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the world. The gain in the dollar has seen the cost of goods exported from the United States increase in value as other currencies become cheaper due to the impact of the bullish dollar. This performance by the dollar comes in the wake of expected interest rate raise by the Federal Bank. With this increase in the value of the dollar has come the predicament of low sales for goods and services produced in the United States as they try to compete with cheaper imports from its competitors who have…

With a continuous increase of practicing Muslims in the United States than there are American Episcopalians, Jews, or Presbyterians (Yahya, Harun). It certainly does seem inevitable for a religion like Islam not to have an impact on American main stream media, politics, or pop culture. Even though, they represent a smaller portion of the total population in the United States, Muslims over the years have been greatly influential in shaping certain aspects like the sciences, art, and humanities of…

surrounded the magazine dispute in the 1990’s between Canada and the United States. It begins by reviewing some of the history behind these disputes and discusses possible motivations that inspired the conflict. It concludes by describing the outcome of the situation and further reviews issues and opinions that surfaced because of the disagreements. Globalization Threatens Canadian Magazine Culture Although Canada and the United States (U.S.) occupy the same continent, there are many…

Offshore outsourcing is a phenomenon that may sound like a foreign term, however, the earliest documented act of offshoring in the United States was during the latter half of the 19th century. According to the Merriam Webster online dictionary, the site states that outsourcing is essentially to obtain goods or services that are needed by a business or a company under contract of an outside supplier. In addition, the act of outsourcing is a century old however, major corporate companies such as…

I found some existing case literature I thought you might find an interesting compliment for your forum's summary. EEO offenses aren't in my bailiwick so I was curious about international enforcement of the violation. There was a federal case prosecuted out of the Eastern District of Virginia: US v. Kolon Industries, Inc. Kolon is a South Korean company which competes with Dupont in the manufacture of synthetic fiber which Dupont has successfully marketed as Kevlar. Over a period of many…

The United States should accept foreign refugees facing imminent danger to their very lives. Allowing Syrian refugees to come to America will help America grow economically and aid in the fight against ISIS. Yet countless amounts of people in our government are blocking the efforts of Syrian’s looking for a safe place to reside. Ultimately, members of our government are helping refugees die in the place they stand when they refuse a certain type of person based on fear. The people of Syria are…

Doom October 29, 1929 was called "Black Tuesday", beginning in the United States where citizens from all over the world witnessed the most devastating stock market crash in history. The establishment of capitalism amongst the citizens of Canada in the 20s led to an increased demand for various goods and services. Canada had become a consumer society where assembly lines made mass production possible. In addition, after 1926, foreign demand for Canadian raw materials increased drastically.…

receive from my home institution of Ball State University. This experience as further enhanced my understanding of political organizations and the base definition of politics provided by Dr. Brandon Waite in POLS 237, “Politics is who gets what, when, and how”. Over the summer I realized that it is impossible to accommodate every program and bureaucratic budget through the 1.1 trillion dollar budget and cuts are always being proposed given the current state of the national debt. This experience…

countries around the world allow their citizens to have dual citizenship. However, Singapore’s laws prohibit its citizens from doing so. I think Singapore should not allow its citizens to have dual citizenship. When Singapore was under the ruling of United Kingdom in 1959, it was allowed people living there to have their own country…

Consequently, it would use that in order to combat American forces in Vietnam during the height of the Cold War. This paper will analyze and explain how the United States could not have won during the Vietnam War. In order to understand how the United States could not have won, one…