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    inception of the United States, its citizens felt the country would be different than other nations. The United States was born out of liberty, and freedom, and these are the same principles that every nation in the world is fighting for today. Not every nation is fighting for the same kinds of freedom, but every nation is fighting for freedom, nonetheless. The United States has stood as the “indispensable” country of the world since the late 1800s. This means that the United States has been the…

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    to minimise the crowns importance but to give constitutional principle value e.g. free election of MPs, no excessive fines or bails etc. One of the feature of the Bill of Rights which may have narrowed the power of the Crown was the clause that states that it was against the law to keep an army in times of peace without the consent of Parliament. This was put to the test after the treaty of Ryswick (1697) where this topic was hotly disputed- the government use ‘guards and garrisons’ to avoid…

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    In the United States of America, you have millions of people from all walks of life who accompany residences, and travel through our country. Hundreds of thousands of refugees try to get pass U.S borders to get into this nation, but fail to do so due to the executive branches enforcement on laws which prevent it. However, if you were to take a brief moment and look back at the early stages of the making of states into states, you would see that we began as colonists from other countries…

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    liberty has a tablet in her left hand which reads July 4th, 1776 in roman numerals. The date on the tablet stands for independence. At the statues feet are broken chains that represent breaking free from servitude. Servitude is otherwise known as the state of being a slave. The statue of liberty is a “in the round” sculpture, because the statue is free standing which means that the statue is only attacked to something by the base. The statue was made by assemblage. Assemblage in art is a medium…

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    A lot of people around the world perceive Americans as conceited and rude. Americans frequently incline to be very positive in their views about everything, in specific many Americans consider their state and their mode of life is (perceptibly) the top. And top in complete sense - the top for anybody. (Arrogance) This is frequently pooled with overall lack of information of other nations (Ignorance). The main reason for USA being hated though being most powerful nation is that it has done…

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    is making its imprint in todays most talked about debates. Marijuana is steadily making its comeback and is on the rise among all ages across the United States. Recently states have chosen to take it upon their legislation to legalize medicinal and recreational marijuana. Although marijuana is currently considered a “Schedule 1” drug, many states has looked past that to see the many benefits from this legalization. The amount of demand for marijuana has recently become extremely high and if it’s…

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    American Independence

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    After the American Revolutionary, United States established itself as an independence nation. The United States become a strong nation where market evolves over the course of time. “Significant institutional evolution and even highly dysfunctional institutions can be successfully transformed. For example, Botswana managed to build a functioning democracy after its independence from Britain and become the fastest-growing country in the world.” (Acemoglu) This is significance because it resembles…

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    For example, she states that “fewer than 5% of the 120,000 gun-related killings… were perpetrated by people diagnosed with mental illness” and refutes the belief that individuals with mental health issues are to blame for these acts (Harrington). One may say that the mentally ill are dangerous to be around, but according to Harrington “people with mental illness are at a risk of harming themselves not others”. To confirm this, she states that “up to 44% of suicide victims have…

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    Many people move to the United States from other countries to live a better life and experience different things. Marites Pakib was born and raised in Cebu, Philippines. She was the youngest of 8 and they really were not wealthy, but her parents made enough to get by. When she was in school there, her and her family did not get government assistance. In the U.S, families who do not make as much money get government assistance as far as food stamps and disability checks. “The government may have…

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    As the United States was emerging out of the Great Depression and celebrating victory in World War II, brands that produced combat materials had to find a way to stay in business. (???) There has always been a push for international travel, but it is also important for Americans to explore their own country. These themes from the time period are exemplified by an advertisement for the Lockheed Constellation named “The Leader to Paris- the Leader at Home,” published in the New Yorker in September…

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