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Progressive era definitions of American identity: Diner, Gjerde, and Takaki

Looking at the documents in Gjerde, Chapter 10, and the article by Stephen Meyer on the "Americanization Program" at the Ford Company, compare and contrast how Progressive Era Americans from different backgrounds defined what being an American actually should entail.

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The decline of American political party influence and power

There is a great deal of controversy concerning the state of today's American political parties, with some analysts suggesting that in spite of the enormous amount of resources directed to them, political parties have lost their direction and ability to fulfill their responsibilities to their…

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Human resource management principles applied to events organization

In spite of the modifications within the micro and macro environments, the number one goal of economic agents remains that of registering profits. Still, they now do this by placing a significantly greater emphasis on the needs of the various stakeholder categories.

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Recommendations for a successful strategy in ending the war in Afghanistan

Since 2001, when the country of Afghanistan's governing powers refused to surrender the international terrorist Osama Bin Laden, who was responsible for the destruction of the World Trade Center, in New York City, New York, on September 11, 2001; the American presence and war effort in that country…

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Islam in Bosnia-Herzegovina: tradition, modernity, and cultural identity

The Islamic faith represents one of the most widely spread and acknowledged religions in the world.

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Music's role in defining the 1960s American counterculture movement

Music has long been an expression of the society within which the particular kind or genre of music originated in. There is a distinct musical expression that can be identified with most cultures at any given time within the evolution of the cultural tradition and setting.

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Israeli-Palestinian peace as a priority for American Middle East policy

Israelis and Palestinians do not have to keep fighting and killing each other forever. But it sometimes seems that they do.

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The emergence of public relations in early twentieth-century America

In the most general sense, "public relations" has existed as long as human societies and verbal language.

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Bush and Obama administrations: presidency, Congress, and Middle East policy

Today's world is a rapidly changing place. Economic, environmental, social, and political turmoil is now commonplace. One only has to look at the last few years in American history to see the upheaval that is constantly in motion, in this country.

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Apartheid legislation and racial segregation in South Africa

Apartheid was a socio-political policy of segregating and discriminating the citizens and even visitors in South Africa between 1948 and 1994.The system was put into action by the government of the minority white population.

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