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The Louisiana Purchase and Exploration Small, scattered settlements scan the face of the western lands. Beginning in the sass’s, the French explored this land west of the Mississippi River, planting these settlements over the face of the Louisiana Territory. The French ended up owning more of the present day Elicited States than even the British…

The Magnolia Inn sets on a bluff over-looking the Pacific Ocean in scenic Half Moon Bay California. The sole owners of the Magnolia are Jim and Nancy Anderson. They have some necessary experience as they owned and operated a motel until approximately one year ago. This motel was sold to help raise the funds necessary…

In analyzing the causes and effects of United States Imperialism from 1870 to 191 6, one finds that there are three main factors. These major factors of united States Imperialism in this time period are: Hawaii, the Spanish-American war, and Theodore Roosevelt. In this time period Hawaiian islanders were very happy to live traditionally, but…

The effects of the policies of the New Deal can still be felt today. The New Deal may not have ended the depression of the thirties but they were the foundation for many of the policies in place today that help Americans survive during tough times. The twenties had been characterized as the prosperous twenties,…

On April 19, 1995, at exactly 9:02 a.m., a bomb weighing 5,000 pounds was detonated outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. This explosion caused extensive damage to the building and sadly resulted in the loss of 168 lives, including 19 children (Rosenburg, 2011). Just four days later, on April 23, President…

Flexner, James Thomas. George Washington. Little. 196 George Washington was one of the founding fathers of the United States of America. H served as commander-in-chief of the Continental army during the Revolutionary War, and late served as the first president of the United States. His thoughts and ideas helped mold the Unite States into the…

Virginia Avenel Henderson’s biography and her work are explored in this paper. Henderson’s perspective on nursing emphasized its role in assisting individuals, regardless of their health status, to attain and maintain good health. While she did not classify her ideas as a theory, they still hold sway in the teachings of modern nursing. Henderson regarded…

The Civil War was a significant American historical event. In the North, social conflict arose between the rich and the poor. In the South, slavery was abolished after Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves were to be free. The war shattered the bonds that society held together between the different classes of the…

As the glowing sun set over the bloody fields of Antietem, the Civil War became a different War. Five days after the battle at Antietem was won, armed with pen and paper, Abraham Lincoln changed the war when he issued, one of the most important and controversial documents in America history, the Emancipation Proclamation. Congress…

Why the Wall Street Bubble Must Burst? In 1938, and in the teeth of the longest and fiercest depression that the United States had ever known, capital spending hit an all time high. That’s right! In 1938 the men who owned America began to pour millions of Dollars into new plant and equipment as if…