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Freedom rides in the 1950s-1970s, was a controversial subject in society that occurred continuously worldwide. The main two places that freedom rides occurred would be in America and Australia, where there were significant problems that affected economy and society. In America, the southern United States were still segregated in 1961 and took a very long…

Our constitution was signed over 200 hundred years ago, but that does not mean it is not relevant to our country today. I would like to, in the next several minutes, tell you about the United States’ constitution as a living, powerful document. As American citizens we have the opportunity and the responsibility to use…

Trade is without a doubt the lifeblood of Japan’s economy. As an island nation with few natural resources, Japan relies heavily on imported raw materials to fuel its centers of production. In the years following World War II, Japanese determination to catch up with the industrialized nations of the west led to a sense of…

The French and the English would arrive after the Spanish had already begun their conquest of the West. However, the experiences and goals of these two nations would be very different from each other. The French came to the west seeking gold and the opportunity for trade, especially trading of furs. Jacques Cartier, with the…

Southern Antebellum was different from the north antebellum due to many reasons, culture education, and Resources. Most southern people were farmers and home makers who believed in keeping their money home and not expanding it, using slaves to do the farming and manual labor for them. They would home school their children and not want…

I was watching the movie, “A Day Without Mexicans,” very recently and I remember back in 2004, everyone commented about how true many of the scenes from the movie, were very true. Believe it or not, many low-class types of jobs such as maids, construction workers, roofing landscaping, are exclusively for the Hispanic class. I…

Started with European countries’ colonial project and invasion, western culture and custom have exerted great impact upon aboriginal cultures especially Latin American traditions. These influences were largely change how Latin Americans practice their traditions, and they integrated different elements to the celebration of Latin American festivals. When the immigrant flow reached its new peak, enormous…

Maryland’s economy has an interesting history, much like the state. As one of the original thirteen colonies, it relied heavily on the trade of tobacco with England, British Colonies, and other parts of Europe. After the Revolutionary War, Maryland almost went bankrupt as a result of losing England as a trade partner (“Maryland’s Economy”). Since…

The point I want to quickly state about how natural resources affect Mexico is natural resources can affect Mexico in good and bad ways alike. And a reason why it can affect people in a bad way is on how depending on the natural resource it can harm people with air pollutions because machines extracting…

Students, faculty, staff and members of the Salt Lake City community had the opportunity to hear Joseph Stiglitz speak on September 27 on the “great polarization” and “America’s Growing Inequality”. The lecture emphasized the facts and figures that show inequality, diving into why it occurs and then concluding with potential solutions. His discussion began by…