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The most dangerous man in america & the Pentagon Papers
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In spite of this assumption, the Pentagon papers revealed that four successive governments had cheated the public over the cause of the vietnam war.... In spite of this assumption, the Pentagon papers revealed that four successive governments had cheated the public over the cause of the vietnam war.... Daniel Ellsberg showed determination and steadfast conscience in releasing the set of classified documents that showed how successive reigns remained unanswerable to the Press, the Congress, and the american people on a war that cost lives and the economy....
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Education in America
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Later on with time, when the american culture fully exposed to me, I do not accept the culture fully as I know that I have to return to my country after completing my job.... As I is Chinese born and my culture, language and traces are completely different from Americans.... This enables me to restrict within a small social group who also belong to Chinese culture.... But still face problem in finding such friends and groups who have Chinese culture and this pressurize me to get involve in this new culture so that life in the future become easy....
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9/11 Terrorist Attacks and the Cold War
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In addition, just like the cold war changed internal policies, the war on terror emanating from 9/11 had similar effects.... In turn, this led to uproar over the impact of culture and religion on global politics such that the war on terrorism bears its base on religion by fighting against the religious groups with extremist views (Pourmokhtari, 2010, pg.... /11 Terrorist Attacks and the Cold War The argument on the impact of the terrorist attacks of September 11 2001 and its political equivalence to the end of the cold war has raged on for long....
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How the Battle of Saratoga Changed the Course of the War
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The Battle of Saratoga accelerated the revolutionary spirit of the Americans and eventually led to american victory in the revolution.... Thesis statement: The Battle of Saratoga (the american Revolution) changed the course of the war (the american War of Independence) because America was able to gain military aid and support from France, Spain and Holland, which eventually led to the transformation of America from a British colony to a democratic nation....
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Why has the New Christian Right been so successful in US politics since the early 1990s
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However, it should be noted that a substantial portion of american population still believe in traditions, customs and religions.... Arab countries cannot think in terms of avoiding religion from their internal politics.... In fact religion controls all the political and administrative activities in countries such as Saudi....
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Statistical Analysis of Pig Growth Rates in Vietnam
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Statistical Analysis of effects of Litter Mortality, Birth Weight, Farm of Origin, Year of Birth on Growth Performance of Pigs in vietnam. ... In vietnam, farmers lack the knowledge to provide adequate conditions of nutrition and weather protection to have a good growth rate average of pigs they raise (Phuoc & Ngoan 2005).... n this study, two western breeds of pigs from Landrace and Yorkshire were monitored in a number of farms in vietnam.... vietnam needs to concentrate its pig farms in farms proved to provide better growing conditions....
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Case Analysis Euro Disney
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The American managers in Euro Disneyland had become unpopular among the community and French workers because most of them did not make the necessary effort required to learn the local language as well as understanding and embracing the local culture.... The French culture is more collective compared to that of the Americans.... The collective culture emphasises on what is best for the group.... The individuality of the French culture was portrayed by the demonstrations and protests that resulted from the change in the rule....
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Management and Culture of a Local City Film Festival
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The paper 'Management and culture of a Local City Film Festival' presents managers of international business corporations and institutions which agree that understanding the nuances and subtleties associated with foreign cultures is an essential aspect of successful operations there.... What has come to be termed as 'culture intelligence' is an important ingredient for running trans-national enterprises and events.... Report on a culture: ...
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Topics in cultural studies
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Work Cited Statue of Liberty The best cultural artifact to represent the United States culture today is the Statue of Liberty.... The statue clearly represents the values by which the United States culture is guided i.... The statue is a symbol of a gift to the United States from people of France, it represents a robed female figure representing the Libertas, Roman goddess of freedom, bearing a torch and a tabula ansata (tablet evoking the law) labeled on it is the inscribed date of the american Declaration of Independence....
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The American Nuclear Disarmament Dilemma
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The decision by President Truman to use of an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima is today seen as one of the more controversial executive orders in american history.... The paper "The american Nuclear Disarmament Dilemma" discusses the atomic bombing of Japan in historical perspective.... Truman, after all, was probably intent on seeking reelection in 1948 and surely did not want to be seen as having allowed the killing of american soldiers whose lives might have been saved....
