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  • African American Identity

    African American Identity

    African American Identity It was a hot August day as sweat beat down on Thomas Jefferson Brown. He had been working in the field 2 hours before the hot sun had made its presence known. He looked back over the drying field, hoping that this crop would provide for his family better than last years crop had. Thomas watched his oldest son, Nathan, who worked down one row of the field while staring intently at

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    Submitted: April 3, 2010 By: Mike
  • Change to Be American

    Change to Be American

    Erika Fletcher 4/28/05 Period 7 The Change to be American The Melting Pot is a short story written by Anna Quidlen. Seventh Grade is written by Gary Soto. The Melting Pot is about a neighborhood of people, all in different cultures fitting together as one culture. Seventh Grade is about Latino boys and girls fitting into American culture, and trying to forget their own culture. Although the Melting Pot and Seventh Grade are different scenarios

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    Essay Length: 616 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 3, 2010 By: David
  • American History X

    American History X

    J.R.R. Tolkien led an interesting life because he had many traumatizing experiences as a child. Did these experiences effect his writing or was he just an imaginative adult or was he a child in a grown mans body? That is what we are going to explore in this paper. By the time I am done you will believe that this man was a traumatized child. The many experiences that he had during long his life

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    Essay Length: 1,162 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: April 3, 2010 By: Mike
  • Sexual Violence Against African-American Women: Beyond Slavery, Beyond the Physical

    Sexual Violence Against African-American Women: Beyond Slavery, Beyond the Physical

    The Civil War literally changed the “landscape” of America overnight. At least 600,000 men, both Union and Confederate, never returned to their families. Five years of separation forced the North and South to live as “one”. In theory, slaves became freedmen and equal to their white counterparts. Post-bellum America was difficult for everyone, but it was the South who endured the most hardship. Southern Democrats were now at the mercy of Northern Republicans, forced to

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    Essay Length: 1,613 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: April 4, 2010 By: Fonta
  • The American Civil War

    The American Civil War

    The American Civil War Introduction The beginning of the Civil War cannot be linked to only one reason; some causes were centuries in the making, while others were relatively new happenings, but put together, they all changed a country before considered "one component" and divided it into two opposing parties. The Southern states wanted to become an independent nation, divided from the North altogether since there were deep economic, social and political differences between both

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    Submitted: April 4, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Native American’s in the Agricultural Core

    Native American’s in the Agricultural Core

    Introduction The Native Americans living in the North American Agricultural Core within the boundaries of the state of Michigan have helped to define much of the human geography we observe daily. These natives have influenced everything from state and animal names to jewelry and clothes. However, the original people of this state have changed greatly in a short time span due to contact with European settlers. These new people not only changed the way the

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    Submitted: April 5, 2010 By: Jon
  • American History X

    American History X

    American History X “We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature. These are the last words of a movie that illustrates why hate has no place in the world.” Danny Vinyard, American History X. In the movie

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    Submitted: April 5, 2010 By: Yan
  • Dark Side of the American Meal

    Dark Side of the American Meal

    Cark N. Karcher was one of the founding fathers of the fast food industry. In 1937 Carl moved to Anaheim, California because his uncle offered him a job out there. So from the farm boy life Carl moved to Anaheim, which was still a small farming community. Carl worked for his uncle, Ben, at his feed store for a few years, then he met his future wife, Margaret Heinz. Carl retured briefly to Ohio but

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    Essay Length: 2,112 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: April 5, 2010 By: Stenly
  • American Workers: Fighting for Their Lives

    American Workers: Fighting for Their Lives

    American Workers: Fighting for Their Lives What if you went into work one morning to find out your plant was being closed and the work was being sent overseas to a foreign country? What if you were then told for the next 30 days you would train the person who would be taking your job? Outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries is something most of us have heard about but are now starting to see

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    Essay Length: 2,415 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: April 6, 2010 By: Janna
  • An Avoidable American Epidemic

    An Avoidable American Epidemic

    In the year 2005, heart disease affected 80.7 million people in America. According to the American Heart Association, one out of every 2.8 deaths in the United States is a direct result of heart disease. This makes heart disease the leading cause of death in America. These results are staggering to say the least. Heart disease not only affects the elderly but it affects all age groups and all races. It does not discriminate. However,

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    Submitted: April 6, 2010 By: July
  • American Newspaper Comics

    American Newspaper Comics

    1. Definition and Defining Elements of Newspaper Comics 1.1. Definition According to Wikipedia encyclopaedia, “[…] a comic strip is a short strip or sequence of drawings, telling a story. Drawn by a cartoonist, they are published on a recurring basis (usually daily or weekly) in newspapers or on the Internet. They usually communicate to the reader via speech balloons. The term ‘comic’ derives from the fact that most strips were funny in the beginning. For

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    Submitted: April 6, 2010 By: Fonta
  • How American History Influnenced Literature

    How American History Influnenced Literature

    American History has influenced the literature written in America for many years. Some of the best literature was written when important events were occurring in America. When hard times in America are taking place, people feel the need to write, and express what is going on inside their heads. Although events in America were not always positive, people found a way to use the times to create beautiful literature. Some of the most influential literature

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    Submitted: April 7, 2010 By: Max
  • The Conflict Between Americans and the British

    The Conflict Between Americans and the British

    The conflict between the Americans and the British had many roots. Many say the roots of the Revolution came due to economics however, politics and independent thinking greatly led to the Revolutionary War. The colonist developed independence fueled by political philosophers making them realize they could survive without Great Britain. Another thing that was a root towards the revolution is the acts that the British passed on the American Colonist. The last root was

