Japanese America Essays and Term Papers
715 Essays on Japanese America. Documents 401 - 425
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Communism in America
Joseph Raymond McCarthy was a Republican Senator from the state of Wisconsin between 1947 and 1957. Between 1950 and 1954, McCarthy became noted for unsubstantiated claims that there were Communist and Soviet spies and sympathizers inside the federal government. Beginning in the late 1940s, as the Cold War escalated between the United States, the Soviet Union and the Peoples Republic of China, the United States went through a period of intense anti-communist tensions and suspicion.
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America's African American Billionaire Robert Johnson
America's African American Billionaire Robert Johnson Beunkia Bowens History of Black Entrepreneurship in the U.S. Dr. Juliet E. K. Walker December 1, 2005 Bowens 2 Introduction Robert Johnson was the first black American to achieve billionaire status after selling Black Entertainment Television to Viacom. The purpose of this paper is to look at Robert Johnson as the Black entrepreneur. Johnson is as an example of a new Black entrepreneur: he achieved his wealth primary through
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Slavery in America
Slavery in America Introduction There has been much debate on the topic of slavery in the early times, although most of the countries considered slavery as a criminal activity. Some countries such as Myanmar and Sudan do not abolish it. They even expedite the slavery system. It is no doubt that slavery violent the human rights. However, it was commonly spread in the early times from 17th to 19th century. In this research, I will
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Citizenship in America
Citizenship in America holds many rights. Among these rights are the right to vote, the right to bear arms, and the most valued, but largely manipulated, right of free speech. As an American citizen the right to free speech comes along with many responsibilities, but for the small percentage of people that exercise their right of free speech to a large public forum, it comes with many stipulations. The most recognizable figures under a
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Homosexuality in America
According to The Nation, “ All the crosscurrents of present-day liberation struggles are subsumed in the gay struggle. The gay movement is in some ways similar to the movement that other communities have experienced in the nation’s past, but it is also something more, because sexual identity is in crisis throughout the population, and gay people-at once the most conspicuous subjects and objects of the crisis-have been forced to invent a complete cosmology to grasp
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United States of America, Plaintiff Vs Jeffrey Lee Parsons, Defendant
United States of America Vs. Jeffrey Lee Parson United States of America, Plaintiff vs Jeffrey Lee Parsons, Defendant. With the help of the Cyber Squad in the Seattle Division of the FBI, United States Secret Service and victim, Microsoft Corporation, a complaint was filed on August 28, 2003. According to the plaintiff, this individual intentionally caused and attempted to cause damage to a protected computer. Using the Homeland Security Act and the Cyber Security
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Citizenship in America
Aren't we lucky to live in and be citizen of the United States of America, a place of freedoms and opportunities? This a place where we are lucky enough to freely practice any religion without having to worry about the law getting in the way. How many places can you find that? The numbers are very few. America is a place where we can peacefully protest without fear of government interference. We also have the
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How Valid Is the Claim That the Impact of the Japanese Occupation on the Success of Post-War Independence Movements Has Been Greatly Exaggerated.
The Japanese Occupation would refer to the seizure and control of an area by Japanese military forces. This was marked as an important event in the history of Southeast Asia and a major transformation. Most scholars generally agree that the Japanese Occupation played an important role as a catalyst in ending Western colonial rule in post-war Southeast Asia. However, there are also other factors that allowed the success of post-war independence that include international circumstances
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America
When one mentions America, many different thoughts and ideas come into mind. Democracy and the idea of freedom is a main focal point in my view of America. It plays such a large role in not only my life but the lives of every other American. Natural born rights and the freedom to live in the “pursuit of happiness” is another topic which stands out from the rest. There are so many different options of
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Educating America’s Children on Culture
Educating America’s children on Culture The diversity that America is known for derives from the fact that American foundation is based on many cultures. The mixture of so many cultures makes it hard to pinpoint what the “American Culture,” really is. A major problem within the American society is the misunderstanding of the diverse cultures that are intertwined. Today many would blame discrimination and racial profiling on ignorance, but on whose part? The definition of
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The Impact of Outsourcing on Corporate America
The Impact of Outsourcing on Corporate America The economy is still unable to find a way where unemployment is not an issue that is considered in the four macroeconomic policy goals. The four macroeconomic policy goals consist of price stability, balance between imports and exports, high, but sustainable economic rate of growth and full employment. To be unemployed, one is considered out of work, physically able to work, in search of employment and actually claiming
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The America Within
The American Within! Many people believe that if you were born in a certain country you will be forever labeled as a citizen of that country for the rest of your natural born life. We as humans should be able to express ourselves freely without the risk of being harmed. Americans are not necessarily born they are created at heart. Unlike many other countries, America has established a separation between church and state to give
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“my Heritage Experience in America.Who Am I and Where Did I Come From?”
