150 The Americ Essays, Term Papers and Book Reports
Landed Expansionism and Increase in Sectionalism in the United States
The period of territorial growth in the United States, known as the "landed expansionism"(1846-1860), was among the most important contributing factors in increasing sectionalism that occurred before the Civil War. Though the North and South were growing increasingly apart, there was no r....
Search for Happiness
The film American Beauty directed by Sam Mendes, tells the story of one man's search for happiness. The film introduces the audience to Lester Burnham; an ordinary- looking married man and father in his forties. Lester who has a mid-life crisis is in search of an escape and a rebirth, and he se....
The American Dream in Death of a Salesman
The American Dream is a fictitious reality that evolves in everyones mind. The dream is not going to be the same for everyone. It is more of an idea than a dream. Everyone longs and dreams to be the perfect family. However, the perfect family is nothing but a mere cliché. There is no perf....
1790s foregin and domestic affairs
Throughout the 1790s, the United States was involved in many foreign and domestic affairs that had both positive and negative effects on American politics. After the Constitution ratified in June of 1788 the nation would for a first time be under a true form of Government. The new Government under....
1946, What A Year!
Poverty, the word poverty has very many meanings, and the meaning that best fits 1946 would be having little or no money or a shortage materials. Living in poverty is not fun and in 1946 the year was full of poverty during the war and post depression. During these times many families had to make d....
2000 Presidential Election
The US Presidential Election of 2000 featured George W. Bush and Al Gore. It will go down in history as one of the closest elections in US history. It also goes down as one of the most controversial. The final decision was based on just a few hundred votes in Florida. The controversy began when....
9/11
On September 11th 2001 the United States of America was attacked by terrorist. On this day the nation suffered its largest loss of life on its soil as a result of these hostile attacks .The FDNY suffered 343 fatalities, the largest loss of life of any emergency response team. In a seventeen minute p....
9/11 (SEPTEMBER 11) Sept 11th
Post- September 11 Security: Securing a safer America
September 11, 2001 is a day that will forever be synonymous with American welfare. America had always viewed itself as an unstoppable nation. The American Government has long prided itself on the ability to maintain the constant flow of ....
A Better Life through Exercise and Proper Nutrition
A Better Life
Joshua Wilkinson
Utilizing Information in College Writing Com 125
Instructor Melissa Simms-Powell
August 05, 2007
Within the last few decades th....
A carrer in the field of nursing
Thesis: A career in the field of nursing has a wide variety of different positions and is
worth the hard work a person puts into it.
There are thousands of different job opportunities throughout the world. Most of
these jobs have branches that give a person even more opportunities. Alth....
A John Deere Legacy
A John Deere Legacy
Introduction
When assessing the real bottom-line success of this famous company, the obvious conclusion is that without the foundation of strong, basic values, any success would have been fleeting and it would never have endured. John Deeres amazing longevity and prosperity....
a literary interpretation of hills like white elephants
A Literary Interpretation of Hills Like White Elephants
In Hills Like White Elephants, Hemingway writes about a couple that struggles in making a decision that will permanently define their futures. The couple discusses whether or not the girl should have an abortion. In this story, Hemin....
A Rising Epidemic in Child Obesity
A Rising Epidemic in Child Obesity
Child obesity is and has been for quite some time now a serious problem throughout the industrialized world. It is a physical and social struggle, predominately in the United States, which has grasped many people by the throat, granting th....
A Southern Perspective on the American Civil War
The aftermath of any war can be very tricky, when it comes to resolving issues between the parties involved. In the American Civil War, the Confederate army lost to the Union army, who then occupied the South. The differences between the American Civil War and most other wars are, that the South ke....
Abercrombie and Fitch Research
Research Purpose
The project that our group has chosen to explore is concerning the Abercrombie
and Fitch clothing company. More specifically, the recent issues and cases that have brought against them regarding racial hiring issues and the boundaries that they have chosen in promoting sex ....
abolition and prevention
Through the progression and evolution of the world and North America people have been doing things they knew were wrong but did nothing to stop it. Slavery in the new world was no different, colonists and settlers knew that rejecting the rights of all men and preventing freedom for a certain pop....
Abortion
In 1973, the Supreme Court’s decision made it possible for women to get safe, legal abortions from well-trained medical surgeons, and therefore led to dramatic decreases in pregnancy-related injury and death (“abortion”). Now there is a new proposal to close abortion clinics. This ....
Abortion
In 1973, the Supreme Courts decision made it possible for women to get safe, legal abortions from well-trained medical surgeons, and therefore led to dramatic decreases in pregnancy-related injury and death (abortion). Now there is a new proposal to close abortion clinics. This proposal takes ....
