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  • American Women Poets

    American Women Poets

    French 1 In this paper I will discuss two poems by Sharon Olds. They are both taken from her collection "The Dead and the Living" and are entitled "The Eye" and "Poem to My Husband from my Fathers Daughter." Olds is a contemporary writer who expertly maneuvers her work through modern life. In this particular collection, written in 1983, she takes us on an explorative journey through both the past and present of family life.

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    Submitted: April 13, 2009 By: Janna
  • Cuases of the American Revolution

    Cuases of the American Revolution

    The colonists of America slowly came to realize that they must break from Britain due to the growing feeling of being considered lower than the British. They realized they had no say in government, and under the rule of the british, they would never be able to prosper. The conditions of their rights slowly disintegrated, as the construction of parliament becomes more and more powerful and intolerable. The language used to protest british, throughout

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    Submitted: April 14, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Native Americans

    Native Americans

    Native Americans culture is unique for many ways. Living on the reservations they were in touch with nature as well as their ancestors. Native Americans are disputed in the country, diverse among tribes, culturally mixed, and recognize their own political stands (Bordewich, 1996, p. 71). These have changed over the years, but before the reconstruction of the Native Americans the people were identifiable and knew who they were. Before the Europeans came and changed their

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: Vika
  • Native Americans

    Native Americans

    In the early days of English settlement in the American colonies, the Indian-European relationship of each area was the determining factor in the survival of the newly established colonies. By working together and exchanging methods of food production and survival, an English colony could maintain its population and continue to support the arrival of new settlers. However, a colony that had trouble maintaining ties with their Indian neighbors had a tough time attracting settlers and

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: Vika
  • The Roles and Duties of Native American Women in Their Spiritual Socie

    The Roles and Duties of Native American Women in Their Spiritual Socie

    With Native Americans being the first inhabitants of North America, many people often question what traditions they have created on their own, before the ideas of the pale settlers. When taking a look into their interesting beliefs, it is obvious to see an intricate basis or animals and spirits that guide the lifestyles of Indians all over the country. Even their society had a special way of doing things, including gender roles of both

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: Vika
  • What Effects Did the Vietnam War Have on American Society?

    What Effects Did the Vietnam War Have on American Society?

    What effects did the Vietnam War have on American society? The Vietnam War had a profound effect on American society. It changed the way we viewed our government, the media, and our Constitutional rights. Because of this shift in perspective, the country was torn apart and yet still came together in new and different ways. The Vietnam War's contraversiality spurred a great many sources of protest, against our government's use of power, how far we

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: Vika
  • The American Civil War

    The American Civil War

    The American Civil War This war was a war of epic proportion. Never before and not since have so many Americans died in battle. The American Civil War was truly tragic in terms of human life. In this document, I will speak mainly around those involved on the battlefield in the closing days of the conflict. Also, reference will be made to the leading men behind the Union and Confederate forces. The war was beginning

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: regina
  • Slavery and Freedom - American Slavery

    Slavery and Freedom - American Slavery

    In the essay "Slavery and Freedom", Edmund Morgan's argument is based on the fact that the leaders of the American Revolution encouraged the people to develop a nation of liberty and freedom. At the same time, this encouragement is happening, a development of harsh labor, exhausting punishment, and suspension of all human rights was assigned to the slaves. How are you supposed to build a strong nation when you have one extreme to the other?

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: regina
  • My Changed View of the American Dream

    My Changed View of the American Dream

    My Changed View of The American Dream I believe that my thought of the American Dream was more or less lumped around freedom. I feel that has remained intact, but at the same time I find myself analyzing these readings and noticing through time the American Dream changes for each person. I look at Robertson's writing in Banners on the Tower and I interpret his writings of Columbus in the New World with the very

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: regina
  • American War for Independence

    American War for Independence

    Perhaps the most famous of all progressive historians is Frederick Jackson Turner. His most famous argument is not devoted strictly to the American Revolution, but instead to the effects of the American frontier. In a sentence, his argument is that the frontier was the chief determinant in American history. This is not to say that Turner did not write about the war; he did. Even in his seminal work, The Frontier in American History, there

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: regina
  • Montnana Plants & Native Americans

    Montnana Plants & Native Americans

    Montnana Plants & Native Americans Since the beginning of the human race mankind has depended on the natural resources in their environment for survival. They utilized the available flora to nourish their body, heal their wounds, comfort their ailments and to create products to ease their daily lives. Many of the same plants utilized thousands of years ago by the indigenous people have been integrated into modern day medicines. The scientific interest and knowledge of

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: regina
  • American Industrialization

    American Industrialization

    Had it not been for the American industrialization, we would not enjoy the technology we have in the year 2002. The reason we have this technology is that between those years a great change in the world's history was made. People started to discover faster methods of producing goods, which increased their economy. However, this industrialization had no effects on society. Society then was still very poor in some areas, but later on in the

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: regina
  • History of the Tibetan Genocide

    History of the Tibetan Genocide

    For 48 years, China has occupied Tibet. In Tibet's history, there has been over 17 percent of the Tibetan people killed, and 6,000 monasteries ruined. For starters, Tibet was never part of China. During the first few years when China was in control of Tibet, the Chinese declared that Tibet should be part of China, because an Emperor of Tibet once married a Chinese princess. Years later, the Chinese said that Tibet was part of

