...meaning of America? Perhaps the initial thought is the most literal meaning of the word for the individual and how it relates as a geographical location on a map. Quite possibly the more profound meaning of such a term is the philosophical paradigm of America is how it stands as an establishment of freedom for all and retainment of certain God -given rights. Such an individual would see the beauty in wanting to share a concept with the rest of the world and not be content in thinking that America is not merely a place, but it is a way of life that is meant to be enjoyed and explored. For thousands of years, mankind has desired to uncover the secrets of happiness and success as we journey across the vast sphere of this mortal world we live in. Although there are many interpretations as to how life began and how it will all end, the idea of America seems to give balance to the need of attaining a higher sense of existence. Many students believe that the name Ameri ca is named after the great explorer Amerigo Vespucci, but scholars will argue that its etymology is based on various sources in world history and although the name is attributed to Vespucci, it is a culmination of meanings that give it a majestic sound. We have often described America with a feminine title and support the idea that it stands not only as a map discovery from centuries ago, but a state of safety and peace. As a perfect blend between indigenous culture and European ingenuity, America is an opportunity...
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...Hunger in America Why are so many people starving? Why are so many Americans starving? Children Starving on Side of Road 1 Every day people throw perfectly good food away without a second thought. Many people do not realize that many Americans spend most of their days starving or without food. In 2012, 49 million people did not have enough food in their homes; 15.9 million of them were children (“Hunger”). Hunger is not just in the third world countries, it is also here in America and people need to realize this. Can we end hunger in America? Where is there the most hunger? Mississippi 20.9% Arkansas 19.7% Texas 18.4% Alabama 17.9% North Carolina 17.0% Georgia 16.9% Missouri 16.7% Nevada 16.6% Ohio 16.1% California 15.6% (“Hunger”) Americans have all the power to end hunger in America. There are so many things that people and the government can do to help. The 2014 Hunger Report has a plan to end hunger by the year 2030. This plan consists of a jobs agenda, a stronger safety net, human capital development, and public-private partnerships to help innovative community led initiatives against hunger (“Ending”). If people just help out in any way possible hunger could be stopped...
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...America is sometimes referred to as the land of opportunity and even when America was first being colonized that statement seemed to ring true. People decided to move to the New World for multiple different reasons, but the one thing each of these people had in common with their motives was that they were in search of new opportunities and the chance to have a better life. Some of these groups of people included the members of the Virginia Company and the Pilgrims (Tindall & Shi, 27). After making peace with Spain many of the men who had been adventurers working for James I needed somewhere to go and the idea of getting rich quick by striking gold seemed like the perfect plan. Thus The London Group of the Virginia Company was born and the plan to voyage over to the New Land and form a colony was set into motion. The Virginia Company, a for-profit enterprise chartered by James I, had stock holders who thought that the colony would be a source of gold, wine, olive oil, and forest products that were needed in England (Tindall & Shi, 27). Many of the stock holders also still had hopes that they would find a passage to India (Tindall & Shi, 27). So on May 6, 1607 three ships set sail with 105 men aboard and four months later landed in what they named Virginia and started the first permanent colony in Virginia (Tindall & Shi, 27). The men built a small colony but many of them did not know how to hunt or fish. They had, after all, come to the New World to get rich not to learn...
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...The discovery of America in 1492 by Christopher Columbus was one of the most significant events in European history and shaped the political, social and economic developments of the following centuries. At the end of the XV century it seemed clear that the Portuguese had been advanced to the Spaniards in the conquest of the path of the spices and precious metals, thanks to the already exerted on the African west coast. At this time, Christopher Columbus, who had been in the orders of the king of Portugal, offered to the Catholic Kings the project to reach the Indies by following a path toward the west instead of skirting around the African continent. To implement its project, Columbus was premised on the idea of the sphericity of the Earth....
