America has a history of acceptance and tolerance towards people who choose to immigrate to this country. The United States came to be known as "the land of opportunity" because people were free to work hard and succeed here. Many of us forget that this country was built and populated by immigrants seeking a better life. The famous poem (The New Colossus) by Emma Lazarus proclaims that the [...]Give me your tired‚ your poor‚ Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free‚ The wretched refuse of your
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Annotated DBQ Rubric: Buddhism in China Sample DBQ Question: Based on the following documents‚ analyze the responses to the spread of Buddhism in China. What additional kind of document(s) would you need to evaluate the extent of Buddhism’s appeal in China? Point # Generic Description Explanation/ Commentary Examples and Commentary 1 Has acceptable thesis. Thesis addresses the specific focus of the question. The thesis should reflect a sophisticated understanding of the complexities
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YOU FORGOT YOUR NAME Crime In America Do you know how many crimes are committed each year in America? There are approximately twelve million crimes committed every year. The United States prisons are bursting at the seams with thousands of criminals being admitted daily. Criminal gangs are mostly responsible for up to eighty percent of crimes in the U.S. One out of every five people end up being victims of violent crimes. Many people struggling‚ will having hard times turn to crime as a
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being chubby as a child‚ and the desire to look like a model. As you can see anorexia isn’t triggered by only one single factor‚ it’s triggered by multiple ones. Recently a scientific study was made and came to the conclusion that 1 in 200 women in America struggle with anorexia. The study also found out that 10-15% of people that struggle with anorexia are males. As you can
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I am very honored for the invitation to address this Joint Session of Congress. The United States takes pride in a strong democracy that give the people a strong voice. The government works for the people. As a result of this unity‚ the United States has grown into one of the most powerful nations in the world. This democratic system has helped us overcome many adversities over the past years‚ but there are still a lot issues that remain unsolved. Discrimination is reoccurring problem that refuses
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live in a country where I can be free and live my own way. Many countries do not know what it is like to have the freedom of speech‚ freedom of belief‚ or the freedom of government‚ to an extent. We have freedom because we have people who care for America. Our military is made up of 1‚492‚995 people. Without the people fighting for us‚ we would not be free. Freedom is a privilege‚ not a right. Our country has one of the strongest military systems in the world. We can not take our freedom for granted
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During the mid 20th century‚ citizens all over America were fighting for their rights including women and those of color especially. This period marked the beginning of a long road of reconciliation and reconstruction that citizens have finally been able to cross the finish line in establishing equal rights for all of the United States citizens. Over time‚ American’s former issues regarding the civil liberties of citizens have been slowly resolved such as the rights of equality for citizens of color
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Please print out the following documents and group them in a meaningful way and create an outline to tackle your essay. In addition to that write out your thesis and identify a missing voice. I encourage you to fully complete this essay. Outline Document 1 : - Original teachings of Buddhism - Said by the Buddha‚ no bias Document 2 : - Pro Buddhism - Zhi Dun‚ Chinese scholar‚ bias upper class - time period when China was under invasion Document 3 : - Pro Buddhism - Another
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Vance Solinap 1/17/13 P. 1 Essay #1 The word “Revolution” doesn’t mean complete change. There were numerous events during the civil war like black land rights or hate crimes and many others that contributed to the major changes throughout the country. During the Civil War‚ many African Americans fought for the union against the Confederates in hope to gain more freedom. It took many Africans to petition to the government for voting rights. In Document C‚ many African-Americans who took a
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Poverty is a big problem in the Americas. In 2010‚ 15.1% of all citizens were below the poverty line- and people aren’t magically getting wealthier. A question has been rising: Are people able to change their social and financial status? Is it fixed‚ or changeable‚ or somewhere in between? It all depends on how willing a person is to try to get out of poverty. If one sits around and does nothing but cry about how poor they are‚ they will not be as successful as someone who keeps their head up looking
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