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    State Department Advisory: The US State Department advises citizens not to visit Mexico during their elections. So, it was Day One of our trip and I felt quite nervous. Sleep eluded me the night before as my head was spinning with thoughts of spending the next three weeks flying all the way from Phoenix, Arizona to Santiago, Chile in a small airplane. I couldn’t refrain from dwelling on how crazy we were, especially given the State Department warning against U.S. citizens visiting Mexico. Up

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    Established in Article III of the United States Constitution, The U.S. Supreme Court is the only federal branch that is comprised of non-elected members. The President with the advice and consent of Congress appoints Justices. The court adjudicates cases that arise through U.S. Constitutional issues U.S. laws and treaties, interstate cases and cases where a state itself or the U.S. is a party in the case. The Supreme Court has both original and appellate jurisdiction. That is, the court hears cases

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    U.S. Healthcare Systems The United States has a broad history of diversity and challenges that no other country has faced. One of those challenges has been providing healthcare for its citizens. Healthcare in the United States started out with many religious groups that wanted to help those in need. This form of care for the people of this country has grown to a healthcare system that accounts for 3.2 trillion dollars of the nation’s gross domestic products (CMS (2016). This staggering number has

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    In 2005, the Canadian company at first proposed the pipeline, and applied to the U.S State Department for a construction permit in 2008. The proposed XL pipeline has the same origin and destination as an operational pipe, also called Keystone - granted presidential permit in 2008 by President George W Bush - but takes a more direct route. The XL pipeline would allow for an increased supply of oil from Canada. The Keystone XL pipeline is a proposed 1,179-mile (1,897km) pipe that would run from the

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    Case Brief Title: Masciale v. United States 356 U.S. 386 (1958) Facts: Mr. Masciale was introduced to government agent Marshall by a government informer, Kowel. Mr. Masciale and Kowel had known each other for about four years and Mr. Masciale was unaware that Kowel’s was a part of some undercover activities. Therefore, Kowel introduced Marshall to Masciale as a big narcotics buyer. At the trial both Marshall and petitioner had testified concerning the ensuring conversation (supreme.justia.com. n

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    An Analysis of Recent Economic Recessions in United States History Prepared for: Dr. Ryo Jinnai Prepared by: Sean McConnell Date: November 21, 2014 Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………...3 What is a Recession?.....................................................................................4 Recession or Depression?.............................................................................4 Depression Defiinition……………………………………………….4 The Difference between

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    Healthcare reform in the United States (U.S.), continues to be a hot topic in the news. Whether it discusses how the program will be financed, the need to redesign the organization, or how the process of delivering healthcare will be implemented; one thing that is a frontrunner, is the need for registered nurses (RNs) and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to fill the increased demands on the primary care system (Institute of Medicine, & Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2011, p. 375). “Several

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    Nearly every state in the U.S. has adopted a set of educational standards known as Common Core State Standards, or C.C.S.S. (Shanahan, 2015), put into place in hopes of improving America 's educational system. We have finally recognized the need for our educational system to evolve with our economy and how vital it is to promote college and career readiness in school-aged children; but, are we going about it all wrong? Uniform "Standards" are not what our educational system needs to evolve, and

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    Accountable Care Organizations The patchy and skewed state of the U.S. health care system has become an advocate for payment and delivery system reforms. Traditional fee-for service (FFS) payment structures increase volume rather than quality care, and lead to a provision of medical services across the disjointed provider scenery. Despite several attempts to recover care delivery, health care costs continue to escalate. The Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model seeks to reverse the trends by

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    RESEARCH PROPOSAL ASSESSING THE UNITED STATES RESPONSE TO PREVENT CORPORATIONS FROM FLEEING THE U.S. AND INCORPORATING ABROAD TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Abstract ………………………………………………………………….. 3 II. Introduction to the Problem ………………………………………………4-8 a. Economic Background …………………………………………... 4-5 b. Defining Corporate Inversion …………………………………… 5-6 c. Historical Analysis and Political Response ……………………... 6-7 d. Research Question ………………………………………………. 7 e. Hypothesis ………………………………………………………. 8 f. Significance

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