Abortion
In 1973, the Supreme Courts decision made it possible for women to get safe, legal abortions from well-trained medical surgeons, and therefore led to dramatic decreases in pregnancy-related injury and death (abortion). Now there is a new proposal to close abortion clinics. This proposal takes ....
abortion
This paper will attempt to discuss the moral issues and dilemmas surrounding abortion. In discussing the moral issues of this subject matter it is only natural to also discuss the legal aspects of it as well. First a description of what abortion is will be offered. A brief history of the legaliza....
Abortion Clinics Should Not be Closed in the USA
In 1973, the Supreme Court’s decision made it possible for women to get safe, legal abortions from well-trained medical surgeons, and therefore led to dramatic decreases in pregnancy-related injury and death (“abortion”). Now there is a new proposal to close abortion clinics. This ....
Abortion: Pro-Life or Pro-Choice?
Abortion: Pro-Life or Pro-Choice?
Is abortion right or wrong? Life never seems to have any areas that are in black and white, only gray. Some issues, like abortion, tend to provide us with more gray areas than others. Many people have debated over abortion and have expressed their feelings that i....
Academic Paper: The Glass Menagerie.
Academic Paper: The Glass Menagerie.
The American playwright and also Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas Lanier Tennessee Williams introduced this piece of art in the 40s. The Glass Menagerie is perhaps his best-known play, which won the New York Critic circle when it was presented. This play illus....
ADHD: Is your child's behavior normal?
According to Michael Fumento, the old saying Boys will be boys is now known as Boys will be medicated. In addition, Fumento believes the old lost my homework excuse is now My child has ADHD (1). Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is defined by Paula Anne Ford-Martin as a....
Adult ADHD and Comorbid Anxiety
ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. This psychological disorder started out as a mere counterpart of ADD, which stands for Attention Deficit Disorder. ADHD is a well-recognized condition that is distinguished by inattention, hyperactivity, impulsiveness, or a combination. The c....
Adversity Gives Birth to Healing
Adversity Gives Birth to Healing
As wars go, Vietnam is the one that will always stand out. Because of its enduring service as a mark in international government communication and the movies and books it set off, the Vietnam War still dwells in the psyche of Americans. (Wintle)
Perhaps the ma....
Affirmative Action
Many upcoming high school graduates have aspirations of continuing his or her education at a major university. In order to become accepted into a college of ones choice, he or she must dedicate time and efforts to obtain the grades required. People have been taught that through ....
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND ADA
In 1964, the Civil Rights Act and other antidiscrimination laws eliminated most of the obvious discriminatory practices in the workplaces of America; however, there has been a strong resistance to the enforcement of these laws. Discriminatory employment practices are becoming more understated and mo....
african americans in the civil war
African Americans In The Civil War
The research topic is African Americans in the Civil War and the part they played. One of the resources that strike this topic is the movie Glory that is based on a certain black regiment that fought during the Civil War. The main things that are being looked....
Alcohol dependence and rationale for prevention
This assignment aims to evaluate current theoretical explanations that are relevant to the field of addiction and to explore the reasons and intentions behind various prevention programmes for hazardous drinkers. There are many different types of theoretical explanations and models relating to addic....
Alumina Paper
Alumina is unwillingly, learning about the hardships of repetition. For the second time in 5 years, they have found themselves in the middle of an environmental violation. The only difference is the first one found during a regular EPA inspection, and the second one derived from a costly mistake. Th....
America and Her Man
America and Her Man
The ways in which America has been portrayed in literature and cinema have always been critically analyzed and have often led to conflicting feelings by readers and viewers about the characteristics of America and Her man. These portrayals, however, have a ....
America As An Empire
Argumentative Research Paper:
America as an Empire
America, a nation built upon the values of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, has been referred to as the most powerful country in the world. While some people praise the U.S. for this great triumph, others resent it. And despite th....
America's Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb
Perhaps the most controversial and heavily scrutinized issue of the twentieth century was President Harry Trumans decision to unleash atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the summer of 1945. While the sequence of events preceding that fateful summer morning of August 6,1945 are fully understood....
American Constitution and Business
The American Constitution is the ultimate law of the United States. No other laws created are equal to that of the constitution. The constitution is supreme over everything. The constitution was designed to be able to keep up with the times, it is broad so that it can evolve and still stand years an....
American Diabetes Association
Based on the 2011 National Diabetes Fact Sheet, "8.3% of the population [has] diabetes" . Diabetes is a disease caused by the pancreas's inability to produce insulin . Diabetes is classified by three categories: type 1, type 2, and gestational. The key to leading a healthy life is to learn....
American Dream
The American Dream
The American Dream, what is your definition of it? Does it involve money? Does it involve love? Does it involve healthiness? People have different definitions of what they would prefer in their American Dream. First of all, I will define American Dream. The American Drea....
