Through the photographers perspective and intent of portraying the land we call home gives the individual the opportunity to feel and experience what they get from the photos whether its intended or not. ... Changing speeds from the people of America to the land of America the land holds its own meaning through experiencing the topography as if you were there living in that same moment in time, trying to understand the reality of that and the meaning behind it is what Robert Adams did with his landscape photography. ... Adams photos show the rural west and the living conditions understood from...

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From the end of the Civil war to the end of the 19th century, the United States population had doubled due to the huge influx of immigrants, seeking a promising future in the "land of freedom". ... It were those people that obtained jobs and incomes to feed their families, because no matter how bad or how hard the job was, even under the worst conditions, they gain the right to practice the freedom of speech and religion, which were major reasons they left their homelands to come to America. ... For example, if there were three competing companies over a particular section of railroad, two com...

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Since the day America was born, its inhabitants have raised their nation completely and solely on their different interpretations of freedom. Ever since the Declaration of Independence, when America broke away from England, the concept of liberty followed inevitably. Henceforth, each step of Ameri...

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Symbols such as the Statue of Liberty offered strength and hope to start a new home in this foreign land. ... Immigrants have made numerous contributions to this land despite, or maybe even because of their diversity. ... In my view, the weaknesses in the system do not stem from allowing too many people in, but rather the government's failure to keep the bad people out. ...

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The Legal and Political Importance of Due Process The dictionary defines due process of law as The regular, customary, and fair administration of justice; a right guaranteed to people in the United States by the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution and by state constitutions...

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America has come a long way since its Independence. Throughout her history she has gone through a number of changes. One of these periods in which number of reforms took place was the during the period between 1870- 1914 five political parties dominated the American politics of that time. These par...

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Did they finally agree with Edmund Burkes" famous aphorism: "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle?" ... Fear and patriotism were fanned and a strong anti-French sentiment swept the land. ...

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Being paid forty to fifty dollars a day (as many day laborers are often paid) sounds pretty harsh and unappealing, but that pay period is significantly better than being paid the same or less amount for an entire week of work, so because of this, combined with a vision of America being a great and prosperous land, many Mexicans seek employment in la tierra prometida1 and don't look back. ... Many workers during this time period were from countries such as Ireland and these workers often were treated just as bad, if not worse, than African-American slaves. ...

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