The Barbary Wars The Barbary wars were a set of conflicts between the United States and several of the Muslim nations on the coast of North Africa in the 1800’s. The North African countries on the coast were involved in piracy on the open seas against merchant shipping. The piracy against American shipping continued until the U.S. gained the military and naval strength to protect American-flagged ships. The First Barbary War The first Barbary War was also known as the Tripolitanian War. This
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with the State Department made the decision of dividing Korea Across the 38th parallel. Russia ended up occupying the north and the US the South. This decision was made after World War II when Japan was stripped of ownership on land other than its own. The Korean War began
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Police Brutality in the United States Police brutality is a fact of American life. In most major cities across the country‚ officers abuse their authority in the most flagrant ways. New York City and Los Angeles are the most notorious for police brutality cases. In New York‚ when mayor Rudolph Giuliani took office in 1994‚ he instituted a "zero tolerance" policy‚ the theory that allowing small crimes to pass unpunished will encourage disrespect for the law in larger matters. This led to a huge increase
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Andrew Ballard Mrs. Leonard 2nd/Honors W.H. Oct‚ 26‚ 2011 Comparing Ancient Rome to the United States When analyzing the United States in light of ancient Rome‚ there is an obvious juxtaposition which is unmistakable. The similarities between these two great civilizations are evident politically‚ militarily‚ and culturally. The political aspects of Ancient Rome and the modern United States are rooted in the concept of the republic. Militarily‚ both the U.S. and Ancient Rome have been considered
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The United States was built on civil disobedience stemming from the sacred rights of conscience and citizenry. Acts of civil disobedience by the United States predate its very foundation as colonies. The pilgrims of the Plymouth colony were known as separatists‚ leaving their homes in England to pursue religious freedoms and other rights in a new land. They didn’t leave with pools of blood behind them‚ and violent cries of revolution‚ but rather peacefully practiced their own ways of life in this
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This point may be illustrated by few examples taken from the United States which is represented as the best type of a written constitution. The most notable example is the extra-constitutional development of the political parties. The constitutional Fathers sought to provide a mechanism of government which would be
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LIFE IN NIGERIA VS LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Having lived in Nigeria almost all my life‚ and since relocating to the United States seven years ago‚ there is a huge difference between the way things are been done in both countries. The way of living in Nigeria is hectic and filled up with a lot of chaos and fewer opportunities offered by the government‚ while here in t he United States‚ life is more structured and there are various opportunities available to people who wants to take
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Proposal: United States Drug Policy Out of all the United State’s failed policies‚ the war on drugs is one of the oldest and most epic failures. Federal laws regarding marijuana have been especially problematic for both citizens and our country as a whole. These archaic laws prohibiting marijuana need to be reviewed and reformed with a modern day‚ scientific point of view. That is why I have chosen to analyze the United States failing initiative to put an end to marijuana within it’s boarders
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the United States and the Soviet Union. The two powers were on the opposite ends of the economic and political spectrum. The United States is the capitalist state‚ while the Soviet Union was Russia. Though there was no fighting between the two states‚ there was always the threat that could have triggered a full-blown world war. The Cold War lasted about 45 years and it changed the global political and economic landscape. Each side created policies to strengthen weaken each other. The United States
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You have saved and waited for what seems like an eternity for that one special vacation of your lifetime. But are you really ready for the trip? Traveling outside of the United States can be (and most of the time is) quite different. But it doesn’t necessarily need to be stressful. First things first. Make sure that your plans are well thought out and that you can afford not only the trip itself‚ but also for any emergency that might arise during your time outside of the U.S. Most people are so
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