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...Censorship in America Welcome to America. The land of the free and the home of those all too willing to use that right to its fullest extent. The first nation truly founded on the right to speak one’s mind without consequence, America is now the most prosperous nation in the world, largely due to that very fact. We as Americans are blessed to live in a nation that is thriving both politically and socially, both as innovator and steady power, both as a community and as a collection of individuals. The marks of American society have spread far beyond the nation’s borders, with everything from the Big Mac to Steven Spielberg movies to democracy itself making it’s impact felt on this modern world. The name America has become synonymous with freedom, and through this freedom, great wealth, power, and success. And yet history has shown, through the example of democracies like Athens and Rome, that even the greatest of civilizations eventually swerve off course. After reading Patrick Garry’s “An American Paradox: Censorship in a Nation of Free Speech”, Marjorie Heins’ “Not In Front Of The Children”, and various statements from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), I have come to believe that the unstoppable juggernaut that is America may too be in danger of losing its way. The principles of freedom and human rights that this country was founded and subsequently prospered on are often quickly abandoned in the effort to protect the general public from anything deemed even slightly...
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...Ginsberg: America The poem America by Allen Ginsberg is a harsh critique on the American culture. This poem made me feel like he is giving a lecture to the country of their actions, almost like they are a child being punished. A line that really jumped out at me was when he said, “Go f*** yourself with your atom bomb”. He is clearly talking about Russia and the communists. He is arguing that what we did to them was wrong and who are we to do these things to them. He then proceeds to attack the materialistic America. “America I’ve given you all and now I’m nothing” Letting us know that he has given his all to this country but what has the country given back to him? He then attacks Time magazine by saying “ Are you going to let your emotional life be run by Time Magazine?” He says that this magazine is telling everyone they are important but him. Unless you have a nice job you are nothing to the American culture. Ginsberg throughout the poem attacks the American culture in many ways. He is clearly not happy with the way things are going in this country. This poem is definitely shocking for me; I can’t even imagine the reviews it may have gotten when it was first published. I think that Ginsberg wanted to get his point across to the American people but I do not know if this was the most efficient way. I am sure there are many deeper meanings but this poem was kind of hard for me to understand other than the fact that he is really ticked off at the American...
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...Explain why labor unions in many Central American countries have developed more slowly than those in the United States. Find an article in a professional journal that includes correlation and regression analysis similar to the Case Study on pages 143 and 550. Write a brief report describing the correlation and regression analysis and its role in the context of the article. Correlation and regression analysis are related in the sense that both deal with relationships among variables. Yes, due to violence against members and supports of labor unions in Central America, the development has suffered. Violence as serious as death has occurred as result of many people who support the unions and decide to protest. The use of violence, threats and even murder over labor protests that can land people in prison in the US are looked at as common crimes in many areas of Central America. In recent years the murderers of union members have gotten their cases overturned, never to pay for their crimes. Violence is used as a way of getting the message out that unions will not and should not be supported and the non-supporters will not stand for labor unions. Non-supporters want power over their employees and if unions were to be accepted, they would lose that power. As a result many organizers are afraid for their lives and hesitate to move forward with implanting labor unions and its laws. Also, the violence has made it difficult to attempt to organize as it occasionally ends in tragedy...
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...Tara Swan at Nickelodean Latin America (A) Kelly Fitz-Gerald January 5, 2014 Introduction For this paper, the discussion will be geared towards the dilemma that Tara Swan faces in regards to Nickelodean Latin America. Tara Swan is the team leader of Latin America Nickelodean launch. This project was one that Swan was extremely passionate about and therefore was conflicted when her doctor told her that her four month pregnancy was high risk. Swan had some important decisions to make and did not have much time to make them. In order for Nickelodean Latin America to thrive, a plan had to be implemented due to her extended absence which could last up to seven months. Based on the case details, it has been determined that Swan should appoint joint interim directors who would report directly to Swan’s executive assistant who in turn would discuss any issues that arose with Swan on an as needed basis. This way Swan can still be involved but have key players in place to handle issues. A number of Swan’s staff work remotely so it is not out of the question for Swan to also work remotely with the right person in place. Let us now take a look at some of the key players who would be suitable to step in as the joint interim directors. Key Players Swan had formed a team of 10 which was a lean team. She preferred to pay her team well instead of inflating costs by adding more bodies. Swan was constantly motivating...
