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    The changing foreign policy and alliances during World War 2 (1939-1945) saw Australia begin to shift its dependence from Britain to the United States of America (USA), due to threatening attacks from Japan, consequently impacting Australia’s participation in the war and the shaping of the nation’s policies and identity. As the Axis forces continued to advance with Japan at the forefront, threat toward Australia grew and the country questioned their connection with their ‘Mother Country’.…

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    the reputation of obesity and its interconnected diseases in the Unites States has increased sharply. Ever since the early 1970s, the segment of children ages six to nineteen has been categorized as being overweight has been more than triplicated, from 5 % to 17%, even though the segment of adults categorized as overweight or plump beginning 1/2 to 2/3 of the population. Everybody comes to an understanding that the United States has experienced an exceptional heaviness widespread in the past 30…

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    Imagine the idea of, “These United States”, instead of “The United States”. A country without controversy, is a country that doesn’t care. While a revolutionary is one that leads change, on the contrary, a rebel is one that elicits change. A rebel is intellectual, hard-headed, and critical of the current order of either government, society, or human nature. During the nineteenth century, Henry David Thoreau was a philosopher, writer, abolitionist, and most notably, had conflicting theory…

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    specific ideology, with an aim to spread it around the world. As stated in the policy, the Soviet Union “…is animated by a new fanatic faith” (Foner 217), with that faith being communism, which stripped people of their individual freedoms. The United States viewed this as a threat, specifically because communism was a direct contrast to its own beliefs and ideologies. In addition to their strong belief in communism, the Soviet Union was also different from previous powers due to its aim to…

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    In Jim Cullen “The American Dream”, Cullen argues that in order to obtain the American Dream you must continuously strive for what you want no matter what the circumstances are. Cullen explores different aspects of the American Dream and shows how it shaped the American identity. Two aspects Cullen describes is the pursuit of happiness and work ethic. Cullen describes pursuit of happiness as the bases of the whole American Dream as in if one wants to pursue happiness then they must do all the…

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    I found a survey conducted in Germany and the United states on the attitude of a proposed trading agreement between the two countries. The data shows that younger generations are more supportive of economic trade with Germany than the older generations. The article states “…young Americans (67%), those ages 18 to 29, are significantly more in favor of TTIP than their elders (45%), age 50 and older (Support)”. These results make me wonder if this difference of opinion comes from the knowledge…

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    WWI was the most horrific battle that the world had ever seen to that date. Starting in 1914, a battle between the the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente, it was the most deadly war to date and finally ended in 1918. The Americans were a great entity, and will be the main focal point on in this paper. Because of Britain 's trade and tactics, America was drawn into a war they didn’t want to get involved in. The immediate cause of the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand,…

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    Economically, an example is seen through their dealings with Hawaii. In 1876 the United States signed a treaty with Hawaii, which let American markets have free access to Hawaiian sugar without paying for sugar. Furthermore, when Queen Liliuokalani showed her frustrations at these treaties, the U.S overthrew the queen and annexed Hawaii…

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    Syrian Refugee Crisis Essay Since the recent surface of the Syrian Civil War, many people have been fleeing Syria to other countries. One question many Americans have been asking themselves, and debating with others is whether or not that we bring in Syrian refugees. Despite debate and moral crusading, I say it would be in our best interest to not bring them into our country. It will bring a heavier burden for our country, and could have serious impacts to our society. Germany is one of…

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    territories to the United States. The cartoonist relies…

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