American fine Arts
American Fine Arts 1945-1970
By: Anonymous
PREFACE: Art during the mid-twentieth century contained some of the most important changes art history. These explosive times were counter-balanced with explosive popular culture. More historical events, abrupt changes, and turbulence occurred from th....
American Government
In this essay I will give a short history of the government in United States of America (U.S.). Then I will describe each of the three branches of government in the U.S. and the relationship between them. In principle, the U.S. is a democratic republic, they govern themselves by choosing their leade....
American History
Early in American History, before and during the Revolutionary War,the British taxed the American People with taxes such as: The Stamp Act, The Sugar Act and the Townshed Act. After the war, the trade with Brittan stopped. The Americans started trading with the French because they were their allies....
American National Consciousness
After the American Revolution, an immense sense of national consciousness emerged. Americans, mainly politicians, believed that for their country to be independent, a language peculiar to the inhabitants of the newly-born nation must exist. Changes in the English vocabulary were stimulated by c....
American Revolution
Among the many complex factors that contributed to instigating the American Revolution, two stand out most clearly: Englands imposition of taxation on the colonies and the failure of the British to gain consent of those being governed, along with the military measures England took on the colon....
American Revolution
Causes of the American Revolution
The Great War in which England fought against France from 1756 to 1763 was what originally precipitated the American Revolution. This war forced Parliament to establish several new taxes or Acts such as the Tea Act, the Sugar Act, the Townshend Act, the Stamp Act....
American Revolution
Causes of the American Revolution
Around the mid 18th century many causes were created which lead to dissatisfaction between the colonies. Many differences in life were developed in these colonies which eventually lead to the American Revolution. The American Revolution was the war in which A....
American Revolution
The American Revolution
The American Revolution took place between 1497 and 1789. During this time frame America was created. There were not the continental states and Hawaii and Alaska as we know it today. There were thirteen colonies. It started in 1497 whe....
American Revolution
The American Revolution was a humongous affect on the US and the world now a day. The American Revolution happened because lots of people in England at the time believed in different Thoughts in Christianity Like: (Protestants, Catholics etc ) so they went to an empty land which had a group of peop....
American Revolution Essay
The 1500s brought the age of exploration in several Western European countries. The nations began with sending ships off in search of treasure but gradually that developed into the colonization of the new lands that had discovered. Although the English were not the first to set up colonies in....
American System Balanced or Not?
The American System Balanced or Not?
Henry Clays American system does not balance both Hamilton's and Jefferson's vision for the economy going more towards Hamiltons view. The American system proposed by Henry clay was an economic plan for the United States that consisted of a high tariff on E....
American/French Revolution
Two of the greatest Revolutions that occurred between the late 1700's through the mid- 1800's, is the American Revolution and the French Revolution. The American was a huge turning point in American history, and the French Revolution was one of the most important events in the history of the world.....
Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act has a section devoted to nothing but practices by employers regarding the treatment of applicants and on staff workers based on their physical condition or any health problems they may have. Some of the disabilities included are vision, hearing, motion, or mental....
Americas involvement in World War Two
When war broke out , there was no way the world could possibly know the severity of this guerre. Fortunately one country saw and understood that Germany and its allies would have to be stopped. America’s Involvement in World War two not only contributed in the eventual downfall of the insane A....
An American Crisis: Gulf War Syndrome
Imagine a soldier that is willing to die for his country in the Persian Gulf region, so that Americans could pay less for petroleum products in the Gulf, the soldier serves his country, with honor, loyalty, and dignity. In an attempt to win the war, Saddam Hussein launches a chemical attack on Ameri....
An Analytical Essay on Selected Poems by Anne Bradstreet
Anne Dudley Bradstreet epitomizes a puritan, an American woman, and a poet. As the puritan, she seems to struggle with her worldliness, as the American she took a lively interest in the contemporary scene, as a woman she argues against the aspersions cast upon her sex, and as the poet she trans....
an overview of english learning in china
AN ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH LEARNING IN CHINA
1. In today's increasingly globalized world, English has become the unrivaled lingua franca of the world. In our age of globalization, Fishman's remark that "the sun never sets on the English language" rings truer than ever. With the third millennium we find....
An Uncertain Future: The Damaging Effect of Celebrity on our Mental, Physical, and Democratic Health
An Uncertain Future:
The Damaging Effect of Celebrity on our Mental, Physical, and Democratic Health
It is everywhere we go. It permeates every life decision we make. It has taken a stronghold on core American democratic values. Over the last 20 years the celebrity phenomenon has exponentially ....
