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  • American People Series by Faith Ringgold

    American People Series by Faith Ringgold

    While Faith Ringgold has had a long and successful career, the most exciting and powerful works of art she has created were the works of the nineteen-sixties. These works illustrate such passion and raw truth of the situation she and all of the African American people of the U.S. were facing during those turbulent times. These works of art truly show the growing divide between the American dream and the reality of life for many

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: July
  • A Price Cap for Fuel: American’s Ultimate Cost

    A Price Cap for Fuel: American’s Ultimate Cost

    A Price Cap for Fuel: American’s Ultimate Cost With the rising global awareness of the United States, the increase in expense of crude oil has shown a chink in the nation’s armor. Most analysts agree that the nation is headed for serious trouble in transportation, due to the fact that the number of vehicles on the road has increased, along with the number of barrels of oil that the U.S. consumes on a yearly basis.

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    Essay Length: 1,823 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Top
  • Why Did American Nativist Groups Oppose Free, Unrestricted Immigration in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries?

    Why Did American Nativist Groups Oppose Free, Unrestricted Immigration in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries?

    “Why did American nativist groups oppose free, unrestricted immigration in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries”? The Untied States of America is commonly labeled or thought of as the melting pot of the world where diverse groups of people flock to in order to better their current lives. In our countries history this has proven to primarily be our way of living and how the people as a nation view immigration. However, in the

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    Essay Length: 624 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Jon
  • Are Americans Allergic to Traveling Abroad?

    Are Americans Allergic to Traveling Abroad?

    “Are Americans allergic to traveling abroad?” I asked Poonam, an immigrant from Nepal, who states that such a notion is “ridiculous”. Nepal has suffered lately due to a despotic ruler. The newspapers have recently reported that the king has cut off Nepal from the rest of the world by closing airports and shutting down communication. Poonam’s father owns a resort in Nepal, and his family has struggled to keep business open through these tough times.

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Mike
  • American Red Cross

    American Red Cross

    American Red Cross The American Red Cross is an independent, volunteer-led organization, financially supported by voluntary public contributions and cost-reimbursement charges. It is an organization that provides services to all humanity both nationally and internationally. The International Red Cross works along side with the Red Crescent Movement and together they are the world's largest humanitarian network, with a presence and activities in almost every country. The seven fundamental principals of the American Red Cross, Red

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    Essay Length: 3,555 Words / 15 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Max
  • North American Free Trade Agreement

    North American Free Trade Agreement

    The NAFTA is something I believe is always in the people’s best interests. Free trade is something we should have with every country in the world. I feel that the government should be a little more lenient when it comes to making restrictions on the imports and exports. Possible expansion and less restriction should be done throughout time because I feel that globalization is a good thing. Free trade is in our nation’s best interest

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Democratizing the Enemy: the Japanese American Internment

    Democratizing the Enemy: the Japanese American Internment

    Democratizing the Enemy: The Japanese American Internment. By Brian Masaru Hayashi. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2004. 328 pp. Racial prejudice, the hysterics of war, and appalling government leadership are repeatedly used as the rationale behind Japanese- American internment during World War II. Brian Hayashi’s book, “Democratizing the Enemy: The Japanese American Internment, suggests the government was maybe not acting as adolescently as the previous excuses for internment rational would suggest but rather conducting the

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    Essay Length: 1,264 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Final Paper - African Americans

    Final Paper - African Americans

    Final Paper African Americans Through out history there has been a struggle for African Americans to be accepted in our society. An African American endures many more disadvantages than most white people. The media and other sources have made blacks to look the same and has portrayed them in a certain light that may not be fitting to all blacks. There are many misconceptions that people have of blacks. Many people and organizations have had

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    Essay Length: 615 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Yan
  • An American Childhood by Annie Dillard

    An American Childhood by Annie Dillard

    In the except from “An American Childhood” by Annie Dillard, a young Protestant girl apparently living near a Catholic school, St.Bede’s, describes here view of the school children and the nuns. As the narrator goes on you can tell she has prejudged these people based on things she has heard, not from her own experience. She states, “From the other Protestants children, I gathered St.Bede’s was a cave where Catholic children had to go

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    Essay Length: 530 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Janna
  • American Eagle

    American Eagle

    American Eagle Outfitters is a fairly new company but they are doing extremely well because they have a clear grasp of who their market is. They are a fresh new hip look. Along with being a fresh new look they also have great quality of clothing at a reasonable price. (http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte201w/aeostrat.html). American Eagle is one the best name brands around because it appeals to the youth, it keeps up with the latest fashions while still

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Max
  • American Dream

    American Dream

    Tally's Corner and Ain't No Makin' It are two compelling works that follow the lives of poor, disadvantaged individuals whose dismal life stories support Macleod's belief like actors in a play: There is a strong relationship between aspirations and occupational outcomes; if individuals do not even aspire to middle-class jobs, then they are unlikely to achieve them. In effect, such individuals disqualify themselves from attaining the American definition of success – the achievement of a

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    Essay Length: 527 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Top
  • Most American Thing I Can Do

    Most American Thing I Can Do

    Most American Thing I Can Do The most American thing I can do is to simply ask questions. Why are we at war? Why do we pay taxes? We do we support democracy in fledgling countries? We are a democratic nation. Does that not mean the government and this country belong to me as much as to the president? If we stop asking questions about what is essentially ours, do we not essentially give it

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    Essay Length: 406 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • Native American Mascots

