41 General As Essays, Term Papers and Book Reports
9-11 / 911 / Sept 11th - September 11th - Surrounded by Lies, Misconception and Fear
9/11, Surrounded by Lies, Misconception and Fear
Five years have passed since the horrific events of September 11, 2001, now commonly referred to as 9/11. New, important, but not widely spread or talked about, information about our governments actions prior to and following 9/11 continues to sur....
A Study on the impact of Dams on 18th-19th in New England
Americas landscape of today was shaped by dams and their constructive and destructive forces over the past ten thousand years. Dams in America have been both natural and man made. Beavers were the first to do this; they built dams here in America as long ago as 10,000 years. Before the Europe....
Abu Ghraib
On September 11th 2001, two hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center buildings in New York City. The attacks were quickly tied to a terrorist group known as Al Qaeda, located in the Middle East. Soon after, President Bush declared war, and U.S. troops were sent to Iraq. U.S. soldiers took....
Car Spa Business plan
Table of Contents
1.0 Executive Summary
1.1 Objectives
1.2 Mission
2.0 Company Summary
2.1 Company Ownership
2.2 Start-up Summary
3.0 Services
4.0 Market Analysis Summary
4.1 Market Segmentation
4.2 Target Market Segment Strategy
4.3 Service Business Anal....
Child prostitution
Most generally, the prostitution of children means that a party other than the child benefits from a commercial transaction in which the child is made available for sexual purposes - either an exploiter which may be known as a pimp, who controls or oversees the childs activities for profit, or an ....
Christianity
The belief in some higher presence, other than our own, has existed since man can recollect. Religion was established from this belief, and it can survive and flourish because of this belief. Christianity, one of several forms of religion that exist today, began sometime during the middle of the f....
Comparitive Development of the American Colonial Districts
Amidst the political and religious conflict of Renaissance Europe, the colonization of North America during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries took shape in the framework of three distinct and incredibly unique zones. The north, the middle states, and the south all flourished as growing cente....
corporal punishment
Corporal punishment is a very controversial topic that is being discussed amongst educators across the nation. Corporal punishment refers to any physical form of punishment, but in this case it refers to in schools. Currently there are many different terms used to label corporal punishment, for exam....
Cultural Genocide in Tibet
On March 10, 2008 Tibetan monks commemorated the unsuccessful revolution in March of 1959 and marched peacefully through streets of Lhasa. A wave of protest spread from the capital to surrounding provinces with dense Tibetan population. Police and armed forces were put in place by the Chinese cent....
Curfews
The United States is supposed to be the land of the free, a land where the Constitution rules and all people, young and old, have equal rights under the law. However, federal, state, and local governments are ignoring the freedom of the people, especially young people. One anti-freedom law that g....
Elections in Flordia
I have done very extensive research on the 2006 elections in our great state of Florida. I have seen websites, read newspaper articles, and watched debates on television about the three election races. I have followed the race for the next governor of Florida, between Charlie Crist from the Re....
Family Literacy Services in South Africa
Thank you madam chair. Good morning ladies and gentlemen. The title of the presentation is Soshanguve Family Literacy Service: a forwarding step to true African Renaissance. When we talk of the Renaissance of Africa, we speak of advances in science and technology, development and flowering of knowle....
Family Planning
I. Cambodia
Family planning helps couples to space the births of their children and to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Some family planning methods also help people avoid sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV. In Cambodia, contraceptive use has increased and fertility rates have de....
Family Planning in Cambodia and Vietnam
I. Cambodia
Family planning helps couples to space the births of their children and to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Some family planning methods also help people avoid sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV. In Cambodia, contraceptive use has increased and fertility rat....
Future of the United Nations
Question: Often described as a talking shop the United Nations remains extremely important as a centre for multi-lateral diplomacy. Discuss.
Founded in 1945, the United Nations is not without critics over some of its shortcomings on certain fundamental issues it was meant to address at i....
General Ashley and Major Henrys failed attempt at fur trading of the upper Missouri River
General Ashley and Major Henry scoped the area where they would bring on hundred men the folowing year to hunt beaver and other animals for fur. The area looked good, plenty of beavers that they could sell their pelts for a great profit. However, they did not expect the problems that occured ....
Genocide in Rwanda
In 1994, one of the most horrific cases of genocide since the holocaust was let to happen after the world claiming Never Again. Genocide as defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary is The deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, Political, or cultural group. This d....
Human Rights vs The Rights of The Most High: The Bible Is Enough!
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Sandra Jossie
Professor Brian Powell
English 101
23 February 2007
Human Rights vs The Rights of The Most High:
The Bible Is Enough!
Theres much talk today about human rights, how these rights are being violated and or taken away. The supposed rift of human rights caused b....
Is Immigration a Fortune of Diversity, or a Crushing Burden?
Are immigrants a fortune of diversity, or a crushing burden? America has longed battled the issue about immigration. Today people in general have a very mixed feeling about the issue of immigration. Immigrants escaping from prosecution built the United States. Gladly today, America firmly tries to ....
