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    DISTINGUISH BETWEEN A NATION AND A STATE AND EXPLAIN WHY THE TWO ARE OFTEN CONFUSED. (15) A nation is a grouping of people who consider themselves to have similar circumstances of cultural‚ political‚ same language‚ religion‚ traditions and so on. However‚ as no nation is culturally homogeneous‚ nations are ultimately defined subjectively by their members through the existence of patriotism or national consciousness. There are two types of nations‚ one being political and the other cultural. A

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    Fast Food Nation Essay

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    industry‚ in some burger loving eyes‚ has been one of the smartest inventions this world has seen since the car itself. It has been driven by our preservative-filled stomachs for over 50 years now and you can bet that we’re still coming. Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser is a book about charges that are backed up by some great research and some unsettling facts that will make you never want to eat that dollar burger again. The Fast Food Industry is so enormous and too convenient that it gradually

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    To what extent was the League a success? The League of Nations was a group setup to maintain peace throughout the world‚ without using violence etc. and was created during the Paris peace conference although the president of the United States of America Woodrow Wilson originally thought it up. The Leagues main objectives were to unite all nations in a parliament style meeting to discuss the independence of countries and to protect their borders‚ to protect the citizen’s lives and working conditions

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    Idiot Nation

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    smarter and a well-educated nation. According to Michael Moore‚ this is not the case. Moore is an American filmmaker‚ author‚ social critic and activist. He is the director and producer of Fahrenheit 9/11‚ which is the highest grossing documentary of all time and winner of the Palme d’or. In his essay “Idiot nation” excerpted from his book stupid white men and other sorry excuses for the state of our nation‚ Moore focuses on the collapsing educational system of the United States of America. He questions

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    Fast Food Nation

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    Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser discusses the fast food industry in depth. Many aspects of this industry are analyzed‚ from the inhumane treatment of the cattle in their feedlots to the overworked and underpaid employees at fast food restaurants. Although this book only looks at the American fast food industry‚ it is becoming identical for the rest of the world due to globalization. This book provides a realistic‚ yet depressing‚ view of what our society is coming to. It addresses numerous problems

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    A developing nation

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    events and people. These events and people were the foundation for the development of a nation. The obstacles that were faced by those that settled and developed America were not only on unknown soil but were centered on the unknown in general. During the 17th‚ 18th‚ and 19th centuries there were people and events which I believe influenced history and were turning points in the development of a great nation. A significant point in history which occurred during the 17th century was in 1607 when

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    the United States is a Christian nation. After reading the Church book‚ however‚ I believe it is obvious that our country was not in fact founded on Christianity. Even though many religious right groups insist our laws should enforce the doctrines of Protestant Christianity. The documents written by our founding fathers say otherwise. The U.S. Constitution has no mention of Christianity or Jesus Christ‚ and is evidence within itself that our country was not founded as a Christian nation. The

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    Different Aspects of the Assimilation of First Nations When European settlers moved to Canada‚ they found out that the land was shared by the Native people. As the new Euro-Canadian society started to thrive‚ the British Crown needed First Nations’ traditional lands and the First Nations needed the Crown’s assistance. After Confederation in 1867‚ the Treaties were signed and the two very different cultures created a relationship. However‚ along with the treaties‚ another goal was put in place

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    territories into modern nation states. Religion was crucial in the development of the modern nation state because of it’s ability to be a unifying characteristic. Religion also created common enemies which allowed groups with different religious views separate into individual states that be far more likely to have a more centralized government or monarch. While religion acted as a catalyst in the development of the modern nation state‚ religion hindered and tore apart developing nation states. Religion

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    Idiot Nation

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    “IDIOT NATION” In this particular story‚ Michael Moore claims that the United States school system is so corrupt meaning that children are not getting the proper education that is needed. That the politicians and people of power are placing blame on the teachers and not themselves for how the school systems are being ran. In the beginning he uses what I like to call as a harsh diction of wording about the U.S. education system and then proceeds to use emotional strategy to get the reader to feel

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