United States Postal Service is an efficient organization. However, its operational efficiency is not enough for survival in the contemporary competitive marketplace thereby making it hard for the organization to be successful. USPS has been affected by a considerable shift in the market with internet becoming a good choice for most customers. Apparently, mobile devices give access to social media and texting, an aspect that has changed the need for physical letters (Palepu & Peek, 2007). Few persons write letters and pay bills through physical letters (Kamel, 2003). While the post office did nothing wrong, its management failed in embracing change that would have allowed it to match the changing market needs.
The USPS prospects could be enhanced through offering effective services to government storage and delivery services as well as the under-served users who include the elderly and low-income earners. Nevertheless, the mandate of the organization fails to encompass such…...

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United States and the Trans-Atlantic Powers during the Civil War
Prior to and during the earliest months of the U.S. Civil War, the Confederacy banked heavily on the intervention of Britain and France. Relying on the importance of Confederate cotton for the textile mills and related industries of Britain and France, the Confederacy maneuvered in several ways to achieve European intervention. While the earliest years of the War brought Britain, in particular, very close to entering the War, circumstances and Union maneuvers worked against intervention and the Confederacy's hopes were eventually destroyed.

any Confederates believed that Britain and France were almost certain to intervene in the war and secure Confederate independence. In retrospect, we know that the Confederacy's efforts failed to attain intervention. However, the Confederacy's efforts came very close to success, particularly regarding Britain. Several factors worked for and against intervention and the anti-intervention factors eventually became so powerful that there…...

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Many Confederates believed that Britain and France were almost certain to intervene in the war and secure Confederate independence. In retrospect, we know that the Confederacy's efforts failed to attain intervention. However, the Confederacy's efforts came very close to success, particularly regarding Britain. Several factors worked for and against intervention and the anti-intervention factors eventually became so powerful that there was no intervention.

One important factor was Britain's and France's heavy reliance on the cotton exports from the South for their textile mills.[footnoteRef:1] Cotton production and export from the Southern states had steadily grown until it became a significant supplier of cotton for the mills of Britain and France by the mid-Nineteenth Century.[footnoteRef:2] In the Confederacy's estimation, stoppage of cotton exports would create financial "upheaval" for Britain and France, as hundreds of thousands of workers were thrown out of work by the lack of cotton.[footnoteRef:3] While it is true that the North established naval blockades to prevent the Confederacy's export of cotton and import of arms, ammunition and other vital supplies,[footnoteRef:4] and while it is also true that the blockade eventually became a highly effective weapon against the Confederacy, [footnoteRef:5] in the war's initial months, the blockade was "notably porous."[footnoteRef:6] Consequently, in the earliest months of the war, the Confederacy could have successfully exported most of its 1860 cotton crop.[footnoteRef:7] Nevertheless, the Confederacy abruptly stopped exporting cotton to Britain and France, believing that an abrupt and total stoppage would make it much likelier that those two countries would diplomatically recognize the Confederacy, intervene in the U.S. Civil War and either fight on the side of the Confederacy or force the Union to negotiate peaceful secession for the Confederacy.[footnoteRef:8] [1: Steven E. Woodworth, This Great Struggle: America's Civil War (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2011), 67.] [2: Ibid.] [3: Ibid.] [4: Ibid., 68.] [5: Ibid.] [6: Ibid.] [7: Ibid.] [8: Ibid., 68-9.]

Other than the Confederacy's reliance on the importance of cotton, there were several factors working for and against intervention. A second factor, this one working against Britain's and France's intervention, was official neutrality. Britain and France officially adopted stances of neutrality during the U.S. Civil War;[footnoteRef:9] however, the lack of Confederacy cotton did cause considerable hardship to the textile workers and related industries in France and Britain. A third factor or set of factors, these supporting intervention, were that Britain's upper class noticed and resented America's growing wealth and power, exerted considerable influence over British government, believed that the U.S. would surpass Britain as a world power if the growth continued unchecked,[footnoteRef:10] and British governmental leaders were reportedly secretly happy about Lee's early victories in Virginia.[footnoteRef:11] After those victories, there was some discussion among British leaders about finally diplomatically recognizing the Confederacy; however, British leaders decided to wait and see whether Lee would continue to be victorious.[footnoteRef:12] A fourth factor, this working for intervention, was a diplomatic incident called "The Trent Affair" between the Union

