If expansion is the true American ideal‚ the western frontier is the impetus and manifest destiny is the justification. This is Americanism at its purest: expansion across and improvement of the lands. The frontier represents an escape from urban life and directly supports Jefferson’s agrarian vision for the American economy. The agrarian myth holds that the most desirable type of society is one with an economy strongly rooted in farming. The myth suggests that a farming lifestyle is a pure one
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Medicaid Expansion Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs Health Care Policy: The Past and the Future HCS 455 Mark Haddock August 03‚ 2014 Medicaid Expansion Medicaid expansion is having a direct impact on the nation through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation states‚ “Medicaid provides health and long-term care coverage to more than 60 million low-income children‚ adults‚ people with disabilities and the elderly” ("Medicaid Impact‚" 2013‚ p. 1). The number of people enrolled in
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Zoëcon Corporation should commercialize the Strike Roach Ender brand by expanding distribution to the 19 cities market area in the Southeast United States. Followings are my justifications based on the decision factors in the case for the recommendation.Profit Potential. First of all‚ Strike Roach Ender products are packaged in two different ways which are 10-oz aerosol and 6-oz fogger and they account for 66% and 34% of total sales in test market respectively. From the first part of table 1‚ the
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The westward expansion was in the 19th century‚ which started in 1803 with the Louisiana Purchase. During this period it brought way for the slave debate‚ if the new states would become slave states and how the north and south would be balanced for economic growth and vast new territory. The expansion west rose the question of how and if slavery would still continue which is known as the slave debate. This conflict was about the northern states depended on free labor rather than slave labor compared
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Mr. Cannon AP United States History 24 August 2010 Essay on European Expansion Ever since the discovery of the Americas there has been a desire for territorial expansion‚ Europe is the main Country which took advantage of this opportunity for expansion. The inspiration fueling their ambition for expansion is the service of god and the pursuit for gold and glory. In order to fuel their ambitions they traveled the world searching for land and goods. In this essay I will discuss expectation‚
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Anthony Jones J. King History 171A October 31‚ 1997 WESTWARD EXPANSION The movement of people that has resulted in the settlement of America is one of the most fascinating and significant topics in the history of the United States. Nowhere else has an area of equal size been settled as a result of the initiative of small groups and individuals. Westward expansion helped stimulate the American economy. The first organized migration to California originated in Platte County‚ on the far western
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to get there. Westward expansion was the greatest method to achieve the grouping of the natural resources found and use them as needed. To gain access to the western part of the country the white settlers had to pass through the Native Americans. While pushing westward the white culture clashed with the plain indians and their culture. As a result of this clash bloody battles surged and the white settlers were victorious and the government restricted the Native American lands to small portions.
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Wal-Mart’s Global Expansion Established in Arkansas in 1962 by Sam Walton‚ over the last four decades Wal-Mart has grown rapidly to become the largest retailer in the world with sales of $330 billion‚ 1.8 million associates (Wal-Mart’s term for employees)‚ and almost 7‚000 stores. Until 1991‚ Wal-Mart’s operations were confined to the United States. There it established a competitive advantage based upon a combination of efficient merchandising‚ buying power‚ and human relations policies. Among other
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sectionalism in American history. Furthermore‚ new territories gained during western expansion added to this conflict between different sections of America. Southern states wanted new slave territories‚ while the North wanted to contain the spread of slavery. While Western expansion contributed to growing sectional tensions between the North and South from 1800-1820‚ sectionalism intensified significantly from 1820-1850. Since the turn of the nineteenth century‚ Western territorial expansion started to
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Summary The closing case explores the international expansion of Wal-Mart‚ the world’s largest retailer. Wal-Mart began its international expansion in the early 1990s in an effort to continue its growth. The company began with a joint venture in Mexico with local retailer‚ Cifra. Initially‚ the company tried to implement strategies similar to those that had proved so successful in the United States‚ however Wal-Mart quickly realized that to succeed‚ it would have to adapt to local demands.
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