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What is America?

America as a topic of academic study spans nearly every discipline, from history and political science to public health, literature, and cultural studies. Its breadth makes it a common subject in introductory college courses as well as upper-level seminars, where students are asked to examine the nation's political institutions, social tensions, and evolving identity. What makes the topic academically rich is precisely its complexity: the United States has served as a site of competing visions, from debates over economic policy and national power to questions of individual rights and social change. Papers touching on figures like Edward M. Bannister, Sam Patch, and Heather Whitestone illustrate how individual stories can illuminate broader national narratives.

The papers archived under this topic reflect a wide range of approaches. Historical analyses trace developments across defined periods, such as America's rise to world power during the Gilded Age or the military origins of the republic from 1763 to 1789. Policy-focused essays examine specific controversies, including welfare from a libertarian perspective, same-sex marriage, and the Cuba-related Helms-Burton legislation. Other papers take a social or public health angle, addressing issues like childhood obesity or health promotion strategies. Comparative and philosophical approaches also appear, as in contrasting the theories of David Hume and William James within an American intellectual context.

A strong essay on America establishes a focused thesis rather than attempting to survey the entire nation's history or character. Evidence drawn from primary sources, policy documents, historical events, or specific case studies carries more weight than broad generalizations. The most common pitfall is treating "America" as a monolithic subject — the strongest papers define a precise time period, population, or issue and argue a clear, defensible position about it.

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Ethnocentrism and cultural bias in international business negotiations

In this case, there is some ethnocentrism at work and the restaurant is just an expression of that. The reality is that only a crazy person would blow off a business deal on account of a restaurant not serving horse.

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Food safety regulation and the limits of government oversight

The case of Stephanie Smith is certainly alarming, and having familiarized myself with both the ammonia in hamburger issue and the pink slime issue, I will argue that my faith in the USDA and FDA to provide protection…

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China's yuan as a future global reserve currency

The People's Republic of China is the second largest economy of the world, with respect to the purchasing power parity and nominal GDP. The former has been recorded to be $8.77 trillion in the year 2009, and the latter…

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U.S. acquisition, construction, and labor in the Panama Canal

The United States signed a treaty with the Panamanian government, giving them sovereignty over the Canal Zone. The Canal Zone ran from the city of Colon all the way to Panama City.

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Universal healthcare as an economic and moral obligation

To answer this question effectively, I will start with the general notion that all human lives are created equal. If one subscribes to this notion, which I do, then the obvious choice would be that of the first.

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The Affordable Care Act's impact on American healthcare reform and costs

This papers gives an investigations showing that as the Obama administration is struggling to maintain rolling out its breakthrough Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act within partisan quarrelling, the inadequacies of American health care are more obvious than ever. The paper explains how the system is extremely different from other nations and how some people are against this act and for it.

Redefining family beyond the nuclear family model

This paper uses the Oxford English Dictionary definition, a psychology textbook, and two internet sources from reputable newspapers to examine the question of how "family" should be defined. The author's position is that family should be defined as broadly as possible, in keeping with a secular humanist belief that social tolerance is the primary virtue: any social grouping of 2 people or more that increases the happiness and well-being of its members deserves consideration as a family grouping.

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African American origins of blues music in the nineteenth century

The paper is a brief examination of blues music. The paper defines the genre of music. There is some history about this music as it relates to African culture before slavery, and African American culture that emerged as a result of slavery. The paper puts the blues in a historical, social, and political context in order to understand its role in culture and music.

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Law enforcement priorities: organized crime versus counterterrorism in America

This paper offers a comparative study of law enforcement strategies in dealing with organized crime and counterterror. It offers a small history of organized crime in America, with a theoretical basis, and a short history of terrorist attacks on American soil. The overall conclusion is that post-9/11 focus on counterterror rather than combating organized crime has been a strategic mistake.

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Gender and artistic representation in four works

This paper examines four works from Gardner's Art Through The Ages--Artemisia Gentileschi's "Judith and Holofernes", Picasso's portrait of Gertrude Stein, Judy Chicago's "The Dinner Party", and Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial--in order to raise the question of the role played by gender in artistic creation and artistic representation. The paper examines each of these four works, and concludes that gender is approached in one of two ways: either the artist seeks to emphasize it as a subject, or the artist seeks to efface it in the interests of egalitarianism.

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