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The article tells the history of immigration in the U.S. which is interesting if you don't know it. The website is also a good source for other articles and information regarding immigration.

This page in particular gives a summary of U.S. immigration history bringing to current. The website contains news and information but main focus is to aide in immigration providing visas, etc.

A brief description of what constitutes Holistic Medicine and other common terms to describe certain aspects of Holistic Medicine and a brief over view of their definitions.

Dr. Chopra writes this article for the AMA's Journal of Ethics as a practicing CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) Practitioner. Dr. Chopra relates errors in the research in Allopathic Medicine as well as the declining effect of medicine. He relates to Holistic and Allopathic Medicine as a divorces couple who are beginning to reconcile and to establish a new the relationship.

This article outlines the emergence of Allopathic Medicine (Modern Day Medicine) in the Western World. It shows a timeline that outlines the progress medicine has made throughout the history of man. I briefly discusses how the model of Allopathic Medicine got it foothold and took control of the medical model in the West.

This article examines religious freedoms in China. It discusses how in China only those Government approved religions enjoy freedom of religion protections and then only to the point of what is considered by the government to be "normal religious activity," which is defined by the government.

(Original) "The religious persecution that drove settlers from Europe to the British North American colonies sprang from the conviction, held by Protestants and Catholics alike, that uniformity of religion must exist in any given society. This conviction rested on the belief that there was one true religion and that it was the duty of the civil authorities to impose it, forcibly if necessary, in the interest of saving the souls of all citizens" (Paraphrased) Fleeing the oppression of a state sponsored religion, both Protestant and Catholic, those souls who risked everything to cross the Atlantic came to the American Colonies with the express purpose to be able to practice their religious beliefs as they saw fit without the forced philosophies of a government sponsored religion being forced upon them.

Provides a general picture of marriage apart from how we view it today. Marriage was a means of economic progression for a great number of years in various ancient societies. Some continue this tradition today. While the Western view has adopted to see marriage a consensual a agreement of love and commitment between two people.

This website discusses the history of the Fair Housing Act. I thought it might be useful for anyone wanting to explore this subject with the recent housing issues our country has been experiencing.

This article talks about whether or not terminally ill, suffering people should have the right to choose to end their own life in a painless manner, like we do with animals, or even how we use it with the death penalty in some states. It talks about it as a Global issue. It gives you the history on the issue. It gives you the whole ethical debate on the issue.

Americans have always fought over the use of the death penalty and whether or not it is humane. Different methods for this have been argued and changed for centuries.

Following the shooting at a predominately black church in Charleston, South Carolina, the state is considering removing the Confederate flag from its capitol. But how did it get there in the first place? South Carolina's confederate flag hasn't been flying since the Civil War.

Its champions have argued it's a symbol of Southern culture, the historic flag of the South. Critics say it's a racist symbol that represents a war to uphold slavery and, later, a battle to oppose civil rights advances. We take a look at the flags of the Confederacy to sort out the facts.

Sadly, many people do not know about the history of Native American's and the US government. This is a page where one can find some (not all) of the historic events that Native Americans had to go through to fight for their land and rights.

Sadly, many people do not know about the history of Native American's and the US government. This is a page where one can find some (not all) of the historic events that Native Americans had to go through to fight for their land and rights.

Native Americans and the US Government have been in an ongoing dispute. Many may be biased to what side they agree or disagree with only because it is a issue that the United States rarely talks about. This gives a deeper understanding of what happened in both ends of the party.

Native Americans and the US Government have been in an ongoing dispute. Many may be biased to what side they agree or disagree with only because it is a issue that the United States rarely talks about. This gives a deeper understanding of what happened in both ends of the party.