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  • Dominating the American Pastime

    Dominating the American Pastime

    There are very few moments in one’s life where his very soul is lit on fire. These special moments aren’t planned, and don’t occur every day. One of these soul-shaking experiences for me is pitching in baseball. The anxiety of standing alone on the pitching mound is rivaled only by the greatest moments in my baseball career. If you have every played a wide variety of organized sports, then you will undoubtedly agree that hitting

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Jessica
  • The Presidential Election of 1980

    The Presidential Election of 1980

    “The U.S. presidential election of 1980 featured a contest between incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter and his Republican opponent Ronald Reagan, along with a third party candidate, the liberal Republican John Anderson.”(USPE1980, 1) By the beginning of the election season, the lengthy Iran hostage crisis sharpened public perceptions of a crisis. In the 1970s, the United States was experiencing a wrenching episode of low economic growth, high inflation and interest rates, intermittent energy crises. This

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Native American Healing with Chaparral

    Native American Healing with Chaparral

    Native American Healing with Chaparral In 2006, over 1,399,790 people were diagnosed with cancer in America alone (Jemal 43). For a disease so prevalent, adequate treatment must be found. In 1940, that treatment was discovered; a chemical similar to that of mustard gas was used to treat patients temporarily. At Yale University, it was observed that the gas produced from the nitrogen mustard harmed the cancer cells of the lymphatic region. After witnessing the advantages

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Steve
  • The American Civil War

    The American Civil War

    The American Civil War (1861–1865), which is also known by several other names, was a civil war between the United States of America (the "Union") and the Southern slave states of the newly formed Confederate States of America under Jefferson Davis. The Union included all of the free states and the five slaveholding border states and was led by Abraham Lincoln and the Republican Party. Republicans opposed the expansion of slavery into territories owned by

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Monika
  • Why Im Prooud to Be an American

    Why Im Prooud to Be an American

    Why I’m Proud To Be An American I’m proud to be an American for more reason that I can possibly think of. America is one of the olnly countries where we enjoy all of the freedoms other countries can only dream of such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and the right to a fair and speedy trial. I’m proud to live in a country where I can practice my

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Mike
  • British and American Tobacco

    British and American Tobacco

    History Early Years On the 29th September 1902 the UK’s Imperial Tobacco Company merged with the American Tobacco Company. Ending a trade war each company agreed not to operate in the other firm’s home country. Businesses outside the UK and US were then transferred to the British and American Tobacco Company, giving them operations in Germany, Japan, Canada, Australia, China and South Africa. Over the next ten years the company expands into India, Egypt, Holland,

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: regina
  • American Beauty

    American Beauty

    American Beauty tells the story of one man's search for happiness. The film introduces the audience to Lester Burnham, an ordinary- looking married man and father in his forties. Lester is in a loveless marriage. Lester's wife, Carolyn, is so wrapped-up in her real estate career that Lester often claims that Carolyn doesn't even acknowledge him. Furthermore, Lester's daughter, Jane, is completely distant, often claiming how "pathetic" she thinks her father is. Moreover, Lester has

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Edward
  • American History X

    American History X

    I'm not scared... I'm through with it... I'm done. "American History X" is an unflattering and often disturbing look at the roots and consequences of racism. And like the hard reality that it attempts to mirror, there are no easy answers or simple solutions offered in this cautionary tale. Instead, it portrays the scourge of racism as an endemic and self-propagating problem, festering and feeding upon itself, resulting in distant consequences both unexpected and tragic.

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Latino Americans Assimilation into American Business Culture

    Latino Americans Assimilation into American Business Culture

    America is one of the most diverse nations in the world. The backgrounds and ancestry of the citizens of this great nation are far reaching and wide spread. The Latino American population is no different in this regard. Coming from regions such as Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, and South America has provided this diverse population with the challenge of assimilating into American culture. There are many important aspects of the Latino American population’s history that are

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Janna
  • Jay Gatsby and the American Dream

    Jay Gatsby and the American Dream

    The American Dream by definition is the idea that everyone in the United States has the chance to achieve success and prosperity (Encarta). This includes wealth, love, material things, and happiness. Sometimes people take the wrong ways to get these things, even resorting to criminal and illegal activity. Gatsby was no exception. Does Jay Gatsby really achieve the American Dream? If he does, how does he do it? Jay Gatsby, born James Gatz, was

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Janna
  • Don’t Disgrace the American Flag in a War with Iraq

    Don’t Disgrace the American Flag in a War with Iraq

    Don’t Disgrace the American Flag in a War with Iraq Everywhere I go, I see American flags. Taped to people's windows, sewn onto pockets, worn in a band around the arm. People call it the unification of America, the great coming-together of a wounded people, a show of support and of national feeling from every corner of our nation. Patriotism, they call it, and proudly display their red, white, and blue. And yet I wonder

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Artur
  • American History X

    American History X

    AMERICAN HISTORY X American History X (1998) illustrates how segregation is aggravated by missing father figures as well as the herd mentality of the characters in the film. German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche’s concept of the herd mentality states that people need a concept or a worldview to adopt in order to give meaning to their lives. This herding of people who choose to adopt this certain ideal or ideals in effect causes the stifling of

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Anna
  • Success in Education

