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  • Andrew Jackson : True American

    Andrew Jackson : True American

    Andrew Jackson was the first "peoples president”. His humble frontier heritage and heroic title won support throughout the nation. Jackson was in touch with the common man and had respect for him. This for once, allowed the “people” to have a more dominant role in government, which is something that America prides itself upon today. His Presidency was plagued with controversy, but President Jackson used his power as President to unite a sometimes-divided nation and

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Stenly
  • American Diet

    American Diet

    American Diet In the document, “Fat and Politics: Suing Fast Food Companies” by Michael Stephans, he explains why fast food restaurants such as McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Wendy’s and Burger King should be sued. He also explains why the government should step in and attempt to regulate or put restrictions on how much nutritional value a food should have. In addition heart disease is America’s number one killer because of the desire for people

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • African-American Civil Rights Movement

    African-American Civil Rights Movement

    African-American Civil Rights Movement Throughout the 1960’s, the widespread movement for African American civil rights had transformed in terms of its goals and strategies. The campaign had intensified in this decade, characterized by greater demands and more aggressive efforts. Although the support of the Civil Rights movement was relatively constant, the goals of the movement became more high-reaching and specific, and its strategies became less compromising. African Americans’ struggle for equality during the 1960’s was

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Quiet American - a Comparison

    The Quiet American - a Comparison

    Philip Noyce’s adaptation of Graham Greene’s novel The Quiet American to film was a large success. It stayed true to the script, and kept the basic essence of the characters; pulling them from the pages of the book and creating them visually into marvels on screen. The earlier film made on the book was made in 1958 by Joseph Mankiewicz. Fowler was played by Michael Redgrave, with Audie Murphy as Pyle. This version was forced

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Max
  • The American Prison System

    The American Prison System

    The American Prison System The American Prison system is home to many of the nations criminals. The ever-growing population is due in part to incarceration, where an alternate punishment would suffice. The sustenance of the inmates is drawn directly of of society's pocket, in the form of taxes. I believe that we, as a nation, should focus on providing more sensible, economical ways for criminals to pay off their debt to the community. There is

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: David
  • The Beginning of American Agricultural Literature

    The Beginning of American Agricultural Literature

    http://www.soilandhealth.org/01aglibrary/010107earlyam/010107earlyamsoil.html JARED ELIOT 1685-1763 THE BEGINNING OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL LITERATURE In colonial times almost every man was a farmer. Even the preachers and doctors were part-time farmers. Jared Eliot, a minister and doctor of Killingsworth, Conn., was no exception. In his spare time he practiced farming and when he rode horseback calling upon his parishioners and the sick in his community, he noticed the way other farmers farmed. He noticed that water running from a

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: regina
  • American History

    American History

    Throughout the 1800’s and to this day, many talented leaders have embraced the government and its people. One of the most important leaders of his time was Andrew Jackson, the “Old Hero”. Jackson and his supporters, known as the Jacksonian Democrats, helped shape our country into an improved and stronger nation. They provided individual and economic freedom to the people and established a more efficient government. The chief issue the Jacksonian Democrats argued was “shall

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: July
  • American Individualism

    American Individualism

    It is sometimes hard to determine early American literature from European literature. American literature begins to become distinct from European literature as the American Revolution becomes more imminent. Writers such as Hector St. John de Crevecouer and Henry David Thoreau illustrate these changes of American thought and America’s place in world politics. American citizens develop a sense of individualism which is unique to Americans. The early writers of American literature illustrate the transformation from

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Anna
  • Genocide and Americans Actions

    Genocide and Americans Actions

    Opinion 1: Lead the World in the Fight to Stop Genocide Military: According to the Genocide Convention signed and put into effect by the U.N December 9. 1948. Anyone committing genocide, whether constitutionally responsible rulers, public officials, or private individuals will be punished. Genocide is defined as the killing of members in a group, causing serious bodily or mental harm, imposing measures intended to prevent birth, or forcibly transferring children of that group to another

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Tasha
  • An American Dream; the Inspirer

    An American Dream; the Inspirer

    An American Dream; The inspirer. In The Great Gatsby, but F. Scott Fitzgerald, a great man is reduced to a corpse because of a jealous lover. In the novel, the American dream is referred to time and time again. The fact that if one works hard, he or she will become rich and achieve their dreams is the notion that the American dream is based upon. In some cases this is true, but for every

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Wendy
  • American Dreram

    American Dreram

    American Dream Throughout society people always have one focus to motivate them to do well. That is to live a live that is absent from poverty and to live happily. To prosper and succeed, rather then to beg and fail. In reading Maggie a girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane, Maggie would have to be the one that stands out most for this attempt. She strives to do what she can to get out

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    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Janna
  • The Pan-American Student

    The Pan-American Student

    The Pan-American Student Forum has always, since sophomore year, been my activity of choice after school, not only for me but for many other students. This is due in part to the many new friends that are made each year at convention. I also chose to join PASF because I needed a way to let colleges know that I didn’t spend my four years of high school behind closed doors, be it in the classroom

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    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Victor
  • An Attack of American Ideals Through the Eyes of Assassins

    An Attack of American Ideals Through the Eyes of Assassins

    An Attack of American Ideals Through the Eyes of Assassins Ben Durocher Ms. James 12/28/06 ENG 4U An Attack of American Ideals through the Eyes of Assassins By Ben Durocher Since the first settlers arrived, the United States of America have projected a picture of prosperity, success and happiness around the world. The notion that “the New World” was a land of great opportunity inspired thousands to migrate from their homelands to seek a

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    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: regina
  • Is the American Dream Everything?