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Role of Arts in America
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ole of Art in american culture ... american culture is greatly influenced by European and British culture, so is its art.... american culture has variant flavors because of its geographical scale and demographics.... It has always been a part of american culture.... This was the period when American critics started debating on cultural shortcomings, needs and the effect of arts and literature on american society....
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Richard Nixon and the Watergate
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mpact of Watergate scandal on american politics ... he major reason for the Watergate scandal was the vietnam war.... Many political and policy blunders committed by the Nixon administration during the vietnam war and it was necessary for Nixon to keep those things as a political secret.... This term paper "Richard Nixon and the Watergate" focuses on the Watergate incident that has a unique place in american political history....
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Civil War
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american Civil WarV.... Baum Lecture: Abraham Lincoln and the american Union.... The Journal of american History, 1987: 74(3): 863-883.... Proceedings of the american Philosophical Society, 1995: 139(1):1-10.... Civil war – the entry of antislavery issues caused political rivalries as well as polarizing of the country, eventually fueling the prolonged war.... Post Civil war – initiated another issue with regards to the freedom and equality among all citizens of the union....
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Causes of Obesity in the United States of America
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Major Causes of Obesity in the USA The cause and impact of obesity have to encompass the horrendous costs.... This elucidates why the cause and impact of obesity have been influenced by these existence alterations (Priesnitz 8).... Additionally, there is also the culture of working and working without any exercise.... This implies that two thirds of the american populace is overweight.... Obesity is a pandemic in America and various developed nations where over two thirds of the american populace is overweight....
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Americas Rich History
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When we speak of being an american, what do we really mean?... What is it really that we hold true in our hearts as an american?... There is the Liberty Bell, the Washington monument, the american flag, the american bald Eagle; of course George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and many others; even 1 american dollar could be an icon, but among all these, which one does embody America in its truest sense?... The Statue of Liberty was a gift of the people of France to the people of America in the year 1886, a magnificent symbol of their friendship because if it were not for the French army, ships, money and men sent to the american colonies, America could not have won its freedom from the British during the american Revolution....
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American Government
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Of Facts, Importance, and impact of Brown v.... Of Facts, Importance, and impact of Brown v.... Board of Education case significantly ruled in favor of the African american plaintiffs, arguing that racial segregation practiced by Plessy v.... In social purview, the decision made in Brown was essential considering the widespread racial discrimination against the African american or the “Negro” (in Warren's word) prominent in the United States....
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The Native Americans in the 18th and 19th Centuries
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These schools taught Christianity to the Indian children instead of their native religions, restricted them from speaking their native languages and in several other ways coerced them to desert their Indian identity thereby adopting European-american culture.... By tradition, the Cherokees had lived in the southern Appalachians villages – present day northeastern Alabama, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, northern Georgia, western North Carolina, West Virginia, and Virginia where they had developed a culture based on fishing, hunting, and farming....
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The Early Inhabitants of the Americas
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Countries like England, Portugal, and France were envious of Spain on the great wealth it got from the american and this led to the fight for control of the colonial lands.... The last of the war, the Yamasee war marked the end of the militancy of the Native Americans in the South....
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Culture Diversity: How Marriage in the US Differ from Japan
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In the paper 'culture Diversity: How Marriage in the US Differ from Japan' the author analyzes the American and the Japanese wedding ceremonies.... culture Diversity: How marriage in the U.... Each culture and its society lays down some rules regarding marriage and the members of that particular culture are expected to follow those rules.... Here, the key issue is, as America and Japan have distinct culture and traditions different from one another, the American marriage ceremony and the Japanese marriage ceremony have many differences....
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Role of African Americans in Film
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The very idea of a white person telling the story of black oppression in the american south wherein the stories protagonist is also white could be considered insensitive.... C) As a final example, in modern cinema one could make the argument that in Tyler Perry's film franchises, African-american actors are often cross dressing, moreover many characters are simple minded....
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Cultural Economy Policy
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Economic impact of Arts and Culture in Victoria.... Economic impact of the Victorian Arts and Cultural Sector.... This paper ''Cultural Economy Policy'' tells that culture involves a range of activities such as sport, arts, archaeology, heritage, and so forth.... culture is about how people feel and think and how they entertain themselves as well as communicate with each other.... culture is about the stimulation of ideas and celebrating the past, current, and future....