Analysis of 'The Gettysburg Address'
In the early days of the United States, loyalty to ones state often took precedence over loyalty to ones country. The Union was considered a voluntary compact entered into by independent, sovereign states for as long as it served their purpose to be so joined (Encarta). Neither the North nor....
Analysis of a Health Care Delivery System Paper
Analysis of a Health Care Delivery System
Oliver L. Avery, III
Introduction
In this writing, we will analyze family-centered care and the pediatricians role in a health care delivery system. This paper will describe the health care delivery system....
Analysis: The American Perspective On Hackers
The issue of public information has always been a controversy in our world. One of our country’s founding arguments was based on the necessity of free speech and free information. Many now believe that our government is being overly restrictive on information, blocking and controlling some asp....
Animal Rights/Experimentation
Opponents feel that animal testing is not required for biomedical research, is cruel and inhuman and leads to the needless suffering and death of millions of animals. According to a 1995 survey commissioned by the Associated Press, two-thirds of Americans agree with the statement, An anima....
Anorexia
Accessing Healthcare Web quest: Anorexia
Body image is the constant perception a person has of their body. This perception is often altered by societal demands and through the struggle to obtain the "ideal" look. The level of importance a person holds in regard to their body changes is ba....
Anorexia and Bulimia
"I'm Just Dying to Be Thin:" Anorexia and Bulimia
In today's society, especially in western civilization, there is an ever-growing emphasis on what is considered the "ideal" physical appearance. The once desired look of a healthy and well maintained body has been overshadow....
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa
In a society where almost everyone you see is thin or seem to have the perfect body, it is very difficult or frustrating to someone who is heavy, big boned or slightly overweight. You see magazines; movies, models, and celebrities with bodies you would like to have, or try to hav....
Anthrax Attacks in America of late 2001
The anthrax attacks resulted in a shocking spread in America effecting society including its victims. The attack in U.S.A. was significant for the government to get the spread under control before anyone else could get infected. This also affected health and medicine because doctors had to find an a....
Antisocial Personality Disorders Psychopathy and Conduct Disorder
Abstract
The Idea of a criminal personality type was first discussed by Philippe Pinel, an 18th century psychiatrist, who was concerned about patterns of behavior that were marked by a complete lack of remorse and restraint. However it was not until 1941, when Checkley described 16 criteria based o....
ANXIETY
Anxiety is one of the most common feelings of humankind. Individuals may experience some form of anxiety ranging from mild to panic and can be situational. What is anxiety you may ask? It is a feeling of uneasiness that activates the autonomic nervous system in response to a vague, nonspecific threa....
Are We Winning the War on Cancer?
Are We Winning the War on Cancer?
In the American society, cancer is the disease most feared by the majority of people within the U.S. Cancer has been known and described throughout history. In the early 1990s nearly 6 million cancer cases and more than 4 million deaths have been reported....
Argumentative essay on great gatsby
The Great Gatsby
There have been many themes discussed in the novel, honesty, vision and the American Dream. The American Dream is a central theme in F. Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby. It is best defined as the quest for enormous wealth and material objects; similarly, those who pursue thi....
Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller was born in 1915. This American playwright, novelist, and film writer is considered one of the major dramatists of 20th-century American theater. Arthur Miller was born in New York City on October 17, 1915. His father ran a small coat-manufacturing business that failed ridiculously dur....
Arthur Millers Failures and Success with Death of a Salesman
In Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller wrote the play to point out the ways of how one person thinks. In the play, he mainly uses Willy Loman to demonstrate examples of what goes on his mind during the day. Willy seemed successful at first being a salesman but as you get into the inner workings of hi....
Articles of Confederation vs US Constitution
In the history of the United States of America, our government has been defined by two very important documents. These documents were the brainchildren of groundbreaking men. By reflecting on all governments of the past, they laid forth an impressive hodgepodge of ideas that would lead the way to wh....
Asian American Dream
Three Ingredients in Achieving the Asian American Dream
The reality of the American Dream is the driving passion in most Americans regardless of age, sex, and cultural background. Some would say the American Dream is to buy and own a home, but it's so much more! The American Dream is really so n....
Assault On Democracy
Avram Noam Chomsky began his career as a semanticist, a person who diligently searches out language in order to better reveal its meaning. It is from here that Chomsky gains the ground towards becoming a world scholar in politics, as for someone who skillfully fractures language to uncover the int....
Assisted Suicide
To sanction the taking of innocent human life is to contradict a primary purpose of law in an ordered society. A law or court decision allowing assisted suicide would demean the lives of vulnerable patients and expose them to exploitation by those who feel they are better off dead. Such a policy w....
