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    Leaders‚ such as the president‚ are determined to spread "democracy" and deny any "predatory interests‚" despite avid force on other nations (Fellow). It seems that after September 11‚ many more Americans are willing to "avenge the attacks" by going overseas to "remake the world" to resemble one similar to the U.S. (Fellow). These goals quite comparable to an empire can only be achieved with the assertion of America’s "supremacy around the globe"

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    The Cold War The Cold War was the period after the World War II of political conflict and military tension between the USSR and the United States of America. It lasted from 1945 to 1991‚ with the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). As the name indicates‚ it was a “cold” war; this means that no actual bullets (or any other kind of weapon) were fired between these two factions‚ although many conflicts during the war were propitiated and supported by them. Some of the biggest

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    freedom? To the United States‚ it is protecting its borders from threats foreign and domestic with as little casualties as possible. The United States military has been using a method that reduces threats and minimizes American casualties to virtually zero. Since 2004‚ American forces have been using new technology in drone warfare to eliminate believed terrorists with unmanned aircrafts in Pakistan. It seems like there can only be positives for the world with terrorists dying and no human cost

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    The United States has been at war since its creation in 1776. It has battled confrontation 222 out of 239 years‚ just about 93% of its continuance. Notably‚ one of the most crucial wars is the “War on Terror”. Beginning in March of 2003‚ this war initially served the purpose of getting rid of the country’s leader Saddam Hussein to prevent his use of suspected stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction. While this war was strategically justified the real war between Iraq and the U.S. began long before

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    Actor and Civil Rights activist‚ Isaiah Washington once stated‚ “Imagine if every single African American in the United States that was really fed up with being angry‚ sad‚ and disgusted‚ would pick ONE DAY to simply ‘stay at home’ from every single job‚ work site‚ sports arena and government office in the United States of America.  I’m pretty sure that within 72 hours from Wall Street to the NFL… Black Lives Would Matter” (Puglise).  Since then‚ Washington has led movements against police brutality

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    Sebastian Junger is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair. Who‚ within a time period between 2007 and 2008 follows an American platoon deployed to Afghanistan. Korangal Valley to be exact‚ which is roughly twenty five miles from the border of Pakistan. The United States goal was to put our American troops there to over throw the Taliban regime. We intended to help Iraqi’s clear and secure neighborhoods‚ and to protect their local population. Sebastian followed the second of Battle Company‚ part

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    Treaty is a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace‚ alliance‚ commerce‚ or other international relations. The formal document embodying such an international agreement. Treaties agreements negotiated between the US government and the Indian nation resulted in the Dakota people losing large portions of their land‚ the government illegally stole their land. And is after that when a series of treaties ware made with the Indians. Sovereignty is supreme and independent power

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    First Era The voting rights of African Americans has always been controversial‚ it also has a very rocky past. The fifteenth amendment to the Constitution‚ embraced in 1870‚ guaranteed the privilege to vote regardless of color‚ race or previous oppression. However‚ the amendment by itself did nothing to ensure minorities the right to vote. Reconstruction was beginning to implode as more and more rules being bent and broken without consequence. The nuisance of government-authorized anti-discrimination

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    The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was started by Roger Baldwin‚ Crystal Eastman‚ Walter Nelles‚ Morris Ernst‚ Albert DeSilver‚ Arthur Garfield Hays‚ Jane Addams‚ Felix Frankfurter‚ and Elizabeth Gurley Flynn in 1920. ACLU began as an advocacy group to protect the freedom of speech of anti-war protestors. Today‚ ACLU has expanded to a staff of 200 lawyers‚ close to 500‚000 members‚ another 2‚000 volunteer attorneys and upwards of 1.2 million in online activists. It has affiliates in all 50

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    enthroned in love. Does war possess the act of love? If our resources and our names are being used to murder and destroy‚ then what actions are we taking towards this account? Nonviolent actions should be placed on all. Is there really a need for tragic warfare? World War II was not a war of race‚ but it was. Race played a central role in every aspect of combat‚ both in causing the battle and shaping the course. Two groups saw themselves as being racially distinct. Racism during these wars implied a military

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