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Slave Narratives of American Slaves
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However, he successfully bought his rights and privileges and started working as a merchant and a traveler in several regions such as United Kingdom, Artic, american colonies, etc.... ontribution in Freeing american SlavesAfter earning his freedom, Equiano went back to London for two caused.... He was also an active member in the Seven Year's war.... Although Equiano was given special attention, he was not awarded for his services, which he had provided in war....
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Myth and Our Modern Western Culture
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he movie could be described as a myth where as it tries to teach the viewers the real american culture (western culture) the movie explores the ways of speaking, the humor, the ways of dining, the extent of religious beliefs in Americans, the level of freedom, the types of cloth people wear, different types of people present in the US and some more cultural facts of the United States.... The paper "Myth and Our Modern Western culture" describes that most films produced to show the myth of their originating cultures....
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Organisational Behaviour (Corporate Social Responsibility and National Culture)
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Role of Corporate Social Responsibility and National culture on BreadTalk Operations By Institution 18th, January, 2013 Introduction Corporate social responsibility is the resolution by a company to take responsibility of the effects that its operations of the company may affect the environment and or impact on the social welfare.... Although the company operates in different culture, the adequate understanding of the issues that arise from cultural differences has enabled BreadTalk expand rapidly in different countries....
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A Triumph for America as a Threat to the Rest
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It amounts to a global conquest of american culture and way of life, considering that language serves not only as a medium of communication but also as a repository of national identity, culture, and even body politic.... It amounts to a global conquest for american culture and way of life, considering that language serves not only as medium of communication but also as repository of national identity, culture and even body politic.... McDonald's is of course synonymous with America and as McDonald's stores saturate the planet and find enthusiastic acceptance everywhere, it promotes American values and culture and fortifies its position as a world power....
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The Cold War and Ray Bardbury's Fahrenheit 451
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By illustrating censorship as a phenomenon that emerges from culture itself, the author expresses a concern that the evolution of the media is as good as a totalitarian regime in the suppression of free speech.... This culture does not seem to accommodate a broad range of self-expression.... The dystopian novel is set in a large futuristic american city that has suffered heavily from dictatorship and suppression of the mind through censorship....
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Black Cuban, Black American: A Memoir Under Review
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“Differences in language and culture became formidable impediments to full integration of black Cubans within the black American community” (11), Grillo says.... o achieve this jump from their birth culture into the culture of the land in which they lived, Grillo indicated could only occur through the assistance of a village of older members of the black American community who recognized in the younger Cubans the possibility for advancement of the entire social system....
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First Fifty Years of American Cinema
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The film's depiction of the Civil War and various aspects surrounding it represents an american culture coming to terms with its conflicted past.... The film's depiction of the Civil War and various aspects surrounding it represents an american culture coming to terms with its conflicted past.... Elements of the film have transcended the film landscape and have come to be reflective of the entirety of american culture.... Eisenstein's use of montage has had an indelible impact on american filmmaker's, with both Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola stating the tremendous influence Eisenstein had on their work....
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HIV/AIDs as related to African Americans
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded a cluster of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (now still classified as PCP but known to be caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii) in five homosexual men in Los Angeles (Gottlieb.... ... ... Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is defined as a set of symptoms and infections resulting from the damage to the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (Wiess 1993). ...
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National Culture and Management
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The paper "National culture and Management" discusses that culture has emerged as an important issue in international business and contemporary business dynamics as the workforce increasingly comprises of pee coming from diverse se backgrounds of cultures, races, and, nationalities.... The article 'National culture and Management' gives pertinent insight into the role of national culture within the broader precinct of business imperatives which may involve expansion across geographical boundaries....
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The Role of Propaganda in Photography
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ugust 1945, Japan surrendered power and led to the Democratic Republic of vietnam (DRV).... He is a rebellion symbol in today's culture.... But he is popular in today's culture and a symbol that many people look up to.... The american community loves gruesome pictures that speak of drama and violence (‘photojournalism', 2012) hence this may influence which pictures are shown for public view. ... his american clergy man, activist, and leader within the African american Civil Rights Movement; Martin Luther King Jr....