    Success in Education

    Education affects everyone; whether it’s from a teacher, a parent, or even a book, education has some sort of impact on each individual. Education plays a key role in life, without it any one could become discontented. Although some, like Bill Gates, dropped out of college and is content, a majority of the time educated people prosper; giving eager young minds the opportunity to fulfill their dreams. People who are well educated have a lot

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Mikki
  • The Donner Party and the American Character

    The Donner Party and the American Character

    According to the thesis of Fredrick Jackson Turner, the frontier changed America. Americans, from the earliest settlement, were always on the frontier, for they were always expanding to the west. It was Manifest Destiny; spreading American culture westward was so apparent and so powerful that it couldn’t be stopped. Turner’s Frontier Theory says that this continuous exposure to the frontier has shaped the American character. The frontier made the American settlers revert back to

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Steve
  • Prostitution for the Early Chinese American as to the Scottish Prostitute

    Prostitution for the Early Chinese American as to the Scottish Prostitute

    Prostitution for the early Chinese American as to the Scottish Prostitute In 49 states of this country prostitution is an illegal activity. Nevada legalized prostitution, however it does not mean the entire state is open to prostitution. Indeed, only certain cities allow this act. As Troubnikoff states in Trafficking in Women and Children, "Sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, frued of coercion, or in which the person induced to

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • American Dream

    American Dream

    “We talk about the American Dream, and want to tell the world about the American Dream, but what is the dream, in most cases, but the dream of material things? I sometimes think that the United States for this reason is the greatest failure the world has ever seen.” -Eugene O’Neil Through various pieces of literature, including F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the words of Eugene O’Neil are undeniably and vividly illustrated valid on

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Victor
  • The Relations Between Britain and Its American Colonies

    The Relations Between Britain and Its American Colonies

    From 14 to 1763, the French and Indian War took place. This war altered the political, economic, and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies. It was the last of four North American wars waged from 1689 to 1763 between the British and the French. In these struggles, each country fought for control of the continent with the assistance of Native American and colonial allies. The French and Indian War occurred to end

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Bred
  • Patriots and True Americans

    Patriots and True Americans

    Patriots and True Americans In news today you hear about patriots over and over again on television or in newspapers mostly concerning the War in Iraq. The statements given about patriots are false these days. Patriots are long gone with the framers of the constitution. Patriots were figures represented back in the revolution. The people who are considered patriots today are actually just good hearted americans in society. These people represent the small amount

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Steve
  • Dbq - American Revolution

    Dbq - American Revolution

    One of the most significant events in the history of America was the American Revolution. It was not so significant because of the number of deaths or the affects it had on America’s relationship with Great Britain, but more because of the changes it caused in society socially, economically, and politically. American society was greatly affected socially by the American Revolution. Compared to women in Europe, women in America already held a slightly greater role

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Edward
  • Evaluate How Instructional Feedback from a Teacher of Physical Education Can Serve as a Source of Motivation, Reinforcement and Error Information for Pupils Within a Physical Education Lesson.

    Evaluate How Instructional Feedback from a Teacher of Physical Education Can Serve as a Source of Motivation, Reinforcement and Error Information for Pupils Within a Physical Education Lesson.

    Evaluate how instructional feedback from a teacher of Physical Education can serve as a source of motivation, reinforcement and error information for pupils within a physical education lesson. Learning is a procedure in which an individual increases their knowledge in a certain area. Whether behavioural or skill based, the action that an individual takes in a particular situation can be changed in a variety of ways. I am concentrating on the effect of feedback in

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Jessica
  • The Value of a College Education

    The Value of a College Education

    The Value of a College Education The true meaning of value will be realized for me, when I have received my degree. That piece of paper will represent my commitment and my passion to exceed in the direction my life has taken me. The ticket to enjoy that thrilling ride will be available via that piece of paper provided to all graduating students. The importance of education has many features which scan deep in my

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Top
  • American Imperialism

    American Imperialism

    American Imperialism American Imperialism has been a part of United States history ever since the American Revolution. Imperialism is practice by which powerful nations or people seek to expand and maintain control or influence over weaker nations or peoples. Throughout the years there has been many instances where the Americans have taken over other people countries, almost every time we go into we have taken over a new piece of land. The Americas first taste

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    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Mike
  • Pre-Revolutionary Americans

    Pre-Revolutionary Americans

    Pre-Revolutionary Americans Historically, conflicts entail two defined sides; in the Seven Years’ War, started in the colonies, the English fought the French for the Ohio River Valley. The outcomes dealt personally with how the people of the English colonies defined their futures. A pioneering people, these colonists achieved a certain American identity and unity clearly represented in the years preceding the Revolution with which they further developed ideals of liberty, economic growth, and merited authority.

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    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Advertise Vs. No Education

    Advertise Vs. No Education

    Topic #1: Considering the budgetary constraints the school system is facing, do you think that every institution should allow advertising? Keep in mind that simple things like a Coke machine count as advertising and do generate money for the school. I attend Westhill high school, a public school, in Connecticut, one of the wealthiest states in the nation. With that said most would think that my school would have a reasonable educational budget. This is

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    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Top
  • African Cultures

    African Cultures

    Peace It seems quite safe to assume that all human beings desire peace. What is not always very clear is what each person means by peace and how it can be attained and maintained. Religion and peace in an African culture have been almost natural companions in the minds of humans in different periods of history and in different cultures of the world. This is because, although far too many adherents and leaders of the

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    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: David