If I won the lottery, the first thing I would do is buy me a cell-phone so I could call everybody I know and tell them that I won 100 billion Euro. I would organise a big party to celebrate my new status of multi-billionaire and I would go see an architect. He would help me design the fanciest and ...

The origins of the East-West conflict stems from multiple events. This tension brewed into a bitter and long conflict known as the Cold War. The struggle for dominance and world power was masked with differences in ideas of political, social and economic ways of life. At the climax of the Cold Wa...

Terrorism is an international problem in today\'s global community. Many nations are affected, whether directly or indirectly. Most nations oppose terrorism, while others condone or even support active, brutal terrorism and terrorist groups. Terrorism is defined by the US State Department to contain...

Latinos have been in American movies ever since the beginning; from the early 1900s to the present they have influenced the film industry significantly. Latinos, especially Mexicans, have been stereotyped as dark, dumb, violent, the \"bad guy\" in many films but this is not true of Mexicans, they we...

1. What is an International System and which are the main actors in international relations? Explain.An international System is a set of relationships between the world's states, where there are certain rulers and patterns of interaction between the states. These rules include who is considered a me...

Faye Marshall January 14th 2002 Assignment Paper 9 (Alternating Mode) English 110 Q AUGUSTA GEORGIA -VS- BREA CALIFORNIA There are many different opinions and beliefs about all the States in the U.S.A. I myself have had the experience of living in both Georgia and California. I lived in...

Ever since Asian Americans had arrived in the United States, they had also been conceptually misrepresented and interpretive. The general misconception and way of thinking is often that all Asians look the same. Yet when distinctions are made between the ethnic groups, they are usually indistinguish...

You know him as the top secret 60's spy Austin Powers, and as the hilarious Wayne in Wayne's World, but who is Mike Myers? Mike was born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada on May 25, 1963 and is currently 40 years old. Mike graduated from high school in 1982. Almost immediately after...

South America. One simple word, and dozens of ideas, thoughts, pictures, people and places swarm into your head. A continent full of exotic and eccentric customs, but so many similarities to our own country, the United States. One thing's for sure, they certainly don't skimp on their celeb...

They sometimes say that people most fear what they don't understand! Past and present warfare conflicts have brought a sense of patriotism and American duty to the United States. But in World War II in brought a sense of fear home with it too. In Chapter 11 of "American Realities,"...

Conviction of protester for burning American flag as part of political demonstration held to violate Federal Constitution's First Amendment. While the 1984 Republican National Convention was taking place in Dallas, Texas, a group of people staged a political demonstration in Dallas to protest the p...

In the article, "Rally at CSUN", students in California State University, Northridge are protesting for budget cuts and the war in Iraq. The thesis statement is to "fight for the student's education by protesting millions of dollars in planned state budget cuts" because it...

A theater is a building, a structure, or a space in which dramatic performances take place. In its broadest sense, theater can be defined as including everything connected with dramatic arts - the play itself, the stage with its scenery and lighting, makeup, costumes, acting, and actors. Theaters ha...

The movie \"In America\" starts out with Sarah and Johnny Sullivan driving to the U.S. border from Canada, with their two daughters Ariel and Christy. Christy is narrating the movie through her camcorder like a diary. The Sullivan family is trying to get into America to start their lives over after ...

The Japanese saying, "the nail that sticks out gets hit on the head," has always been surrounded by debate. I believe that it is better to keep a low profile in life because if a person sticks out then something terrible could happen to him. There are many historical examples that suppor...

Racism on Television Everyone knows that September 11, 2001 was a horrible day in America. After those attacks we were a distort country, looking for answers. Did TV coverage of the events at hand help with our coping or did they only feed the flames of hatred against people with Arabic decent. N...

Where were you three years ago on September 11th when our great nation was fallen under attack? It seems as if everyone knew exactly where they were that fateful day. The terror attacks on the Twin Towers and Pentagon changed the lives of Americans forever. After this event, there was greater patrio...

Alternative Education Alternative education caters to multifarious groups of students or unprofessional classified according to their needs and circumstances in life. Alternative education programs were designed because of pressures from concerned parents, teachers, students and government officia...

Institutionalized Discrimination in the Here and Now While the trend in society seems to be moving away from discrimination as it was known in the pre civil rights era, there is still plenty of evidence to show that institutionalized discrimination still exists in the United States and one need on...

The blacklist, was a major issue during the 40s and 50s. It put many people out of a job due to the Communist move. Communism is a system characterized by the absence of social classes and common ownership of production means. During that time, the Communist Party was spreading through the United...

What military force we will see in the next millennium will not be conventional. Conventional military force, Defined as: the movement of mass armies across frontiers. I'm not saying that this won't happen but the likelihood of two states, especially major powers fighting each oth...

From the book "Money and Class in America", Lewis Lapham discusses his feelings of discontentment towards modern American perceptions of what truly makes one happy. And that money can buy one anything: clothes, cars, prestige, even happiness. In this United States of Exploitation, "money is the...

Taking Sides: Slavery as a Cause of the Civil War The cause of the Civil War has long been debated. Many historians believe the cause to be psychological, economic, political or social. As they argue over these elements, many arguments rise from one sole issue. This core issue is slavery. Slave...

Individual Rights Versus Public Order The main reason behind the propagation of crime is that some people may not feel morally accountable and also get a chance to break the law. In other cases it is also true that most individuals with the early signs of criminal behavior do not become serious l...

The American civil war was unavoidable Civil War: In U.S. history, the conflict (1861–65) between the Northern states (the Union) and the Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the Confederacy. It is generally known in the South as the War between the States and is also call...