Atkins Nutritionals
Atkins Nutritionals Strategy
Overweight and obese people have become a large portion of our society. Diet foods will be a large part of the American market for many years to come. The market for weight loss supplements is steadily increasing every year; the question is whether the Atkins product....
atomic bomb
World War 2 Atomic Bomb
On August 6 and 9, 1945, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by the first atomic bombs used in war....
Australian-Asian relations
Change in Australia
At the end of the Vietnam War it would have been easy for Australia to retreat into a policy of isolating itself further from Asia. The old perception of Australia as an essentially European country (rather than a Pacific one), could have reasserted itself in the face of defeat....
autism
Autism
Autism or PPD (pervasive developmental disorder) is defined by the Columbia encyclopedia as a rare neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by the inability to relate to and perceive the environment in a realistic manner. The onset of the disorder is in infancy or early childhood....
Automobile History
History of the American Automobile
The American automobile industry is arguably the most significant achievement of the twentieth century. This achievement has shaped American industry, the countrys landscape and culture. The giants who built our automobile industry came from Americas Farms,....
Bank Failure
Introduction
The Majority of failed bank resolutions worked out by the FDIC from 1980 to 2000 were accomplished using the most common approach was the purchase and assumption method (P&A) in which the insure auction some of the failed institutions assets as well as the obligation to assume som....
Bartleby
"Strangely huddled at the base of the wall, his knees drawn up, and lying on his side, his head touching the cold stones, I saw the wasted Bartleby. I felt his hand, when a tingling shiver ran up my arm and down my spine to my feet" (1173).
Bartelby the Scrivener died of sadness, feeling trapped ....
Baseball: A mulitnational sport
BASEBALL: A MULTI-NATIONAL SPORT
Baseball is an extremely popular sport in many countries throughout the world. It is Americas favorite pastime and a lot of its current players are from foreign countries; most from Latin America. Baseball has been played in Latin American countries for many ....
Basel II
Introduction
Basel ¢ñ was established in 1988 by Basel Committee (BCBS) in Switzerland. BCBS was primarily formed as a response to the failure of Hersatt Bank in Germany in 1974. As a result the committee had then published a framework which sets out minimal capital requirements for banks. Bas....
Basketball
An out-line of the event or sportA brief out line of basketball is it is a game played with a pumped round ball between two teams of five players each on a rectangular court. In professional or minor competition basketball is usually played indoors, but it does not need to be. Each team tries to sco....
Basketball
An out-line of the event or sport A brief out line of basketball is it is a game played with a pumped round ball between two teams of five players each on a rectangular court. In professional or minor competition basketball is usually played indoors, but it does not need to be. Each team tries to sc....
Basketball
An out-line of the event or sport
A brief out line of basketball is it is a game played with a pumped round ball between two teams of five players each on a rectangular court. In professional or minor competition basketball is usually played indoors, but it does not need to be. Each team tries to....
Basketball
An out-line of the event or sport
A brief out line of basketball is it is a game played with a pumped round ball between two teams of five players each on a rectangular court. In professional or minor competition basketball is usually played indoors, but it does not need to be. Each team t....
Basketball
An out-line of the event or sport
A brief out line of basketball is it is a game played with a pumped round ball between two teams of five players each on a rectangular court. In professional or minor competition basketball is usually played indoors, but it does not need to be. Each team tries to....
Battle of Gettysburg
The American Civil War was fought over cultural, social, and economical beliefs that
divided the nation. The war set father against son, brother against brother, and American
against American. The Civil War was a violent, devastating war that claimed the lives of
over 620,000 men on both sides....
Battle of Midway
During World War II, the Pacific Campaign was highly contested. It seemed that whoever controlled the seas of Southeast Asia controlled the balance of power in the area. In an effort to fully gain control of the Pacific, the Japanese and American naval forces met on the high seas in early June of 1....
Battle Of New Orleans
"The Battle of New Orleans"
A clean and maintained area cared for by groundskeepers with occasional visitors and battle reenactments is what now remains at the once bloody and violent battleground located in Chalmette, LA. The Battle of New Orleans took place on January 8, 1815 and....
Battle of saratoga
The battle of Saratoga in September and October 1777 was a decisive American victory resulting in the surrender of an entire British army invading Saratoga New York from Canada during the American Revolution (the battle of Saratoga). The battle of Saratoga was actually two battles (The Battle of Fre....
Battle of the bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was an important fight because it was one that could have turned World War II around for the Germans. The Battle of the Bulge took place on December 16 1944. The Germans mobilized the last chance they had to win the war. The Germans wanted to cut the American forces in to two....
Battle of the Bulge - A World War 2 Battle
The World War Two was a very severe war. There were many battles that were fought during it. One of the biggest land battles was Battle of the Bulge. (http://helios.) The battle took place on December 16, 1944 under cover a very dense fog which was very difficult for the army to see. (Danzer e....
