East Coast of the United States

The decision to relocate Japanese-Americans to internment camps during World War II was an impurity in the United States’ reputation for maintaining democracy and individual rights. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor during World War II, great hysteria spread through the United States, urging President Roosevelt to pass the now infamous Executive Order 9066, ordering the removal of all people of Japanese-American descent. More than 100,000 people were displaced and their lives were changed forever

The story of the United States has always been one of westward expansion, beginning along the East Coast and continuing, often by leaps and bounds, until it reached the Pacific, what Theodore Roosevelt described as "the great leap westward." The acquisition of Hawaii and Alaska, though not usually included in discussions of Americans expanding their nation westward, continued the practices established under the principle of Manifest Destiny. Even before the American colonies won their independence

Niño precipitation anomalies versus long term average This next graphic displays the typical precipitation during the different El Niño years listed up at the top. This is shown through anomalies/averages. As you can see, California and the Gulf states have large amounts of precipitation up to 5 inches above normal, due to the storms that cut across those areas. The northern parts of the U.S. have close to nearly normal rainfall, while the Ohio Valley and areas of Washington are below the normal

has seen a wave of immigrants migrate in search of freedom and equality. Is this the same immigration today? Nearly 11.6 million immigrants from Mexico reside in the U.S. Today Immigration has a significant impact on many aspects of life in the United States, from the workforce and the classroom to communities across the country. Not all immigrants come to America legally whether as naturalized citizens, legal permanent residents, refugees and asylums, international

The United States of America is commonly called a “melting pot,” due to its diversity in races, cultures, and religions all mixing together as one. Yet, as great as all that diversification sounds, there is a dark side to it as well. The USA is plagued by gang violence due to racism and segregation. The diverseness that makes the USA so great, is also the cause for one of its biggest social stigmas. One of the most recognized gangs/organizations that promote racial segregation through violence are

from all parts of the world made the decision to leave their jobs and homes to immigrate to the United States. They fled rising taxes, famine, crop failure, land and job shortages, to come to the United States. Perceived to be one of the greater countries for economic opportunity, many sought freedom from religious and political persecution. Around twelve million immigrants arrived in the United States between 1870 and 1900. Before the Civil War, the majority of immigrants were from Germany, Ireland

Raleigh commissioned by Queen Elizabeth I to create a colony on the east coast of North America in what is now the Carolina Outer Banks. The English at that time wanted to establish a colony where they could evangelize the natives of the land and acquire more land for England. When the ships returned from their voyage to America Queen Elizabeth I knighted Walter Raleigh. After several attempts at establishing a colony on the east coast of America Raleigh was unsuccessful. Captain John Smith who was

being, Lima and the Constitutional province of Callao has a strong historical background. Lima is located on the south western coast of the Pacific Ocean. The second most important city is Arequipa also know as, “White City” located on the far south of Peru. Finally, the third most important city Trujillo is considered the economic hub which is located on Peru’s north coast. A major of the population of Peru lives in the major urban cities. 75% percent is urbanized the remaining is living in rural

Hurricane Sandy was a massive hurricane that formed in the Caribbean, and affected 24 states on the east coast of the United States. The hurricane killed 203 people in total, destroying everything in its path, and leaving many people homeless. Hurricanes are often measured on a scale of categories 1 to 5, with a category 1 having winds of around 80 km/h, and a category 5 having winds of over 250 km/h. Hurricane Sandy was only a category 2 hurricane, but it’s massive size gave it momentum, and allowed

Essay #2: What are the roots of the violence/hate crimes today in our contemporary society? What can we do to reduce them? Explain. The world is full of HATE. What is this word? What makes someone HATE someone else enough to kill or harm another human being? Hate crimes are criminal actions intended to harm or intimidate people because of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, or other minority group status. They are also referred to as bias crimes. Hate crimes have been going