Abstract
This paper presents an overview and discussion of Wendell Berry's book about the plight of American farmers and our responsibility for stewardship of the land. The paper concludes that the arguments presented in "The Unsettling of America" about our duty to protect and keep the land are very persuasive, but that Berry must also provide some insight into how we are to go about doing so.

From the Paper
"What should worry all of us is that the farmer is going the way of flypaper, and is being replaced by the agricultural corporation, with computers and agri-science experts to know just how much fertilizer and weed killers the ground can take, and how much production it will take to get beef cattle to market quicker than before. Farming, he implies, has become mass merchandising, and by people who generally wouldn't use some of the products they merchandise."

Tags:agriculture, developers, building, houses, roads, farm, bankrupt, willie, nelson, farm, aid

Abstract
This paper describes and critiques America's efforts to fight terrorism through the infamous "War on Terror." The paper declares that the decision for Americans to pull out of Iraq should not be a decision made by the American public, but must be one made entirely by the Iraqis. The paper asserts that only then can the outcome of that decision exonerate Americans for pulling their forces out of Iraq and leaving it vulnerable to the forces of Islamic extremism. The paper explains that jihadists do not simply aim to bring down buildings; they seek to incite fear, unsettle international relations, destabilize economies, and ultimately bring down the nations they oppose. The paper concludes that with the current world fears and economic turmoil, who is to say that America has been victorious?

Outline:
Introduction
The Laundry List
The Threat

From the Paper
"The problem with arguments that are being made against the Bush Administration and by the media pundits, academicians, and politicians is that they have their own agendas to further in berating the public to the point of concurrence with their ideas or positions. They want to sell books, news magazines, web site advertising, or are working to have their own political party gain control over the American Congress. They are poised to point the finger at the Bush Administration no matter which way events in the Middle East go, and no matter who, be it the newly elected president or the Iraqi Cabinet as the final authority in the decision on SOFA."

Tags:anti-Bush, Islamic, extremist, 9-11, WMD

Abstract
This paper discusses a study done by the University of Cincinnati eight years ago, in which researchers found strong links between poverty, race, and illiteracy. The paper presents the unsettling statistics learned from this research study. The link between the level of education and poverty is identified in the paper, and educational programs are suggested as a step towards the solution of the problem.

From the Paper
"Not surprisingly, the residents of these neighborhoods were black, poor, and under-educated. The average adult in these communities had not completed ninth grade. In most of these neighborhoods, the mothers received Medicaid but the neighborhoods were without convenient medical care. As a result, for the entire county 10% of pregnant women either received no prenatal care or received significantly less than needed, seeing a doctor less than 50% of the number of visits recommended for good maternal care. Not surprisingly, Cincinnati also has an alarmingly high rate of underweight babies, a factor strongly correlated with developmental problems, birth defects and infant mortality (Petrie, 1997)."

Tags:illiteracy, education, poor

Abstract
The American War for Independence ended in 1783, but the Revolution bestowed an unsettled legacy on the new nation. Some issues were left unresolved; others became more pressing as the United States struggled to define a mature sense of purpose. This paper explains one small part of the Revolution's unfinished business. In 1776, America was like a bird that just left the nest. It would have to face the world by itself, and it no longer had the safety net of Great Britain backing it. With this new-found independence came political, social, and economic uncertainties, which are discussed in this paper, followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion.

From the Paper
"The American War for Independence ended in 1783, but the Revolution bestowed an unsettled legacy on the new nation. Some issues were left unresolved; others became more presenting as the United States struggled to define a mature sense of purpose. To determine what forces were at work in this growth process, this paper will examine the events in American history after the Revolution from a political, social, and economic perspective. A summary of the research will be provided in the conclusion."

Tags:adam, anti, caucus, federalists, hamilton, hand, invisible, jefferson, mercantile, smith

Abstract
This paper is a brief review of the history of slavery in America. The paper examines the chronology of slavery in America from the seventeenth century to the nineteenth century and also presents an examination of its long-term impact. The paper shows that the history of slavery is not only a history of America; it is also a history of missed opportunities.

From the Paper
"There can be little doubt that the presence of indentured servants and chattel slaves greatly affected the development of British North America. This brief paper will examine the history of slavery and servitude in the New World, assess its impact, and determine how the history of British North America would be different if the institution of slavery had never existed. To begin with, the history of slavery in the New World is a long and ignominious one. In 1619, the first African-American slaves arrived in Jamestown. By the middle of the seventeenth century, tobacco-planting in Virginia and Maryland became institutionalized (Becker para.4). One estimate holds that, from the "early 16th to the mid-19th Centuries" the total number of Africans forcibly transplanted from their African home numbered between ten million and eleven million souls (Becker para.53-55)."

