soared in Norway‚ by about fifty percent‚ there was “relatively little land that was good for farming”(“Scandinavian -The Norwegians-Immigration”). This left people no choice but to leave between the years of 1866 and 1873. After a halt in migration due to the Great Depression’s financial issues‚ the United States recovered and the “second major wave of Norwegian Immigration began”(Dagre). With such an agricultural boom‚ many of the immigrants left to pursue their own businesses in more fertile lands
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Immigration is a daily problem that nearly all countries face‚ especially the United States. Most immigrants travel from Honduras‚ Guatemala‚ and El Salvador. Traveling the distance to the border is a long and dangerous trek‚ most die while on the way to find a new beginning. Children attempt to make the journey to escape their dangerous homes. The few that make it into the United States wait years to achieve their dreams to be free and safe. Most immigrants leave their home country due to local
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February 27‚ 2012 The Benefits of Illegal Immigrants Are illegal immigrants or undocumented immigrants beneficial to America’s economy? Most illegal immigrants have a positive impact on the United States (U.S.) economy. Illegal immigrants have a positive impact on the United States economy because they increase our tax revenue‚ they add to our social security‚ and they also increase our employment rates.” In 2000‚ statistics revealed 8.7 million illegal immigrants resided in the United States”
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Committee: Disarmament and Social Council Topic: Prevention of building up of conflict in the arctic region Country: Federal Republic of Austria School: Step by Step International School‚ Jaipur. As the temperature of the Earth rises quite quickly‚ so does the speed at which this storehouse of minerals‚ oils‚ and potential source of energy thaws: The Arctic. The USGS found that the region has an estimated 90 billion barrels of undiscovered‚ technically recoverable oil‚ 1‚670 trillion cubic feet
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Vietnam War “You never knew who was the enemy and who was the friends‚” said a marine officer who took part in a conflict deemed the longest war in Unites States history (My). The Vietnam War was not only the longest war in US history‚ as it took place from 1959 to 1975‚ but it is also considered one of the most controversial conflicts to date. This war‚ also known as the second Indochina War‚ occurred in the countries of Laos‚ Vietnam‚ and Cambodia. It was fought between communist North Vietnam
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The legalization of Marijuana for medical purposes or even entirely has been hotly debated for some time now. More and more states are passing voter approved bills to legalize the cultivation and use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. One‚ state‚ Colorado has even legalized it completely. The legalization of marijuana for medical purposes is in the best interest of the people of the United States. The use of medical marijuana is much more effective and much less toxic to the body than many
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sition PaCommittee: ECOSOC Country: Pakistan Delegate: Akash Kapoor Good Morning‚ Respected Chair and Honorable Delegates‚ as the great Jim Yong Kim‚ President of the World Bank‚ said "Unless you put women at the center of the development process‚ unless you move aggressively towards gender equality‚ it’s not just that you are doing the wrong thing in terms of human rights‚ you are doing the wrong thing economically‚" Pakistan’s national vision for women empowerment is guided by the words of
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The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee took the world by storm in 1960s with a story about southern racism and discrimination. Although the novel focused on small town life in southern Alabama‚ it influenced the future and success of the Civil Rights Movement. Harper Lee wrote this novel in a childs point of view at the beginning of the Civil Rights Era when events such as the murder of Emmett Till‚ the lunch counter sit-ins‚ and the Montgomery Bus Boycott put Alabama at the center of the
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Ever since The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in England in 1824 was formed‚ there have been long running debates on the topic of animal rights. The first societies were formed to protect and maintain human treatment of work animals‚ such as cattle‚ horses and house hold pets. Towards the end of the 19th century more organizations were formed‚ this time to protest the use of animals in scientific experimentation. In today’s society groups such as People for the Ethical Treatment
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Immigration Options for Foreign Managers and Executives Let’s say you are the CEO of a top international company and now want to come to the U.S. to oversee a new U.S. branch office that just opened up in San Diego‚ California. Sounds like a legitimate reason to come to the U.S. but determining the best immigration strategy may not always be easy. For example‚ many people will think that the U.S. company can just petition an H-1B visa for the CEO. However‚ it is a little known fact that many CEOs
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