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Anna
  • History of Baseball

    History of Baseball

    Baseball seems always to have lived more in myth that in history. Children in England and the United States had been playing variants of the game for years such as rounders, one o’ cat, and base. In 1845, some young men in Manhattan organized themselves into the Knickerbockers BaseBall Club and wrote down the rules of the game they were playing. Twenty years later dozens of baseball clubs in New York and Brooklyn, and their

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Tommy
  • History of Ferrari

    History of Ferrari

    Enzo Ferrari was born in Modena Italy on February 18 1898. He came from a well to do family that owned a metal foundry making railroad parts, they were the first in his town to own a car. When WWI came Enzo's father and brother (Dino) were drafted into the Italian army, whom both died from influenza in 1916. Enzo was forced to leave school to run the foundry, when the business collapsed he started

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Mikki
  • The History of Nike Inc.

    The History of Nike Inc.

    Nike (originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports), was founded by University of Oregon track athlete Phil Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman in January 1964 (Yahoo finance NKE profile page as of Jan. 2 2008). The company initially operated as a distributor for Japanese shoe maker Onitsuka Tiger, making most sales at track meets out of Knight's car. Many top Oregon runners began wearing the shoes, and the shoe's popularity grew quickly because of Kennan

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Stenly
  • History

    History

    H I S T O R Y The word history is most commonly used to express a thing that has already happened. So one can say that the mankind LIVES the history. But the term history does not mean only this - it means much more: it can also mean a kind of science, that has a growing importance in the developed world. But why has history as science such a big importance? It's because

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Taiwan History and Economy

    Taiwan History and Economy

    Immediately following World War II, Taiwan was still a predominated agricultural economy with half its labor force employed in agriculture and about 44 percent of net domestic product generated in that sector. However, basing on the infrastructure left behind by Japanese, a strong agriculture foundation and the capital assistance gathered from the United States, Taiwanese remarkably developed the pre-condition for economic takeoff. They successfully managed agriculture to provide a considerable net capital flow to non-agriculture.

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Early History of Judaism, According to the Hebrew Scriptures

    Early History of Judaism, According to the Hebrew Scriptures

    Early History of Judaism, according to the Hebrew Scriptures: Circa 2000 BCE, the G-d of the ancient Israelites established a divine covenant with Abraham, making him the patriarch of many nations. The term Abrahamic Religions is derived from his name. These are the three or four major religions which trace their roots back to Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Baha'i World Faith. The Baha'i faith is often not included among the Abramic religions. Also,

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Yan
  • Bharat: Lost Land, Lost History

    Bharat: Lost Land, Lost History

    Bharat: Lost Land, Lost History The Aryan Invasion Theory has been challenged again and again by innumerous writers and historians. However, not many understand the importance of this. What was so special about these Aryans that scholars are so vehement about? Why is establishing the truth about the ancient civilisation so important to so many? I feel that there is a lack of work on this. Works on the invasion theory, the Aryan scriptures, Aryan

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Kevin
  • History of Physical Education

    History of Physical Education

    The field of physical education has gone through many cycles over its long history. These cycles range from a strict authoritarianism to the liberal democracy of today. This transformation to the democracy has opened the field of physical education up to many new sciences, which are creating many new professional opportunities. If the cycles of physical education continue, these new professions will hopefully pave the way to future discoveries and studies of physical education. The

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Fatih
  • How the American Dream Is Depicted in the Great Gatsby

    How the American Dream Is Depicted in the Great Gatsby

    The American Dream has been around for many years. This has been the goal for many Americas, as well as immigrants throughout the world. The whole point of the American Dream was to achieve wealth, love, happiness, and power. In order to achieve the American Dream I was through hard work and determination. The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald was made during the 1920, which was a period where there was corruption and crime. The

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Artur
  • Baseball as a Vehicle for Te Emergence of the American Nation

    Baseball as a Vehicle for Te Emergence of the American Nation

    Baseball has for a long time been a staple in the American sporting culture as baseball and America have grown up together. Exploring the different ages and stages of American society, reveals how baseball has served as both a public reflection of, and vehicle for, the evolution of American culture and society. Many American ways including our landscapes, traditional songs, and pastimes all bear the mark of a game that continues to be identified with

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Jack
  • Divorce in American Society

    Divorce in American Society

    Throughout the world there are many instances of divorce. In America alone in 2000 there are over twenty million divorces (Children 1). Since divorce has become much more common among American society, it is also becoming more acceptable. Some marriages end without a need to bring children into the nasty divorce. Other marriages, unfortunately, include children. This is where a huge problem may result for the child. Over one million of these divorces effect children

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: July
  • American Fur Trading Company and John Jacob Astor

    American Fur Trading Company and John Jacob Astor

    The American Fur Company and John Jacob Astor I. Introduction "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely (Lord Acton). John Jacob Astor was a man that had absolute power during his era and used his power and wealth to benefit himself and not the “social fabric of society”. Astor lived during the time of a post-revolutionary America which allowed him to build a monopolist empire with little restraint from government or society. Starting

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Mike

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