Israel as A Military Force
The annexation of West Bank by Jordan happened after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Prior to the UN General Assembly's November 1947 decision to the division of Palestine creating a Jewish state and an Arab state, King Abdullah I of Jordan had proposed in sending its Arab Legion to defend the Arabs in P....
Legacy of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States. He bought Louisiana from France and sent Lewis and Clark on their expedition. He can be seen on the front side of a nickel and his famous home Monticello on the backside. Throughout his life, he achieved several things and is considered ....
Palestian Refugees and their Right to Return
The Palestinian refugee problem is one of the most contentious issues facing peace in the Middle East. However, there is little hope for these millions of people, with problems escalating and conflict still ravaging the area. Peace cannot be achieved in the Middle East without a solution to the Pale....
Property Tax In New Jersey
New Jersey has the highest property in all of America. Climbing on average by over 50% for the middle class , nowhere near the average pay increases. The average property owner in the state paying about $6,000 dollars a year, which is double the nations average property tax cost. The burden is blame....
Report of Stem Cell Research
Stem cell research is a controversial topic and is often an area of debate among the medical, legal, and religious professions of today. With the expanding use of technologies, stem cell research has moved beyond cloning sheep to the possibilities of curing diseases.
The purpose of this writing i....
Should Judges be Elected or Appointed?
The question of electing judges or appointing judges has had a long bumpy road in Illinois history. Over the last Twenty years the voters of the state of Illinois have been asked several times to vote on the constitutional proposal changing the judicial selection process. And the debate is not ....
Southern Cyprus
Southern Cyprus as Terrorist StateThe most insidious and nefarious partner of terrorism against Turkey is Southern Cyprus.I will not deal in this work with the EOKA murders directed at the British and the Turkish Cypriots perpetrated by the "Southern Cypriots" striving for the union of the island wi....
Taiwan under International law
Taiwan under International law
Introduction
Taiwan is a unique case for the study of international relations and for the consideration of foreign policy in the world. Taiwan meets all of the traditional criteria for statehood as found under international law and is one of the most developed ....
The Commonwealth of Virginia
From the moment Christopher Columbus landed on the coast of modern day San Salvador in the West Indies, England realized it was time for it to begin exploration of its own before it fell farther and farther behind the growing powers of Spain and Portugal. The quest for expansion was first acted ou....
The Consequences of World War 2
World War II was important because it shaped our world into what it is today. In discussing the consequences of WWII, I shall examine the massive destruction and loss of life, the War Crimes Tribunal, the creation of Israel, the spread of Communism, the Berlin Crisis, the Cold War, the Korean War, ....
The UN
How and when was the United Nations formed
In 1945, representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco at the United Nations Conference on International Organization to draw up the United Nations Charter. Those delegates deliberated on the basis of proposals worked out by the representatives of C....
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson wished to be remembered for three achievements in his public life. He had served as governor of Virginia, as U.S. minister to France, as secretary of state under George Washington, as vice-president in the administration of John Adams, and as president of the United States from 1801....
UNC-Chapel Hill Profile
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Also known as The University of North Carolina, Carolina, North Carolina, or simply UNC, is the oldest institution in the University of North Carolin....
United Nations
The Overall purpose of this paper is to provide insight on the United Nations tradition and performance and their search for a new role. The United Nations is an international organization that consists of 191 member states. The United Nations is not a world government and it does not make laws.....
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues.
Origin of UN:
The name "United Nations", coined by United States President Frank....
United Nations, The Introduction
The United Nations was officially created when its charter was signed on June 26, 1945, by 51 countries, including the United States. The new international organization was the successor of the League of Nations, which had been formed by U.S. president Woodrow Wilson at the end of World War I in an ....
Unlawful âEnemy Combatantsâ Guantánamo Bay
Unlawful Enemy Combatants
Guantánamo Bay
Thomas Black
Professor H Ameri
International Relations 5000
October 12, 2003
Executive Summary
An unlawful combatant is a secret agent, saboteur or (at times) a fanatic who pursues an armed purpose outside t....
Were the Zionists Succesful? Account for the success of Zionism.
In this essay I will discuss why I think the Zionists were successful in fulfilling the aim of Zionism. I will describe, in my opinion, the pivotal movements that were the highlights of bringing upon success in achieving their goal, Eretz-Israel. Although there are various definitions and differen....
What determines success and failure in United Nations peacekeeping?
I think it is important when starting this essay to bring into focus what exactly
Peacekeeping is so as to determine whether or not it is a success in terms of what peacekeeping was envisioned to do. The United Nations Charter, Chapter 6, Article 33(1) sets forth a comprehensive list of peaceful m....
World Order
World Order essay
World Order is the balance of power among the nations of the world; this is a balance of power that changes over time. The concept for achieving world order is best enshrined within article 1 of the UN charter which states the UNs main objective as being the maintenance of....