The recent hurricanes‚ Katrina and Rita‚ along with global warming amplify Jared Diamond’s thesis in "The Last Americans" that humans are responsible for the downfall of civilizations. Throughout history‚ many civilizations have collapsed due to numerous reasons such as incompetent leaders and environmental negligence. Many people view the United States’ current environmental crisis with apathy. These people feel that the environmental collapse of ancient societies such as the Mayans is only pertinent
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Data Analysis & Presentation Teresa Yurkunas Texas‚ State and Local Government Pols: 2312 01/25/2015 1 Data Analysis Information 1. Has the average median income for Texas increased or decreased (percentage change) from 2010-2011 to 2012-2013? The income for the state of Texas has increased with a 4.4 percent change from 2010-2011 to 2012-2013. 2. By how much did Texas’ average median income increase or decrease (percentage change) from 2010-2011 to 2012-2013? Texas had an average income of
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America was not a great place to be in the late 1800’s‚ especially if you were a Native American‚ immigrant‚ or African-American. The Native Americans’ homelands were brutally taken over‚ and they were forced to live on reservations. The immigrants had to deal with the terrible living conditions in the cities and the persecution against them because of their appearance. The African-Americans‚ despite being declared all the rights of a citizen‚ were segregated‚ and voting in the South was made nearly
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Hurricane Katrina On Saturday August‚ 27th 2005 President Bush was notified about the news on Hurricane Katrina while on vacation at his ranch in Crawford‚ Texas‚ and after hearing the news remained on his vacation and took no action to help aid the people of New Orleans (Dyson 63-64). When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans it was at a Category 5 hurricane. Many unnecessary lives were lost in the hurricane and in the events after the disaster hit. What was the reason for the extreme amount of
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Southern culture‚ plantations‚ Blues‚ cotton‚ and catfish are all images that come to mind when we hear “Mississippi Delta”. The Mississippi Delta has been described as the most southern place on earth and one of the most fertile agricultural areas in the United States. Yet it is that of extreme poverty in the Deep South. It is one of the poorest regions in the United States with poverty seen in housing‚ roads‚ health care‚ schools‚ and education. The Delta has been commonly thought of as‚ “too
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In 1803‚ President Thomas Jefferson purchased the territory of Louisiana from the French government for $15 million. The Louisiana Purchase stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from Canada to New Orleans‚ and it doubled the size of the United States and there was more to go. Thanks to the Louisiana purchased U.S. has gotten a better geographic‚ economic‚ social‚ and political stable. There was more land for the population to stretch out. More gold to be mine. Better education
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and Livingston to spend no more than $10 million. However‚ Napoleon made an offer that was too good to pass up. Rather than selling a small portion of the Louisiana territory to the US‚ Napoleon offered them the whole thing for just $15 million. That is roughly four cents per acre. On October 20‚ 1803‚ the Senate approved the purchase. The Louisiana Purchase nearly doubled the size of the United States. The total area of the territory was nearly 830‚000 square miles and spanned from the Gulf of Mexico
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made there is a group that is rallying against it. Political parties play a huge role this fight‚ and there are some examples of great things happening in government that are fought against because of the crossing of political lines‚ such as the Louisiana Purchase which I feel was unlawful‚ but certainly no unconstitutional. Political parties have been an issue since day one in America’s government. While today we have the Republicans and Democrats battling it out‚ we began with the Federalists
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concluded that‚ “Americans never learned to add without also dividing”. This is referring to America’s inability to have more land without also having the land divided into sections‚ whether it be north and south or east and west. For example when the Louisiana Purchase was made‚ yes it added more land to the U.S‚ but it also made it so there was another territory that was different than the rest of America. The Missouri Compromise can be an example as well‚ when they applied to become a state‚ it was being
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crisis stood Thomas Jefferson and Napoleon Bonaparte‚ two of the greatest leaders of their time‚ now face to face in a test of wits and wills that would determine the futures of their countries. Jefferson’s Great Gamble is the dramatic story of the Louisiana Purchase – thirty months of high drama‚ blandishment‚ posturing and secret maneuvers by some of the most powerful and crafty men of their time. When Jefferson took office as president of the United States
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