Battle Royale
The Anatomy of a Short Story: Battle Royal
In magazines, newspapers, collectives, and other methods of creative output, through the years, the short story has been a vehicle to convey mood and message. Sure, there are other methods of making people think and feel, but for some, there is nothing ....
Beauty of nature might influenced by biology
The American Heritage Dictionarys first definition of art is human effort to imitate, supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature. As the divine creator, Christ is the maker of nature. He is often times referred to as the divine artist. I think when we talk about Christ as the ultimate ....
Behavioral Testing to Gain Employment
Effective Persuasive Writing Com/110
Carmen Jones
Western International University
Behavioral Testing to Gain Employment
Behavioral Testing to Gain Employment
While behavioral tests are a valuable tool used i....
Benjamin Franklin -- Living the
Benjamin Franklin Living the American Dream
I was not discouragd by the seeming Magnitude of the Undertaking, as I have always thought that one Man of tolerable Abilities may work great Changes, & accomplish great Affairs among Mankind, if he first forms a good Plan, and, cutting off al....
Berlin Wall
"The deprivation of human rights which the Berlin Wall represented had twisted and perverted the lives in striking ways" (Heller 212).
The Berlin wall was built to keep citizens of East Berlin from leaving their country in search of a better life for themselves and their
family. The Communist b....
big brother is watch you
Is Big Brother Intervening?
Can you imagine your privacy coming to a complete end? Did anyone actually think after reading Orwells 1984 that our lives could one day end up that way? What would you do if you found out that every cell phone conversation, every text message and internet site....
biodiesel
Fuel sources have been present on this great Earth since the beginning of time, but throughout history we have witnessed advances in technology that have given us the ability to store, transport, and burn fuel for energy. In 1898 Rudolph Diesel, a German inventor became famous for his discovery of a....
Biodiesel: is it worth considering?
In the late 1890s, a man by the name of Rudolph Diesel invented a new fuel for stronger vehicles with the environment in mind. This new fuel was diesel, and originally the engines were designed to run on refined vegetable oils such as soybean oil. Over three-hundred years have passed, and the use ....
Bipolar Disorder
Everyone has days where they are feeling a bit gloomy or unhappy about their life and also days when they feel cheerful and lighthearted. However, there are some people who tend to have extravagant mood swings. For example, in one-moment an individual might feel as though they can do anything and ....
Bipolar Disorder in Teens and Children
Everyone has ups and downs in their mood; such as, happiness, sadness, and anger are normal emotions and an essential part of everyday life. In contrast, bipolar disorders a medical condition in which people have mood swings out of proportion, or totally unrelated, to things going on in their lives.....
Bloom's Taxonomy
Daniel 1
Emily Daniel
DSPM 0800 PRN
Donna Szymczak
April 24, 2006
Although developed in the heyday of behaviorism, Blooms Taxonomy has proven itself a flexible and enduring structure to help define the parameters of the constructivist classroom, lend rigor to the teaching of critical t....
Blue Jeans, the Ultimate American Icon
Gold was discovered in California in 1849. This resulted in more than eighty thousand Americans rushing to California. The pioneering spirit spread and by 1890, the Wests population reached nearly 17 million. The west became the most racially diverse part of the country. All were in search of a ....
Bones of Contention
Bones of Contention
Allison Vasquez
Introduction to Archaeology
ANTH 334-01
April 30th, 2005
Archaeology was rocked to its core on November 16th, 1990 when the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) was signed into law. This act gave c....
Bootlegging
In 1920 the 18th Amendment was passed, making the transportation, ownership, and manufacturing of alcohol illegal. With the passing of the amendment, the demand for alcohol increased. This demand was met with the introduction of bootlegging, the illegal transportation and manufacturing of alcohol. T....
Borderline Personality Disorder
Thesis Statement
Borderline Personality Disorder is a psychological abnormity that affects 10 to 13 percent of the gross population. In the research paper I plan to define the disorder, describe the etiology and signs and symptoms, reference the diagnosis, which will validate the treatment, thou....
Born on the 4th of July
Born on the Fourth of July
Tom Cruise stars in this true story about a Vietnam veteran who had to overcome obstacles of the war and the American public. This is an inspiring movie regarding his struggle with coping with the war, and spreading his voice throughout the country.
The beginning take....
Bosnia and Serbia
Historically and politically, the Bosnians and the Russians are a perfect match.This history started in the middle of the first thousand years A.D. when the tribes called the Southern Slavs migrated into the southeast area of Europe known as the Balkans. The Slav people as they are known, were separ....
Boston Massacre: Cause of the American Revolution
The Boston Massacre played a significant role in the outcome of the Revolutionary War. The Boston Massacre was the main reason why the Revolutionary War started because after the Boston Massacre, people realized that the British were not there to help them, but rather to destroy their liberty. The m....
