Abstract
Providing an overview of Micheal Lind's "The Next American Nation" and Peter Brimelow's "Alien Nation", this paper is both in part a book review, as well as an analytical essay on a specific topic, immigration. Using data and information from each book, the writer produces a series of arguments that impose an argument against, or severely limiting, immigration into the United States. Then, the writer looks at the factual pitfalls or problems with the arguments in each book. In the end, the essayist argues that the books are not to be wholly judged on their information, but rather their message - that immigration is a growing problem and that action must be taken.

Outline:
Book Synopses
The Next American Nation
Alien Nation
The Arguments
Stronger Arguments

From the Paper
"As it can be seen from the structure of the book chapters, The Next American Generation commences with an assessment of the historic past of the United States. "Picture North America in the year 2000 A.D., as Thomas Jefferson might have imagined it in 1800" (Lind, 1995). It then moves on to assessing the development of the country through time, from the beginnings of the United States as a British colony, to eventually analyze the contemporaneous elements, and come to an end suggesting that the future can be different, better different, if we learn how to better deal with immigrants. Lind recognizes the dissatisfactions of the working native born Americans, who argue that immigration causes them to lose their jobs or forces them to accept lower levels of remuneration. Despite these however, immigration is presented as a greater force, out of which the impact on certain classes of American workers is a mere component.
"Reading the book, the individual will become aware that Lind is a great admirer of French history, with its gradual successions in power. Based on this model then, he constructs the image of a United States in four different republic forms, all centered on the elements of a democratic republic, and ruled by multi party parliaments. Each of these moments in time is organized and assessed within a different chapter."

Tags:revolution, americanism, michael, lind, immigration, society

Abstract
In this article, the writer notes that in order to have a proper view on the importance of the Alien Tort Claim Act, a closer analysis must be taken into consideration. In this sense, the writer points out that the history of the Act in itself may point to the actual necessity for the drafting of the legislation. Also, the writer looks at points which might shed light on the usefulness of the Act as well as on the philosophical discussion on the relationship between civil and political rights and the economic, social, and cultural ones. The writer discusses that the Alien Tort Claim Act takes into consideration the violations of human rights made by multinational companies or different agencies around the world.

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"Speaking in general terms, it is rather hard to determine the extent to which a non binding type of protection is more efficient than a binding one. A possible combination of the two systems of protection can be said to benefit more than an actual separation or differentiation because the protection considered by multinational companies or national legislation on the other hand appears to be more efficient due to the fact that their goals are limited but also their resources, financial and legal, are stronger.
"The UN protection system has been set in place in order to give general guidelines on the proper practices that should be followed to insure a minimum standard of human rights protection. The UN Charter, along with subsequent documents that came to underline particular aspects of the document are relevant for pointing out the minimum requirements any system, political or corporate, must meet."

Tags:protection, human, rights, working, environment

Abstract
This paper explains that Susan McGrath's article 'Attack of the Alien Invaders' focuses on both positive and negative aspects of alien species invading native ecosystems. The author points out that this well-written article summarizes that the negative impacts appear to far outweigh whatever positive outcomes could be extracted from invading species. The paper stresses that, because of environmental
interconnectivity, McGrath states that significant and global political interaction will be needed to make a significant difference to the problem of invasives.

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"Another case of unintentional transport that I found particularly interesting in the article is the movement from port to port of ballast water. Ships take on water for balancing purposes. The water is transported to the destination port and discarded. The cycle is repeated from port to port. The aquatic life in this ballast water is then also transported between the ports. As a solution to this, one of the suggestions mentioned in the article is that ships exchange their ballast water outside of ports. However, I am not sure how such a strategy would mitigate the problem."

Tags:transportation, interconnectivity, seaweed, strategies, co-operation

Abstract
In this article the writer discusses the alternative rock song "Subterranean Homesick Alien" by Radiohead. The writer looks at other music of the 1990s. In this essay the writer reflects on the disaffection and marginalization of Generation X. The writer also discusses how Radiohead's song mirrors Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues". Further, the writer explores the irony present within the song, especially "They're uptight!" versus "I'm uptight". The writer concludes that "Subterranean Homesick Alien" is a picture of an apathetic generation unsure of its direction and too nervous to find that direction on its own.

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"In the early 1990s, popular music began to abandon the bombastic heavy metal that had so dominated the 1980s. With the economies of Britain and the United States waning, the excess celebrated by '80s hair metal no longer seemed relevant or plausible for young rock fans. Bands such as Nirvana and the Smashing Pumpkins experienced unparalleled popularity despite their fascination with pessimistic themes of solitude and cynicism. "Subterranean Homesick Alien," the third song on Radiohead's 1997 album Ok Computer, deals very specifically with these themes as well. Though unmistakably alternative rock, the song combines a number of influences and ideas that make it wholly unique within the genre. The song is, however, representative lyrically and musically of the disaffected Generation X ethos that was so prominent during the early to 1990s."

