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Welcome to Our Generation USA!
Earth and Beyond!

You are on the Main Menu Web Page.
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Below you will find a list of web pages, with each as a Different Genre, and all of which cover the Universe, Our Planet Earth along with global content.
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Below, you will find 12 web pages found under this Main Menu Choice "EARTH AND BEYOND": you can be taken to that genre topic in the topic list below each genre by clicking on that topic's blue hyperlink:
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Click on the blue hyperlink to be taken to that specific genre covered below:

1. Earth and Beyond
2. Mankind
3. International Relations 
4. Religion
5. Human Sexuality
6. Science
7. Transportation
8. Natural and Man-made Disasters
9. ​Architecture and other Man-made Structures
10. Capitalism
11. Agriculture
12. Government

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Below are the Individual Web Pages and topics developed for each, To-Date:
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​Earth and Beyond: Covers the Universe and all aspects of our planet Earth, with a footnote to read "Environment" for Man's Role in creating global warming and other negative consequences.of Man's actions.

1. Our Planet, Earth including its History​
2. Nature and the Natural Wonders of the World
3. ​Life on Earth
4. Structure of the Earth
5. Earthquakes including Man-Induced Earthquakes as well as a List of earthquakes striking in the United States
6. Earth Science, including its Fields
7. ​Weather and its Science: Meteorology
8. Natural Science
9. Bodies of Water including a List by Category as well as Based on Salinity
10. Waterfalls including a List by Country
11. Land including a List of the Major Continents and Islands of the World (by Population)
12. ​Geology
13. Geography
14. ​​Paleontology
15. Insects including a List
16. ​​Plants including a List of Plants by Common Name
17. ​Animals including a List of Animals
18. Gemstones including a List
19. Rock (Stone) including a List of Rock Types​
20. List of Diseases Carried by Insects that Impact Humans​
21. List of Poisonous Plants
22. Animal Sexual Behavior
23. ​Amphibians including a List
24. ​Reptiles, including a List
25. ​Mammals
26. ​Aquatic Animals as well as Marine Life
27. ​Birds, Including a List of Bird Species
28. ​Volcanoes including Types of Volcanic Eruptions as well as a List of Volcanic Eruptions by Death Toll
29. ​The Universe, The Milky Way Galaxy, and Our Solar Systeme
30. ​Our Milky Way Galaxy
31. Our Solar System
32. ​Big Bang Theory (The) as a Creation of the Cosmos​​​

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Mankind who has evolved from the first Homo Sapien to Modern Man.

1. Human Beings
2. Anthropology including a List of anthropologists
3. ​World Population
4. Evolution
5. The Generations of Mankind
6. Ancient Civilizations including How the Egyptian Pyramids were built
7. Adult Development
8. ​Childhood
9. ​​​Human Migration
10. ​Nomads including a List of Nomadic People
11. Ranking of Countries by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) vs. by Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)
12. Demographics of the World​
13. Middle Age
14. ​Old Age
15. World Population by Language based on (1) Number of Native Speakers and (2) Total Number of Speakers
16. ​Country including a List of Countries and Territories
17. Sovereign States, including a List
18. Military Alliances of the World, Including a List
19. ​History of Human Habitats and Population​
20. Water Supply including our Water Supply Network, Water Treatment, and Water Purification
21. ​The History of Mankind​
22. History of Clothing and Textiles over Time
23. Human Rights including Universal Declaration by the United Nations​
24. 21st Century including a Timeline of the 21st Century

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International Relations including Economics, Politics, and Law:

1. ​International Relations including Politics, Economics and Law
2. Global Trade including Timeline of International Trade
3. International Politics including Geopolitics
4. ​​Political Science
5. Economics, including International Economics
6. Law, including International Law
7. ​United Nations and the UN Security Council including a List of Member States, and UN's Specialized Agencies
8. ​United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), including a List of its Member States
9. World Health Organization (WHO)
10. World Trade Organization (WTO) including a List of WTO Member States

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Religion: Herein, we cover the Major Religions as practiced throughout the World, focusing on Christianity and its various denominations that form the major religion for Americans
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A list of topics follows: click on any topic's blue hyperlink to be taken specifically to that topic:

