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Showing 1 to 20 of 55 for “"American Government"”.
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How American Government Promotes Small Business: Lessons for China
… Business Development Center (SDBC), I found that governmental associate is necessary and useful for small business. Below is my finding about how American government, especially during Bush’s Administration, helps small business. The paper includes: 1) Legislation and the special stimulus plan. 2) …
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The role of public information officers in local American government
… advertising world while others seek out local government jobs straight out of college since they loved public relations and wanted to serve their local community. This thesis seeks to understand how PIOs experience and manage competing roles in their local government agency, as well as how they …
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Exploring the political impact of literature and literary studies in American government
… of literature and practices of literary study in American government. Specifically, it looks at how the President’s Council on Bioethics (PCBE) and the Supreme Court have deliberately embraced the humanities to fulfill their respective responsibilities. I begin by examining the interpretive …
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The Scientific-Military State, Science and the Making of American Government, 1776-1855
… explores the intertwined formations of the American state and American science. It argues that, from the founding of the republic, scientific knowledge was at the heart of the formation of the federal government, and the federal government was an important force in the development of science …
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Natural science and the American government: fur seal management from gilded age to progressive era
… of Alaskan fur seals from 1867 to 1914. Government involvement in resource conservation expanded during this period, as did the role of experts. Federal officials charged with managing fur seals often sought advice from scientists, and over the years naturalists studied the animals …
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Democracy, elections, and rationality: An examination of the implications of social choice theory for the theory and practice of American government
… result to the theory and practice of democratic government.
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America Looks at the Hungarian Revolution
… shapes policies or at least influences them. American public opinion is shaped by the conditions in which Americans live. Americans have always been sympathetic toward revolutions in countries where democracy, as they understand it, is not present. This often precludes a clear understanding of …
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Commitment Beyond Morality: American Complicity in the Massacre at El Mozote, El Salvador, 1981
<p>In order to highlight the complicity of the American government, this thesis will discuss in depth the most important massacre perpetrated by the Salvadoran military. While the American government maintained publicly that respect for human rights was one of the main goals of its mission in El …
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Amending the Capitol
… Building has long been an iconic symbol of the American government and democracy worldwide. The building's design centers on the famous dome, designed by Thomas U. Walter, was completed during the American Civil War in 1863. Frederick Law Olmsted added a large terrace to the building as a part …
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Reform of Chinese State-owned Entities in Financial Sector
… analysis and make comparisons between them and American government-sponsored enterprises. Because there are many similarities between the establishment and development of Chinese state-owned entities and American government-sponsored enterprises, the American experience might indicate a clear …
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Soviet Defectors: Sexuality, Gender, and the Family in Cold War Propaganda, 1960-1990
… used by the media of the Soviet Union to discuss American and Soviet defectors from 1960 to 1990. Utilizing previously established historiographies of gender, sexuality and the family as well as statements from Soviet and American government officials, it is shown that the Soviet government linked …
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The Trial of Harry Dexter White: Soviet Agent of Influence
… the late 1940s and 1950s was fueled by claims of governmental espionage from former members of the communist underground. Harry Dexter White, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury was accused of being a Soviet agent of influence. This paper will analyze the current issues in the discussion of Soviet …
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Divine Democracy: Examining the Intersection of Religion and Politics in Civil Religion
… will break into four prominent chapters: Is American Democracy Like a Civil Religion?, Religious Characteristics in the American Government, American Democracy as a Civil Religion, and The Darkness of Civil Religion. Through this analysis, this thesis will definitively answer that the United …
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Community Engagement: Impacts of community perceptions on community service participation
… mandatory community service requirement into the American Government curriculum. A survey was administered to all senior government students who consented to participation in the study after they had completed the mandatory community service requirement for the year. The data results were then …
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"An Ardent Military Spirit": William C. C. Claiborne and the Creation of the Orleans Territorial Militia, 1803-1805
… with local business leaders with a stake in American success, observing the local customs and traditions, and gradually encouraging political participation, Claiborne successfully introduced the American militia system to a culture far different from that of his native Virginia. Claiborne's …
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Legitimising language : 9/11 and liberal democracy
… famous 9/11 terrorist attacks in America, the American government has increased their military presence across the world, most notably by occupying Iraq and Afghanistan. This they have done under the banner of spreading liberal democracy to oppressed peoples in far off places, arguing that …
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The Edenton Tea Party, 25 October 1774: A Patriotic Female Community in Revolutionary North Carolina
… and domestic struggles of white women in the American Revolution as well as how they changed. The time period includes Edenton's part in the colony's participation in the war, the women's demonstration, their subsequent wartime experiences, and the legacy of their unprecedented rebellion, all …
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Fearless and Fit: American Women of the Cold War
… new heights. At the start of the Cold War, Americans became concerned that they were not fit enough to compete with the Soviets. Both governments encouraged citizens to become physically fit. The American government concerned itself with soft' corporate men and physically unfit youth. The …
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Hugh Borton: His Role in American-Japanese Relations.
… study proposes to examine Hugh Borton's role in American-Japanese relations. Three aspects will be explored: his work as a Quaker missionary, as an American government official, and as a leader in the development of Japanese and Asian studies.</p> <p>In addition to Borton's <em>Memoirs</em>, the …
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A Métis wife's tale: Race, womanhood, and adaptation to settler colonialism in the diaries of Mary Hobart Williams
<p>As the War of 1812 drew to a stalemate, the American government began the process of state formation in the "Old Northwest," which put political, economic, and cultural pressures on the indigenous population. Among the Anishinaabeg, Menominee, Ho-Chunk, and other Native inhabitants, however, …
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