    Native American Mascots

    Austin Chambers Unity and Diversity Term Paper Native American Mascot use Native Americans have been on this land for hundreds, if not thousands of years. Their way of life is very different from the socially accepted way of the Europeans. The traditional symbols of their people and the ceremonial dress that they wore are considered sacred. Many different college universities, professional sports teams and public businesses use these sacred symbols, images and traditional dress as

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    Essay Length: 2,436 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • Literature

    Literature

    LITERATURE I. FICTION A. What fiction is Fiction (from the Latin fictio, “a shaping, a counterfeiting”) is a name for stories not entirely factual, but at least partially shaped, made up, imagined. It is true that in some fiction, such as historical novel, a writer draws upon factual information in presenting scenes, events, and characters. But the factual information in a historical novel, unlike that in a history book, is of secondary importance. Fiction as

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Apocalyptic Literature and Politics

    Apocalyptic Literature and Politics

    Introduction No less than 2 religions and millions of subgroups claim the texts of the bible to be their religious, spiritual, and sometimes scientific and political view of this world and beyond. Of the 66 -73 books in the bible and all the apocryphal, pseudopigraphal, and historical writings of the characters, themes, and events in the bible without a doubt the least mined source for writings and sermons in main stream religion is the writings

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Top
  • American Indian Stories

    American Indian Stories

    In her book American Indian Stories, Zitkala-Sa's central role as both an activist and writer surfaces, which uniquely combines autobiography and fiction and represents an attempt to merge cultural critique with aesthetic form, especially surrounding such fundamental matters as religion. In the tradition of sentimental, autobiographical fiction, this work addresses keen issues for American Indians' dilemmas with assimilation. In Parts IV and V of "School Days," for example, she vividly describes a little girl's nightmares

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Jessica
  • The American Civil War

    The American Civil War

    Juan Samala 11th Grade Report Grace High School The American Civil War The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the events surrounding the end of 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

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    Essay Length: 2,442 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Analysis of African American Healthcare

    Analysis of African American Healthcare

    Cine Sanders March 3, 2005 Article Review The article on Black America Web entitled “The state of Black America, Part 4: Health as Wealth” (Lewis, 17 Jan. 05) is mainly addressing how African Americans should get check-ups, eat a healthier diet, exercise, among other things to maintain their health. The authors main point of writing an article about health is so that African Americans will be propelled to take preventative measures to prevent and treat

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Jon
  • Contributions African Americans Have Made in the Science Field

    Contributions African Americans Have Made in the Science Field

    Contributions African Americans have made in the Science Field Throughout American history many African Americans have been overlooked in the field of science. Some powerful minds and great inventors haven’t been re-introduced to new generations. African Americans have contributed a great deal to the advancements of our country and one of the major fields they have made contributions to is in the field of science. Many successful African Americans have been overshadowed by their Caucasian

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    Essay Length: 3,135 Words / 13 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Fonta
  • The Real American Dream

    The Real American Dream

    The Real American Dream Since the early days of our country, America has been perceived as the promise land- the place where all people could live freely and happily. To escape to this wonderland and start a new life was the "American Dream". However, as many immigrants realized, this may not have been the case. As Fitzergerald shows in his novel The Great Gatsby, the American Dream may actually be just that- a dream. In

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Jack
  • The American Dream, and All Its Splendor (great Gatsby)

    The American Dream, and All Its Splendor (great Gatsby)

    The 1920s were a decade of rebirth characterised by the founding of the "American Dream" -- the belief that anyone can, and should, achieve material success. The defining writer of the 1920s was F. Scott Fitzgerald whose most famous novel, The Great Gatsby, has become required reading for present-day high school students. We study Fitzgerald's novel for the same reason we study Shakespeare. The literature composed by both authors contains themes and morals that

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Janna
  • American Beauty and Country Husband

    American Beauty and Country Husband

    Americans Break Hearts and Guitars “American ________! Stay away from ___!” Fill in the blanks. Go ahead, I dare you to. I know, this is an academic paper, but that doesn’t have to stop us from a friendly bout of Mad Libs. So what did you pencil in? “Diabetics” and “excessive sugars”? No. Odds are, you filled in “woman” and “me”, respectively. Even if you had never before heard “American Woman” by the Guess

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Jessica
  • The Significance of the Frontier in American History

    The Significance of the Frontier in American History

    The Significance of the Frontier in American History American History, up to our own day, has been in a large degree the history of the colonization of the Great West. The existence of an area of free land, its continuous recession, and the advance of American settlement westward, explain American development. Behind establishment, lie the vital forces that call these organs into life and shape them to meet changing conditions. The peculiarity of American institutions

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe and Her Influences on American History

    Harriet Beecher Stowe and Her Influences on American History

    Harriet Beecher Stowe and Her Influences on American History Harriet Beecher Stowe was a very influential writer. Stowe wrote for a political purpose and for people to understand the inhumanity of slavery. She expressed her opinions in each of her writings. Harriet Beecher Stowe was born in Litchfield, Connecticut and brought up with puritanical strictness. She had one sister and six brothers. Her father was a controversial Calvinist preacher, thus influenced Harriet’s religious, and political

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: regina
  • Social Roles in African Literature

    Social Roles in African Literature

    During the uprisings of the 1970s, Nadine Gordimer presented a very dreary and pessimistic prophecy to white and black South Africa in July’s People. This prophecy suggested a probable overthrow of the apartheid system which would challenge the currently existing social and racial roles of its inhabitants. Amid the chaos, traditional roles would be overturned and new ones are formed as the Smales accept their servant’s offer of refuge and flee to his village

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    Essay Length: 2,069 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Anna

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