The latest pattern of the United States American flag has been in use since July 1960 when the 50th star was added. The design of the flag includes thirteen horizontal stripes alternating red and white‚ which represent the thirteen original colonies‚ and fifty stars of alternating numbers of six and five per row on a blue field‚ known as the canton‚ which represent the fifty states. The colors of the flag have symbolic meaning as well. The blue in the canton signifies vigilance‚ perseverance and
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Ever since the founding of the United States of America‚ Americans have valued a variety things. With that being said‚ there are three specific things that Americans have valued consistently since the beginning of America as we know it. According to multiple historical sources‚ it is clear that Americans value their freedom‚ a not too powerful central government‚ and their safety. A few of the topics that support this thesis are the Constitution‚ the Bill of Rights‚ Articles of Confederation‚ precedents
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of the nation’s self-proclaimed freedom was the ideal that free men could be governed by a democratic government owned by themselves‚ and dedicated‚ at the bequest of the people‚ to the preservation of one’s life and property. The framework for the fledgling republic was the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Laws were enacted by representatives‚ and those laws are the foundation for all societal interactions between a free people‚ including all civil rights‚ and business rights. Given
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Target Corporation Arthur S. Camua Jr. University of Phoenix Management MGT/521 Professor Mr. Jeffrey Gordon December 13‚ 2012 Target Corporation Target Corporation is one of America’s biggest corporations according to Fortune 500. Target is a retailer that operates general merchandise and food discount stores. Being one of the biggest and one of the leading retailers in the America‚ Target enjoys a strong market position to promote market opportunities and adds to their bargaining power
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An Analysis of Enemy of the State Enemy of the State is a classical tale of good versus evil‚ complete with a tortured hero and a powerful villain. The plot revolves around Washington lawyer Robert Dean (Will Smith)‚ an average family man‚ who suddenly finds his life turned upside down when an old acquaintance slips a video tape that no one is supposed to ever see into his shopping bag. The tape contains footage of the murder of a United States senator by a member of the National Security Agency
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share certain values and assumptions. Americans are trained from very early in their lives to consider themselves as separate individuals who are responsible for their own situations in life and their own destinies. The individual that Americans idealize prefers an atmosphere of freedom‚ where neither the government nor any other external force or agency dictates what the individual does. Individualistic Americans naturally see themselves as being in competition with others. Americans assume that
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Vis a vis morality‚ for us to lay the foundation of the understanding of the term‚ I deemed it necessary to search for its meaning and I found in Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary: Third Edition that morality is a personal or social set of standards for good or bad behavior and character or the quality of being right‚ honest‚ or acceptable. Taking from the definition itself‚ we can draw out a conclusion that morality is more of a personal encounter of what is morally good or right. It might
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Sleeping With the Enemy Summary Oppression of women in our patriarchal society is seen daily. Men dominate women in so many ways it becomes hard to distinguish one form of oppression from another. In the movie Sleeping With the Enemy‚ a young woman battles daily with an abusive‚ domineering husband. Although the outside world may view Laura’s life as perfect‚ the viewer sees the whole truth. Laura’s perfect life consists of an attractive‚ wealthy husband who would do anything for her-even kill
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ESSAY: AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE Harry Latirofian 07/SP_CORE_1006_22 The Global Challenge An Enemy of the people is a drama filled with ethical dilemmas and issues that are largely were caused by the contrasts between the Stockmann brothers. Thomas Stockmann is jovial by nature and likes to be surrounded by people like him that are intelligent and hard working. His brother in other hand is a representative of the conservative world-order. Thomas Stockmann or as he referred in play as Dr. Stockmann
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The film Enemy of the State is a conspiracy-thriller film released in 1998 by Touchstone Pictures and was directed by Tony Scott and written by David Marconi. The film uses a variety of cultural assumptions‚ attitudes‚ values and beliefs throughout to manipulate the viewers of the film into accepting them. Enemy of the State is based around the US Government’s intelligence agencies and politicians and their huge amount of power‚ technology and the conspiracies involved with their intelligence departments
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