United States Federal eserve System
Factors that influence the Federal eserve in adjusting the discount rate

Interest rates are charged for loans to commercial banks. In accordance to the rules and regulations of the Federal eserve, this is a principle that can be used as a means of controlling the money supply. An increase in the level of the money supply is achieved when the Federal lowers the rates of discount. A decrease for money supplied is achieved by raising the amounts of loans issued by the Federal eserve. The board of governors is subject to scrutiny and approval of the levels of discount rates that are set by the Federal eserve. The Federal eserve does not work on its own. It operates under strict guidance from the board of directors within the organization. The decisions made by the board of governors through the Federal eserve are directed at maintaining the rates…...

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Brown, E.H. (2008). Web of debt: The shocking truth about our money system and how we can break free. Baton Rouge, LA: Third Millennium Press.

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Wells, D.R. (2004). The Federal Reserve system: A history. Jefferson, NC: McFarland

United States' Involvement in the First World War
America's Involvement in the First World War

The president is well aware that Americans often face the temptation to disengage from the rest of the world, especially when the issue at hand has to do with military involvement. I, personally, expected Americans to recoil from President Wilson's proposal to join the European war and fight against Germany, first, because they usually "are skeptical about military adventures in general," (McManus, 2013) and secondly, because the United State's direct interest in this intervention was not clear. Could this issue have been more of a bona fide problem, rather than a forthright (direct) threat?

Let us first clear something up. President Wilson claimed that the leadership in Germany is self-centered, and completely insensitive of the interests of its people. That its warfare acts had to be stopped, because the peace and freedom of the world was at stake.…...

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Doenecke, J.D. (2013). The United States in the First World War and the Treaty of Versailles: 1914-1919. In A. Thompson & C. Frentzos (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of American Military and Diplomatic History, 1865 to the Present (pp. 65-72). New York: Routledge.

Kidner, F.L. (2012). Making Europe: The Story of the West, Vol. II: Since 1550 (2nd ed.). Burlington: Cengage Learning.

McManus, D. (2013, September 15). In America, Not Isolation, but Skepticism. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved from  http://articles.latimes.com/2013/sep/15/opinion/la-oe-mcmanus-column-congress-obama-and-syria-20130915

Therefore, it meets the threshold requirement for limited safe haven. Moreover, the provision of medical services appears to fall under the qualifications of the SCM that services be a controlled service transaction or a group of transactions. This provision of services is not one of the prohibited services including manufacturing, production, extraction of mineral resources, construction, reselling, research and development, engineering, financial, or insurance.
In United Parcel Service of America, Inc. v. Commissioner, 254 F.3d 1014 (11th Cir. 2001), the plan seemed designed for the purposes of tax evasion. UPS sought to shift income to a wholly owned subsidiary in Bermuda through the purchase of insurance on excess value charges for parcels with a value greater than $100. UPS distributed shares of the Bermuda subsidiary (OPL) as a taxable dividend to UPS shareholders. UPS then purchased an insurance policy for its customers from National Union, which then entered into a…...

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United States and the International Criminal Court
i request writer "jonsmom2" topic: "The United States International Criminal Court." paper reflect research explain U.S. association ICC. Also briefly examine goals ICC, review U.S. attitude joining outline problems U.

The United States and the International Criminal Court

The ICC (International Criminal Court) was founded in July of the year 2002 on the day that the ome Statute which is the founding treaty of the ICC came into force. The ICC was therefore established to only prosecute those crimes that are committed after that particular date. The official seat of the court is located in The Hague, Netherlands. However, the proceedings of the court can take place anywhere. It can try individuals for crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes. The court also has jurisdiction over crimes of aggression though it cannot try for these crimes until the year 2017. It was founded to "bring to…...

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Bohien, R. (2010). Questioning authority: a case for the international criminal court's prosecution of the current Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir. [Article]. George Washington International Law Review, 42(3), 687-712.

