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What Is in Americas Future?
**** note: i dont give a fuck if this is offensive to ANYONE, HM in 1776 our founding fathers signed a document that gave americans their rights. our country was formed around the christian religion, now look at us 230 years later trying to take out "... under god,..." from our pledge of allegiance. and all of the immigrants coming from all over the world, slowly diluting the christian religion, slowly destroying the american way
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Land Rover North American, Inc
2.0 Introduction 2.1 The Reality of the Report: Purpose & Aims Whether it is crude, boring, eccentric, exciting, entertaining or otherwise, there can be no doubt that Reality TV is big business. As the saying goes, there is no business like show business, and media conglomerates and television networks alike have done big business through reality TV. This truly unique genre of programming has taken the world by storm since its inception, traced back as
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The Influence of Reality Television on America
Reality television is the most popular genre of television in America. People love to sit and enjoy the unscripted dramatics or humorous situations, the ordinary people instead of famous paid actors, and the real situations. Reality television has existed in different forms since television began, but the term is most commonly used to describe the programs produced since the year 2000. Reality television contains a wide range of topics that range from game shows to
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Immigration to America
To many people around the world, the United States is very appealing as a place to immigrate to start good lives. But not everyone can come to the US if they wanted to; there are lots of laws and restrictions, and you need a lot of money to do it. People who are fortunate enough to have family in the US can get a green card, but those who donЎ¦t resort to smuggling themselves
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Mixed Martial Arts
Mixed Martial Arts First off mixed martial arts is what it sounds like. It is a session between two opponents who have trained or cross trained in martial arts. Although mixed martial arts in not a mainstream sport, there is no reason why it should be banned in any state here in the United States. Like most, if not all sports, there are rules that one most abide by , the fights are sanctioned, so
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Identity in America
In the late 19th century America was grappling with who it was as a country. With African American’s being freed with the end of the Civil War it did not make it any easier. Before the war America was predominately seen as a country run by Caucasians. While after the war African Americans were not necessarily treated any better. The war did not give America a sense of identity. African Americans were not treated any
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America in the 1920s and 1930s
When many people study history and learn the mistakes from the past, it would be easier to able to understand the present. Nevertheless, it is not enough to simply study the events that have transpired. By changing the unfavorable events that led to despair and continuing the benefits to society, one can understand why they happen and better the future. In the United States in the early 1920s, a new stage appeared with different movements
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Chumashrock Art
Chumash Rock Art When exploring coastal California there are many sites to see, especially since the coast runs a good deal of the length of North America. This large area that tourists flock to all year was once inhabited by a Native American tribe by the name of the Chumash. While the Chumash were in contact with one another through trade, they were not a tribe in the typical sense of the word. Each town
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Paleolithic Era-Cro-Magnons and Art
Between 20,000 and 10,000 years ago during the Upper Paleolithic era, the Magdalenian culture expanded throughout Spain and France. About 17,000 and 12,000 years ago artistic skill rose and the Cro-Magnons began using paints and wall space. The Magdalenian cave painters were also skilled in tool making, therefore they provided themselves with painting tools to help them create marvelous art on the cave walls. I believe art is a way of expressing how you feel
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Homelessness in America
Homelessness in America Here in Tahoe, we are lucky enough to experience a great quality of life, and only a few have to face the horrible life of poverty and homelessness. However, nationwide, even right outside the basin, homelessness is a growing epidemic across the country. There are many ways one can become homeless; for the most part poverty. There are also different concentrations of homeless in different types of terrain, such as urban
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Museum Art
From nature to modern technology, this world has always been engulf by many miraculous wonders. However, the first of the all of them are the seven wonders of the ancient world. These seven ancient wonders are the great pyramid of Egypt, the hanging gardens of Babylon, the statue of Zeus at Olympia, the temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and the lighthouse of Alexandria. These seven gigantic wonders surround the Mediterranean Sea,
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The Inequality in America’s School System
The Inequality in America's School System One of the major problems in America today is the overwhelming incidences of inequality in the schools, particularly the differences between schools in the suburbs and the urban school system. This inequality is jumping off point, if left unresolved this problem will continue to contribute to the growing strain on the economy. It will lead to an increase in the numbers of teen pregnancies, the unemployment rate, the number
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Arranged Marriage: For America?
Arranged Marriage: For America? Both arranged marriages and romantic marriages have good and bad points. Cultures such as India, Japan, and Ethiopia have had arranged marriages since the dawn of time. In America we allow our young adults to make their own decisions on whom to marry. Would Americans accept the practice of parents deciding whom they are going to marry without considering their wants or feelings? The answer is an emphatic NO! Americans are
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What Took the North So Long?
