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    more individuals. Providing AIDS relief through PEPFAR was in the best interest of the US, unlike aid to Haiti during the 1993 Haitian…

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    As a book told in the fiction context, King Coal by Upton Sinclair describes the gruesome, harsh reality of working in the coal industry in the 1910 from mining issues such as the hopes of getting a job in the industry of coal in the western states of the United States, the harsh mining conditions, and miners being taken advantage of by their bosses. The book discusses two mining in general locations where all the stories are told by Sinclair himself: Rocky Mountain and Pedro (6). The author 's…

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    Cuba In The 1960's

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    relationship that started in the early 1960’s. The break lasted for a long time because of the United States and Cuba history before Castro took power. The Cubans and Americans also had different economical and political views. The allies that Cuba had were enemies of the United States, and they also humiliated the United States during the Cold War. The United States and Cuba had a history before the 1960’s. The United States took complete control of Cuba and used Cuba as its little…

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    Creepiest Religious Cults

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    For most of us, religion is a way to be able to tell right from wrong, and a guidance to how to be a good person. While it is open to interpretation, some people take religious matters into their own hands, and form crazy ideologies which are quite scary to think of. Welcome to the Top 5: Creepiest Religious Cults. Number 1: The small town of Fall River, Massachusetts may seem like any ordinary town, but it's got a very dark, and disturbing history. It all started with the brutal murder of 17…

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    “A Worn Path.” In Lila, some of the schema builders that I thought were very helpful were “Black Tuesday,” since it showed how inhumane prostitution truly was in the Depression Era. It is a Kinesthetic, Musical, and Visual schema builder. The woman in “The Cradle Will Rock - Nickel Under the Foot,” portrayed Lila as a woman who had to work through prostitution to survive, since it is her only option. In Lila, Lila did not have a choice but to deal with the horrifying experience of being teased…

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    faces that look unappealing. Aside from racist cartoons from the media such as The Wasp, racism arose from other sources. The obvious differences in facial features of the chinese and the way they dressed had made them easy racial targets. Since the US did not categorize the Chinese as whites, this separation resulted in a racist attitude long after the Exclusion Act was passed. Much Legislation was directed against the Chinese in an effort to restrict and discourage immigration from China.…

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    Equality Now Martin Luther King Jr. gave his ‘I have a Dream’ speech in August of 1963 in support of international equality, and yes, here we are 50 years later, still debating the same issue. Equality Now is an organization that works toward a worldwide egalitarian society. Equality Now is a highly ranked organization working, “For the protection and promotion of the human rights of women and girls around the world,” (Equality Now) with many supporters, one of which being Joss Whedon, a…

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    that preys on society 's most poor and vulnerable, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act hopes to address prosecution for traffickers and justice for the trafficked. This paper will explore the economic, political, ideology, social movements, and history of human trafficking and how the TVPA can relate or is working towards change. Economics Human trafficking…

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    While ideas are interesting and enlightening us to think what is the plan. Am a firm believer that actions speak louder than words? We need to take real and actual step into making changes about this system. If we want to be united we have to change the mindset between each group. We can allow ethnocentrism…

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    growth of an industry that allowed US tourists to indulge in pleasures banned at home.”(Goddard 572) Taking a vacation to many of the Latin American countries is of interest to people around the world. However, the act that started the major tourist area of Latin America was the 18th amendment that banned alcohol. In the quote above, Goddard explains how many of these businesses, that were deemed illegal at the time, moved to Cuba. This caused the citizens of the US to start traveling down to…

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