Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America looks at the way that railroad owners found a way to turn that business into a big business and earn millions upon millions for themselves. A majority of the book shows how the railroad owners received lots of money for the corruption and other behind the scenes deals that went on. The railroad for how corrupt it was‚ unfortunately shaped the way America was built and became the superior power that it is in the present day. During
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I am reading “Coming out of Shame: Transforming Gay and Lesbian Lives” by Gershen Kaufman. This is one of the first books I picked up when I was in the mist of dealing with my sexuality. The first shame‚ inferiority‚ and guilt I felt concerning homosexuality were as a young child growing up in a Black Baptist church. “Organized Christian Religion‚ in particular‚ has been a major source of shame and contempt for homosexuality” (Gershen‚ p. 9). The pastor would preach many sermons on the sinfulness
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American Government 2/20/2006 America the Unusual A look at John Kingdon’s factual exploration. America the Unusual‚ by John Kingdon‚ is a series of observations and discussions as to the unique nature of American politics and government. America is considered "The Land of Opportunity" by many - but what makes it different from other countries? How does it provide more opportunity than other systems of government or politics? In his book‚ Kingdon continually poses and answers questions regarding
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the evil god‚ Grump. In the presidential election she lost to him‚ and Hillono wants revenge. This is not only for herself‚ but for the people of america. Having this evil god as their “leader” was not their choice‚ it was his. Hypnotizing is what Grump does best. The four simple words: “Make America Great Again” is all it took to suck the good sense out of most citizens. All who listened to his last speech before the election have been tricked into believeing its for the better - what he says and
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agenda that is contrary to American values and thwarts our systems in electing the people choice. Worth the price and time of an open mind. And should read the book Stealing America by Dinesh D’Souza. The resilient and brilliant author is the personification of the adage that we ca not keep a good man down. Stealing America became an instant bestseller because his insights‚ Dinesh D’Souza rare understanding of the inner workings of American politics‚ and his utter fearlessness make it a magnificent
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Gun Violence in America William Walker Kaplan University CM 220-04 Professor Bianco April 1‚ 2013 With our country owning over 310 million guns‚ killing more than 31‚000 people a year; the attitude of our culture and society that violence solves problems and the glorification of this attitude needs to change or gun deaths will only increase. Simply banning certain types of guns while
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“Out of All Them Bright Stars” is a story written by Nancy Kress. The story pays much attention to the small-mindedness of discrimination that has engulfed the modern society. She has highlighted the discrimination and prejudice that many people experience as a result of their skin color and appearance. To prove her point‚ Kress uses the picture of a blue alien to represent her claims and also to depict an individual who is unfairly discriminated based on the color of the skin. It is‚ however‚ not
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In the story Inside Out & Back Again Ha told her story of how she had to flee her home and struggle to get to a safe place. Her life became a lot harder because she had to persevere through hunger‚ being poor‚ and adapting to a strange place that she now had to call home. Since in Vietnam there was a big war‚ Ha and her family had to leave or escape to another country. The family had to leave in a boat‚ with Uncle Son.(60) War was getting closer and closer so they had to leave as soon as possible
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Summary of “Farming it out” by Maria Amuchastegui Maria Amuchastegui’s article “Farming it out‚” explains and argues how Canada‚ along with the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAW)‚ allows guest-workers from Mexico to work and receive the benefits Canadian citizens appreciate until health issues arise. Ms. Amuchastegui reviews the pros and cons for the migrant workers in Canada. Through the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAW)‚ they are offered job opportunities and some medical
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THE HUNGER PROBLEM In the story ‘School’s Out for Summer’ Anna Quindlen writes a newspaper on child hunger and how we should fix it. She explains what we should do to help. She explains that some of it has to do with the homeless and poor. She explains ‘somes kids don’t get enough to eat‚ no matter what people want to tell themselves‚do the math;during the the rest of the year 15 million students get free or cut-rate lunches at school’. I think that she wrote this essay to inform people about the
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