169 articles on "american"

Why Are Americans Treated Differently in Japan?

Raw Deal! Why Are Americans Treated Differently by Japanese Immigration and the Media? "U.S. citizens planning to work in Japan should never enter Japan using a tourist visa or the visa waiver, even if they have been advised to do so. Such acti...

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African American Women Need Earlier Screening for Breast Cancer

African American Women Need Earlier Screening for Breast Cancer by: Drahcir Semaj Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death for women, ages 40-55, and African American women under the age of 45 are more likely to develop breast cancer t...

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African-American Males Compensated By Physicians For Prostate Cancer Metastasizes Due To Delay In Diagnosis

In what follows we look at two claims that provide some an understanding of the advantages of testing men for prostate cancer. Although there has been some debate recently on the worth of screening men for prostate cancer (specifically regarding the ...

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Nitwit Nation: Is America Too Dumb for Democracy?

Most Americans are enthusiastic supporters of their own civic rights, but few bother to meet any would-be democrat's (or any would-be republican's, if you prefer) number-one responsibility: that of keeping oneself sufficiently literate and ...

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African Americans: Decide Your Destiny, Master Your Mind, Part 1

African Americans: Decide Your Destiny, Master Your Mind, Part 1 by: Bret Searles “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” Maya Angelou Our ability to exercise self-discipline is key to taki...

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The Leo Wanta Saga Pt. 3: Americans, If You Want To Save Your Republic, Get Behind Leo Wanta

If Americans ever want to reclaim their Republic, understanding the importance of the story behind jailed Ambassador Leo Wanta is a good starting point. In fact, the Wanta case may prove to be the "story of the century" even though it is cloaked in a...

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The Inertia of Power

I hate it when Saddam Hussein gets proved to be right... Buried in all his pre-invasion bluster was a promise that Iraqis would give the Americans 'another Viet Nam' if they tried to occupy the country. To many, this sounded like just anot...

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America's Bilingual Crisis

My wife belongs to an Internet group where there was a recent blowup over the insane expectation Americans have about foreigners who visit America's shores. You know the one: the foreign visitors should somehow, as if by magic, be instantly bili...

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African Americans: A Look in the Mirror, Part 2

African Americans: A Look in the Mirror, Part 2 by: Bret Searles “For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway for...

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Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Bemoaning The American Political Class

Recently we celebrated the birthday of a great American, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., an individual that probably did as much for civil rights and equality in this country than any other American in our history. His courage and foresight were instrum...

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