United States Foreign Service

The economic world is increasingly interconnected. Globalization has taken place in many areas of the society; consumers have broaden the taste for goods and services from all over the world and have appropriated of other cultural identity being less reluctant to accept the differences. It is very common to find a sushi restaurant in Miami or a French bistro in New York. Most of the apparel and footwear we usually wear are made abroad. Cars, appliances, furniture, tools and many other goods that…

Outsourcing is the practice of obtaining goods or services from outside or foreign supplier. Some Americans are against outsourcing for a multitude of reasons. One of the major reasons being, it creates high unemployment rates. What’s more, outsourcing to other countries also make it hard for Americans to find jobs to support themselves and their families. Also, many companies support outsourcing, because that means they can pay workers very low wages for work. Despite the majority’s belief,…

acceptable; the United States needed to regain international sports supremacy and maintain a suitable level of talented athletes. This concern about America’s global image caused changes to the amateur status and participation rules, created the President’s Commission on Olympic Sports, and established permanent training sites for Winter and Summer Olympic Games. The 1978 passage of the Amateur Sports Act committed the government to full-time investment in worldwide sport and the progression of…

In The Economic Growth of the United States 1790-1860, Douglass Cecil North examined the development of the nation’s economy. This book was meant to be a study in both economic growth and the economic history of the United States. North told his story of the United States shifting from a national economy centered around foreign trade to one centered around interregional flow of capital and goods bringing the United States’ economy into the larger context of an Atlantic one, North began his…

the politics, especially in a foreign country. There are four challenges in particular that stand out: 1. The North Korean nuclear threat 2. Japan–China tensions surrounding the Senkaku Islands. 3. The Japan and South Korea relations also further deteriorate after former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak’s visit to Takeshima. 4. Territory disputes over the East China Sea that has escalated leaving China and Japan disputing over the islets. The United States has declared that it will…

Republicans, no more so than in the case of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. An esteemed member of Congress, Lodge, the scholar of Washington prior to the arrival of Wilson, was overqualified for a spot in the Paris delegation with his service as chairman of the Senate’s Committee on Foreign Relations during the war. Another promising candidate for the delegation was former president Howard Taft, a long-time supporter of a League of Nation, whose presence would…

The United States uses over 18 billion barrels of oil every day. This means in turn that a country with just 4.5% of the world's population, is using about 20% of the world's oil. The United States only produces 8 million barrels of oil per day, which is the foundation of the nation's great dependence on foreign oil. One of the largest uses of oil is for gasoline in cars, which can be completely gotten rid of as a whole, There are currently multiple alternatives to fuel cars as opposed to…

Introduction Those how choose to become business owners, face some of the most challenging issues during the idea stage. Sure, we all can agree being our own boss, being able to do as we please and when due to our wealth is great however, it is not as easy as rubbing a genie lamp and making a wish. Selecting the correct strategy to market the product or food, and then make the product appealing to the consumer is key to mastering the business concept. Some may claim starting a business 50…

The height of American imperialism showcased when United Sates waged the Spanish-American war. The war transpired between the countries of Spain and the United Sates and linked by historians to America’s imperialistic expansion concepts. The war was known as “A Splendid Little War”, due to the short duration it took for the United Sates to defeat the Spanish. The war ended with 1898 Treaty of Paris, which compelled the Spanish to abdicate claims of Cuba, and surrender the sovereignty of Puerto…

The use of identifiers like “Hispanic” or “Latino” has been loosely used by governmental agencies in the United States, in hopes to capture a proper census on populations of Spanish and Latin decent. Yet over time, many have opposed a singular identification in order to maintain heritage based on individual country of origin. Choudhuri, Santiago-Rivera & Garrett (2012) note that there is a complexity in the variety of dimensions in which a Latino individual affiliates with in an ethnic group,…