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    There are many gifts America has given my generation such as equality‚freedom and technology.Equality is one of my favorites because we as people are not separated by color. Also‚freedom because we can do what we want while pertaining the laws .Last but not least is technology is great because we can use it for our education. Technology is the best yet to happen to America because we can call people who live far .There are many great gifts and some bad! But America is a great nation because we have

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    Prohibition: The Rise of Organized Crime Prohibition in the United States was a measure designed to reduce drinking by eliminating the businesses that manufactured‚ distributed‚ and sold alcoholic beverages. The Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. constitution took away the license to do business from the brewers‚ distillers‚ and the wholesale and retail sellers of alcoholic beverages. The leaders of the prohibition movement were concerned with the drinking behavior of Americans and made an attempt

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    Luther King Jr.‚ “There is nothing new about poverty. What is new‚ however‚ is that we have the resources to get rid of it.” There are more than 46 million people dealing with poverty today in America and the poverty rate increases every day. However‚ did you know how poverty plays a huge part in America’s problems? Poverty plays into problems we see in America today because there is crime‚ health issues‚ and damaged communities. Crime is a major problem in America and it all leads back to poverty. In

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    The Anti-Saloon League and Prohibition Steven Boerner 18 December‚ 2014 Clark The prohibition movement of the 1920’s had been an idea that was a long time coming. Churches as far back as the 18th century harshly criticized taverns and had pushed for a removal of alcohol in their cities. As these churches grew‚ so did their power and influence. In 1726 Reverend Cotton Mather published an article that addressed the people who “unnecessarily” frequent these taverns.1 At first the mission

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    Tutorial Assignment #2 Article: Why in America - Nathan Rosenberg The article "Why in America" by Nathan Rosenberg‚ we learn how manufacturing was important impact on America during the nineteenth century. America was primarily borrowed the European technology and the rate of technical change increased. There were three major reasons why american manufacturing has increased rapidly. The three reasons of rapid increase of American industries were the increase of population growth‚ larger amount

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    flight and we thank you for choosing Eva Airlines. You may pick up your luggage at baggage claim seven.” I vividly remembered this announcement playing as my family waited to pick up our luggage. Naively‚ I asked my dad if he was excited about moving to America from Vietnam. His response surprised me: “Moving to a new country means starting a new chapter of our life‚ so if anything‚ I’m worried.” I didn’t know what to think at that point. My excitement was overtaken by the fear of the challenges

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    The conversation of immigration has been controversial in America for many‚ many years. Discussions regarding immigrants generally begin with an un-educated listener and perhaps even a speaker who is un-aware of the facts surrounding immigration. Basic topics of immigration are often misleading with the assumption of the term immigrant referring to an “illegal alien‚” however that is not as certain as many may believe. Immigration is legal and illegal‚ as well as beneficial and detrimental to Americans

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    Red soils develop in a warm‚ temperate‚ wet climate under deciduous forests and have thin organic and mineral layers overlying a yellowish-brown leached layer resting on red layer made of iron oxide(ferric oxide). Red soils generally form from iron-rich sediments. They are usually poor growing soils‚ low in nutrients and humus and difficult to cultivate. These soils are developed on old crystalline rocks under moderate to heavy rainfall conditions. They are deficient in phosphoric acid‚ organic matter

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    Do not Disgrace Sir.M.Vishvesraiah. At the portals of S.K.S.J Technological institute‚ Bangalore‚ our seniors had warned us that‚ we should pay our respects to Mokshagundum‚ everyday to get total moksha from the rigors of professional education. Having not known which fearsome God ‚it was‚ we had spent some early anxious days until‚ we found out that‚ he is none other than our professor and vice-principal‚ a soft spoken and scholarly Mokshagundum Krishnamurthy‚the nephew & heir to sir M

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    Is Wal-Mart Good for America? I feel Wal-Mart is not only good for America‚ it is great. Wal-Mart is the place to shop for all your needs over a wide variety of items. Besides the huge variety‚ Wal-Mart offers their products at everyday low prices. Wal-Mart is a haven for families who struggle to make ends meet‚ by giving them affordable deals they cannot find anywhere else. So then why does Wal-Mart receive such bad criticism? Because of after decades of doings things a certain way‚ Wal-Mart

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