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  • 1980 Us Hockey Team

    1980 Us Hockey Team

    “Do you believe in Miracles” were the words of Al Michaels as the 1980 US Hockey team defeated the unbeatable Soviet Union. The US was a bunch of Amateur hockey player with an average age of 22. In unnerving times in America’s history these hockey players were playing for so much more than a gold metal. This team made huge sacrifices to bring back pride to the US. One game truly changed history. In the

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Yan
  • The Quiet American

    The Quiet American

    The Quiet American is a novel that captures a period of time in a country that is consumed by a war, a war with deep foreign involvement. In amongst all of the political and social unrest within the country is Thomas Fowler, a British journalist. Throughout the novel we see Fowler’s interactions with the country in which he resides, Vietnam, symbolised by his mistress Phuong. His distaste with the American presence within the country is

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Texts in Conversation: How the New Yankee Stadium Reflects American Culture

    Texts in Conversation: How the New Yankee Stadium Reflects American Culture

    Texts in Conversation: How the New Yankee Stadium Reflects American Culture Historical: Since the late 1800’s, Baseball and the United States have had significant cultural changes and had strongly influenced each other. In it’s early forms, Baseball was a sport that was sparingly played in the New York/New Jersey region of the U.S. In 1845, Teams such as the “New York Nine” and the “Knickerbocker Club” were already beginning to play organized games of baseball

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: David
  • American Jobs

    American Jobs

    Discussion Question 1 Tone is very important when communicating online. How will your tone, or writing style, change based on the different types of people you will be communicating with online? Consider family/friends, classmates, and instructors in your response. I don’t think that anything will change on my behalf in the terms of tone and/or writing style. I know the appropriate tone to use with friends and family and I know the tone needed when

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Anna
  • American Revolution

    American Revolution

    While the American Revolutionaries were successful in achieving some of their aims through the revolution, it had become apparent that the post-war country they had envisioned had since failed to formulate in 1789. The ideals of equality, political freedom, liberty and a republic government were only partially achieved by Washington's inauguration. However, this was not achieved easily or immediately. Between the period 17-1783, the revolutionaries treatment of the loyalists was a contradiction to the political

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Jon
  • Censorship Censors Every American’s Freedoms

    Censorship Censors Every American’s Freedoms

    Censorship Censors Every American’s Freedoms. One of the many freedoms that Americans seem to take for granted is the liberty to say what we like. This freedom was given to us in the First Amendment. This part of the Constitution states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or the press; or the right of the people to peacefully

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Bred
  • Pan African Congresss

    Pan African Congresss

    The meeting of the African congress in Manchester in 1945 could be viewed by many scholars as one of the most important event, if not the most important event in the history of the Pan African movement. What was it about this particular meeting that derived such notoriety versus other meetings? This essay will make an attempt to give an insight into what made this meting the "Turing point in the history in the 1945

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: regina
  • Japanese Americans Internment

    Japanese Americans Internment

    Japanese Americans internment Just a moment before the final call for flight Belgrade-London-Los Angeles, my girlfriend gave me a wrapped gift and she asked me not to open it before I arrive to my final destination. I couldn’t wait so long and I opened it just after I arrived in London. It was the Easy English dictionary with dedication on the first page. She wished me the best with the quote: “All persons born or

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Career and Education

    Career and Education

    Career Choices: Present Career, a Career Interest, and the Value of a College Education When an individual starts to plan his or her career, he or she should develop a well-structured plan. To help develop their career, individuals must evaluate what their desires and needs are. Some of the following questions should be answered: Do they want to further their education? Do they want to advance through their company by work experience? What career should

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • Educational Reform

    Educational Reform

    Gifted Educational Reform Program PROPOSAL: A reform program that is to be put in place to revitalize the deteriorating Cleveland school system, while at the same time enhancing the national collegiate society. It is no small secret that the Cleveland schools are in shambles. Financially, the schools report bigger deficits almost every single year, and we continue to elect mayors and council members with even bigger promises to fix them. It has become increasingly clear

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Edward
  • The Positive Effects of Technology in Education

    The Positive Effects of Technology in Education

    Abstract As technology expands into homes and businesses around the world, this paper looks at how schools will also benefit from its integration. With the “No Child Left Behind Act” as a guide to challenging new standards, schools need to look at the different types of technology available to them now and how it will benefit not only the students but also what this could mean for instructors and administrators too. In order to meet

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Fatih
  • A Global Perspective on Bilingualism and Bilingual Education

    A Global Perspective on Bilingualism and Bilingual Education

    A Global Perspective on Bilingualism and Bilingual Education ________________________________________ The number of languages spoken throughout the world is estimated to be 6,000 (Grimes, 1992). Although a small number of languages, including Arabic, Bengali, English, French, Hindi, Malay, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish serve as important link languages or languages of wider communication around the world, these are very often spoken as second, third, fourth, or later-acquired languages. Fewer than 25% of the world's approximately 200

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Exploring the American Dream

    Exploring the American Dream

    The 1920s and 1930s represent two decades in our country’s history that were very much connected to one another but extremely different in terms of economy. The Great Gatsby takes place during the roaring 20s, a time of extravagant parties and attempts at finding happiness after World War I. On the other hand, The Grapes of Wrath takes place during the 30s while America is suffering from the Great Depression and people are leaving their