Tags:slavery, america, history

Abstract
This paper is an argument in favor of the rich in America, compensating the poor for their lack of wealth. The paper suggests that the disparity in wealth between the wealthy and the working poor is deplorable and that the government of America should be employed as a tool by which the redistribution of wealth in America can take place.

From the Paper
"Public Policy: Redistributing Wealth in America The disparities between the rich and the poor in the United States are significant. Considering only income, the gap between the richest percentage of the population and the poorest appears so great as to be all but insurmountable. However, when we consider not income, but wealth, the situation manifests as even more dire. In the United States, a 1997 study demonstrated that the top 1% of the population controls approximately 40.1% of the nation's private wealth (Miller 47). The reasons why this occurs over time can be myriad, but can generally be boiled down to the economic concept of capital gains. Wealth doesn't grow because individuals work harder than others. Rather, it has grown at the significant pace that it has because interest accrues on capital possessions simply by having the wealth invested somewhere (Miller 47). "

Tags:redistributing, wealth, america

Abstract
The paper analyzes "The Colonial Heritage of Latin America," by Stanley and Barbara Stein who argue that many of the characteristics and limitations of Latin America have their inception during the colonial period and have been altered only slightly with the passage of time and increasing technology that enables better contact with the rest of the world. The paper discusses the suggestion that Latin America is a continent that has only been able to inadequately fulfill its development potential, based on the limitations of the persistent characteristics of its colonial past.

From the Paper
"In "The Colonial Heritage of Latin America," Stanley and Barbara Stein argue that many of the characteristics and limitations of Latin America have their inception during the colonial period and have been altered only slightly with the passage of time and increasing technology that enables better contact with the rest of the world."

Tags:Latin America, development, colonialism, economic, globalization, trade, statism, nationalism

Abstract
This paper discusses how money laundering policies have altered in recent years. According to this paper, it is the direct result of America's realization that it is no longer invulnerable to terrorist attack. This unsettling state of affairs has forced a re-assessment of how the United States can combat terrorism. One of the primary means, is to cut off the funding that permits terrorism to survive.

Tags:money, laundering, terrorism

Abstract
This paper examines the substantial racial disparities in the US health care system between African Americans and Caucasian Americans. The paper further describes how the system treats those who are white far better than it treats those who are black. With this in mind, the paper explores the various parts of a most unsettling issue. The paper also considers the legacy of slavery and how it has shaped the treatment of African-Americans within the health care system. The paper concludes that America did not resolve the slavery problem and, in the realm of medical care, remains incomplete today.

From the Paper
"It is a sad, lamentable fact: there are substantial racial disparities in our health care system between African Americans and Caucasian Americans; in other words, the system treats those who are white far better than it treats those who are black. With this in mind, the ensuing several pages will explore the various parts of a most unsettling issue. To commence, the essay will look at the legacy of slavery and how it has shaped - sometimes in overt ways, sometimes in insidious ways - the treatment of African-Americans within the health care system. This section is of critical import insofar as it illuminates how America's resolution of the..."

Tags:african, americans, health, care

Abstract
This paper examines how in "World War I: A Short History", Michael Lyons seeks to give an understanding of the nature of the conflict, starting with the socio-economic conditions, foreign policy atmosphere and general sensibilities of the continental leaders that started the Great War. It looks at how from there he goes on to describe the war itself, from the trenches to American involvement to the effect of the conflict on communist revolutions in eastern Europe. It shows how he concludes by showing how the Germans defeated themselves with the idealist principles that dominated the idyllic campus lives of trench-shirkers and leaves us with Europe unsettled and waiting for round two while America's young heroes suffer in anguish from a particularly bad flu season.

From the Paper
"Unlike many of his contemporaries, Lyons also manages to satisfy his readers with an account of the wartime battles and strategies employed, playing both the role of a regular historian and a tactical one. He covers the nature of the conflict from an operational standpoint as well, and speaks of the home fronts of all of the respective states, ranging from the Russian embrace of Bolshevism to the defeat of American sanity at the hands of temperance-conscious American suffragettes. Lyons makes some effort to describe the economic situation in Europe, and talks of the rise in populist sentiments at the expense of traditional "night watchman" classical liberalism."

Tags:trenches, germany, europe, communism, great