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  • Willy Loman : The Tragedy of The American Dream

    Willy Loman : The Tragedy of The American Dream

    Willy Loman : The Tragedy of the American Dream Prosperity, job security, hard work and family union are some of the concepts that involve the American Dream, generally speaking. Some people think this dream is something automatically granted; or in contrast, as in the story “Death of a Salesman” written by Arthur Miller, as something that has to be achieved in order to be successful in life. The play takes issues with those in America

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    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Mike
  • Permanent Impact of the Counter-Culture on Today's American Society

    Permanent Impact of the Counter-Culture on Today's American Society

    “What is not illusionary is the reality of a new culture of opposition. It grows out of the disintegration of the old forms, vinyl and aerosol institutions that carry all the inane and destructive values of privatism; competition, commercialism, profitability and elitism…It’s not a “youth thing” by now but a generational event; chronological age is the only current phase”. The previous quote was written by Andrew Kopkind in Rolling Stone on the Woodstock festival

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    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Mike
  • Entering American Business in a Foreign Country

    Entering American Business in a Foreign Country

    I. COMPANY BACKGROUND INFORMATION Our company Electrical Repair Incorporated has been operating in the domestic arena for 10 years. Electrical Repair Incorporated is a moving company in the way that our headquarters are in Los Angeles, California however our employees travel to different places domestically repairing power lines, power poles and cables in times of natural disasters. Natural disasters range from storms, hurricanes, typhoons to terrorism attacks. II. INFORMATION ON PRODUCT OR SERVICE Electrical Repair

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • A Symbolism Analysis of “barn Burning”

    A Symbolism Analysis of “barn Burning”

    A Symbolism Analysis of “Barn Burning” In William Faulkner’s 1939 short story “Barn Burning,” a young boy, Colonel Sartoris Snopes (Sarty), is faced with and forced to endure the abusive and destructive tendencies of his father, Abner Snopes. As the story unfolds, several examples can be found to illustrate Faulkner’s use of symbolism to allow the reader to sense the disgust for Abner Snopes, the significance in the lack of color usage throughout the story,

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Victor
  • American Holocaust

    American Holocaust

    AMERICAN HOLOCAUST The other side of the story to our great American history is not as pretty as they teach us in grade school. The American Holocaust by David Stannard is a novel full of live excerpts from eyewitnesses to the genocide of the American Indians. He goes as far as to describe what life was most likely like before Europeans came to the Americas and obliterated the “Paradise” so described. Columbus even wrote how

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Tommy
  • American Beauty

    American Beauty

    In life, everyone must make choices. Choices give an individual the freedom to decide upon the path to which they will follow. Since it’s beginnings, the film making industry has focused on showing the direct relationship between the choices that people make and the resulting consequences they must face. In the movie American Beauty, the character of Lester Burnham must make many important choices that could either lead to his ultimate happiness, or draw him

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Anna
  • To a Mouse by Robert Burns

    To a Mouse by Robert Burns

    To a Mouse” By Robert Burns Essay Would you waste your time apologizing to a mouse? Robert Burns shows us what its like to live in a rural area. He also shows us that people can be very sympathetic to animals. One of the last characteristics is the ideal of democracy.“ To a Mouse” by Robert Burns has three obvious characteristics of romantic poetry. To begin, Burns is sympathetic to the mouse’s dilemma. The speaker

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Tasha
  • De Crevecoeur What Is an American?

    De Crevecoeur What Is an American?

    The reoccurring themes of de Crevecoeur �s essay are the work ethic of America’s people, the common good of all it’s people work towards, and the identity the poor gained in this country. De Crevecoeur’s image of the poor is like a phoenix rising from the ashes in the New World. The immigrants were once poor, nameless, and insignificant in Europe, but they are now regarded as “citizens” of America. They now have a way

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    Essay Length: 551 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Yan
  • The Issue of Flag Burning

    The Issue of Flag Burning

    The Issue of Flag Burning Flag desecration is a term applied to various ways of intentionally dishonoring a flag most often a national symbol. Such action is intended to make a political point against a country or its policies. The First Amendment to the United States constitution says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise there of; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Condition of African-Americans in the Late Nineteenth Century

    Condition of African-Americans in the Late Nineteenth Century

    Examine the condition of African-Americans in the late nineteenth century and explain why the Thirteenth Amendment, the Fourteenth Amendment, and the Fifteenth Amendment, which were enacted to aid the new freedmen, actually did little. In the late nineteenth century after the civil war the U.S. was over, there were about 4 million people that were once slaves that were now set free. The big question for President Lincoln and the presidents that followed was what

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • American Dream

    American Dream

    THE AMERICAN DREAM So what is this dream all about? One would probably describe it as being rich and famous, some would probably say that it is to have a lot of power; however, our personal definition of an American dream is the ability to have freedom, being able to get the highest level of education, being successful in finding a good job, having a healthy and happy family, and eventually letting that grow

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Mikki
  • The Native Occupation of Alcatraz Island and Its Effects on the Greater American Indian Movement.

    The Native Occupation of Alcatraz Island and Its Effects on the Greater American Indian Movement.