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • Education for Women In

    Education for Women In

    The revolution in France went through many phases. Some phases more violent than others, some more progressive than others. New constitutions were written and disregarded, declarations of equality drafted but never followed, a king beheaded and a monarchy abolished. The end of the nineteenth century saw France in great turmoil. New governments sprang up everywhere with new rules to follow and new leaders to praise. Napoleon was the last to rule France during this time

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Edward
  • Aids and Schools - Educating the High-Risk

    Aids and Schools - Educating the High-Risk

    AIDS and Schools - Educating the High-Risk The general population of America today is having great difficulty facing a very frightening situation. Unfortunately, rather than seek information which might lessen anxiety about the subject, many people just choose to ignore the problem. Unwillingness to deal with a problem, however, only makes matters worse, and in this case, avoidance often leads to unrestrained disgust and hatred for those members of our society who are directly affected

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Tony Hawk’s American Wasreland Storyline

    Tony Hawk’s American Wasreland Storyline

    Warnong!!!!! do not read this paper if you have not already beaten the game or do not care. MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. for those who want to know what the game's all about, but arent gonna buy it, stick it here. ENJOY! This paper basically explains what happens when you play story mode in THAW. First, you get off of the bus you were taking into Hollywood and some dudes steal your stuff. You meet Mindy

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Anna
  • The American Dream

    The American Dream

    The American Dream One of the greatest quotes that Gary Colombo states in Rereading America is: “Can we exist as a living community if our greatest value can be summed up by the slogan “Me first”? (294-295).Analyzing this, and the fact that I am a young immigrant student who is planning his future in the American community, makes me ask my self “Can we?”. I have always had this inside desire to be somebody important

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Tommy
  • The American Psychological Association Format

    The American Psychological Association Format

    The American Psychological Association Format Abstract The style of writing for the journals published by the American Psychological Association is called the APA writing style. This research paper will cover the page and reference formats for using the APA style of writing. This will teach you how to write a proper APA paper from the title page to the reference page. Author P. Butler Limestone College Dr. Cunnings/Introduction to Psychology February 24, 2005 1 The

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Monika
  • American Landscapes

    American Landscapes

    Through suffering, comes a new consciousness in man. America has been a haven for unity and freedom for decades. To achieve this requires much loss and pain. The strive of the American culture for the attainment of such social luxuries is of great courage, will-power, faith and pride. During a time when the first World War had ended and the country was in a state of isolation, there were people within its borders that had

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Artur
  • Schools and American Society

    Schools and American Society

    After reading about some of the schools that are described in No Excuses I was very impressed with some of the methods that were used to help disadvantaged students. One of the teachers at Hobart Elementary School is one that I was quite impressed with. Rafe Esquith, a 5th grade teacher shows a genuine care about his students. Although school does not start until 7:58, “Esquith opens his classroom doors at 6:30 every morning

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: regina
  • Educational Philosophy

    Educational Philosophy

    Educational Philosophy Susan M. Edwards University of Phoenix MTE 501 The Art and Science of Teaching MACK0740H3 Mrs. Mary Vanderpool July 14, 2007 Educational Philosophy In today’s society education is a valuable commodity that is sometimes taken for granted. Schools focus their attention on students for the purpose of preparing them for what lies ahead. This, however, is not always an easy task because everyone learns differently and views about education vary. Michael de Montaigne,

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: July
  • Spanish-American War

    Spanish-American War

    The Spanish American War Nationalists in Cuba had been resisting Spanish rule since 1895. The Americans had become increasingly sorry for the Cubans mainly because of the numerous news reports about Spanish brutality. Local New York newspapers like the New York Journal and New York World exaggerated and even made up stories about the Spanish military coming down on the Cuban rebels. These intense newspaper writings, called yellow journalism, convinced much of the American public

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Jack
  • American Airlines

    American Airlines

    While sitting in Atlanta’s Hartsfield International Airport, one cannot help but to notice and feel an overwhelming dominant presence of one particular airline. Delta as we know it today, traces its roots way back to 1924. Huff Daland Dusters was founded as the world’s first aerial crop dusting organization. In 1928 the company became Delta Air Service, and the following year Delta carried its first passengers over a route stretching from Dallas, Texas to

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Quiet American

    The Quiet American

    The film The Quiet American takes place during the 1950’s in Vietnam. The movie illustrates the atmosphere of Vietnam previous to the Vietnam War and during the French occupation of the country. The main plot of the movie revolves around three characters: Fowler played by Michael Caine, Pyle played by Brendan Fraiser, and Phoung played by Do Thi Hai Yen. For the duration of the movie the three main characters are involved in a semi

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Max
  • Japanese-American Internment Camps During World War 1

    Japanese-American Internment Camps During World War 1

    We think of Franklin D. Roosevelt as one of our greatest presidents. We see Roosevelt as the president that helped the American people regain faith in themselves, especially at the depth of the great Depression. They say he brought hope as he promised prompt, vigorous action after asserting this statement, “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” But no one looks back to notice Roosevelt to be the president who signed an

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Artur