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    Essay Length: 395 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 7, 2010 By: Janna
  • Evolution of the Family in Latin American Literature

    Evolution of the Family in Latin American Literature

    “Evolution of Family in Latin American Literature” Throughout the trials and tribulations of Latin America’s past one thing has always stood true, the importance of family. At times the family dynamic in Latin American culture was unbalanced and unfair to certain members. Family and traditions were always of the utmost importance in Latin American culture. Latin America has gone through a complete political transformation since its inception, and this was not always easy on its

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    Essay Length: 1,303 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: April 8, 2010 By: Bred
  • Causes of the American Revolution

    Causes of the American Revolution

    John Xue AP US History The American Revolution was sparked by a myriad of causes. These causes in themselves could not have sparked such a massive rebellion in the nation, but as the problems of the colonies cumulated, their collective impact spilt over and the American Revolution ensued. Many say that this war could have been easily avoided and was poorly handled by both sides, British and American; but as one will see, the frame

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    Submitted: April 8, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Women in American Society

    Women in American Society

    During the American progressive era of the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, the lives and roles of women changed remarkably. During this time, woman were beginning to fight for equality, and to try to convince American society that they had much to offer to their country. Even though they could not vote throughout the majority of this period, they still managed to create many of the public policies and institutions that we enjoy today. Women

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    Essay Length: 1,244 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: April 8, 2010 By: Top
  • The American Revolution Was the Most Important Event in Our Nation's History

    The American Revolution Was the Most Important Event in Our Nation's History

    Thesis: The American Revolution was the most important event in our nation’s history. The American Revolution was in my eyes the most important event in our nation’s history. It started our freedom. There were many reasons for our founding fathers to want freedom from Great Britain. One of the main reasons was taxation without representation. Bunker Hill, Saratoga, and Yorktown were some of many battles that were fought during the revolution. Our independence was declared

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    Submitted: April 9, 2010 By: Jack
  • The American Dream Is Dead

    The American Dream Is Dead

    The American Dream is dead. This is the main theme in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby. In the novel Fitzgerald gives us a glimpse into the life of the high class during the roaring twenties through the eyes of a moralistic young man named Nick Carraway. It is through the narrator's dealings with high society that readers are shown how modern values have transformed the American Dream's pure ideals into a scheme for

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    Submitted: April 9, 2010 By: July
  • Patriotism and the American Flag

    Patriotism and the American Flag

    There is much controversy surrounding the idea of patriotism and the iconography of the American flag in today's society. Some believe patriotism is simply the act of supporting the decisions of the leaders of the country. Others say, to be patriotic, people should be outspoken and voice their oppositions to what is going on in the government. Opinions also differ on the idea of what the American flag represents. One opinion of the flags representation

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    Submitted: April 9, 2010 By: regina
  • American Gothic

    American Gothic

    “I had done some fashion work in St. Paul and I had principally gone to Chicago to shoot fashion, but I found myself doing more and more work on the south side, the poverty stricken areas where the blacks lived. That is what got me a Rosenwald Fellowship, the first one ever given in photography. At the time, Jack Delano was in Chicago and he encouraged me to come to the Farm Security Administration. I

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    Submitted: April 9, 2010 By: Monika
  • What Is an American?

    What Is an American?

    What is an American? What does it mean to be "American?" What makes it "American?" And how does it make us "American?" American stands for the beliefs, the music, as well as the people that come from this great nation. The beliefs of this great nation speak every language. These beliefs stretch from the furthest reaches of Africa to the city life of New York. These beliefs are pride, freedom, and equality. American means to

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    Submitted: April 9, 2010 By: Bred
  • Americans and Guns

    Americans and Guns

    Americans and Guns Guns played an important role in American history. Part of the reason our country was founded, was because Americans had gun ownership, America would not exist the way it does without having that. Guns were a vital part of the American Revolution. The British had a professional army to fight the Americans. However, the large portion of America’s army was made up of volunteers who fought with their own personal weapons. It

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    Submitted: April 9, 2010 By: Mike
  • Religion & Spirituality in the Native American Culture

    Religion & Spirituality in the Native American Culture

    Religion & Spirituality in the Native American Culture When the topic of the beliefs of the Native American culture arises, most people have generally the same ideas about the culture’s beliefs: they are very strong. Being part Native American myself, from the Cherokee tribe, I was raised to know my culture pretty well and follow the same beliefs that they teach and follow. One thing f that my grandma, who is the great-granddaughter of

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    Essay Length: 1,623 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: April 10, 2010 By: Yan
  • Indian Americans & Assimilation into American Culture

    Indian Americans & Assimilation into American Culture

    This paper will focus on Indian Americans and their assimilation in to the United States and its culture. Being a second-generation Indian American, I believe that I can relate to this subject well. I and other second-generation Indians Americans face a unique set of entirely different social issues. I will focus on the main social institutions of family, education, religion, politics, and compare and contrast the experiences of first generation Indian Americans and second generation

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    Essay Length: 2,221 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: April 10, 2010 By: Bred
  • Recent Historiography on Religion and the American Civil War

    Recent Historiography on Religion and the American Civil War

    Religion and the American Civil War is a field of study which has received much attention in recent years. Previously considered a peripheral issue by most Civil War historians (erroneously so), religion reemerged as a significant interpretive element of the Civil War experience with the publication of Religion and the American Civil War (1998), a collection of essays edited by Randall M. Miller, Harry S. Stout and George Reagan Wilson. Well-known historians such as Eugene

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    Essay Length: 8,115 Words / 33 Pages
    Submitted: April 10, 2010 By: Fonta

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