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...Though it may have some downsides America truly is the home of the brave and the land of the free. After being discovered by Amerigo Vespucci to be an continent in 1502 only 10 years after Christopher Columbus had landed there with the believe it was India. Amerigo who may not have been the first to to visit the strange new land because Norse explorers such as Leif Ericsson and the Chinese admiral Zheng had explored America not to long before him. He did however start the largely increasing European interest in creating a sustainable European colony in the Americas after years of dangerous attempts to settle in America eventually some of the new settlements would succeed and the hardships of these colonies would come together to create the United States of America we've come to know today with the help of some very important moments throughout history. Now days America is home to so many different types of people it's hard to keep track. Some people may not presume it true but most of these people whether immigrant or refugee are attracted to America not by its landmarks and famous attractions for those things can be found throughout the world but by its sincere promises of freedom and rights. These promises offer opportunities that many people around the globe may not be able to get anywhere...
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...Paragraph 1 Intro---A Land As God Made It, Jamestown and the Birth of America, is a book written by James Horn, who is president of the Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation, and is an author of numerous books about the colonization of North America, including works such as A Kingdom Strange: The Brief and Tragic History of the Lost Colony of Roanoke (2010). The work, A Land As God Made It, is written to show a detailed, and insightful perspective of looking at the purpose of Jamestown. The book is about showing a time line, and how the settlement of Jamestown was very much a business opportunity for profit by the Virginia Company, as well as investors, in another attempt of creating a successful settlement for the expansion and growth of England...
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...Latin America is more than just an exotic travel destination for Americans or any travelers from around the world for that matter. Though Latin America is filled with several breath-taking wonders of the world; including their crystal clear waters and beautiful sandy white beaches, tropical rain forests, and ancient historical landmarks. Latin America’s tranquil atmosphere should not be underestimated as the little more than underdeveloped sibling. After examining the history, politics, and economic stand point of the countries in Latin America, they have many similarities with the United States and several differences that should be taken into consideration when dealing with United States foreign policy with Latin American countries. What is Latin America? Where is Latin America? What countries are considered to be a part of Latin American? These are the initial questions a person thinks about when Latin America comes into a discussion. Around the world people will have their own ideas and stereotypes about Latin America, but here are the facts. The term Latin America is used to describe the countries in the sub regions of the Americas that were once the old colonies of European nations. The reference to Latin corresponds to the fact that as product of the colonization from the European nations the languages now spoken in these countries are Latin based. The languages spoken are derived from the so called “Romance tongues” of Spain, Portugal, and France. Latin America stretches...
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...Bank of America research paper Kim Adams Wilmington University Bank of America's history dates back to 1904, when Amadeo Giannini founded the Bank of Italy in San Francisco to cater to immigrants who were denied service from other banks. Shortly following the opening of Bank of Italy the San Francisco earthquake struck, causing most banks to halt all lending practices. Giannini managed to rescue funds to start lending within a few days of the disaster to those who was willing to rebuild. Bank of America was formed when Giannini consolidated his Bank of Italy with Bank of America. As of 2010, Bank of America is the 5th largest company in the United States by total revenue, as well as the second largest non-oil company in the U.S. (after Walmart). In 2010, Forbes listed Bank of America as the 3rd biggest company in the world. (CNN Money) As one can imagine, all industries from mom and pop stores to multi million corporations have felt the wrath of the economic downturn. To make the statement that any bank is performing desirably would be a slight exaggeration. Prior to the recession, banks (including Bank of America) were content with relaxed lending guidelines, contracting out any brokers, and questionable appraisers. The above noted coupled with American’s constant desire for more, set the United States up for a perfect storm. The share price, like the US banking market in general, has dipped significantly from its relatively recent highs. The last twelve...
