Modern Latin America Essays and Term Papers
857 Essays on Modern Latin America. Documents 526 - 550
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America, Russia, and the Cold War
America, Russia, and the Cold War The origins of the Cold War came about when United States President Harry Truman issued his Truman Doctrine. This doctrine stated that the United States would support “free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.” This would end up being the foundation of the U. S. involvement in the Cold War. The main idea of the doctrine was to support nations in the
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The Evolution of Slavery in Colonial America
This essay written by Jon Butler explains the evolution of slavery, including the Africans’ experiences in America, and the developing of a sense of community among these people. The author mentions that in 1680 slavery was not very common in English colonies, later around 1700 this would change. One of the possible causes of it was the decrease of indentured servants in the colonies of Chesapeake and the Carolinas, in which the labor force was
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Lie Down for America: How the Republican Party Sows Ruin on the Great Plains.
This article tries to grapple with the voting phenomenon, as Mr. Frank sees it, of those in America's heartland voting for the Republican Party when it is not in their best interests to do so. He gives a variety of examples all dealing with the lack of correlation between the working class majority that is in the Midwest and the legislative and governmental effects of the Republican Party. He states that through the cultural backlash
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Land and Modern Individualism
Land and Modern Individualism These days there have been many issues surrounding the topic of private property and eminent domain. I feel that eminent domain is a good way to keep the needs of the community and each person's individual property rights balanced. Even thought I believe individual property rights are more important that the needs of the community, I also believe the government sometimes has to take that property away for the better good
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Western Culture and Policies That Have Shaped the Modern World.
Western culture and policies have shaped the modern world, especially the Middle East, in many ways. Since the sixteenth century, the nations of Western civilization have been the driving wheels of modernization. Globalization is simply the spread of modern institutions and ideas from one high power to the wider world. Technological innovation and economic growth along with such concepts as democracy, individualism, and the rule of law administered by an impartial judiciary, set Western
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Poverty in America
Poverty in America Compared to other countries, the U.S. may resemble a utopia. Although the United States may appear to be magnificent, the country possesses flaws of its own. The U.S. broadcasts the successes of its society, rather than exuding the real problems within America. Several citizens fail to realize that poverty truly does exists in the United States. The development of ghettoes in the United States continues to rise. A major cause for places
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How Modern Transport Fuels Effect Our Environment
How Modern Transport Fuels Effect our Environment Why is looking at alternate fuels important? There are several reasons, but the most important reason is that air pollution kills in the neighborhood of 3 million people every year and air pollution affects more than 1 billion people in a negative way. That’s over 1/6 of the earths population being harmed by air pollution, that’s a trend that cannot continue without extreme repercussions to everyone on
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Deism in Modern Time
At a glance, or at the pages of any newspaper, reveals that ideas which divide one group of human beings from another, only to unite then in slaughter, generally have their roots in religion. (Harris, 12) An explanation of religion has been attempted by many scholars. Hobbs wrote once that, religion can be explained as the product of human fear interpreting natural phenomenon in anthropropomorphic form. (Web page on Hobbs and others) Many have set
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Anomie: The Norm of Normlessness in Modern Society
Anomie, first developed by Emile Durkheim, is very evident in today's society. The concept of anomie, according to Durkheim, is a state of normlessness, where individuals are succumbed to deregulation in their lives and through out their society brought on by a social change. Robert K. Merton, following the ideas of Durkheim, developed his own notion of anomie, called Strain Theory. Merton argued that anomie was a day to day function in society, seen as
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The Development of Christianity in America
As Christianity spread through the Western world, it rarely followed a linear path: different pockets of faith and doctrine were developed by a variety of peoples in an even greater variety of locales. Nowhere is this more evident than in Roman Britain and the era of Anglo-Saxon migrations. In five centuries, English religious culture transformed from one of pagan worship to that of leadership in the Christian world. Controversies included more than merely pagan-Christian dynamics;
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Currency in Colonial America
In modern day society, currency is an imperative part of our everyday living. From purchasing groceries to paying bills, it is integrated into practically every aspect of our culture. It is hard to imagine life without currency as a means of competitive exchange. However, in Colonial America, there were several different types of money used in numerous ways. One means of currency was not dominant over any other until well after the American Revolutionary War.
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Founding Brothers’ Impact on America
From the beginning of time man has looked up to their leaders. In ancient times they were viewed with a taste of divinity. From the God-emperors of Japan, to the divine-right kings of Europe, the people believed that their leaders where at the very least Gods chosen ruler, and at the most, God himself. The idea that leaders are just men is a relatively new idea. This is the opinion expressed in Joseph Ellis’s book
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America: A Nation’s Stance on Terrorism
We are a country coming under the scrutiny of many terrorist organizations and terrorist backed countries. America can no longer afford a lackadaisical attitude towards terrorists or their political agendas. Since the Gulf War in the early 1991, America has been the target of several terrorist attacks. The American Government and its people must take a stance against proliferation of Terrorist activities and not let their guard down. "Other theories include a general desire
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Caveat Emptor - Who Said Latin Was Dead?
