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    Foreign affairs in the United States continue to be a highly discussed subject matter when it comes to relations‚ trade‚ and most recently the strong interest in National Security. Bolivia‚ known for the coca leaf which is the prominent component for cocaine- has grabbed the interest of the United States due to it’s power in the drug industry which has created an impact in societal‚ economical‚ and political agendas. International relations with Bolivia details back to 1849 and both countries continue

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    German Immigration into the United States Name Here College/University Name Here Over a period of three centuries‚ beginning in the early 1600’s‚ more than seven million Germans immigrated to America. Some immigrated due to the unstable political situation in their country or forced state religion‚ while others immigrated due to famine or disputes over inheritance laws which restricted who land could be passed down to in a persons will (German Migration‚ n.d.). By the middle

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    The movement for prohibition was very successful and lasted from 1900-1919. This movement was taking place at the trailing end of the “progressive reform” period‚ and as such‚ prohibitionists based their campaign around recent popular opinions and beliefs‚ such as the empowerment of women. Less recent‚ but just as common at the time was Christian religion. According to Jack S. Blocker’s book‚ Retreat from Reform‚ (documents J and K)‚ the prohibition movement was led mainly by clergymen‚ business

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    Over the past several years‚ people in the United States have argued and have been concerned that their personal privacy has been tampered with‚ and they feel like they’re being spied on. On the other hand‚ the United States has battled with many attacks like terrorism and cyberattacks. The government is trying their best to find any possible way to prevent this from happening. One of the ideas is to take away most of the people’s privacy away‚ so that the government can look into your file to

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    Abstract I chose the landmark case of Korematsu v. United States for this research paper. Back on December 7‚ 1941 the Japanese attacked US Naval forces in Pearl Harbor located in Hawaii. The next day the US declared war on Japan and everyone was in a panic wondering what would happen next. The United States joined World War II and all Japanese and Japanese-Americans were being rounded up and put into camps‚ because the US government was afraid that there could spies or that the people with a Japanese

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    Child Labor Laws THE LEGAL ABANDONMENT OF AMERICAN YOUTH IN THE WORKPLACE Nashelle Leaks Introduction In the United States there are up to 1.5 million children from the ages of five to fifteen work in harsh conditions in the United States’ agriculture industry. Agriculture is one of the most dangerous occupations for workers in the United States1. These children sometimes worked twelve-hour days‚ they would do hard and tough physical labor‚ and these children would risk heat illness‚ exposure

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    Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States‚ "its true office is to expound the nature and extent and application of the powers actually conferred by the Constitution." Alexander Hamilton‚ in The Federalist No. 84‚ went so far as to assert that the words "secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity" were "a better recognition of popular rights‚ than volumes of those aphorisms‚ which make the principal figure in several of our state bills of rights." An appreciation of

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    Through the years‚ the United States has stood up and showcased its prowess for its beliefs of life and liberty for all. Whether it be on domestic or foreign soil‚ the United States of America has never been afraid of using conflict to demonstrate these beliefs. But even though those standing up for the Constitution and human rights feel it’s right‚ not all every day citizens share these feelings. A nation like the United States is supported by these everyday citizens‚ and without them‚ their ideas

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    Constitution of Rome and the United States HIST 2022. [Section .07] November 2‚ 2011 The United States government was somewhat based on the beliefs of the Romans although very different. Like the majority of other countries‚ The U.S. has three main bodies which include the judicial branch‚ the legislative branch and the executive branch. The governments of Rome and the United States of America differ in many different ways and have changed and will continue to change throughout the

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    Makando Mutanda Mr.Johnson English 1101 Fall 2010 Women: Now & Then Living in the United States we’ve seen women come a long way. Women couldn’t vote or play specific sports‚ we saw more men having cooperate jobs than we did women. However a lot has changed over the years. Today there more women doctors‚ lawyers‚ governors‚ and senators. Last year a woman even ran for president. In the United States everyone is seen equally for the most part‚ we all have the same opportunities‚ and there is

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