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...China and America: opposite or twins People may get shocked to hear “America and China have more similarities than differences.” We can’t blame them for being surprised. After all, China, which has a history of more than five thousand years, is in Asia; while the United States, which has a relatively short history, is in North America. However, the truth is, despite all these differences, China and America are more similar to each other in geography, economy, and culture diversity. One of the similarities lies in their land mass. Both China and the United States are large countries. China is a country with an area about 9.6 million square kilometers. Because China covers latitudes from about 8︒N to 53N, it’s quite common that when the northern part of China is snowing heavily, the southern part is warm and enjoying sunshine. In addition, people have different accents because they may live so far from each other. It’s not always that easy to understand one other even if we all speak the same language. Similarly, America-with a total area of 9.85 million square kilometers, and covers latitudes ranging from 25︒N to 50︒N-enjoys various climates. For example, in March, when people in New York State is still fighting with a lot of snow, residents in Florida can lie on a beach and enjoy sunbathing. American people also have different accents from one place to another. Some TV shows present accents in, say, west and east America, and “make fun of” a specific accent. Another similarity...
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...Brittany Murphy http://www.bankofamerica.com/ More than 175,000 Bank of America associates provide financial products, services, ideas and solutions to customers and clients in 50 states and the District of Columbia. The company is poised to take on Citigroup as the largest provider of financial services and investment services by expanding its investment services network in the coming year. Bank of America has been experiencing tremendous growth against all odds and has made quite a name for itself despite the traditionally aristocratic, sometimes stuffy banking environment. Examine Bank of America's Website. Identify the key members of the Bank of America executive management team. Brian Moynihan, Catherine Bessant, David Darnell, Anne Finucane, Charles Holliday Jr., Christine Katziff, Terry Laughlin, Gary Lynch, Thomas Montag, Charles Noski, Andrea Smith, Ron Sturzenegger, Vruce Thompson are all key members on the Bank of America executive management team. My first impression of these highly educated people was how much of an impact each individual makes to the company. For example Brian Moynihan, the Chief Executive Officer leads one of the world’s largest financial institutions. Catherine Bessant is the Global Technology and Operations executive at Bank of America and is a member of the company’s executive management team. She is responsible for delivering end-to-end technology and operations across the company. She is also responsible for managing the bank’s...
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...Bank of America’s CEO and Chairman Ken Lewis, in an effort to purchase Merrill Lynch at the cost of $50 billion misled shareholders by not disclosing all the facts pertaining to the merger. CEO and Chairman Ken Lewis could not have known the controversy and ramifications that would follow his deception or neglect. Or, as he stated himself, there was no intent of deception. The ethical issue here is whether or not Ken Lewis intentionally deceived the shareholders of Bank of America in order to acquire Merrill Lynch. Many question the ambitions of CEO Ken Lewis who had already acquired Countrywide Financial after their failure and now he is acquiring Merrill Lynch. It is reported that Lewis’ investment in Countrywide Financial was $2 billion and his takeover of Merrill Lynch was $44 billion. Reports say that over the last five years Mr. Lewis has spent $100 billion on acquisitions. (Bill Taylor) These acquisitions included MBNA, LaSalle Bank, Fleet Boston and U. S. Trust. It appears that Ken Lewis has built himself a nice little empire. The question here is whether Mr. Lewis acted unethical in his acquisition of Merrill Lynch. Did Ken Lewis bite off too much at the expense of others? We would need to look deeper into the circumstances surrounding his acquisition of Merrill Lynch. Merrill Lynch was a failing company and as part of Bank of America’s agreement to save it, the CEO of Merrill Lynch asked for bonuses for himself and other top management persons. At least 700 of Merrill...
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