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The Myth of Homeland Security. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2003.
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Cambridge [u.a.]: Polity, 2007

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Thornton, od. Asymmetric Warfare: Threat and esponse in the Twenty-First Century. Cambridge [u.a.]: Polity, 2007

Thornton, od. Asymmetric Warfare: Threat and esponse in the Twenty-First Century. Cambridge [u.a.]: Polity, 2007

Thornton, od. Asymmetric Warfare: Threat and esponse in the Twenty-First Century. Cambridge [u.a.]: Polity, 2007

Lindsey, Lawrence, and Marc Sumerlin. What a President Should Know (but Most Learn Too Late): An Insider's View on How to Succeed in the Oval Office. Lanham, MD: owman & Littlefield Publishers, 2008

Thornton, od. Asymmetric Warfare: Threat and esponse in the Twenty-First Century. Cambridge [u.a.]: Polity, 2007

anum, Marcus. The Myth of Homeland Security. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2003.

Thornton, od. Asymmetric Warfare: Threat and esponse in the Twenty-First Century. Cambridge [u.a.]: Polity,…...

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Lindsey, Lawrence, and Marc Sumerlin. What a President Should Know (but Most Learn Too

Late): An Insider's View on How to Succeed in the Oval Office. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2008

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United States' President
Comparing and contrasting the U.S. healthcare system with that of various other nations is not a simple job. There are a lot of details that are not just arranged in a variety of methods however likewise they are made use of to determine considerable and deviating elements. The conclusion will frequently rely on exactly what is thought and which elements are the most vital to the people carrying out the contrast of the various healthcare systems. Nonetheless, the U.S. is currently thinking about a variety of recommendations in reforming its healthcare system and really frequently Canada is described as a prospective model. Similarly, Canada sometimes aims to emulate the U.S. For approaches to enhance its system. As an outcome, the pursuit for renovation in both healthcare systems has actually brought about numerous however unsuitable and incompatible documents about the relative merits of the 2 systems (Madore 1992, para.…...

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ut, these same developments place heavy pressures on rival businesses, which must keep pace or lose their competitive races. Rivals can legitimately respond by improving their own products or by lowering prices. Increasingly, however, some firms have sought to handicap their rivals' races by turning to the government for protection." (Theroux) This is significant, because it shows that Microsoft's greatest strength was their ability to innovate, as the article highlights what the perceived government actions could do. As a result, this argument would be effective in helping to have their cases against them, overturned in the U.S. Court of Appeals.
Delineate which market participants benefited from the final court decision and whose interests were harmed.

The company that benefited the most from this decision was obviously Microsoft. As they could use the final ruling to be able to maintain their market share and not have to worry about the possibility of…...

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The law also limits lifetime welfare assistance to five years, requires most able-bodied adults to work after two years on welfare, eliminates welfare benefits for legal immigrants who have not become U.S. citizens, and limits food stamps to a period of three months unless the recipients are working. Example: A young eighteen-year-old female who just had a child, but cannot find the father of her child, or doesn't know the father may collect AFDC for her child. However, if the child's father is located, he will be required to pay child support, and all AFDC payments back to the state.
According to the Food and Nutrition Service ( FNS) a federal agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a responsible for administering the WIC program at the national and regional levels. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children -- better knows as the WIC program serves to…...

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United States Federal eserve System:
The Federal eserve System or the Fed was established by President Wilson in December 1913 to promote the development of a stable, flexible, and safer financial system in the country. President Wilson enacted the Federal eserve Act, which was a conclusion of the findings of a commission that was mandated with the task of examining the 1907 severe bank panic. Since its inception, the Federal eserve System has served as the gatekeeper of the U.S. economy and the country's central bank. Furthermore, this financial institution regulates other monetary institutions, affects the economy, and controls America's money. The Fed achieves its functions by carrying out various activities that either slows down or stimulate the economy. The main duties of the Fed include conducting U.S. monetary policy, offering financial services and liquidity, and supervising and regulating banks.

Federal eserve and the Discount ate:

Discount rate can be described as the…...

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At the same time, there were planners (who shared similar views as Rumsfeld) that this strategy was obsolete. This contention between the two sides would create a conflict in U.S. military strategy. As the country needs a sustainable fighting force that is capable of supporting the challenges of the nation. Yet, the strategies of the past cannot be utilized to fight future wars. Where, the initial successes in Afghanistan and Iraq indicate, how a large military buildup is not necessary to be triumphant on the battlefield. Instead, fighting the enemy through effective air power and ground forces could have a similar impact (without the large numbers of personnel or the preparation time). In this aspect, the strategy that is being implemented by the military; is effective for achieving initial successes on the battlefield. As it will overwhelm and destroy enemy forces to the point, that they will stop fighting…...