“My Heritage Experience in America. Who Am I and Where Did I Come From?” An Interview of Barbara Lyons In my quest to interview someone for this research, I decided to interview Barbara Lyons. Barbara’s heritage is Jamaican. Barbara was aware of her Jamaican heritage in the early stages of her life since her father was born in Jamaica. He came to the U.S. in the early sixties and later joined the U.S. Air Force.
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Poverty in America
Poverty in America Who are the people sleeping and living in public places? Why are they homeless? People become homeless for different reasons. Usually, they cannot pay for housing. People with little education and few jobs skills cannot earn much money. With low income, they stay poor. As housing costs rise, more and more people cannot afford homes. Around thirteen million children in America live in poverty at any given time nearly two hundred
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Hip Hop America
Hip Hop America Nelson George's Hip Hop America discusses the nature of hip hop along with the relationship between African Americans and America. Many take the idea of hip hop to be just African Americans and rap music. George continually focuses on hip hop's many contradictions. He addresses how hip hop represents race, ethnicity, class, gender, and generation. George covers much familiar ground: how B-beats became hip hop; how technology changed popular music, which helped
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Working Girl: The Obstacles Within Corporate America
Working Girl: The Obstacles Within Corporate America Introduction In the movie Working Girl, the star Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith) is a hard working woman who is determined to reach the top of the stock market world by hard work. As she turns 30 she is still stuck in clerical work so when she starts working for Katherine Parker (Sigourney Weaver) she is glad that Katherine is willing to accept input and ideas from her. However,
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What Is the Cause and Effects of Music, Television, and Video Game Violence on Children and Teens in America?
Bradis McGriff Humanities 110 November 27, 2004 Dr. Privateer What is the cause and effects of Music, Television, and Video Game Violence on Children and Teens In America? Introduction Usually when a child or a teenager commits a crime, it is never their fault. When a child or a teenager commits a crime, the responsibility never belongs to the parents either. Instead, when a teenager or a child commits a crime, the first thing that
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Obesity in America
Obesity in America America is one of the richest, most progressive countries in the world. Shouldn't it be one of the healthiest too? Maybe it should be, but the sad truth is that Americans are some of the unhealthiest people in the world. Even though we are living in a country with great economic power and technological advancement, we are also living in a country with the smallest fund of practical nutritional knowledge. We are
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Equality in America
When I was seven years old my father used to always tell me, “do not let anyone stomp on you, always stand up for yourself no matter what, even if it’s against the system.” My father always told me that throughout my progress in life. Those words have greatly influenced who I am today. Growing in Saudi Arabia, I saw equality everywhere but in the public. In my house, my friends’ houses, and my relatives’
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Declining Education in America
Declining Education in America There are many factors that show why American education has declined. American school systems have faced hardships, both social and economic. The lack of competition and difference in curriculum has revealed the distinction between education principles among different countries. One of the reasons why basics are not learned is that they are no longer being taught at the same level as before. In an effort to make textbooks easier to understand,
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Crystal Hernandez - America the Land of Opportunities
Crystal Hernandez America the Land of Opportunities America is seen as the land of opportunities from the outside of its borders, but it excludes all human beings born outside its borders. If the people of America don’t want Hispanics and of course many other races to come in to “their” country then why advertise it as such a great country, with a easy way of life. There are more than 10 million immigrants in the
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Modern America
Where did some of modern America’s issues originate from? The answer to that is the Progressive Era. The Legislation of that era laid all of the groundwork for today, and much of it is still in public debate today. Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson, three of the presidents from that era, all played roles in the groundwork. These presidents passed acts, tariffs, and amendments that are still with us, and debated today. The Progressive mind
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Thought About America
Thoughts about America An opportunity I have as an American is to choose were I will go to school and receive my education. I get to choose were I will want to work. I choose who I will marry. In some countries they have arranged marriages, which I would think would be horrible. I can share my wealth, give my blood and not because of obligation, but because of free will. It is my right
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America’s Control of the Internet
J. Kenneth Stewart III Benn Ray Ideas in Writing 11/17/05 Controlling The Internet The origins of the Internet began with Paul Baran of the RAND Corporation, which was commissioned by the U.S. Air Force to do a study on how it could maintain its command and control over its missiles and bombers after a nuclear attack. It was to be a military research network that could survive a nuclear strike, decentralized so that if any
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Examining Japanese Sports
----------------------------------- Aug 27, 2006 Examining Japanese Sports and Games ----------------------------------- Examining Japanese Sports and Games The topic I chose is Japanese sports and games, especially sumo and other sports. I chose Japan because I went to a camp where some Japanese tourists were staying and I met some great people. They were so friendly and kind that I want to find out more about their culture. I chose sports because I like to play
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