American Indian Studies Essays and Term Papers
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Jay Gatsby and the American Dream
The American Dream by definition is the idea that everyone in the United States has the chance to achieve success and prosperity (Encarta). This includes wealth, love, material things, and happiness. Sometimes people take the wrong ways to get these things, even resorting to criminal and illegal activity. Gatsby was no exception. Does Jay Gatsby really achieve the American Dream? If he does, how does he do it? Jay Gatsby, born James Gatz, was
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Don’t Disgrace the American Flag in a War with Iraq
Don’t Disgrace the American Flag in a War with Iraq Everywhere I go, I see American flags. Taped to people's windows, sewn onto pockets, worn in a band around the arm. People call it the unification of America, the great coming-together of a wounded people, a show of support and of national feeling from every corner of our nation. Patriotism, they call it, and proudly display their red, white, and blue. And yet I wonder
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Case Study: London Ambulance Service Fiasco
Problem Definition In October of 1992, the new computer aided dispatch system of the London Ambulance Service (LASCAD) failed to meet the demands of use and brought their operations to a standstill. Dispatchers could no longer locate ambulances, multiple ambulances showed up for the same calls, errors built up in the queue slowing the system down further, and callers became frustrated as the hours went by with no ambulance showing up (London Ambulance Service Unofficial,
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American History X
AMERICAN HISTORY X American History X (1998) illustrates how segregation is aggravated by missing father figures as well as the herd mentality of the characters in the film. German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche’s concept of the herd mentality states that people need a concept or a worldview to adopt in order to give meaning to their lives. This herding of people who choose to adopt this certain ideal or ideals in effect causes the stifling of
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Walmart Case Study
Wal-mart is currently the world’s largest company. It has seen continuous growth and financial success since it was founded in 1962. Today it is living off of a previous reputation of solid ethical business practices that are no longer being exercised. Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-mart, was considered to be “freakishly cheap… Cost-cutting was an obsession in the Wal-mart culture… on business trips, everyone, including the boss, flew coach, and hotel rooms were always
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African Americans in the South
As a social and economic institution, slavery originated in the times when humans began farming instead of hunting and gathering. Slave labor became commonplace in ancient Greece and Rome. Slaves were created through the capture of enemies, the birth of children to slave parents, and means of punishment. Enslaved Africans represented many different peoples, each with distinct cultures, religions, and languages. Most originated from the coast or the interior of West Africa, between present-day Senegal
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Post Colonialism in Ernest Hemingway's “indian Camp”
Ernest Hemingway attempts to describe the interactions of white Americans and Native Americans in his short story “Indian Camp.” By closely reading this short story using a Postcolonialist approach, a deeper understanding of the colonization and treatment of the Native Americans by the white Americans can be gained. Hemingway uses an almost allegorical story as he exposes the injustices inflicted by the white oppressors through his characters. Through his characters Hemingway expresses the traits of
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The Donner Party and the American Character
According to the thesis of Fredrick Jackson Turner, the frontier changed America. Americans, from the earliest settlement, were always on the frontier, for they were always expanding to the west. It was Manifest Destiny; spreading American culture westward was so apparent and so powerful that it couldn’t be stopped. Turner’s Frontier Theory says that this continuous exposure to the frontier has shaped the American character. The frontier made the American settlers revert back to
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Tylenol Product Contamination Case Study
Tylenol Product Contamination case study “The risks and rewards to organizations of openness are illustrated by recent cases of crisis management run amuck and done well by highly visible corporations. In the 1980’s, Johnson and Johnson created the case study benchmark for crisis management with its handling of the Tylenol product contamination issue. Highly visible leadership and wide-open communication allowed the company to quickly rebuild customer trust in the Tylenol brand” (Patrick F. Bassett) Long-Term
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Sony Case Study
Executive Summery Sony's current financial difficulties are tied into its corporate culture which were stated over 30 years ago. With such a large multinational corporation, greater planning and more use of strategies should be pursued. Sony could start with the implementation of a new mission statement, with profit and benefits of the company tied more closely to everyday operations. Internally, the four forces, the management, the designers, the production and the marketing should achieve better
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Prostitution for the Early Chinese American as to the Scottish Prostitute
Prostitution for the early Chinese American as to the Scottish Prostitute In 49 states of this country prostitution is an illegal activity. Nevada legalized prostitution, however it does not mean the entire state is open to prostitution. Indeed, only certain cities allow this act. As Troubnikoff states in Trafficking in Women and Children, "Sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, frued of coercion, or in which the person induced to
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American Dream
“We talk about the American Dream, and want to tell the world about the American Dream, but what is the dream, in most cases, but the dream of material things? I sometimes think that the United States for this reason is the greatest failure the world has ever seen.” -Eugene O’Neil Through various pieces of literature, including F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the words of Eugene O’Neil are undeniably and vividly illustrated valid on
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Forensic Study of Induced Rape
One of the most important reasons for a jury to be presented in the courtroom is to judge the fate of his or her peer, the defendant. The jury has the demanding job of sorting out evidence, testimonies, and other presentations into categories of fact or fiction. Together, they unite to answer the question of why the defendant is in front of the judge in the first place, determining the validity of the evidence
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The Relations Between Britain and Its American Colonies
From 14 to 1763, the French and Indian War took place. This war altered the political, economic, and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies. It was the last of four North American wars waged from 1689 to 1763 between the British and the French. In these struggles, each country fought for control of the continent with the assistance of Native American and colonial allies. The French and Indian War occurred to end
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Chemistry Study
CHEMISTRY STUDY NOTES: Module 1: The Chemical Earth 1.1 Construct word and balanced formulae equations of chemical reactions as they are encountered. STEPS: 1. General equation 2. Word equation 3. Formula equation 4. Balanced equation 5. Ionic equation Neutralisation: 1. base + acid  salt + water 2. calcium hydroxide (aq) + hydrochloric acid (aq)  calcium chloride + water 3. _____________________________________________________ 4. _____________________________________________________ 5. _____________________________________________________ 1. base + acid  salt + water 2.