    The Native Occupation of Alcatraz Island and its Effects on the Greater American Indian Movement. On November 20th, 1969 a group of Indian students, and urban Indians from the Bay Area led by Richard Oakes landed on Alcatraz Island claiming it as “Indian Land” (Johnson). This was a multi-tribal group and so they adopted the name “Indians of All Tribes” (Johnson). The 1969 landing and subsequent 19 month occupation was not the first attempt at

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: regina
  • Hispanic American Diversity

    Hispanic American Diversity

    The diversity of Hispanics shares the same language but have many differences. In this research paper the four groups that I will be discussing will include: Mexican Americans, Puerto Rican American, Venezuelan American and finally the Colombian American. The areas that will be discussed will include: linguistic, political, social, economic religion and family conventions and or family status. Puerto Rican Americans When leaving the entrance of any train station in the Brooklyn N. Y, you

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Quaker Women in American Colonies

    Quaker Women in American Colonies

    "Quaker Women in the American Colonies" During the colonial period, women were considered inferior to men and “nothing more than servants for their husbands.” During the eighteenth century, unmarried Quaker women were the first to vote, stand up in court, and evangelize; although Quaker women enjoyed rights that women today take for granted, they were most known for their religious radicalism. According to Rufus Jones, a professor at Harvard, the Quakers “felt, as their own

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Top
  • An American Economy

    An American Economy

    Greg Koniges Laura Gronewold ENEX 101.37 May 12, 2005 An American Economy Globalization is a very pressing issue in the American culture today. Within any economy, globalization will cause many problems while at the same time solving many others. This is true because there are many factors involved with globalization, one of the most important being job outsourcing. While at first glance and from what the media reports, job outsourcing is definitely not healthy for

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Jon
  • American People After World War 2

    American People After World War 2

    The end of World War II brought thousands of young servicemen back to America to pick up their lives and start new families in new homes with new jobs. With an energy never before experienced, American industry expanded to meet peacetime needs. Americans began buying goods not available during the war, which created corporate expansion and jobs. Growth everywhere. The baby boom was underway... Many historians of science argue not only that technology is an

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Role of the American Teen in the 50’s and Now

    Role of the American Teen in the 50’s and Now

    The Role of the Teenager in America Then and Now Teenagers in the 1950's were a lot different from the teenagers today. It was a beginning of a transformation into what they are today. The influence of teenagers on America’s economy has changed greatly, Teenagers have gone from not being able to speak their mind to freely expressing almost anything they feel. It seems large companies are now only focusing on teens, whereas before they

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Wendy
  • American History X

    American History X

    In many ways, the media must be involved in ethnic and racial issues. The media is to provide the public with information useful to them. The media is on the public’s side. Racial stereotyping is a problem that is out in the public. Drugs, teen pregnancy, child abuse and rape are also problems that affect the people of the world everyday. The media has a job to make these issues aware to the people and

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Wendy
  • American Culture of Pop Music

    American Culture of Pop Music

    I.Invasion of American Popular Music After World War I, American popular music -- blues, jazz, and Tin Pan Alley songs -- swept Britain, much as British music invaded the United States in the 1960s. American songs such as "Chicago" and "Manhattan" were consistently among the most popular tunes in Britain in the 1920s. As a result of the invasion of American popular music, Britain was influenced by such culture. The Beatles and other British rock

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Cardiovascular Disease in the African American Community

    Cardiovascular Disease in the African American Community

    Cardiovascular Disease in the African American Community Causes, Preventions, and Treatments Cardiovascular disease (CVD) refers to the dysfunctional conditions of the heart, arteries, and veins that supply oxygen to vital life- sustaining areas of the body like the brain, the heart itself and other vital organs. Since the term cardiovascular disease refers to any dysfunction of the cardiovascular system there are many different diseases in the cardiovascular category, and many of these diseases are strongly

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Mike
  • Is There a Distinct Subculture in American Policing?

    Is There a Distinct Subculture in American Policing?

    There is a very wide variety of jobs to choose from in the working world. Some jobs are made for certain types of people. Police work calls to a certain type of person, the type of person that would put his or her life in danger for the good of another. There is a debate on whether or not there is a distinct subculture in American Policing. I feel that there is a distinct subculture.

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Mike
  • Language, Gender and Bias in American Culture

    Language, Gender and Bias in American Culture

    Language, Gender and Bias in American Culture Through language, bias has proliferated in our culture against both women and men. Language expresses aspects of culture both explicitly and implicitly. Gender expectations, behaviors, and cultural norms, are determined through language. A divide between the sexes has developed which includes language usages, intention, and understandings. This has created obstructions to communication between the genders. When anthropological linguists look at a language, he/she takes into consideration the “world

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Analyse the Relationship Between African American Cinema and Hollywood Exploring the Effect on Ethnic Representation in 2 Key Films

    Analyse the Relationship Between African American Cinema and Hollywood Exploring the Effect on Ethnic Representation in 2 Key Films

    Analyse the relationship between African American Cinema and Hollywood exploring the effect on ethnic representation in 2 key films Today on the surface at least it is possible to say that black actors have reached stardom comparable to and in some instances well beyond their white counterparts. Will Smith is the current favourite for the blockbuster action movie moving away from his ethnic buddy movies such as Men in Black and Wild Wild West. There

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Mike
  • An Historical Perspective of the Accounting Environment: A General Outline of A Western European and North American Linkage

    An Historical Perspective of the Accounting Environment: A General Outline of A Western European and North American Linkage

    AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE ACCOUNTING ENVIRONMENT: A GENERAL OUTLINE OF A WESTERN EUROPEAN AND NORTH AMERICAN LINKAGE Berith Bronger Siemers Dongbei University of Finance & Economics Dalian, PR China Working Paper 05-22-2006 ABSTRACT It is recognized that the usefulness of accounting information is contingent upon its (1) neutrality, (2) relevancy, and (3) reliability. Given that all socio-economic systems are comprised of participants and institutions, it would seem that the attainment of those three

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Artur
  • Americans Views

    Americans Views

    A stereotype is the creation of an unfair opinion or view; an individual will take the behavior of one person and state that all people belonging to that particular group behave in the same manner. Stereotyping encourages people to react and behave in a manner that is both judgmental and prejudiced. The perception of Arabs and the Islamic religion has created a system in which prejudices and stereotypes worked their way so thoroughly into literature,

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Mike