Contiguous United States

lot of how my culture has affected me not just in school, but also in my everyday living. I am originally from Guanajuato, Mexico but I have been in the United States for almost 16 years. During these 16 years coming and going from the United States to México I have been able to see a great deal of cultural diversity. Coming into the United States at an age of 5 was something that I was eye opening to me when I go into the school system here and see students that didn’t seem normal to my…

Just like any other person born and raised in Latin America, the biggest challenge I ever had was when I first came to the United States. Although the circumstances in which I came were different than many other people, it was definitely an experience I wouldn’t want anyone to live. Today, thousands of families decide to come to the United States in the search for a better quality of life. Unfortunately the American dream does not arrive from one day to another. In fact it requires a lot of…

3.The Great Awakening of the 1730s-1740s helped create a sense of rebellion. Assess the validity of this statement (might be more than 4 sentences) Even though some people at the time were embracing deism others embraced pietism which in turn led to a religious revival and the Great Awakening. Pietism sparked a “revival of religion” when the German migrants brought it to America. From there it spread to the Middle Colonies and New England. The Great Awakening occurred when George Whitfield…

So he decided that the best way to ward off the United States and their future possible invasions was by accepting help from the Soviets. However, Kennedy did not respond to this in the way that Castro wanted. Kennedy’s next move was incredibly risky, but due to his new aggressive policy towards the Cubans…

Nations have always been defined by something. The ancient Jews had their religion, including their temples and the Ark of the Covenant. The Romans are still characterized by their military force and the Coliseum. A more modern list could include France 's food and the Eiffel Tower, England 's Big Ben and the practice of drinking tea with the pinky finger extended. All Asian countries are lumped together by narrow eyes, mathematical abilities, and Karate. India is known for their exceptional…

controversial issue in the United States. For a war to get public approval, the government has to successfully justify the war and lay out a clear plan for its quick and honorable end. Most wars have been justified as being for the defense of the United States or its interests. Prior to and including World War II, if the President decided that war was needed, he would ask Congress for an official declaration of war. This process is enumerated in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution. A state…

Imagine you’re a girl in Iraq with big dreams. You’ve got a plan for your life: get through high school, go to college, then have a successful career. But what happens if you can’t even finish high school because your parents can’t afford it? What do you do when you are forced into marriage just for the money? Unfortunately, this happens to be reality for many girls and women in Iraq. The treatment of women in society in Iraq differs from the treatment of women in society in the US in the sense…

The United States became somewhat imperialistic to an extent that their only motives were to gain raw materials, military strategic purposes, and to join a greater market sell their manufactured goods. Before the turn of the 20th century the united states were still trying to conquer their own continent. The united states were not thinking about overseas empires. It wasn’t until after the war of 1898 when America gained interest in colonial empires. The outcome of this war lead to the United…

America has been compared to a “melting pot”, a mix of diverse people from all walks of life. Different cultures, traditions, lifestyles, and customs have flourished on US soil since its birth in 1776. Despite the diversity, the US has had conflicts of equality between gender, race, and class. Inequality between both genders has been a big issue in America despite the fight for equality since the last century. This is seen when Hillary Clinton defended her choice to pursue her own career to…

Iraq War: Have the benefits of the war outweighed the costs? The Iraq war is a touchy subject not a lot of people to talk about it, saying it has been eleven years and we are still over there fighting. Some people think it is necessary for us to be over there and some think otherwise, but the main contributing factor to that decision of us going over there and fighting is U.S. Congress and The President, and they decided for us to go off to war. Since 2003 we have been over there, and we are…