“What Took the North So Long?” In Williamson Murray’s essay he discusses the struggle between the North and the South. Also how it was the first modern war that was fought using technology and industry on the slaughtering fields. The union lacked a cohesive army and a good plan of attack. Once General Grant was in command for the North, the Confederacy was hopeless to win. The Civil War ravaged armies of the North and
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Homelessness in America: Bad Luck
Imagine traveling during the day having nothing to your name, carrying bags everywhere you go and not knowing where your next meal is going to come from. Now picture thousands of homeless people living on the streets in America and many of them do not choose to live this way. Unfortunately, for some people they are victims of bad luck that leads to homelessness in America. Although, many will argue that being homeless has something
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Radio: Making Waves in America
Radio: Making Waves in America Radio-wave technology is one of the most important technologies used by man. It has forever changed the United States and the world, and will continue to do so in the future. Radio has been a communications medium, a recreational device, and many other things to us. When British physicist James Clerk Maxwell published his theory of electromagnetic waves in 1873, he probably never could have envisioned the sorts of things
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Native Americans of North Carolina
American Indians had been living in North Carolina for at least 9,500 years before European explorers first encountered them in the 1520’s. For the past several decades an increasing number of Americans have been identifying as American Indians. For centuries before European contact, these native people lived in harmony with the natural environment, taking no more from the land than they needed to survive. Of all the states in the Union, North Carolina has witnessed
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Picasso: African Art Influence
African art has touched and inspired not only artists around the world, but every day people throughout history. African art has been interpreted by different artists and used in many different time periods. One of these periods that was highly recognized is during the Cubist period. Many if not all cubist artists are credited with getting their ideas from that of African art. One of these artists is Pablo Picasso who is not only credited
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America’s "big" Problem
It seems ironic that in a country where most everybody wants to be thin, more and more people are becoming overweight. With over fifty percent of the U.S. adult population and twenty-two percent of the entire U.S. population being overweight, obesity has become an epidemic. It has infected not only our adult population, but is also at work on our youth. Twenty-five percent of all Americans under the age of nineteen are either overweight or
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Clip Art and Stock Agencies
Many issues within the world of Visual Arts impact organizations in different ways. Stock Agencies and Clip Art Firms face issues relating to Art Theft and the Rights of Art Objects. Many stock agencies encounter photo-licensing issues, posing many questions about a photo’s legal usability, while Clip Art Firms encounter copyright issues. With the accessibility of the Internet, stock photography and clip art theft and questions of ownership rights have lead to the creation of
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Illegal Immigration and the Effects on America
Illegal Immigration and the Effects on America I think that illegal immigrants that are in the United States without the proper paperwork should be deported even if they committed no crime, because they are a burden on the communities in which they live in. Even if it is from a minor infraction like disturbing the peace or a major infraction, like murder or rape. I am talking about the illegal immigrants that are crossing the
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America as Empire: Global Leader or Rogue Power?
America as Empire: Global Leader or Rogue Power? Jim Garrison Jim Garrison’s book addresses a poignant theme faced by American culture today. Garrison explains that America must tread carefully in the present as to avoid crossing the fine line of acting as a “global leader” and acting as a “rogue power.” To begin with, I found it necessary to look up the word ‘rogue,’ which dictionary.com defines as “vicious and solitary,” clearly a negative term.
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Hemegony in Latin America
Since the very beginning of time, strong nations have taken over weaker ones while entirely disregarding and having zero consideration for the indigenous people of those lands. A common claim, or excuse for that matter, is that many of these people were intellectually and physically inferior to the conquerors. This led to the belief that due to this inferiority, these people were slaves by nature and were “better off” under rule of the conquerors. According
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North Vs South Colonies
Though the Northern and Southern colonies were close to each other, they held many similarities and differences. America was actually a place of dreams until the white immigrants began sailing to its' shores. They had sailed and sought after religious freedom, bringing their prejudices with them. As the land was divided, so were the beliefs. The upper and lower colonies began to grow differently, while maintaining a few similarities. The Northern and Southern colonies had
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Chinese Art
China has the world's oldest living civilization. It's written history goes back almost 3,500 years, and the history told by it's artifacts and artwork goes back much farther. The oldest known works of Chinese art include pottery and jade carvings from the time of 5000 BC. Jade is a general term used to describe either jadeite or nephrite, known as true jade. It's composed of several minerals. It's smooth and rich in texture, but it's
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