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    and incongruity in the citizenship of women‚ blacks‚ and the Native Americans. The conceptualization of citizenship in the United States of America has been billed to have come of precedents from Europe‚ and then the pioneer leaders of the new world made their identity from them. During and after the Revolutionary war the Americans always believed that they had been liberated from the folly of their mother countries

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    The United States has certainly changed drastically when accepting and interacting with racial or ethnic groups‚ the United States has changed in a positive way. In previous years neglect towards certain racial or ethnic groups was easily distinguished‚ and actually encouraged by many. In recent times racism and discrimination still exists. Now there are laws that prohibit people to act upon what they believe they should do towards the racial or ethnic group that they do not like. Cultural pluralism

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    criminal legal code created by people holding social and political power. Individuals who violate these rules are subject to sanctions by state authority‚ social stigma‚ and loss of status.” (Siegel‚ pg 18) As a society we are subjected to people who will victimize and those who will be victimized. Criminologists have studied for many years on why this happens and what can be done to lower these rates of crime. They have defined some theories that are helping us to better understand why these crimes happen

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    these three leading companies in automotive industry step at the edge of bankruptcy. Facing this critical problem‚ automotive companies can not deal with this severe difficult situation all by themselves then they turn to the United States Federal Government for help not only once but several times. According to a report published by Center for Automotive Research in the United States‚ the United States Federal Government successfully avoids a lose of 28.6 billion dollars by offering assistance to

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    members worldwide‚ mostly in the United States and other English-speaking countries. With adherents in almost every nation where Freemasonry is not officially banned‚ it forms the largest secret society in the world. There is no central Masonic authority; jurisdiction is divided among autonomous national authorities‚ called grand lodges‚ and many concordant organizations of higher-degree Masons. In the United States and Canada the highest authority rests with state and provincial grand lodges. Custom

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    unlike any other that had come before it. Explain how and why the election process had changed from that of earlier elections‚ and describe the long-term effects it had on the political process in the United States. Include information about each of these points in your answer: Economic and social changes in the United States: how had the nation changed since 1800? The makeup of the electorate: What types of people were allowed and not allowed to vote? Campaign practices: How did candidates

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    War can be necessary to provide peace to the world. The conflicts between Vietnam and the United States marked today’s history. After World War 2 there were many obstacles to whether the United States should go to war in Vietnam.First of all‚ the United States got involved in the war with Vietnam to prevent the Domino theory. The United States thought that if they didn’t get involved communism would have increased; therefore‚ other countries would want to fight against the U.S. President Harry Truman

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    Should English be the Official Language of the United States Name ENG 122 Instructor April 30‚ 2012 Should English be the Official Language of the United States The debate on whether the United States should make English the official language has been raging within the borders of the country for decades. Several bills have been presented to Congress over the years‚ but have stagnated due to the opposition on either side. Though there would certainly be drawbacks to introducing English as

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    War even started‚ the United States predicted conflict with Spain. Because of this prediction‚ the USS Oregon (captured above) was sent from California towards Cuba. The journey was very long and the crew had to make many stops. It was more than 14‚000 miles and took around 60 days. By the time the ship reached Cuba‚ the Spanish-American War had already begun. This incident sparked the idea in many Americans that something had to change. There had to be a better way to get from the Atlantic to the

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    Emigrating here from a different country you would think that respect is definitely an aspect that remains the same throughout the whole world‚ but not necessarily so. Respect in the United States is virtually nonexistent‚ particularly the respect that children have towards their parents. That’s something I really can’t wrap my head around‚ coming from a southeast Asian country. Respect is something that us foreign kids are taught at a very young age‚ unlike here. Here it seems like even seniors

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