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  • Black and Chinese Americans

    Black and Chinese Americans

    In the present day, people view America as a land where everyone can be seen equal to one another, but this was not always the case. In the 1800s black and Chinese Americans went through a ruthless period of discrimination, due to the white man’s ignorance. Even though the Chinese and blacks were singled out they both were treated differently but also had many similarities. Harsh treatment, long hours, and extremely low wages were

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    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Andrew
  • American Dream

    American Dream

    The American Dream "The American Dream is "that dream of a nation in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with options for each according to capacity or accomplishments. It is a dream of social stability in which each man and each woman shall be able to achieve to the fullest distinction of which they are essentially competent, and be distinguish by others for what they are, despite of the

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    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Bred
  • The Expulsion of Native Americans

    The Expulsion of Native Americans

    The Expulsion of Native Americans Since the beginning of the United States, this nation has been faced with the question of what place do the Native Americans have in the American society. At different points of time, Natives have been treated as individual nations, granted sovereignty by the U.S, as U.S citizens, and as dependants of the federal government or a mixture of all of these. Ever since the first steps of Columbus, Native Americans

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Edward
  • American History New Deal

    American History New Deal

    The catastrophic stock market crash on October 24th, 1929 brought about widespread panic and the onset of incomparable consequences for America. From this crash, the Great Depression arose which was a long period of increased unemployment, poverty and deflation. The onset of the Depression left society blaming the government and seeking relief from the increased levels of poverty. Due to society being worried and troubled, the government, in which Republican Herbert Hoover was president, took

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Tommy
  • American Pie

    American Pie

    The movie American Pie is about four high schoolers, close to graduating, determined not to carry their virginity's with them to college and so they make a pact to lose their virginity by prom night. The movie is directed by Paul Weitz and stars Jason Biggs, Chris Klein and Tara Reids and takes place around Michigan's East Great Falls High. The movie opens with student Jim (Jason Biggs) being caught by his parents pleasuring

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Native Americans Vs. Early Europeans

    Native Americans Vs. Early Europeans

    The English settlers developed a selection of stereotypes against the Native Americans, ranking them as uncivilized and thus making it easier on themselves to lead the culture into their impossible situation, where the Natives have no choice but to either fight and lose or sit and do nothing, however if assimilation could have occurred through education or social structure the final outcome could have been mutually just for the two civilizations. The early European influences,

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Edward
  • African American Folktales

    African American Folktales

    African American Folktales African American folktales were ways of experiencing ideas, emotions and stories. It was illegal for slaves to talk to each other so they used metaphorical characters to relate to themselves. The most common character was the rabbit that was thought to always be able to trick anyone bigger and stronger than its opponent. By writing these stories, formal slaves were able to give us a great amount of their history. African American

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Artur
  • New Social Movements: Changing America one Step at a Time

    New Social Movements: Changing America one Step at a Time

    New Social Movements: Changing America One Step at a Time Politicians and government officials in the United States are supposed to represent the voices in society that strive to better economic, social, and environmental conditions. We have elected representatives that are chosen to present the desires of individuals, groups, and organizations that fight for a just cause. These officials are not using their political power to the full extent to make a difference within society.

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Stenly
  • 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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    Essay Length: 1,269 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Development of American Popular Culture/electronic Media

    The Development of American Popular Culture/electronic Media

    The Development of American Popular Culture/Electronic Media Popular Culture is the arts, artifacts, entertainment, fads, beliefs and values that are shared by large segments of society in America. Knowing this we can see how the electronic medias have great influences over the American pop culture. Music, television, radio and movies have all been influences, sometimes, not good and sometimes they have. Before television, radio was the big link for current events being reported fast. It

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Kevin
  • American and French Revolution

    American and French Revolution

    There are many similarities and differences between the French Revolution and the American Revolution. To begin with kings and queens had ruled the country of France. This led to some bad and good things throughout the history of France, But in America there were presidents during the new beginnings of the country. The presidents were chosen by the people and debated about political issues that common people had problems with. There wasn t much room

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Jack
  • Maggie’s American Dream

    Maggie’s American Dream

    Maggie’s American Dream Maggie’s American Dream is Margaret Comer’s inspiring biography written by her son James P. Comer. It also doubles as the autobiography of James P. Comer himself. It a great story of a person overcoming obstacles to reach their goals and dreams. Maggie was born in Woodland, Mississippi. Her parents were Jim and Maude. Her father was a sharecropper, even though he was more educated that the man he worked for. He was

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Mike
  • Ku Klux Klan Not a Fringe Movement

    Ku Klux Klan Not a Fringe Movement

    After the Civil War was over it was nearly impossible for many of the Southerners to go back to their lives. They no longer had slaves, their family and friends were killed, and their homes and land were destroyed. The state government no longer existed and northern soldiers were now in charge. The whites’ right to vote was gone, and it instead was given to the uneducated former slaves. Six white men met on Christmas

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Anna
  • Influence of Interest Groups on the American Legislature

    Influence of Interest Groups on the American Legislature

    Influence of interest groups on the American legislature We elect politicians on the basis on the issues by which they stand, and these issues are either held up or weakened by the numerous interest groups that exist today. Interest groups target both major and minor issues, using all of their resources to sponsor or overpower the groups’ concern. Interest groups are composed of a limited range of the body of voters who have a great