    Is the American Dream Everything?

    The American dream was an aspiration that slowly developed in America in post-World War II society. Citizens of the United States found themselves desiring monetary wealth, material possessions, and a sense of security in order to achieve the highest level of happiness possible. In both the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the drama Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller, the protagonists, Jay Gatsby and Willy Loman respectively, reveal their struggles

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    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Mike
  • The North American Free Trade Agreement

    The North American Free Trade Agreement

    The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) The North American Free Trade Agreement is a free trade agreement among Canada, the United States of America, and Mexico, based on the model of the European Communities (today: European Union). NAFTA was signed separately by the leaders of the three countries, president Bill Clinton, president Carlos Salinas de Gortari and prime minister Brian Mulroney on December 17, 1992 and went into effect on January 1, 1994. The

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    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Jack
  • 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: December 17, 2009 By: Jessica
  • American Revoulition

    American Revoulition

    Whereas His Excellency the Palatine and the rest of the true and Absolute Lord's Proprietors of Carolina, having duely considered the privileges and immunities wherewith the Kingdom of Great Brittain is endued and being desirous that this their province may have such as may thereby enlarge the Settlement and that the frequent sitting of Assembly is a principal, safeguard of their People's privileges , have thought fit to enact. And Be It Therefore Enacted by

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Monika
  • American Modernist Poetry and the New Negro Renaissance

    American Modernist Poetry and the New Negro Renaissance

    A Rage in Harlem: The Redefinition of American Modernist Poetry Via the New Negro Renaissance Though American modernist literature has been intensely scrutinized since the end of the first World War, a great deal of ambiguity surrounds the history of the literary movement—especially the movement’s origins. Like any other artistic era, it’s impossible to measure or neatly book-end American modernism with specific dates or years. Disagreements among literary theorists and writers as to when the

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: David
  • Gatsby and the American Dream

    Gatsby and the American Dream

    Darren Pilato Advanced Writing 201 Gatsby Paper The American Dream is what we all aspire to achieve. The idea of starting off with nothing and to become something has caused millions of people from all corners of the world to immigrate to this country for over 300 years. However, what exactly is the American Dream? F Scott Fitzgerald answers this question within his novel The Great Gatsby. Through the eyes of Nick Carraway, Fitzgerald analyses

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Fitzgerald’s Exploration of the American Dream

    Fitzgerald’s Exploration of the American Dream

    F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, is a one of the best stories written during a chaotic period in our nation’s history, The Jazz Age. The Twenties were a time of social experiments, self-indulgence, and dissatisfaction for majority of Americans. Fitzgerald depicts all these characteristics throughout the novel with his interesting themes, settings, and characters. The most elaborate and symbolic character Fitzgerald presents to his readers is Jay Gatsby. Fitzgerald uses Gatsby as a

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Vika
  • The Meaning of Being African American for Richard Wright

    The Meaning of Being African American for Richard Wright

    Deanna Milano Writing 102 May 2, 2006 Research Paper The meaning of being African American for Richard Wright Racial discrimination has been rooted deeply in the United States and saturated into every aspect of society. A racist outlook assumes that the human species can be meaningfully separated into races, a viewpoint that is often coupled with hostility toward people of other races. For most of the 20th century, African Americans specifically experienced the worst kind

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Fonta
  • American Imperialism

    American Imperialism

    America had definitely played its role in its imperialism. First of all imperialism is the control from one country doing to another. America has controlled a lot of countries in its time. In this essay I will talk about the causes and effects that America’s imperialism played a role in. We have really controlled a lot of countries in our time but this essay will focus more on the 19th and 20th century. We play

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: regina
  • African American Athletes

    African American Athletes

    African American Athletes American student athletes have always faced stereotypes in and out of the classroom, being seen as self-segregating or “dumb jocks” that really wouldn’t be at school if it weren’t for their athletic ability. Although these stereotypes are applied to both white and black athletes, African American students, especially men, feel it more than their white counterparts. African Americans are already, for the most part, seen as intellectually inferior, so when they are

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Fonta
  • The American Dream

    The American Dream

    The America Dream is defined in general as a dream of a land that is better richer for everyone based on accomplishment and opportunity. This dream is usually sought after by people who have been deprived of their social and human values. People who have not been able to achieve this dream based on restrictions of their situations that plague their lives. These situations can be different for everyone, race, sex, handicap, etc. My question

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    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Claude McKay - African American Lit.

    Claude McKay - African American Lit.

    Claude McKay African American Lit. Claude McKay was one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century African American literature. He was known world wide from the West Indies to the United States to Africa all the way to his birth place Jamaica. When mentioning controversial writers, Claude McKay comes to mind. He was first of many African American writers who would become known for speaking their minds through literature during the early 1900’s. He also

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    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Mikki