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    claim land in North America because of all of the resources the land has to offer. There were four main countries that were claiming land and they are the English‚ Spaniards and the Dutch. The English became the most successful country to conquer the land that we are currently living in. Even though that they were not the first country to try and start a settlement they became the most powerful. There are many factors that helped the English become the power country. One of the factors that helped

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    and what makes this country what is is today. Freedom of speech is one of the most valued right‚ because you are allowed to say what is on your mind and not go to jail.Protesting is an example of people believing of freedom of speech. Protesters are saying what they want and trying to get what they want. If there is a president that the country doesn’t want to be elected as a president the people of the country can protest against him or her. Freedom of religion is another example of a right that

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    The apartheid of South Africa and the segregation system of America divided the nations by skin color and allowed for human rights to be neglected. The segregation laws of the United States heavily influenced the future apartheid which explains the various similarities between the two systems; however‚ culture and environment constructed differences as well. The oppression in each country brought to light passionate civil rights advocates that called for equality among races and a new era of peace

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    three references from‚ "I am a Native of North America"‚ and three references from "Freedom Walkers" and "JoAnn Robinson." In Freedom walkers and in JoAnn Robinson they want to stand up for their own beliefs because they don’t want to sit in the back of the bus they want to sit where ever on the bus‚not the back of the bus.And she didn’t care who would hurt her like the bus driver because she wants to sit in the front of the bus. In Native of North America she talks about how Indians were at war

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    Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America In the “Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America” Benjamin Franklin writes about the Native American people and their way of life. In Benjamin Franklin’s essay he shows that the Native American people are far from savages. He explains how they are indeed civilized people. He says “perhaps‚ if we examine the manners of different nations with the impartiality‚ we should find no people so rude‚ as not to have some remains of rudeness.” The reason

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    Chandler European colonization of what would become North America was motivated by various reasons‚ including the desire for religious freedom‚ profit‚ or a chance to start over. The colonies were populated by religious groups seeking freedom to practice their religions without interference from England‚ indentured servants‚ debtors seeking a clean slate‚ settlers hoping to find a profit and people who were brought to America involuntarily as slaves from Africa. The establishment of European colonies

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    The freedom of religion in the United States of America Judith Howard COM 360 Professor Crystal McCage April‚ 9‚ 2012 The freedom of religion in the United States of America A. Powell Davies once said: “True religion‚ like our founding principles‚ requires that the rights of the disbeliever be equally acknowledged with those of the believer” (2012). Even though it was difficult at first to leave his home country to come to the United States‚ freedom of religion was the main reason to

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    Discrimination in South America One important labor law principle‚ non-discrimination in the workplace‚ has historically played a larger role in the US than in South America. Employment discrimination is an important legal theory in the United States‚ as it creates an exception to the general U.S. rule of employment. Under this rule‚ either party is free to terminate the labor relationship with no liability to the other. This is something that South America does not share. South American countries

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    BRANDING:LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA‚ INC. Statement of the Problems Taking into account the role of Discovery vis-а-vis other models in the Land Rover line‚ the brand’s strengths and weaknesses versus formidable U.S. competitors‚ and potential differences in target audience perceptions of brand and category equity in the United States versus the United Kingdom‚ which of the three following positioning options should be introduced for the new $30‚000 Land Rover Discovery:  The

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    The North and South emerged as two distinct regions because they had various differences. Despite being part of the same country as a whole‚ the North and the South were opposites both culturally and in several other ways. As mentioned in “The American Journey” by Glencoe‚ these differences included the geography‚ economy‚ society‚ and transportation system. One of the most striking differences between the North and South was the climate and geography. In the North‚ there was not an abundance of

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