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    Although many citizens criticized the FBI’s highly contentious investigation of the Democratic presidential nominee Secretary Clinton during the 2016 election, the Bureau is no stranger to controversial involvement with political movements. Originally created to protect the United States from foreign intelligence threats, the FBI interpreted their creation as a mandate to mobilize against communist sympathizers and extremists who threatened Democracy. Specifically, the years between 1956 and 1971

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    major moment in American legislative history but it hardly made the united states a haven of equality so civil rights leaders continued to push for the enfranchisement of African Americans "Johnson's commitments made him the nation's foremost champion of civil rights reform…black Americans continued to push for their rights to be truly equal with involvement at every level of government (Mackenzie-Weisbrot, 364.) Lyndon Johnson's domestic initiatives from 1965 through 1967 are known as the Great Society

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    The Extinction of Homelessness As 2016 has begun to come to an end. Most families in America are focusing on the presidential election, planning year end events or even establishing resolutions for the new year. While the invisible part of most cities population is faced with a pivotal decision. How will I survive a brutal winter without proper housing? On the surface this may appear to be an uncomplicated matter, to the casual eye, but it is genuinely a painstakingly complicated matter. Communities

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    Amari Preer U.S. History, 2nd Period Topic: Dwight Eisenhower Central High School Mrs. Quarles November 21, 2014   Dwight Eisenhower was the thirty-fourth president of the United States of America. He was born in Denison, Texas on October 14, 1890 to David Jacob Eisenhower and Ida Elizabeth Stover Eisenhower (Eisenhower, 2014). His parents’ had seven sons and he was the third of the seven sons. The family lived near railroad track in a tiny house in Denison, Texas, all the while his father David

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    are welfare capitalism and state capitalism. In the current presidential race, a popular democratic presidential nominee, Bernie Sanders, is a candidate whose ideas closely resembles the socialist point of view. Donald Trump, a Republican business magnate who is also running for the presidency, refers to himself as the ideal capitalist. It is a hot debate topic of which system works more efficiently. Common hybrids of capitalism and socialism are welfare capitalism and state capitalism. America would

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    early 1890s, democratic and republicans were similar in their support for industrialists. 1890 marked the end of Gilded Age as well as a beginning of progressive era. Gilded Age is an age of industrial giant domination in politics and economics in United States. Therefore, political parties had little influence on economics since economy was controlled by private business owners and big corporations like Standard Oil Company. Since both parties were tainted with political corruptions, they sided with

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    have impacted our society and the way we live in America today. As a country and even the world, people, governments and cultures have changed and grown from events that occurred during this decade. The 9/11 attacks on America, the Iraqi War, the presidential election of Barack Obama and the introduction of Twitter are just a few examples of what americans have experienced during these unforgettable ten years. September 11, 2001 is a day that no American will ever forget, a day that left a huge impact

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    Rising Food Prices

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    sharp change in tone in the biofuels industry. In the U.S., a number of senators, including presidential candidate John McCain, have called for relaxing or suspending the ethanol mandates and subsidies that are fueling an industry boom. Rising demand for biofuels, used in both ethanol and biodiesel production, has pushed up prices of commodities such as corn and rapeseed. Around 30% of the United States' corn production will be used to produce biofuels by 2010. Source: EarthTrends, 2007 using data

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    Cross and Blue Shield focus on helping members get healthy and stay healthy. They serve you in the best way they can, each year they look closely at the medical care and programs that is best for you. They measure their quality and safety. The process of figuring out how to improve your care is called Quality Improvement programs. Anthem cares about the member’s satisfaction with their medical care, delivery of care, their doctors, health plan and service they deliver. https:\www.anthem.com GOALS

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    The Social and Political Issue of Women’s Rights in American Society There is more to an individual than what one sees. Each person comes with their own set of categories of identity, such as race, sex, sexuality, gender, class, and perhaps even disability. Through these social constructs, a person’s identity is created, along with family influence, culture, biology, religion, and even personality type. All of these different parts make up the people who we are today. Every part has a huge impact

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