1. ​​The World's Greatest Religions based on the Followers:
2. Christianity: 2.2 Billion Followers 
3. Islam: 1.6 Billion Followers
4. Hinduism: 1.1 Billion Followers
5. Chinese folk religion: Up to 1 Billion Followers
6. Buddhism
7. Agnosticism
8. Pew Survey of the major religions including their denominations in America
9. Christian Denominations
10. Christian Evangelicals
11. Christianity: The Catholic Church, its Missions and Healthcare Facilities
12. ​Major Religions in the United States
13. Christianity: Protestant Denominations
14. Christianity Protestant Denomination: Baptist including a List of Prominent Baptists along with Baptist Beliefs
15. Christianity Protestant Denomination: Lutheran
16. Christianity Protestant Denomination: Methodist
17. Christianity Protestant Denomination: Presbyterian (USA)
18. Christianity Protestant Denomination: Presbyterian
19. Christianity: Episcopal Church
20. Pentecostalism
21. Christian Orthodoxy
22. Christian Liturgical year
23. A 2009 Article by Time Magazine: "Helping Christians Reconcile God with Science"
24. Church of Scientology
25. Islam: Shia
26. Islam: Sunni
27. Judaism
28. Christianity & Judaism: God's Ten Commandments
29. Mormons
30. Amish
31. Public’s Views on Human Evolution (A 2013 PewResearchCenter Survey)
32. The Christian Bible
33. Religions and Denominations supporting Mankind's responsibility as Steward of the Planet including Christian views on Environmentalism
34. The Holy City of Jerusalem
35. ​​Youth Christian Organizations including the YMCA and YWCA
36. Billy Graham
37. Man's Theological Stewardship as Caretaker of the Planet, with an emphasis on Christianity.
38. ​​The History of Religions

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Human Sexuality: covers all forms, expressions, and practices of Human Sexuality, regardless of gender and orientation.

A list of topics follows: click on any topic's blue hyperlink to be taken specifically to that topic:

1. ​Human Sexuality
2. Beauty Salons
3. Birth Control
4. Body-Building Contests
5. Female Cosmetics
6. Female Super Models
7. ​Libido
8. Marriage
9. Pregnancy
10. Romance
11. Sex in Advertising
12. Victoria Secrets Fashions
13. Sex Symbols (Male and Female)
14. The Art of Seduction
15. In Vitro Fertilization
16. Surrogacy
17. Transgender
18. Sex Reassignment Surgery: Male to Female
19. Sex Reassignment Surgery: Female to Male
20. LGBT (Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual and Transexual) including their Rights in the United States
21. Sex Education in the United States
22. Abortion Debate: Pro Choice or Pro Life?
23. Human Reproduction including the Role of Estrogen and Testosterone​
24. Human Sex Pheromones
25. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
26. Sexual Orientation Including a List of Well-known Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual People
27. Pregnancy and Childbirth
28. Gender Equality
29. Menopause
    

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​​Science: covers science in all its disciplines, including new technologies and other advancements, such as those  made in medical science and all other forms of Inventions that live with us today. Most recently, covers the Internet which has changed society in both a positive and negative way.

A list of topics follows: click on any topic's blue hyperlink to be taken specifically to that topic:

1. ​Science
2. Animal Science
3. Applied Science
4. Artificial Intelligence (AI)
5. Astronomy
6. Biology
7. The Chaos Theory
8. CERN's Large Hadron Collider
9. Computer Platforms
10. Biometrics
11. Chemistry
12. Industrial Technology
13. Ecology (for conservation need and practices, see "Environment")
14. Electronics
15. Engineering
16. Formal Science
17. Genetics, including Genetic Testing
18. Geology
19. Glossary of terms applying to computers
20. Forensic Science
21. History of Science including Timeline of Scientific Discoveries
22. Inventions, Their Inventors And Their Timeline
23. Mathematics and Fields of Mathematics
24. Medicine, Medical Specialties and Timeline of Medicine and Medical Technology
25. Natural Sciences
26. Physics
27. Science Centers
28. Smithsonian Institution
29. Scientists and Scientific Discoveries by the U.S.
30. Technological and Industrial History of the United States
31. Smart Devices including a Listing of Smart Devices
32. Social Science
33. Technology
34. The Relationship Between Religion and Science
35. Neuroscience, Neurology and the Central Nervous System
36. The Interrelationships between Weather, Meteorology and Climate Change over Time
37. ​​Archeology
38. Stephen Hawking
39. Science and technology in the United States including a List of American Scientists
40. Thought Identification for Mind-reading Technology
41. ​​Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)​
42. Carl Sagan​
43. ​Scientific Method
44. Scientific Theory, including a List of Scientific Theories
45. Scientific Law including  the Laws of Science as well as a List of Scientific Laws
46. Neil deGrasse Tyson

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​​Transportation: covers all means of transportation (passengers or freight), whether by land (auto and other transit), air, or by sea, and including technological advancements in transportation means.

