After its defeat in the Spanish-American War of 1898‚ Spain ceded its longstanding colony of the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of Paris. On February 4‚ 1899‚ just two days before the U.S. Senate ratified the treaty‚ fighting broke out between American forces and Filipino nationalists led by Emilio Aguinaldo who sought independence rather than a change in colonial rulers. The ensuing Philippine-American War lasted three years and resulted in the death of over 4‚200 American and over
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therapeutic intervention‚ and reassurance” ( Kottke‚ 2010) The United States is striving to improve health disparities and health care
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Racial Profiling Just what is racial profiling? Racial profiling occurs when the police target someone for investigation on the basis of that person’s race‚ national origin‚ or ethnicity (www.washington.com). Examples are the use of race to determine which drivers to stop for minor traffic violations and the use of race to determine which motorists or pedestrian to search for contraband. Universally attested and detested‚ racial profiling is a widespread police tactic. Although blacks and foreigners
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Transgender Rights What does it mean to be transgender? The term transgender refers to a person “who identifies with or expresses a gender identity that differs from the one which corresponds to the person’s sex at birth‚” (Merriam-Webster). The term came into common use in the 1970s‚ but similar terms such as transsexual and “trans” have been used as well. Non-conformity‚ in terms of gender especially‚ tends to evoke uncertainty in terms of law‚ which is most likely why transgender people are not
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The United States in one of the richest‚ most populous and most powerful countries in the world and plays a central leadership role in the world. On the world stage‚ the U.S. often challenges other countries about their records regarding human rights. Yet the United States is failing its own citizens by not granting every citizen access to basic health care. Many citizens in the United States needlessly suffer and die each day due to the inequities of the health care system in the U.S. This is a
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Throughout the United States of America‚ schools require students to meet a certain standard of dress. Although almost every school’s standard is different‚ most schools have dress codes. Dress codes range anywhere from extremely loose to extremely strict‚ yet no matter how hard schools try to prevent problems‚ things slip through the cracks. Dress codes exist to help students‚ although in the end it seems they’re ineffective. Other countries have solved these issues using school uniforms. School
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Gay Marriage in the United States By Teresenia Soto 2/14/2014 Mr.Cosma JE Young Will Rogers once said‚ “We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others”. But‚ many will argue that this should not apply to all liberties of the American people; in fact they will differ with anyone who threatens their idea of right and immoral. For most‚ this argument begins with Gay Marriage. As of 2014 there are now 17 states in union under same-sex
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United States Labor History Evaluate the way the law shaped working life in America from the Revolution until the eve of the Civil War. Consider the constitution‚ court decisions and other aspects of the law you think are relevant. When one considers the effect that the Industrial Revolutions of the 19th and early 20th century‚ the workers whose backs bore it are seldom reflected upon. It becomes ponderous whether the revolution was a boon or a malediction upon the working class and if they were
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United States of Health Care PHE 5005 Introduction to Health Services and Research Sheena Williams South University Introduction The future of healthcare is at our fingertips. Healthcare is one of those industries that will never stop evolving as long s there are innovative leaders out there with ideas to improve healthcare delivery and quality of care. Recent healthcare news has been brewing around the topic of affordable healthcare. Even before we can make healthcare affordable‚ changes
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handling a crisis of epic proportion? When there is a natural disaster or world crisis‚ the first to response are the local first responders. When the situation cannot be resolved by the first responders‚ then the neighboring counties helps with the situation by providing extra responders and supplies. When the situation continues to flamed‚ then the state becomes involved and administered as much supplies and aide to the people. Federal government becomes involved when the state cannot handle the situation
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