Boston Massacre: The Beginning of Independence
Boston Massacre: The Beginning of Independence
Boston was a very uneasy town throughout the 1770's. This got worse as time went on, until it erupted into bloodshed. What was it that built up this hatred and what sparked this massacre?The Boston Massacre solved many problems for the Americans. For....
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions, by Kurt Vonnegut, was published in the year 1973. This was the year in which the United States withdrew from Vietnam and the Senate began its investigation of the Watergate scandal that was to result in the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon. Many people were beginnin....
Breast augmentation
Breast augmentation has become a major concern, especially in the American Society. After all the roots of the first silicon prosthesis started in Las Vegas. The first use of silicone was immediately followed by World War II, when doctors in Japan and Las Vegas began injecting the substances to enl....
Breast Milk Is the Best
Breast Milk Is the Best.
Mammals have adapted a special technique for nursing newborn offspring, which distinguishes them from other animal species. Without breast-milk from the mother, these newborns could not survive. Humans have ada....
Bridges to Nowhere - Money Wasted
I. Introduction: The Bridge Project:
Two bridges were planned to be built in Alaska, the Gravina Island Bridge which would connect Ketchikan to Gravina Island and the Don Youngs Way bridge (former known as the Knick Arms Bridge) which would connect Anchorage to Port MacKenzie. The co....
British & American Stratagy during the American Revolution
British and American strategy during the American
Revolution, comparative strengths and weaknesses, major theaters of
operations and the consequences of the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
One of the most profoundly studied struggles in American History was the
American Revolution. It was seen as a wa....
Buddhism and the American Hospice Movement
Buddhism
and the
American Hospice Movement
The fear of death follows from the fear of life.
A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
~ Mark Twain
While I thought that I was learning how to live,
I have been learning how to die.
~Leonardo Da Vinci
The only thing ....
Business Analysis Paper for Heineken Holding N.V.
Introduction
Heineken, a global brewing giant, sells its namesake beer in the easily recognized green bottles in just about every country on the planet. Heineken owns and manages one of the worlds leading portfolios of beer brands and is one of the worlds leading brewers in terms of sales....
Business Communications
Business and Communications
When someone mentions the word communication, ones thoughts turn to a newspaper, the radio, television, or another more common means of mass-type communication. One does not usually make the connection between communication and other institutions such as business. Good....
California State Standards 11.1.2
In 1773 the British told the British East India Company it could send tea to America without paying the taxes. All other tea traders still had to pay a tax. The Americans refused to buy any tea and refused to unload the tea from the British ships in the American ports. About fifty men from the Sons ....
Capital Punishment
Justice can not be served until the debate on capital punishment isresolved and all states have come to agree that the death penalty is thebest way to stop crime completely. "The bottom line is, one method of execution is just as brutal andas barbaric as the next," says Mr. Breedlove of the Nationa....
Capital Punishment
POSITION PAPER(Death penalty)Is capital punishment just? The death penalty is a controversial issue for most people. Supporters claim that it eliminates repeat offenders, deters potential murderers and is the ultimate retribution. Opponents denounce it as murder, say that it does not cause deterr....
Capital Punishment
Capital Punishment
Capital punishment was established in this country many years ago to punish those members of society which have committed horrendous crimes against fellow citizens and in a way to give the family of the victims a sense of peace. Various forms of capital and corporal punishment ....
Capital Punishment
Capital Punishment
Capital punishment was established in this country many years ago to punish those members of society which have committed horrendous crimes against fellow citizens and in a way to give the family of the victims a sense of peace. Various forms of capital and corporal punishment ....
capital punishment
Capital Punishment2
Capital Punishment
By: Ryan Koder
Capital punishment has been a cause for debate for many years, and people continue to disagree on the topic. A battle rages between Americans who are fighting for a safe and just world, and those who want to abolish the dea....
Capitalism
Margaret L. Andersen and Howard F. Taylor stated in their Sociology: Understand a Diverse Society October 8, 2001, the four hundred richest Americans have a total net worth that exceeds the gross domestic product of the entire nation of China. The wealthiest 1 percent own 38 percent of l net wor....
Case Analysis: Changing Japan by Henri-Claude de Bettignies
Globalization has made cross-border business deals more common than ever. But, every day, deals are jeopardized or lost when foreign associates are offended by Americans unaware of other countries' customs, culture or manners
Selecting the right person for a foreign assignment is critical for suc....
Causes for the withdrawal of U.S troops from Vietnam
Causes for the withdrawal of U.S troops from Vietnam
By 1973 the U.S finally ended their involvement with Vietnam, mainly due to the lack of military success and the increasing number of protests from the Vietnamese public. However there are other short and long term reasons to contribute to t....