Tags:rock, n', roll, music, theory, pop, culture

Abstract
This paper discusses ancient Egyptian and South American myths that the world was created by beings from another planet. The author lists the artwork and advanced knowledge purported to be from each civilization that documented the alien visitors such as the Nazca lines and the Egyptian hieroglyphics which depicted aliens. The paper also explains how each civilization believed their ancestors came from the stars and worshiped the aliens as gods and goddesses.

From the Paper
"Just like the Mayans, Nazcans, and Dogons, the Egyptians knew a great deal about the stars and the terrestrial year. The pyramids and temples were built following almost the same calendar rules as the Mayan temples. One of the amazing facts about the pyramids in Gaza is that three of the pyramids line up perfectly with the three stars on Orion's belt within the Orion constellation. Without knowledge of the stars from the aliens, lining up the pyramids with the stars would be an impossible feat."

Tags:ancient civilizations, extraterrestrial beings

Abstract
This paper discusses the unconstitutionality of the Alien and Sedition Acts and their implementation during World War I. The paper goes on to compare these acts with the McCarythist school of thought during the post-Word War II era.

From the Paper
"In retrospect, America has done many things of which it should be ashamed. In times of crisis the government has forgotten the very principles on which the nation was built, and executed laws and programs that were clearly unconstitutional and in violation of axiomatic human rights. One of America's most shameful moments can be found in the institution of the Espionage and Sedition Acts. Created from the desire to unify the nation, these acts, drafted in 1917 and 1918 respectively, made criticism of the government, Constitution, or flag illegal; furthermore, interfering with the draft or encouraging disloyalty was also unlawful. During the "outbreak of public hysteria early in World War I" (History Channel OL), these outrageous laws caused more than 2,000 prosecutions. The Espionage and Sedition Acts served to curtail freedom of the press, suppress liberty to political affiliation, and foster hostility towards innocent foreigners."

Tags:fear, communism, political, power, russia, red, scare, socialists, president, wilson

Abstract
This paper is written in response to Beverly Haviland's "The Return of the Alien: Henry James in New York, 1904". In her piece of writing, Haviland discusses James; return to the United States after an absence of over twenty years. She details how James had to redefine "his conception of national identity in a way that bears careful consideration for what it suggests about how ethnic and racial identities are formed and transformed over time and under changing circumstances". Although Haviland writes a useful introduction to this topic, there are a number of issues that she either misses or appears to misinterpret. It is the intention of this article to identify and then expand upon or correct these aspects. This paper argues that Haviland lacks a holistic approach to studying issues of identity and gives several examples of this and counter-arguments too.

From the Paper
"However, identity may not be explained by cultural and economic factors alone. Also important are political and social factors relevant to the era. Politically, the period of James' writing at the turn of the twentieth century was one of radical change with the industrial revolution and America's increasingly active participation in international issues (including both civil and state wars). Socially, there were repercussions from these other factors such as the development of distinct sections of society: the rich and the poor, the urban and the rural, the civilized and the uncouth."

Tags:american, identity, scene, travelogue

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"For nearly 200 years after the Alien Tort Statute was enacted in 1789, alien plaintiffs rarely implemented the Statute to acquire jurisdiction to bring an action based on international tort theory before the federal district courts. In the last 10 years, however, the Alien Tort Statute has been expanded to specifically encompass acts of torture and "causing disappearance" as violations of international law, while it has been construed narrowly within the constraints of the act of state doctrine, forum non conveniens, and the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.

The Alien Tort Statute provided that aliens were allowed to sue on a tort cause of action, arising solely from violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States. This jurisdictional grant was codified in 1982 at 28 U.S.C. ?1350 and ... "

Abstract
This paper reviews the concept and history of Unidentified Flying Objects, or UFOs, and the influence UFOs have had on the world entertainment, and the influence the world of entertainment has had on our perception of UFOs and alien life.

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"Unidentified Flying Objects, (UFOs) were once only saucers tied to a string and filmed by an 8mm camera in the 1950s. By the 1970s they became a bit more believable when 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' presented images of technologically advanced UFOs, with images fitting the preconceived idea of aliens driving them through the desert. Yet, by the time 'E.T.', (The Extraterrestrial) was presented in the 1980s society began to take a closer look at the phenomenon of the UFO, and many within it started to relate their personal experiences in sightings, abductions, meetings, and "close encounters". Today there is a vast array of television programming focused on UFOs, and the aliens who build them."

Tags:ufo, alien, science

Abstract
This paper examines the possibilities for exploration of alien life as used within science fiction writing. It uses "Frankenstein" and "Brave New World", to demonstrate how science fiction authors take great pains to explore what is both familiar and that which is alien/different. The paper takes the position that scientific discoveries and exploration can be employed to discover secrets of human nature.