Human Resources - Comparison Between Two Countries, Japan and United States of America
Case study - 6 pages - Human resources
In this paper, I will be comparing two countries, which are the United States and Japan. I will be discussing all forms of similarities and differences. I chose those two countries because the large geographical distance and strong language barrier between them also plays a role in the extent of...
The growth, development, and changes in American society after the Civil War
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
Theodore Geisel wrote children's books for adults. Eric Foner wrote a text designed to challenge student ideas about America's progression toward a more inclusive society. Professor Jamieson picked books and movies designed to encourage you to consider the theme of the class--what...
U.S. history: America before and after 9/11
Essay - 2 pages - Modern history
In 2001 after a controversial election, the U.S. had a new President, George W. Bush. Bush had lost the popular vote to Al Gore but had won the election due to the electoral college. But even in the case of the electoral college, he only won because of Florida, which he had only narrowly won by...
History of African-Americans (1600-1877)
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
Slavery in America started sometime back and during this period, there was the capture of the first Africans and they were brought to North America. In North America, there was a British colony in Jamestown, Virginia, where tobacco farming was widely practiced across North...
American police history
Essay - 1 pages - Criminal law
In the foggy streets of London in 1829 a ruling made by British Parliament would change the system of policing around the world drastically and forever. This ruling was based upon the ideas of a man named Robert Peel, and these ideas are still the major basis for police in America today.
Ford Motor Company versus Subaru of America
Case study - 7 pages - Business strategy
When asked the question, "Who are the most profitable corporations in the world?" Ideas that come to mind may be pharmaceutical companies, banks, oil manufacturers, airlines, software companies, real estate corporations, but what about automobile manufacturers? The automobile sector for the US is...
Slavery in colonial America
Essay - 2 pages - Modern history
During the centuries that slavery was practiced in colonial America, the threat of rebellion was a constant cause of concern for slave owners. In order to avoid rebellion and uprising, white slave-owners in colonial America would engage in various methods of inhumane treatment, and...
Nickel and dimed: on (not) getting by in America - Barbara Ehrenreich, 2001
Book review - 1 pages - Sociology & social sciences
In Nickel-And-Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich attempts to live in poverty voluntarily. She decides that in order to really understand the plight of the poor and actually analyze how difficult it is to get by, she must try it out herself. Her experience was very interesting, very disappointing, but I...
General trend in the way american movies portrayed american leadership in the last seven decades
Essay - 2 pages - Film studies
Leaders are generated in small numbers. Some are born to be leaders, while others work so hard that they eventually assume the role of leadership. Nevertheless, most leaders share similar characteristics. Over the last seven decades, several films have revealed the identity of leaders in...
The unavoidable American Revolution
Essay - 2 pages - Political science
During the 1600's, English settlers sent the initial group of colonists to the newly discovered continent. (Namier) With inspiration from the nearby country Spain, they made the decision to attempt the similar feat. The English were not alone in their attempts to conquer the new continent....
Nineteenth-Century American Literature: Louisa May Alcott, Hospital Notes (1863); Mary Chesnut, A Diary From Dixie (1861-65)
Book review - 8 pages - Literature
The Civil War is just the most important thing in American cultural and social history—as well as political and military history, of course—since the War of Independence from Great Britain. It is, quite simply, fundamental to America's identity and sensibility, and it remains so...
Europe vs America - different approaches to privacy
Essay - 5 pages - Civil law
Everything that people do within the internet leaves behind some digital fingerprints. This means that it is logical that most users of the internet worry a lot about the matter of privacy. Because laws of privacy are different from one country to another, a company may not be obligated legally...
English (Anglo-American) & Spanish societies in the Americas prior to 1790
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
The Europeans have contributed much to United States development from time immemorial. The north of America was colonized by Europeans. Their culture, social ideas, and language were common to those of North American. Consequently, European influence pre dominated their territories...
Political influence of different racial politicians in the United States of America
Essay - 3 pages - Philosophy
Politics is a very intriguing part of the society. It is hard for one to satisfy all political needs while satisfying what the society wants. This has brought about the increase in racial people in the politics of the United States. The influence of these racial politicians cannot be ignored in...
Comparison between continents: America and Africa
Essay - 1 pages - Geography
Diversity is the product of nature. Humans come in an array of shapes, sizes, and colors. Nevertheless, geographical location combines a wide assortment of humans of different shapes, sizes, and colors. Despite the combination of differences, there remains a divide. Something still distinguishes...
