Contiguous United States

Over the years there have been many controversial debates as to whether it was a clever idea to admit Texas into the Union. In the beginning of Texas’ succession from Mexico, Texas was clueless as to what to do about their past ally country, for a long period of time there was tension everywhere. Soon after Texas’ sucession from Mexico, Mexico decided to declare war since they decided that it was unfair how Texas left. And so to they chose to accept war with them to defend themselves. There are…

of which now known as the United States, there was no such thing as a white race. People of European Descent never referred to themselves with that term. Racism was developed by wealthy “white race” to one’s advantage for economic necessity and economic justice. He further explained that the rich needed the poor to do the labor for them as the rich folks were not going to. They did not want to harvest their own cottons and build their own houses. The present United States is known as the land of…

Since the beginning of time, conflict among people results in major issues. Problems between the United States of America and various Communist countries resulted in nearly 50 years of conflict. After World War I, the first Red Scare spread throughout the country. Following World War II, a second Red Scare occurred. A second Red Scare occurred due to problems that started during the Cold War. The years following World War I, filled with strong patriotic feelings among Americans, gave many…

with an iron fist, crushing all of opposition to his regime and forcing the Iraqi people to remain loyal out of fear for their lives. Iraq, under the brutal dictatorship of Saddam Hussein, was in complete chaos; however, with the support of the United States, this middle eastern country was soon able to regain its former glory and establish a thriving democracy.…

F. Scott Fitzgerald is generally regarded as one of the great American writers. His work very much reflected on his life, specifically his pursuit of happiness and the “American Dream.” Fitzgerald was known social commentary, by telling what was going on in the upper class. He defined the culture of America in those times. He also commented on the decay of morales during the 1920’s. As someone who grew up without wealth but desired wealth, he defined the American Dream of rising from rags to…

began with the most important court decision of the 20th century. Brown vs. The Topeka Board of Education stated that all public schools had to integrate. Following this decision, African-Americans began protesting how they were treated within the United States. Nonviolent protests orchestrated by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were the core of the Civil Rights Movement. President John F. Kennedy, the president at the time, came to publically support…

The United States, often described as ‘salad bowl’, is one of the nations that has most diverse ethnic population in the world, and still people from all around the world are heading to America searching for their American dreams . Then who are Americans and what makes Americans Americans? Their aspirations toward liberty, their patriotism, their generosity to embrace other people from another countries and their pursuit of better life are the main essences of national identity of Americans.…

East vs West Would you rather be cold hearted but be extremely wealthy, or would you rather be benevolent but be penniless at the same time? Indeed, this is not an easy question to answer. Of course this question is not meant to infer that all wealthy people are cold hearted, or that all poor people are kind. Rather, this question is meant to be relatable to the novel, "The Great Gatsby", when people in America lived in an era of great prosperity and wealth. During the 1920s, Americans from…

involving compromise, adult responsibility, and self-accountability. To be honest, I found this side of Ifemelu to be immature, but interesting, nonetheless, as it added the human element of biasness to Adichie 's depictions of race and racism in the United States. And by doing, I found myself understanding Ifemelu’s character, her motivations and reasoning, than at any other point in the book so…

gold, silver, opal and diamonds. Australia has a huge amount of its land especially for cattle and sheep along with dairy and tobacco farms. A lot of its fruits are traded out of Australia with several countries such as China, Japan, United Kingdom and the United States. For the last 20 years, Australia has had a 3%…