Causes of Correctional System Corruption
The purpose of our correctional system is well defined, the jobs the officers in our correctional system are defined, and the way the institutions that are included in our correctional system, are to be run are well defined. So why is there evidence of misconduct and corruption at eve....
causes of obesity
The epidemic crisis of obesity touches members of all social spectra in the continental United States of America. People in variety of age stages late adulthood, middle adulthood, early adulthood, adolescence, the middle childhood, or early childhood; all get involved in the sphere of obesity. This ....
Causes of the American Revolution
Throughout the eighteenth century, conflict mounted between the American colonists and the British homeland. Taxation was indeed the most visible issue that led to the Revolution because it was something that effected everyone, it enflamed the masses. Internal and external taxes both were present fo....
censoring the ACLU
Censoring the ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union is very well known for defending the first amendment for the public. Their whole mission is to allow anyone in America the ability to speak their mind, no matter how controversial the subject. An editorial written by the Miami Herald staff has....
Censorship
Sex, Erotica, nude women, three some, these are some keywords for finding pornography on the internet. The censorship ofpornography has a positive affect on the United States of America and is agood thing because pornography leads to crime, pornography has no positiveaffects on society, and censori....
Change of the U S Dollar
The Change of the US Dollar
Abstract
The US dollar is considered one of the most stable in the world. Many developing nations depend on it as the basis for their own currency. However, decreases in key indicators of consumer spending indicate that consum....
childhood obesity
Childhood obesity is a serious public health problem in the United States. Not only does excess weight lead to medical and psychosocial disorders in children, there is a strong link between childhood obesity and adult obesity. Exacerbating the problem are trends in eating patterns favoring more and ....
Childhood Obesity can be stopped
Obesity has become increasingly more prominent in American society. The Unites States has even been termed an overweight nation. Some twenty to thirty percent of American adults are now considered obese (Hwang 1999 and Hirsch et al 1997). With this in mind, Americans constantly look around themselve....
Chinese Immigrants to the U.S.
Human had always moved one place to another, once they lived in an environment you knew really well, and then they moved to another new place which was unfamiliar, this is what we call immigration. Around 1850 to 1940 was the peak when the immigrants all over the world tried to live in America, and ....
Chiropractic Profession
Introduction
Chiropractic is very important in the United States health care system; it is one of the largest forms of alternative medicine used (Kaptchuk, 2000). Chiropractic has been in the United States since the 1890s. It was founded by Daniel David Palmer and his son, Bartlett Joshua Palmer....
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease
Acute Care
Ms. A. McCray
July 13, 2007
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, refers to a group of diseases that cause airflow blockage and breathing-related problems. It includes emphysema and chronic bronc....
Civil rights
Security versus freedom--the either/or of the new millennium--yet the very question indicates a flawed sense of both terms. It sets them up as mutually exclusive when, in fact, they go hand in hand, for can one truly be secure if one is not free? We make such a swap only when we define security as s....
Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement (1954-1965)
There have many different movements that American society has witnessed in its history. One of the most influential movements that had the most impact on American society is the Civil Rights Movement. There were many key actors that were dedicated to bringing c....
Civil War
The Civil War is acknowledged as the greatest war in American history. Known as "The War that Never Ended". Nearly three million fought, and 600,000 died. It was the only war fought on American soil by Americans, and for that reason we have always been fascinated with The Civil War. On April 12, 186....
Clinton: Domestic Programs
PSCI 3040
March 31, 2006
Clinton: Domestic Programs
When Bill Clinton became president he believed he would bring America back to prosperity. He asked the American people t....
Cold War
How And Why Did The Cold War In Europe And Asia Become More Serious During The Period 1961 To 1963?
The Cold War was a conflict between the Communist nations led by the Soviet Union and the democratic nations led by the United States. It was fought by all means i.e. propaganda, economic war, dipl....
Cold War
Abstract
The Cold War happened due to the differences between the United States and the USSR. Through the use of espionage an battle was waged over the spread of communism and anti-missile shields. The Cold War itself ended up being one of the longest running wars in the History of the United Sta....
Cold War - Space Race
War is an event that represents the situation of a state and how it is revolutionized. It introduces new factors that sometimes force nations others to join in the enhancing of ideas. In particular, the new face of the ideological or new age concept was brought up. The United States of America an....
Colonists Feelings of Unity and Identity on the Eve of the American Revolution
As the beginning of the Revolution was coming closer, the colonists had been empowered with strong feelings of unity, which had been fueled when their liberties were being stepped on by the Parliament. Also the colonists had begun to realize that they had a separate identity from England. Particular....
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