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    September 11,2001, it was a tragic day across the country of United States, from New York all the way too California. Everyone took one moment of silence as one whole nation that day and work was cancelled as everyone starred at Television watching the news to find out more information on what happened to their country. The attack on the U.S. changed everything from that day forward. This attack opened up new acts and change our national security. The American people and people in other countries

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    political parties, such as the Libertarian Party, the Green party, and the Constitution party. Political parties are probably the most prominent, important, and recognized example of sectionalism in the modern day United States politics. This is because they basically split the United States in to two different parts or more like two different pieces of broken glass. On one side you have the Republicans, who believe that each person is responsible for their own place within society. Most Republicans

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    news articles, citizens have now started to take a stand on issues like the killing of other countries woman and children, torture, and if the United States should even be sending our men to countries to defend those that are not American. They are beginning to realize how much of an honor it is that the countries that are in hardships look to the United States to restore order. It is also important for all Americans to understand the danger they are putting our military men and women in when they look

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    Unemployment is a serious and overwhelming problem in the United States that has existed since the economy of this nation began. The clear definition of unemployment is the condition of being out of work or actively looking for a job. Currently, many people around this great country are out of work, where the unemployment increased. Unemployment can be caused naturally or unintentionally by various factors, such as inadequacy of skills needed for the job or getting laid off. In turn, the causes of

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    involve colonizing land, buying it, or even going to war over it. The Unites States started off in 1607 when Englishmen colonized and founded Jamestown, Virginia while the Indian people lived in the land . In 1803 President Jefferson acted beyond the constitution and made the Louisiana Purchase which doubled the United States in size, because he did not want the French people in North America . The expansion of the United States continued throughout the years . In 1846 war started with Mexico, since Mexico

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    The progress of expansion in the United States is one filled with complicated, complex, and irrational decisions. Geographically, North America changed dramatically by having the landmass grow, through discovery, by at least doubling what it was before. The European discovery of North America, the Mississippian shatter zone, Louisiana Purchase, and the Mexican-American war are all historical events that changed the path and future of America dramatically, through the making of controversial decisions

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    providing federal protection for black voters; it was the first such legislation passed in the United States since Reconstruction. On his foreign policy, Eisenhower tried to reduce the strains of the Cold War. The signing of a truce brought an armed peace along the border of South Korea in 1953. Also that year, Eisenhower made his famous "Atoms for Peace" speech at the United Nations General Assembly. The United States and Russia had both recently developed atomic bombs, and the speech promoted applying atomic

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    history of the United States, the right to vote is one of the most important privileges and rights Americans have. Voting has always been very significant in America because many people were not able to vote in the past. With movements, bills, and protests more and more people earned the right to vote. America has come a long way in this democratic process. However, voting in the 21st century is not as important to people as it was in the past. Low voter turnout in the United States is due to poor

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    Alcoholism and Resources. Alcoholism is a growing problem in the United states. About eighteen million people in the U.S. have this disorder. Alcoholism is a serious problem that can be helped if a person receives treatment. Throughout the United States there are many resources like the Farley center whose goal is to help Alcoholics recover and get back into society. Places like the Farley center offer different treatment plans depending on the severity of a given person’s situation, for instance

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    Immigrants. what is considered to be an immigrant to the united states? It 's a person that crosses the border illegally and that isn 't allowed to be part of the unites states unless they have permission to be here with a Visa. Society has given these people so many racial labels that 's beyond hurtful names they 're referred as wetbacks, Alien, and illegally immigrant, but what 's the right way to call these people without referring to them with all these racial characteristic and names that society

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