1. ​Transportation in the United States
2. Smart Traffic Light Technology​​
3. Are "Driverless Cars" in your Future? Reports by "The Guardian" and "Consumer Reports" cite the risks as well as the rewards.
4. Rail Transportation in the United States
5. ​​​History of Transportation including a Timeline​
6. Aviation Including a List of Aviation Pioneers
7. Commuter Rail including Light Rail in the United States
8. Amtrak
9. Cargo Ships, including Container Ships as well as a List of the World's Largest Ships by Tonnage
10. ​Passenger Ships, including Cruise Ships along with a List of the Largest Cruise Ships
11. ​​​​​​​​Aerospace Manufacturers including a List by Revenue
12. Trucking Industry in the United States
13. United States Department of Transportation
14. History of the automobile
15. Collision-avoidance Vehicles
16. Transportation network company including a List of Transportation Companies by Country

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Natural and Man-made Disasters: Covers Natural and Man-made Disasters resulting in a loss of life, property, and/or livelihood. Including mankind's slow destruction of the Planet through Global Warming. See also "Environment".

1. ​Natural Disasters In the United States
2. Man-made Disasters including a List by Category
3. Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig, its Explosion and Oil Spill (2010)​
4. List of Industrial Disasters
5. Earthquakes including Man-Induced Earthquakes as well as a List of earthquakes striking in the United States
6. Tropical Cyclone
7. ​Tornadoes, including Tornado Alley
8. ​Aviation Accidents and Incidents, including a List of Crashes with at least 50 Fatalities
9. Mining Accidents
10. List of Disasters in the United States by Death Toll​ ​

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Architecture and Other Man-made Structures: Covers all man-built structures including buildings, bridges and tunnels used in pedestrian or vehicle transit, hydroelectric power stations (e.g., Hoover Dam) as well as statues/monuments.

1. Architecture as Buildings, Bridges, Tunnels, Monuments and Pedestrian Walkways
2. St. Louis Gateway Arch
3. Residential Housing including a List of House Types, A List of Building Materials as well as the "Tiny House Movement"
   
4. ​Apartments, including Rent Control in the United States
5. Condominiums
6. Mount Rushmore
7. Architectural Digest (Magazine and Website)
8. Architecture of the United States
9. How to become an Architect: including Professional Requirements, Architectural Schools in the United States, and List of Architectural Schools in the United States by State
10. Architectural Style, including a List of Architectural Styles

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Capitalism as Practiced in the United States and Abroad:  Capitalism is an economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. Characteristics central to capitalism include private property, capital accumulation, wage labor, voluntary exchange, a price system, and competitive markets. In a capitalist market economy, decision-making and investment is determined by the owners of the factors of production in financial and capital markets, and prices and the distribution of goods are mainly determined by competition in the market.

1. Capitalism as Practiced In a Democracy
2. Comparison of Free Trade vs. Fair Trade including the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
3. Jeff Bezos, Amazon Founder​
4. ​Warren Buffett
5. Oprah Winfrey
6. Howard Hughes
7. George Soros, Billionaire and Philantropist
8. Keynesian Theory of Economics
9. Laissez-faire Capitalism
10. Criticism of Capitalism
11. List of Largest Companies in the United States based on Total Revenues
12. Business Magnates, including a List of the World's Billionaires
    

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Agriculture (land-based): includes the different crops and livestock found in America and around the world, along with the Government programs that support/regulate agriculture and the science of agriculture today.

1. ​Agriculture in the United States including advancements in Agricultural Machinery used in farming, as well as Agricultural Commerce: from the farm to your local supermarket!
2. United States Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration
3. History of Agriculture, including a Timeline of Agriculture and Food Technology​
4. ​American Farm Bureau Federation
5. 4-H Youth Organization
6. Agronomy
7. Organic Farming
8. EcoAgriculture
9. Agricultural Science
10. Crop Farming including Intensive Crop Farming
    

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Government: around the World and in all its various forms of rule (e.g., democracy, monarchy, theocracy, dictatorship, etc.) (Click on "Democracy in the United States" for the forms of Federal, State and Local Governments in the United States)

1. ​Government including a List of Forms of Government and Systems of Government
2. Political Systems Worldwide, including a List by Country​
3. Sovereign States, including a List of Sovereign States
4. Corruption Perception Index for all Countries
5. ​North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), including its Member States
6. Representative Democracies, e.g., The United States, which is a Federal Republic
7. Direct Democracy, e.g., Switzerland
8. Federation, e.g., Australia
9. Unitary State, e.g., Bolivia
10. Elections and Electoral Systems in Use

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