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    When someone is doubted they have the most to prove. Prior to writing the Declaration of Independence and “The American Crisis” both Paine and Jefferson’s ideas were certainly doubted by many. Britain was one of the highest-ranking countries in the world, and to want to break away from it seemed the colonies thought too highly of themselves. This meant that in both pieces of writing Paine and Jefferson had to earn credibility to their viewpoints by providing information as to why they felt the colonies

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    Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death vs the American Crisis Patrick Henry and Thomas Paine created effective pieces of writing, however, the most effective piece, in my opinion, is Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death. I believe Patrick Henry's Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death targets its audience more effectively because of the beliefs and wishes Henry had for America. He wanted equality and peace for everyone. The most famous and crucial line would simply be the last one of the entire speech, "Give me

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    towards the recruiting and hiring crisis in American law enforcement. Among the various problems that law enforcement agencies in America face, however, do not solely pertain to issues such as budgeting or manpower; but rather, it is the problem of recruiting qualified Asian-American applicants (Gaines & Kappeler, 2014). Policing in the United States has changed since the early days of American law enforcement. Although there have been opportunities for Asian-Americans to pursue a career in law enforcement

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    Between 2008 and 2009, the American automotive industry incurred a major crisis, on the heels of the housing market collapse occurring in 2007 (Klier & Ribenstein, 2013). General Motors was already in a financial vulnerable situation at this time, having already filed a $10.6 billion dollar loss three years earlier (United States Securities and Exchange Commission, 2005). In 2007, General Motors losses for the year were $38.7 billion and its sales had dropped a full forty five percent from the year

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    The Cuban Missile Crisis was a crucial moment in American history. As tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union rose, so did the risk of nuclear war. The Soviets, under the leadership of Nikita Khrushchev, were in a position to strike the United States with nuclear missiles based in Cuba. This uncertain time caused much concern for the citizens of the United States and its President, John F. Kennedy (Brubaker, 2001). During most of the twentieth century, the Soviets and the

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    Water Runs Dry – North American Water Crisis Collectively the United States is ranked as the greatest consumers of water worldwide; a startling fact for a country that cannot support its own unrivaled demands (Barlow, 2007). The United States is now crucially dependent on nonrenewable groundwater for a staggering 50% of its daily water usage (Barlow, 2007). In addition to such formidable numbers, citizens of the United States use and waste up 80-100 gallons or 454 liters of water per day (Perlman

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    In the American nation and all around the world, the spending is increasing and the revenues of the households are falling (Truth, 2010). It was noticed in the year 2010 that the spending was about 24 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) hence this has made the federal budget to increase drastically from 33 percent to 62 percent in the year 2010. Therefore, another reason for the “debt crisis” is because of the federal spending which is projected to increase at a father rather than the rate

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    call not upon a few , but upon all : not this state or that state , but on every state : up and help us ; lay your shoulders to the wheel ; better have too much force than too little , when so great an object is at stake . “ paragraph 4 , The American Crisis Number One . Thomas Paine presents the idea of a revolution as an extensive issue that any man can help with no matter with what they align themselves with . Paine’s style has an urgent sense of heroism that comes across in an almost pleading

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    Speaker Critique of “Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis” Like all great speeches given throughout history such as Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address or President Obama’s 2004 Introduction speech, Robert D. Putnam comes off as a passionate speaker regarding the topic of his “Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis” speech. Putnam’s speech was held in Meacham Auditorium in the Oklahoma Memorial Union at the University of Oklahoma. The speaking situation is as follows, the auditorium was a standard

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    Yet, to some this may come off as simply a Marxist perspective of contemporary society, however, the American Financial crisis of 2007–2008 is a case which is evident that the financial elite (base) are in control of the American superstructure. At this point in time, people used credit for expensive home loans, which created an economic bubble causing the prices of houses to increase. Due to this increase in wealth, banks made it easier to get a loan, regardless of credit history, these were known

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