Best known as a leader of a 1689 New York rebellion that came to bear his name, Jacob Leisler was one of late seventeenth-century New York's most prominent merchants, land developers, and foremost exponent of Reformed religious fundamentalism and Orangist political ideology. ... He thereupon implemented a program based on direct popular representation that had, as contemporaries noted, wide impact from the Chesapeake to New England. ... Best known as a leader of a 1689 New York rebellion that came to bear his name, Jacob Leisler was one of late seventeenth-century New York's most pro...

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In the 1980's, most reform efforts were intended to raise course requirements and scores on standardized tests. ... Today, most experts agree that attempts at reforms attempted here and there are swallowed by the complex, multifaceted nature of our educational system, maintaining the status quo; and that major improvements will require more drastic changes. ... For this reason, the use of technology for promoting educational reform is more popular than ever before. ...

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Anti-Muslim hate crimes have incrementally increased; these vicious attacks have an ample spectrum, anything from street harassment to murder - with the most recent and devastating atrocity being the murder of 3 college Muslim students, by a crazed terrorist homegrown in the USA. ... Consciously and willfully perpetuating unfounded and harmful stereotypes about Muslims is done for an assortment of reasons, 1.) to gain a political advantage during elections, 2.) to earn money via perpetuating Islamophobic jokes/stereotypes in popular media which appeals to a wide majority of citizens, and 3.) t...

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During the early 1900s, Marijuana for recreational use became more and more popular, resulting in increased state and federal regulations. ... Today, most of the nation supports legalization of Marijuana for medical purposes, up approximately 60 percent since 1970 (Bostwick, 2012). ...

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The most pronounced example of this is seen in American foreign policy, which remains centered around the principle of defending and expanding national economic interests and markets, often at the expense of foreign peoples. ... Initially, most farmers produced crops only for self-consumption or local sale. ... Contrary to popular belief, most of the American-produced products were of good quality and sometimes approached or equaled the quality coveted in fine English goods. ... From the outset, American politics were relatively democratic when one compares it to the political systems of other...

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This act replaced the 36' 30' Line from the Missouri Compromise of 1820, to the idea that popular sovereignty could be decided into which state would come in as a free state or a slave state. ...

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This is a significant statement because the United States has one of the world's highest per capita incomes; therefore most immigrants will increase the United States GDP while providing the United States with a lasting source of cheap labor force. ... In the article, Citrin points out: The mean for the United States sample is lower than in a majority of the countries, but the confidence intervals suggest that there is no statistically significant difference between the US mean and those of many other countries.9 Thus, Americans' preferred level of immigration – that is, a low...

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