Essays on Border States

The Civil War was fought primarily according to one interpretation not to end slavery but instead only to save the union and bring the rebel Confederate states back into the fold. On the other hand, it is very hard to argue that from the Confederate perspective secession was about anything else except slavery. Well, known Confederate leaders are well known to have said that the purpose of secession was to protect slavery as the South's own "peculiar institution." While the original war aims of the Union was not originally to actually end slavery through the course of the war ...

Immigration policy in the U.S has evolved over the years, yet it has failed to address pertinent issues with regard to immigration, especially illegal immigration, which has continued to rise; a new policy approach would be necessary if the problems bedeviling immigration are to be addressed. America’s immigration policy has over the decades been a major public policy issue, especially during the peaks of election cycles. The immigration policy has by no means been harmonized in the country’s history. As a testament to this, the purview of immigration policy has more often than not been left to ...

“Arizona Joins Other States in Federal Immigration Lawsuit” (Hennesy-Fiske) was an article I located in the Los Angeles Times. Arizona, which is a border state has joined in a lawsuit brought by 17 other states against the federal government and immigration agencies. The lawsuit was filed in Brownsville, Texas on Wednesday December 3, 2014. The reason for this lawsuit is that the states feel the president’s executive action regarding immigration is unconstitutional. Of the thirteen states involved in the lawsuit, two, Texas and Arizona are border states. Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona stated that is the court’s responsibility to “ ...

The success of America as a country is a fact acknowledged widely by all around the globe. However, if one may ponder over the reasons behind the success of this great nation then it would mainly be accounted to two major factors: the people and the various opportunities available to them. America is known for its freedom of choice and place where dreams come true. It is highly successful nation which is famous for its ability to bring out the best in people. American laws, systems, securities and liberties are not perfect but they are the most unusual ones worldwide. They ...

Civil War history often exists in terms of the white Northern soldiers and white Southern soldiers, fighting with each other. The African Americans are shown waiting on either side to awaiting their fate. However, this is far from the truth, and no one can deny the influence of Negro American on the emergence of African Nationalism. Before the Civil War started in 1862, there were a projected four million slaves in the United States and only about 500,000 free African Americans. Only one percent of all African Americans resided in the North. White soldiers often saw the African Americans ...

DateYour name Course name Abstract for Research Project Oct 18, 2014

Abstract The United States of America currently does not have an official language. Nevertheless, many advocates are vouching for the officialization of English in a federal level. This would mean that border states will not be able to make their immigrants more welcome. A Constitutional amendment is being fought over and over, and legislator have tried to pass this project through every official channel, but it hasn't been successful so far. Children of immigration would suffer even more because officializing English would mean the end of bilingual education programs, as well as difficulties businesses, federal services and other entities. ...

There are many different facets to effective communication, and effectively communicating is often considered a great asset for businesspeople. Communicating effectively across barriers like culture, language, race, or political affiliation is something that takes diplomacy, empathy, and intelligence. There are many different theories regarding effective communication, particularly regarding intercultural communication; intercultural communication is particularly difficult because the way in which certain situations should be handled are unique to the cultures that are interacting. Even interacting and communicating effectively across subcultures within one particular culture can be incredibly difficult. What does this mean for individuals who are attempting to communicate ...