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Hollywood Early Example of Asian Culture in Broken Blossoms
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urahashi, Y 2013, Asian american culture on Stage: The History of the East West Players, New York: Routledge. ... The paper "Hollywood Early Example of Asian culture in Broken Blossoms" states that foreign cultures such as Asian or African cultures were rare.... HOLLYWOOD'S EARLY EXAMPLE OF ASIAN culture IN BROKEN BLOSSOMS By Introduction When Hollywood was born in the early 1900s, most of the produced films were made based on western ideas.... In this 1900s, Hollywood did not offer Asian culture much positivity in their movies....
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Culture and globalisation
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For this purpose, I will be summarizing the arguments of the political theorist and the author of “Jihad vs McWorld” Benjamin Barber and economist, Cato Review of Bemjamin Barber and Tyler Cowans “Globalization and culture” Debate Notions that take place universally and affect the entire society tend to cause arguments.... First of all, he presents the notion of “theme parking” which is “a kind of diversity but it is the diversity of a theme park” (“Globalization and culture” 9)....
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How Jeeps Won World War II for the Allies
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While the american army had understood the need for a highly mobile all-terrain vehicle.... While the american army had understood the need for a highly mobile all-terrain vehicle for reconnaissance and combat support missions since the First World War, the urgency for developing this battle horse came only when the Axis powers starting winning major victories in Europe.... The american Army asked manufacturers to present them with a prototype vehicle in two months time....
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Healthcare Reform in America
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evelopment of regulation and policy is characterized by some major themes: a mixture of private and public interests, fragmented reform, the involvement of interest groups and the impact of legislators.... This is also coupled with the fact that nowadays; the american public is becoming more interested in these new technologies due to information provided, through advertising and other means, by the pharmaceutical companies themselves. ... ince businesses were the primary insurer for most of the american population, and the other portion of insured citizens were privately insured, an uninsured portion of the population existed, and was growing....
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Tet Offensive through the Eyes of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese
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The paper "Tet Offensive through the Eyes of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese" focuses on lessons learned from the war: it is dangerous to underestimate the ability of the opponents, reaction of the general public is key to the progress that war takes, propaganda is a vital war tool, etc.... However, the communist north decided to stage an offensive in what came to be regarded as the biggest attacks ever, since the Vietnamese war began....
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Administration Audit of Wal-Mart
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culture ... A corporate culture encourages the employees and managers to consider the customer the focus of business.... al-Mart has the image of a friendly, all-american company employing happy workers and smiling greeters who are eager to help and grateful to work at Wal-Mart (Bianchi & Swinney, 2004).... It has restructured the american workforce and consumer behavior (Lavallee & Boyer, 2006).... This way Wal-Mart serves as a vast pipe-line that gives non-US companies direct access to the american market....
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Aging in America
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Interviewees provided details regarding the impact of services across available services, satisfaction with services, and future plans for reforms. ... culture and environment also influence a great deal.... ID: 10916 Order 197051 December 25, 2007 Aging in America Guided by the welfare initiative under the Supreme Court's Olmstead Decision in1999, and a New Freedom Initiative (NFI) in 2001, all american States are expected are modify their respective long term care (LTC) policies to provide comprehensive health care services dedicated to the needs of older Americans....
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Social Welfare, History, Values and Beliefs
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British in particular had greatest impact on american culture due to their close colonial links that fostered widespread use of the English language, use of British legal systems and adoption of general British cultural practices (Axinn & Stern, 2012).... he present day american culture began from as early as the past 10,000 years, upon the arrival of the Paleo-Indian from Europe, Oceania and Asia to establish the current United States.... Besides the influences of consistent principles and ideologies, american culture is also awash with evolved indigenous Latin, Asian and African-American cultures....
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Cultural Biography of a Comb
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It details how an ordinary but somewhat “extraordinary” comb acquired an interesting life history as it went along in the various cultures in which it first originated, made out of one of the most durable natural materials in the world, how it passed from one culture to the next, and how it still is imbued with too much meaning and significance even in today's modern world of plastics.... hese ancient combs are now usually found only in museums as part of their collections in which these combs are considered as works of art, masterpieces or cultural antiques that show how a particular culture regards personal grooming, especially with long hair of women who are naturally anxious to spend a great deal of time combing their hair....
