It mattered so much to me because ultimately, if I could free myself from the restrictions imposed on me, then I could be anything I wanted. ... I do however know that Mexico got his independence from Spain, but before that Mexico was founded of Tenochtitlan by Aztec civilization. All I know is that my mother's ancestors came from Spain. ... All seem to talk a different language than Spanish. ... As a young Mexican-American who is currently working towards obtaining an associate's degree, it is my duty to take advantage of the opportunities available here in the United States and to...

• Word Count: 1963
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

To find asylum, the refugees migrated into European countries, such as Turkey, France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Middle Eastern countries like Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and many countries around the world. ... The question is that throughout the history, America has always been the world leader in refugee resettlement, then why is it so afraid to help the refugees in the current crisis? ... Obviously, many Americans do not want to help suffering people like they did in the past anymore. ... America first has got involved in the Syrian war since it supplied for the Free Syrian Army whose go...

• Word Count: 1577
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Though affirmative action has good intentions it seems it now hurts more than the few it helps. ... For the past decades it has helped to promote equality in schools and in the workplace. ... It is unfair to families, parents, and teachers who invest time and money into these kids who are then told someone else was accepted not because they worked harder or had more to offer, but just because their father was black or Spanish while you"re father was white. ... Our government needs to come up with a new way to help those in the lower class who are willing to work hard and don't deserve to...

• Word Count: 1483
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

They presented an idea of a liberal society that flourished with free commerce. ... This did not help her later when she was executed. ... They new that this tax would wipe out profits of the trade with the Spanish and French West Indies that brought gold and silver coins into the colonies. ...

• Word Count: 2440
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Shortly after Columbus discovered America, in the early 1500s, Spain invaded what is now South America and attacked the Incas, Mayas and Aztecs who had civilized and developed cultures. ... How anyone could argue these people do not need help after seeing the numbers is unbelievable. ... Dambisa Moyo (a Zambian-born author and economist) said " 'A constant stream of 'free' money is the perfect way to keep an inefficient or simply bad government in power'" (de Rugy). ... However, if we go in with intentions to help and not to expand or exploit, that is an entirel...

• Word Count: 2257
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

America was aware that it needed to claim their share in all directions in the word when every nation was running faster than the other toward the free regions to have the power on it and dominate it and this is presented in the cartoon in document A. ... Read by the English, Germans, and Japanese, as well a by his fellow Americans, Mahan helped stimulate the naval race among the great powers that gained momentum around the turn of the century. ... The acquisition of the Hawaiian Islands, our entry into the Spanish-American War and the resultant debate over the terms of the Treaty of Paris, th...

• Word Count: 1625
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Recent studies believe this is beneficial due to the rapidly growing numbers of the Spanish speaking population in America. ... Programs and commissions designed to help the status of women had at that time not been fully implemented and were of little help. ...

• Word Count: 1946
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

XM limits commercials to six minutes per hour (down from 20 minutes that some terrestrial stations offer) and has 35 channels that are completely commercial free. ... Clear Channel Communications • Offered XM content for redistribution, including several Spanish-language channels. ...

• Word Count: 2299
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate