America. The name itself strikes awe into the hearts of its citizens. When I see the red‚ white‚ and blue waving in the air‚ I do not think of a country. I think of the best country. The country made out of nothing‚ and built upon until made magnificent. The country that I call home. The country that gave my family everything; careers‚ a house‚ a place to start a new life. When the citizens of the United States think of America‚ they often tend to forget our ancestors’ struggles to get us here. George
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Colonial America Slavery was created in pre-revolutionary America at the start of the seventeenth century. By the time of the Revolution‚ slavery had undergone drastic changes and was nothing at all what it was like when it was started. In fact the beginning of slavery did not even start with the enslavement of African Americans. Not only did the people who were enslaved change‚ but the treatment of slaves and the culture that each generation lived in‚ changed as well. When America was first
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Film Review Team America: World Police America is a nation notorious for certain attributes. Unilateralist policies have existed throughout much of American history and exist today‚ reflected in America’s war in Iraq‚ though the extent to which the agenda has disregarded other parties has seemingly increased. The word jingoism‚ defined as “extreme patriotism in the form of aggressive foreign policy‚” is often used to describe American foreign policy‚ and is rampantly displayed in American
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Obesity in America America is the red‚ the blue‚ and the white. We are a great nation with amazing abilities to influence the world. However in the recent years‚ obesity has increased drastically. Over one third of America’s population is obese. (Go Red Flag) In fact‚ obesity is starting to take over America‚ but it needs to come to an end. Obesity can lead to many health problems. For example‚ type two diabetes can be caused from being overweight. Strokes and breast cancer are also possible health
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Illegal immigration in America Immigrating to America is a benefit and good because it allows people to seek a new job‚ new life and have access to a brighter future for example‚ the pilgrims on the Mayflower. They immigrated to America for a new life and a brighter future. Immigrants‚ both legal and illegal continue to immigrate to the United States of America for opportunities. But illegal immigrants have a good and bad effect to the economy and the country. For example illegal immigrants
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The most stunning indictment of the media’s portrayal of black America came when someone pointed out the bias in reporting during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The Associated Press published two photos. One showed a group of white people‚ wading through the water and pushing some items that they’d taken from a store. The other photo showed a group of black people‚ wading through the water and pushing some items that they’d from a store. The white people were described as “finding food”. The
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reciting the national anthem‚ joining the military or standing up for a cause you feel needs improvement or stopped. It is important to take the responsibility that we have been given seriously‚ in order to be a mature citizen. My responsibility to America includes showing gratitude for the freedoms taken for granted‚ striving to make
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Human Trafficking in Latin America The Patricia Bibes article “The Status of Human Trafficking in Latin America”‚ examines the organized crime of human trafficking in Latin America. The fastest growing and profitable organized crime in the world right now‚ is human trafficking. This crime has grown over the past ten years according to Dona Hughes‚ director of Women Studies Program at Rhode Island University. Human trafficking is estimated at bringing in over $7 billion a year‚ and the third
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The European arrival in the Americas dramatically altered the entire world. Their arrival brought both positive and negative effects between the New World and the Old World. The natives in the Americas and the Europeans were affected by the discovery‚ bringing trade and trade to the both places. The impact of the European discovery of the Americas is depicted through documents 2‚3‚5‚6 in which the positive impact is shown‚ and through documents 1‚4‚7‚8 in which the negative impact is shown. The
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What this poem means to me is that even though Americas days‚ past and future‚ was hard with war and dangerous ways it is still the best country to the author. In a way I agree with the author of the poem “America” because this country has done many things to help out its people and even though the past was dark the future would be brighter than the sun. The dark days of America are still in us but those dark days made America how it is now. African Americans‚ Indians such as the; Cheyenne‚ Quapaw
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