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Health Care in America
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conomy and Protect american Families.... According to its article on The Economic Downturn and its impact on Patient Access, “cutting either is politically difficult.... OLICY impact ... The budget conditions, proposed reforms in health care, and public support have a direct and relevant impact on the status of health care in the country.... A concrete example of a policy impact on health care is the one affecting plasma therapies, to wit: “with Medicaid as a major payer for plasma therapies, and especially clotting factor concentrates, where approximately one-third of the bleeding disorders population is on Medicaid, cuts to Medicaid budgets could affect patient access to therapies....
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How Culture Shapes Our Senses
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The paper "How culture Shapes Our Senses" explores how language and culture affect sensory awareness using 20 different cultural groups around the world.... You Must Be American notes how culture shapes our senses, and the author has used different studies to illustrate the subjects.... It is clear that environment or culture influences people's perception, which in turn shapes their senses.... However, it becomes difficult when one is presented with unfamiliar content, not common to the culture to which one belongs....
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Middle eastern cultures 201
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The culture has graduated itself from the ancient times to a more modern society, where western outfits are a common scene in nations like Egypt and Turkey.... The cultures that exist in the Middle East, a region that spans Southeastern Asia, Southeastern Europe, and Northwestern Africa and which has no clear boundaries may be termed as the ‘Middle Eastern Cultures'....
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The Disuniting of America - Reflections on a Multicultural Society by Arthur Schlesinger
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Schlesinger assertion of merely subscribing to one cultural literary canon alienates others, which is the real threat to american culture that could bring not only national disintegration but also ethnic hostility.... If he is to promote a monocultural America and discourage ethnic awareness, he has to start in the academe because society's perspective about culture and itself will later follow.... Personally, I believe that if America had assumed the monolithic model of culture which Schlesinger advocated in his book The Disuniting of America: Reflections on a Multicultural Society, America will not be the kind of America that it is today, great and strong....
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Positive Impact of Tourism on the Environment
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The paper "Positive impact of Tourism on the Environment" focuses on the fact that it is growing rapidly and most of the national and regional governments encourage the growth of tourism in their countries so as to support the economic growth of their region.... In terms of the impact aspect of pollution, there is the occurrence of water pollution through discharges of sewage, oil, petrol, noise pollution from transportation and tourist activities, combustion of fuel for lighting purposes, etc....
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Ideals of Civil Liberty and Rebuilding American Democracy
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The paper starts with the statement that the Anti-Federalists in american history opposed aspects of the U.... The author of this paper will make an earnest attempt to discuss downsizing government, decentralizing political organizations, and building stakeholder frameworks that lead to real participation in government organizations and decisions by citizens....
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National Identity In a Globalized World: Language, Culture, Customs, Citizenship
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It tries to introduce an american culture.... This paper discusses whether culture, customs and values can be maintained without affecting the national identity of a nation.... This paper discusses national identity through culture, customs and beliefs.... NATIONAL IDENTITY IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD: LANGUAGE, culture, CUSTOMS, CITIZENSHIP, ETC Number November 13, Introduction ... his paper discusses national identity through culture, customs and beliefs....
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America and Immigration
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This paper ''America and Immigration'' tells that the way the american implemented the immigration laws in the north differed with the strategy deployed in the South.... The way the american implemented the immigration laws in the north differed with the strategy deployed in the South.... The country intended to maintain american Homogeneity and avoid population explosion that would result from high inflow of foreigners.... According to Molina (168) the Mexican faced the challenge of being registered as legal american Citizens....
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Low Culture, Southern Style
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Name Professor Course Date "Low” culture, Southern Style With the mention of the South what happens to cross one's mind?... In what could be termed to as “low” culture of the South, research has revealed various important issues (Ayers 231).... This, however, does not stop the american South inhabitants from living their daily lives as usual.... The study and research of food as a discipline in american colleges and university has rapidly grown....
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Communication across Cultures
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What may be appropriate to discuss in a particular culture may be a taboo in another.... Response: The cultural setting of the american society along with its diverse population calls for the need to avoid topics such as religion, politics, etc to avoid instigating disagreements.... In such a case, an american may seem more reserved in initial conversations whereas the Dutch are more casual in their communication.... war and peace is a slippery subject matter....
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