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The movement to stop apartheid in South Africa really became popular on college campuses all across the United States during that time, and it begin to spread out eventually into other areas of society as well, which brought it to the notice of the government much more strongly than it already was.
When it became obvious that there were many people in the country that were concerned about what was happening over in South Africa and thought that it should be stopped, the government and big business began to realize that they must do something to help end the apartheid. They began to boycott goods from South Africa to show their displeasure with what was taking place in that country. In addition to this, they also began to divest themselves of all of the interests that they had in that country, which meant that money that was coming into South…...

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United States of Man
During the American Revolution, the fundamental rights of women seemed unattainable. In a period where there was relative little other choices than to obey, women grew accustom to their ill treatment -- treatment could now be likened to that of a prisoner. During this time "The United States of America" became a paradox, this name implies that all states and boundaries are equally 'United'; the irony is that 'Men' were the only ones unified. Women lived in complete obedience of their husbands and in accordance to the English law of feme-covert; however, the Deceleration of Independence and American Revolution empowered women, as seen in the powerful voices of Abigail Adams and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to help change the roles and statuses of women in the United States. The two women played major roles in stimulating the imagination of women and demanded equal rights for both men and…...

United States Postal Service
A self-supporting agency of the U.S. government, USPS concerns itself with the provision of postal and mail services in the U.S. Being independent, this means that the agency isn't supported by tax dollars. Essentially, "it delivers more mail to more addresses in a larger geographical area than any other post in the world" (2014). In seeking to define its geographical reach, USPS points out that it delivers mail "to nearly 153 million addresses in every state, city and town in the country" (USPS, 2014).

Historical Background

The history of the USPS, as it has been pointed out on the agency's website, "is an ongoing story of enormous depth and breadth, rooted in a single, great principle; that every person in the United States -- no matter who, no matter where -- has the right to equal access to secure, efficient, and affordable mail service" (USPS, 2014). In colonial times,…...

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John, D. (2002). Organizational Learning and Effectiveness. New York, NY: Routledge.

United States Postal Service - USPS. (2014). United States Postal Service: About. Retrieved from  http://about.usps.com/welcome.htm

1. A diet or lifestyle related disease is one that is brought about specifically because of the type of diet the person has or the lifestyle he or she chooses to live. 2. Obesity causes many health issues. The most common are sleep apnea, type II diabetes, and heart disease. 3. Obesity is linked to both diet and lifestyle. Someone who overeats and also does not exercise can become obese over time. 4. In society, obesity causes higher health care costs, "fat shaming," and discomfort for many people because of a lack of ability to accommodate larger-sized people (think airplane and bus seats,....

Based on an understanding of the facts about immigration in the modern-day United States, this would be a good topic for a thesis statement on immigration reform: Modern immigration rules and laws favor immigrants from some countries over others and place a significant financial burden on prospective immigrants and on those who would sponsor them; removing some of those financial burdens would incentivize legal immigration and therefore reduce the number of people seeking to enter the country as undocumented immigrants, helping resolve the country’s undocumented immigrant problem.

Before trying to write a thesis statement about immigration reform, it....

An endangered species is a species that is on the brink of extinction.  Species can be endangered in two ways.  First, its habitat could be threatened in a way that makes extinction likely if no change is taken.  Second, the species could have experienced a significant decline in population that is likely to lead to extinction. In the United States, determination of whether a species is endangered is made by either the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service, but designations vary from country-to-country.  Internationally, the International Union for Conservation of Nature makes....

In August Wilson’s Fences, the author explores several themes as they relate to the central themes of race, fatherhood, and manhood in the United States.  One of the themes that he tackles is the concept of fate, though the approach is less about life being preordained as it is an examination of how history, social circumstances, and upbringing can combine to make some events appear preordained or fated rather than the intervention of some type of divine or supernatural fate.  This contextual analysis of manhood in a political situation that seems designed to challenge it was explored by