Q. 1 What actions can companies and governments take to ensure that products can not be easily pirated? Be specific. Nowadays fighting against counterfeits is too difficult because counterfeiters are using everything to fake expensive products and then sell them at lower prices. Governments try to avoid counterfeits by using strict regulations against phony products, but there is no way to avoid a huge flow of law quality products that are faked. We think that
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The Drinking Age in America
The drinking age in America Unsupervised, underage drinking has become an epidemic throughout the world, but in the in America more than anywhere else. Even the president’s 19 year old daughter has been arrested for underage drinking. America has the highest legalized drinking age in the world. In fact, only four countries in the world have a legalized drinking age over 18. When we turn 18 in America we are supposed to be adults, but
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White America
White America? I am a white male in living in modern America. I am unsure of my ethnic background as there are pieces of my family history I still have yet to research. My Great-Grandfather was a full-blooded Cherokee, and my biological father had an Indian bloodline as well, although I cannot locate him to question the bloodline. I was born in Arkansas and moved to Illinois when I was five. Living in Illinois, approximately
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"not Waving but Drowning" a Modern Poem
Stevie Smith lived from 1902 to 1971, which was the pinnacle of new modernistic poetry. Smith was unlike most of the poets of this age as critics have reported that her work fits into no category and shows none of the same characteristic influences of the age. Although this may be true, many of her poems followed modern principles. An example is “Not Waving, but Drowning,” a morbid poem about suicide and depression. Morbid poems
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Ideas of Oldenburg in Modern Television
Ideas Of Oldenberg In Modern TV Shows There are a plethora of shows I watch pretty regularly on TV. I don’t categorize myself as a big TV viewer, but there are probably about 10 shows that I keep up with either through Ti-Vo or the internet. For this assignment, I decided to watch an episode of One Tree Hill. The name of the episode is “The Same Deep Water As You.” I assume that
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Corporate America's Big Brother
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Corporate America’s Big Brother In late 2001, Enron, one of America’s largest energy producers filed bankruptcy. Enron created off-the-books partnerships and used aggressive accounting methods to hide massive debt and inflate the firm's bottom line which caused them to restate its earnings and debt to reflect a $618 million third quarter loss and a reduction in shareholder equity of $1.2 million (Brickley, 357), and when the news broke, Enron’s auditor, Arthur
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America
America in the mid-18th century was a land of turmoil. This country had just been created and was dealing with birthing pains. America in this time was not a land of social and economic liberties because the people had not yet learnt how to deal with the various liberties. It was however a land of religious freedom. America was a baby learning to move it limbs and making mistakes every now and then. America
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Animation in America
Animation in America Throughout history, animation has been a constantly evolving source of cultural and political satire. It continuously touches upon issues of race, sexuality, politics, and the general social structure of American culture. Due to its broad capabilities of expression animation has the ability to create television shows that are both amusing to children and thought provoking for adults. This can even be seen with some of the first animated shorts ever made. During
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Angels in America - Love and Justice
Angels in America Love and Justice Context In 1992, American playwright Tony Kushner first commissioned and performed the award-winning, two-part play Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Kushner developed the play to work synonymously with whom actors play two or more roles. Following the mass success of the theatre, Kushner was approached by Mike Nichols to adapt Angels in America to an HBO miniseries, where each “chapter” was allocated into one-hour segments
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Body Modification in America
Body modification in American Culture In recent years tattooing and body piercing have become increasingly prevalent in popular culture. These forms of body modification are no longer tools used by criminals and gang member, showing their role in society. These practices are used by many of teenagers and young adults in our society today. In fact many of these practices have been a positive trend in American culture, giving adolescents a way of expressing themselves
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Human Trafficking - Today's Modern Day Slavery
Human Trafficking Today's Modern Day Slavery No nation is immune from the curse of human trafficking. The most powerful nation to the simplest of nations are not immune from modern day slavery. Some nations do not even know the true definition of what human trafficking is. The main contributors to human trafficking are governmental corruption, economic and social crisis within each nation's borders. Now most nations are coming together to learn more about the slavery
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The Education System in America: Giant Success or Catastrophic Failure?
The Education System in America: Giant Success or Catastrophic Failure? Introduction: If education is vitally important to success why are we, as Americans, so lethargic, and apathetic in our attitudes towards obtaining a good education? Why do we discount the value of an education? Education yields knowledge, which in and of itself is a type of power. Power is coveted and sought after by many people, and sometimes is seen mistakenly as success. The education
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