The American mosque in transition
Essay - 3 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Islam is one of the religions that is professed by Billions of people around the world instilling good principles and attributes among the Muslim faithful. It is a great religion to profess since it instills discipline and follows the rule of law as commanded in the Quran. It is also important to...
Civil rights movement in America
Case study - 4 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Despite the stop of slavery in the United States at the end of the 19th century, African Americans were still subjected to regular discrimination, were forced to use separate schools and public utilities from the better-quality ones of the whites, and they could not fully exercise their voting...
American foundation
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
The events that set stage for the civil war that started in 1861 unfolded in 1850. The crisis of republicanism, a tradition that grew, as a result, of America's fight for independence was the root of the crisis that occurred in 1850. The agreement of the 1850 failed to solve the issues...
The impacts of Great Depression on Chinese America
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
The article describes a new hope for America as compared to how it used to be in the twenty first Century. American colonial rebellion led to its fight against all abusing culture that bureaucracies in Europe and China petrified. Some year back, Americans found themselves in challenging...
Adaptively Changed Sushi in American, Vinegary rice topped with raw fish and shellfish
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Sushi has a very long history, first mentioned in a compiled dictionary in China by 2nd Century AD, where it is described as salted fish meat in rice. Some authors; however argue that sushi originated from South East Asia back in the 4th Century AD, but there is still no clarity whether rice was...
Role of Race - The Japanese American Internment
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
The Japanese American internment was as a result of the Japanese outrageous attack on Pearl Harbor (Greenberg 1995). The attack thus fueled a lot of sentiments from the Americans and led to the signing of an order namely, 9066 which saw to it that Americans of Japanese ancestry were brought...
The Social-Cultural Identity of Greek- Americans
Case study - 10 pages - Political science
According to some, Astoria is the largest “city” of the Greek outside the Athens-Greece. The New York's Queens Neighborhoods of Astoria, New York conjure up the image of a Greek immigrant community that has lived in it for over forty years (Hantzopoulos, 2005). For the Greeks and their...
A History of American Imperialism
Case study - 5 pages - Political science
Today we still see the struggle of two ideologically opposed groups of Americans, on one side there are the imperialist, people who embrace a philosophy born from Americans such as Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge. They believed it is our manifest destiny too expand the reach of the...
Results of the American economic meltdown of 2008 as per the video "Inside the Meltdown"
Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies
The video “Inside the Meltdown” shows the immediate responses of various institutions as a result of the American economic meltdown of 2008. The meltdown occurred as a result of the Great Recession which was beginning to take form at this time. An economic recession is a state of...
Two-party system and the Electoral Process in America
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
As one of the oldest democratic countries in the world, America‘s political scene consists of only two main political parties; the Democratic Party (DP) and the Republican Party (RP). These two political parties enjoy a duopoly privilege, meaning they equally share political power in...
America's changing workforce
Essay - 1 pages - Criminal law
The workforce in America is growing older. Many workers are approaching the standard retirement age and if they retire as scheduled, there will be a shortage of workers available to meet the demands of today's businesses. To make sure they have adequate personnel, American businesses have...
Romantic Period in America/Romanticism - published: 02/09/2014
Case study - 2 pages - Literature
The Romanticism or Romantic Period began in Germany spread to England and France, where it arrived in the U.S at around 1820. The Romantics underrated the significance of individual's expressive art, as well as, that of the society. Romanticism fosters nature's rewards, values emotion more than...
Effects of immigration on post civil war architecture in America
Case study - 2 pages - Philosophy
In the early 19th century, American architecture was a mixture of cribbed styles and European architecture. It is only until the end of the century that America began embracing the idea of having their own unique architectural style. It is then that American architecture started new trends...
The Iron Curtain, 1948- Film Propaganda and American Politics
Case study - 3 pages - Political science
The 1940s marked the purge of Anti-communists films within the American Film industry. The cold war affected the America in nearly all its facets whether cultural or political. Subsequent to President Winston Churchill announcing the fall of the iron curtain that divided the Soviet Union...
The Rise of Modern America
Case study - 12 pages - Psychology
The frame of reference attached to the stretch of years from 1865 to 1900 as ‘The Gilded Age,' implies a surface gleam where a gold coating encloses a cheap metal underneath. The justification for the gilded label comprises the rapid development and expansion of the economy, new...