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    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Schroeder House and Schoenmaerker in the Destijl Movement

    Schroeder House and Schoenmaerker in the Destijl Movement

    Gerrit Reitveld being one of the originators of the De Stijl movement, designed according to this theory. The Schroder House is a direct result of the elements of De Stijl as well as MHJ Schoenmaekers, in The New Image of the World who saw geometry, precision, and primary colors as a way to attain to reality, or an absolute truth. These are all aspects of DeStijl however, Schoenmaekers never attained this reality, and there seems

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    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Insights About the African and African American According to Achebe and Douglass

    Insights About the African and African American According to Achebe and Douglass

    Insights about the African and African American according to Achebe and Douglass Throughout the years, the image of the African American culture has been portrayed in in a negative light. Many people look to African, and African American literature to gain knowledge about the African American culture. The true culture and image often goes unseen, or is tarnished because writers who have no true insight or experience, have proceeded to write about things in

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    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Vika
  • African American

    African American

    Abstract In this paper, we will attempt to examine some of the issues troubling African-American family. The areas examine were environmental issues, relationships, health matters and educational challenges. We will also explore possible solutions to each one of these topics. Intro There are many problems facing the African-American family in today's society. The topics that have been chosen are from our personal thoughts and experiences. This team believes that they are prevalent in the African-American

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    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Edward
  • American History X

    American History X

    American History X The movie American History X is designed to show a better understanding of the serious racism-taking place in America today. The graphic and somewhat upsetting film shows anger and dislike between a “ghetto” black community and a white neo-nazi gang. One of the main ideas in this movie is to show how someone whose whole life has been centered around racism and later he realizes that all races should be treated with

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    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Eyewitness Memory of Police Trainees for Realistic Role Plays

    Eyewitness Memory of Police Trainees for Realistic Role Plays

    Acknowledgment: This research was supported in part by a grant to John C. Yuille from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. We would like to thank Patricia Tollestrup for her assistance in the analysis of the results. We also express our appreciation to the staff and trainees of the Metropolitan Police Training Centre in Hendon, England. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to: John C. Yuille, Department of Psychology, University of

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    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Early American and African Tribes

    Early American and African Tribes

    Early American & African Tribes Though cultural features, including language, garb, and customs vary enormously from one tribe to another, there are certain elements which are encountered frequently and shared by many tribes. Early nomadic hunters forged stone weapons from around 10,000 years ago; as the age of metallurgy dawned, newer technologies were used and more efficient weapons produced. Prior to contact with Europeans, most tribes used similar weaponry. The most common implement were the

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    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Victor
  • Trace the Development of the Anglo-American Conflict. Could the Relationship Have Been Saved?

    Trace the Development of the Anglo-American Conflict. Could the Relationship Have Been Saved?

    Trace the development of the Anglo-American conflict. Could the relationship have been saved? Although American colonists always tried to negotiate the contentious policies which contradicted their principles with the British Parliament, the crown did not leave much room for the discussion fueling the Anglo-American debate with a stubborn constitutional position; with a ridiculous notion as virtual representation; with a large British army that limited the economic development of the country; with the unjust acts that

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    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Artur
  • American Dream in Death of a Salesman

    American Dream in Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman The term "American Dream" has many diverse meanings. For some, it may be to become wealthy and live in big houses. For others, it could be to simply live a productive life that contributes to society. Wanting to live the "American Dream" is the conflict in this novel that opens the doors to many interpretations that can be related to wanting to be successful. The setting of "Death of a Salesman"

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    Submitted: January 25, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Prologue to an American Dream

    Prologue to an American Dream

    In a small, flat world, society exists only within itself. The people preoccupied in their own universe simply cannot fathom a world outside their own. Some historians cite the first gleam of a true “American Dream” didn’t surface until the first colonization. However, in three historical films, recreations of very early distinctions in the very first American dreams are exposed for their accuracies and their faults. The spirits that voyaged onward, heading for a

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    Submitted: January 25, 2010 By: Mike
  • Causes of American Revolution Between 1860 and 1877

    Causes of American Revolution Between 1860 and 1877

    There are many ways that constitutional and social developments caused a revolution. There are a few important developments that will be mentioned. The first one is the secession of 1860, which was a constitutional development. Some other constitutional developments that caused conflict were the Emancipation Proclamation, three civil rights bills, and the reconstruction. Some social developments that caused conflict were the Freedmen’s Bureau, the Black Codes, and the Ku Klux Klan. One of the social

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    Submitted: January 25, 2010 By: Mike
  • Protecting American Agriculture While Facilitating Free Trade

    Protecting American Agriculture While Facilitating Free Trade

    Abstract Agriculture is a very valuable to the U.S. economically and socially. Due to the nature of biology, agriculture is highly susceptible to easily created biological weapons. It is the duty of U.S. inspectors to prevent these weapons from entering the country, but increasing pressure from economic globalization and foreign trade agreements has “captured” U.S. regulatory agencies. Using rational decision making models the U.S. has developed policies that allow both the facilitation of trade and

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    Submitted: January 25, 2010 By: Janna