look around our society, we can see many people that are worshiping the youth. It is logically true that most of the people want to live like youths until they die and people ... , using various types of cosmetics, and surgically make up their body parts and structure. No one can blame those people who are doing these things because it is running by our society, it is not a wrong affair to feel to be in yo...

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... American men are about 8 times higher than those for white men (Pettit and Western 152). A large reason for this is due to the lack of sentencing and policing reform in our criminal justice system. For example, in a VICE Special Report, Bobby Reed, an inmate at El Reno Federal Prison in El Reno, OK is serving a life sentence without parole for a first ... . "And it surely doesn't take 20, 30, 40 or 50 years because your life is gone. Your life is completely gone." Although there have been attempts to reform our sentencing policies such as the Smarter Sentencing Act, a bill that would ref...

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... 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 ... , but then too late for the victims whose lives have already been taken. Guns are dangerous! If we do not honestly and accurately identify the real problem, we will condemn our country to more tragedies and continue to destroy families. An exam...

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... computers for everyday life. But to make the core of children's education is something that many people believe will destroy their ability to learn. The world is computer-intensive, and our children cannot compete if they are not fluent with computers according to some computer technology salesmen. But when a person stop and think about it, the computer skills that ... our high school students need are work skills, such as cash registers, the use of spreadsheets for booking orders or bookkeeping, filling out applications using computers. While we will all be ... occurred and how they ...

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Welfare in America; Is it the downfall of our society? Posing this question based solely on one government program may seem simplistic. However, the amount of tax dollars spent on Welfare is mind blowing, so maybe it deserves a closer ... ...

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Why Does Reality Television Capture Our Attention? There is a new type of TV taken the world by storm. TV that has hooked us in like never before. Some shows are live some may be taped but they all seem to use the same type of content. This type of TV is called Reality TV, however is it real, is i...

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... was standing alone in space and something loud and powerful was rushing at me from all sides! Another memory is a little town named Jerome, Arizona. There are absolutely no clues this town is coming upon you as you"re traveling. The road is extremely high up on one of the taller green mountains, all ... at once you come around a curve to see the ends of the earth. Right before your eyes is this town on the side of the mountain. It's an old mining town that was still being mined. Not too many people still live there but at that time around 150 or so did. ... were crumbling and dusty from ...

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Environmental pollution is the number one cause of deaths in the world. This problem that environmentalist fight day after day is caused by the globalization of our economy. Yet, this is the same globalization that gives us cheaper clothes, nicer cars and most importantly of all, more stuff. This is why many people see the ... have either a world with less suffering or a world with more stuff. Most choose stuff. The short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson shows many similarities to globalization of our economy today. Many critics interpret the story in different ways. Some believe the st...

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... beer after a hard day at work is for the most part refreshing, as well as relaxing. Americans have consumed alcohol as a means of recreation since our country's birth. Today, watching the big game with your friend Budweiser is a pleasurable experience. For those that aren't of legal age to drink, ... state legislature, still they are simply thought to be too irresponsible to drink a beer. If that is the case, I don't want someone protecting our country with a rifle in his/her hand if they can't handle a beer. In 1984 Ronald Regan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act. This ... a f...

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... seems nothing can go wrong. Thus, when something or someone goes awry, the source of the fault must not be searched for in the town, rather to one or two outlying people or ideas. Especially in a small, Puritan town in the sixteen hundreds, anything out of the ordinary is blamed on the same thing. In the case of Arthur Miller's The Crucible ... parenting or even the truth cannot be looked to for fear it taints the towns spotless reputation. Instead, the town finds a scapegoat, or "other" on which all the problems of the town are blamed. In Salem, it was witchcraft that received the blun...

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... did not like having the French occupy the vast territory to the West, and in fact he proclaimed that whoever occupied New Orleans was "our natural and habitual enemy". After the revolt in Haiti, led by Toussaint L"Overture, convinced Napoleon that an empire in North America wasn't worth ... . However, the American mercantile fleet wasn't sailing in this expanded market for long when the European powers, particularly Britain, started to interfere with our neutral fleet and provoked an angry reaction from President Jefferson and Congress. The British Navy was often called the "floating hel...

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