War Powers FRQ A. Congress has the power to declare war while the President is commander in chief. This creates an ever-lasting battle for power when it comes to military action. Many times in history‚ the President has deployed troops without the approval of Congress‚ thus inducing wars/conflicts that Congress then has no choice but to back. It also goes back to Congress’ power of the purse. They determine the amount of funding that the Department of Defense receives. This leads to stark
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Title After the American invasion of Mexico 25‚000 people died‚ lives were overwhelmingly changed‚ and New Mexico‚ Utah‚ Nevada‚ Arizona‚ California‚ Texas‚ and western Colorado were taken away from Mexico. Half of what used to be Mexico’s land is now America’s most valuable land. However the process of getting it was completely inappropriate and beyond unjust. The disrespectful actions taken by American settlers once they moved to Mexico‚ The beliefs of manifest destiny and feeling of superiority
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Confucius (551-479 BC) priorities were with human society‚ government‚ customs and personal virtues. He was a down to earth philosopher that reasoned that we should not waste our time thinking about what is outside our realm of human existence. Life and death and other metaphysical concerns were simply irrelevant to Confucius and he felt our focus should be on just living. Much of our own democratic government today is in thanks to Confucius ways of thinking. He made bold ideas for reform which
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Who am I?: I am Mexican-American Who are you? What do you identify yourself as? Are you happy with how people portray you as? Everyone thinks about who they are‚ what they identify themselves as. Recently I have been giving some thought as to who I am‚ I think of myself as an average Hispanic MexicanAmerican girl who is labeled and criticized based on the color of my skin. Some of the terms that I would consider myself as is Hispanic‚ Mexican-American‚ Chicana‚ and People of Color. "56.6 million
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Growing up in southern California and with both parents working in the crop fields‚ we as children had little education from our parents.. Both of them were uneducated‚ and could not help us much in our studies not only because of their lack of education‚ but also because they worked over 60 hours‚ and little to no time to share with us any knowledge of our culture. We rarely listened to music in our home‚ because most of the time that our parents were with was set aside for house work. The only
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a good neighbor When I think about my childhood years‚ I my first friends come to my mind‚ those who were the first people besides my family I got to know‚ who become my friends and grew up with me. Most of them were classmates‚ relatives and of course‚ neighbors. Neighbors are those people who share the street‚ block and fences with us. Their existence has always been taken for granted‚ and they haven’t been given the importance or attention that they deserve For some people‚ neighbors can mean
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Progressive Era: Women & Mexican-Americans In the United States‚ the 1890s through 1920s time period is known as the Progressive Era. Political reform‚ along with social activism‚ was what established this era. In order to move forward as a country‚ progressives believed we needed to fix or reform our problems. The problems that the nation focused on were major issues‚ such as safety and environmental issues‚ child labor‚ and health issues. Among the most involved were Protestants‚ who believed
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Objectives of American Foreign Policy Peace National Security America did not have national security councils until 1812 (concerning borders etc.) because we were not worried about threats Self-Preservation Survival Maintain your status and integrity as a nation Influences on American Foreign Relations External factors Internal factors Usually overlooked. Has a strong consequences to foreign policies Isolationism Expansionism Conflict between these last two. We want to protect ourselves
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The Spanish civil war began in response to the fascist uprising led by General Francisco Franco in Spain. It came to embody the fight between working class and the bourgeoise. The working class was guided in part by the Anarchists and faced the challenge that most oppositional movements face and that is the balance of organization and demands. Movements often fail due to focus of on the winning of their movement rather than what will lead to the implication of their goals. This complete focus on
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Mexico is and has been in a state of unrest for many years now. I have found myself often well informed on what is or has been going on in the country. My best friend is from Mexico‚ from a small city just outside of Mexico City. Her family has ties to the government‚ so I often hear about different situations that have occurred to her and her loved ones. The news article I read does not explicitly talk about gender and how women specifically are affected‚ but I can make assumptions. Mexico is in
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