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    The problem of immigration is nowadays one of the most serious problems the contemporary American society is currently facing. Many specialists argue that the growing number of immigrants‚ especially illegal ones is dangerous for the future development of the national economy as well as for socio-political life of the whole country. In such a situation it is quite natural that American government is getting to be particularly concerned about the problem of immigration and initiated a legislative

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    The American Dream Then and Now Many Americans of today would consider the American Dream to be something materialistic or anything to largely deal with money. Money has become a necessity in American life today. What was freedom‚ liberty‚ and justice is now replaced by greed and the curse of never being satisfied. The pursuit of happiness overwhelms the lives of Americans to have whatever they want to make them happy. The American dream has become somewhat distorted and the real American Dream

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    For many years‚ Immigration restrictions have been a major social issue that affects the United States in so many ways. This review argues against U.S. immigration restrictions. The U.S. stance on immigration policies will need to be reevaluated as it has been in the passed. Many believe Amnesty is a practical and just solution and should not be taken lightly. Granting Amnesty will be best for the U.S. economy and illegal immigrants. This review will also show it is time the United States government

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    Gay right has long been a controversial topic‚ and the debate seems to never end. In 2015‚ after gay marriage was legalized‚ instead of subsiding the skirmishes towards this topic‚ more and more problems come to surface. One of the most representative cases is the Denver‚ a case about whether Jack Philips‚ a cake shop owner‚ should be sentenced guilty for breaking the antidiscrimination law by refusing a gay couple’s wedding cake request. Although I grant that everyone should be treated equally‚

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    Immigration by definition simply means the international movement of people from a country to another of which they are not citizens or natives of. Many people move to a new country to reside temporarily or sometimes as permanent resident where they sometimes apply for green cards or citizenship. The United States has a long history of immigration which started roughly early 1600’s with the first European settlements. Many immigrants from different parts of the world came to America to seek for jobs

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    The Adventures of Huck Finn-The Controversial Ending The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has stirred up much controversy over such topics as racism‚ prejudice and gender indifference‚ but the brunt of the criticism has surrounded itself around the ending‚ most notably with the re-entry of Tom Sawyer. Some people viewed the ending as a bitter disappointment‚ as shared by people such as Leo Marx. The ending can also be viewed with success‚ as argued by such people as Lionel Trilling

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    described in an encyclopedic way and even used people from that culture to describe it. However other writers like John Smith‚ appeal to the understanding and interests of Europeans by writing the narrative they want to hear. In this paper I will discuss why Sahagun’s form of creating his manuscript on a culture is much better and more informed than Smith’s because it conveys the most accurate truth about a certain culture. Sahagun’s writing‚ popularly called the Florentine

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    Adam Ward Book Report 2 Pre-AP Oklahoma History May 3‚ 2013 The book I read was called That Was Then‚ This is now by S.E. Hinton. The book tackles issues of growing up. The main character‚ Bryon‚ will have to choose his best friends and how to deal with change. One theme of the book is that stuff will happen‚ and there is nothing that we can do about it. The book starts with Bryon and his best friend‚ Mark‚ at a bar‚ owned by their friend Charlie. Bryon and Mark are a couple of typical kids

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    but not everyone wants to work hard to get it. Most people would rather wait for something to happen and take advantage of it instead of trying their hardest and achieving their dream from nothing. As a wise man once said‚ “Started from the bottom‚ now we here…”. This country was made for people to do as they wish. There were no titles as “noble” or “king” to say a level of royalty. Everyone has a role in society but not everyone tries to take a different role to benefit them. For example‚ the president

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    Affirmative Action XX MGT 434 March 31‚ 2012 XX Affirmative Action After the introduction of affirmative action‚ the perception has become a controversial topic. Many individuals confuse affirmative action with the Equal Employment Opportunity and the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ even though each share similar ambitions and motivations‚ each aspect is slightly different from the other. This paper investigates the essentials of affirmative action as it relates to the private and public sector

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