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Patriots and True Americans
Patriots and True Americans In news today you hear about patriots over and over again on television or in newspapers mostly concerning the War in Iraq. The statements given about patriots are false these days. Patriots are long gone with the framers of the constitution. Patriots were figures represented back in the revolution. The people who are considered patriots today are actually just good hearted americans in society. These people represent the small amount
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Dbq - American Revolution
One of the most significant events in the history of America was the American Revolution. It was not so significant because of the number of deaths or the affects it had on America’s relationship with Great Britain, but more because of the changes it caused in society socially, economically, and politically. American society was greatly affected socially by the American Revolution. Compared to women in Europe, women in America already held a slightly greater role
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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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Case Study on New England Fisheries
Abstract The 1800’s the George’s Banks off the coast of New England was very generous to the fisherman who fished the sea for a living. There was a balance between what the fisherman took and what the sea could provide. By the mid-1900 that balances began greatly to shift. Technology developed during the 1950s allowed fishermen to take in much more fish than previous years. Through continued over fishing and lack of controls in place
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Pre-Revolutionary Americans
Pre-Revolutionary Americans Historically, conflicts entail two defined sides; in the Seven Years’ War, started in the colonies, the English fought the French for the Ohio River Valley. The outcomes dealt personally with how the people of the English colonies defined their futures. A pioneering people, these colonists achieved a certain American identity and unity clearly represented in the years preceding the Revolution with which they further developed ideals of liberty, economic growth, and merited authority.
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Instructing African - American Students
Young, C., Laster, J. and Wright, J., (2005). Instructing African-American students. Education 125(3), pp.216-525. Teachers must begin to examine the instructional process utilized in urban public schools. And, with the achievement gap slowly closing, they must identify effective teaching strategies for those children who have traditionally underachieved. Now more than ever, there is a need to examine the role of culture and its impact of learning styles in the classroom if we are to develop
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Indian Killer
In Indian Killer Alexie uses a pulp-fiction form, the serial killer mystery, to frame the social issues facing American Indians. He populates the book with stock characters such as a grizzled ex-cop, a left-wing professor, a right-wing talk radio personality, drunken bums, thuggish teenagers and a schizophrenic main character who serves as the most obvious suspect in a mystery that never quite resolves itself. John Smith, the troubled Indian adopted by whites appears at first
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Are African Americans Still Oppressed?
Are African Americans Still Oppressed? African Americans in society today like the prisoners in the Allegory of the Cave are hostage to their own mentality. The two characteristics commonly shared between both is ignorance to reality and a reluctance to change. Thus in the essay the prisoners are locked and chained down in darkness with only a glow of light that allows for little sight. In turn objects placed in front of the glow cast
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The Hawthorne Studies and the Norms of Behaviour in the Workplace
Management theories could be traced in 1800s during the industrial revolution and factory growth time (Bartol, Tein, Matthews, Ritson & Scott-Ladd 2006, p.16). The history of management viewpoint is partly involved in developing understanding about the norms of behaviour in the workplace. In fact, the Hawthorne studies did a lot of contributes to that. It also altered the focus of management study, in contrast with the classical management. This essay is trying to demonstrate that
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A Case Study on Rape Victims
STo Report or Not to Report, That is the Question: a Case Study on Rape Victims Introduction Concerning philosophies of morality, rape is no doubt abhorred. However, what is debatable is whether or not it is one’s duty to ensure that a rape is reported. In a particular case, one hotline operator finds herself in a dilemma that challenges her duties as a licensed social worker, with the obligation of ensuring that victims report their
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