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  • Why Do Americans Eat Fast Food

    Why Do Americans Eat Fast Food

    STARE DECISIS - Lat. "to stand by that which is decided." The principal that the precedent decisions are to be followed by the courts. To abide or adhere to decided cases. It is a general maxim that when a point has been settled by decision, it forms a precedent which is not afterwards to be departed from. The doctrine of stare decisis is not always to be relied upon, for the courts find it necessary

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: regina
  • The Significance of Daisy Buchanan’s American Dream in the Great Gatsby

    The Significance of Daisy Buchanan’s American Dream in the Great Gatsby

    The Significance of Daisy Buchanan’s American Dream in The Great Gatsby Some women during the 1920s lived the life with the role of a repressed woman. Repressed women did not make decisions for themselves; they relied solely on their husbands. Their husbands treated them as if they were objects without any feelings whatsoever. Repressed women showed no self respect, and they did not live their life in reality. These women’s emotions were suppressed as they

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Monika
  • Causes of the French Revolution 1789

    Causes of the French Revolution 1789

    The French Revolution of 1789 had many long-range causes. Political, social, and economic conditions in France contributed to the discontent felt by many French people-especially those of the third estate. The ideas of the intellectuals of the Enlightenment brought new views to government and society. The American Revolution also influenced the coming of the French Revolution. The Philosophes planted the seeds for the French Revolution. Their goals were to expose and destroy the inequalities of

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: regina
  • The Soldiers of the First Culture Revolution

    The Soldiers of the First Culture Revolution

    “The Soldiers of the First Culture Revolution” The end of World War two brought upon conformity and a conservative mindset. The majority of young people’s priorities were to marry, move to suburbs, and be financially successful. However, their was a young group of men who were strongly against the “American dream” that the rest of society was working for. These men were Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Neal Cassidy. They were a

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Mike
  • Materialism in American Society

    Materialism in American Society

    Materialism in American Society Over the course of the last century America has undergone many societal changes, none of which have had as great an ethical effect as the nation's transition towards ever increasing materialism. Materialism, or the desire for wealth and possessions, has faced virulent opposition for thousands of years from both religious institutions and social activists. Throughout time, materialism has been widely slandered not only as spiritually corrupting, but also as a major

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Land Rover North American, Inc

    Land Rover North American, Inc

    2.0 Introduction 2.1 The Reality of the Report: Purpose & Aims Whether it is crude, boring, eccentric, exciting, entertaining or otherwise, there can be no doubt that Reality TV is big business. As the saying goes, there is no business like show business, and media conglomerates and television networks alike have done big business through reality TV. This truly unique genre of programming has taken the world by storm since its inception, traced back as

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Max
  • Waking up American

    Waking up American

    Waking up American Everything had changed. He still haunts me, dressed in half ripped clothes, sitting on a cardboard, holding on tight to his empty begging cup and weeping for his mother, but she was no where to be found. His pitiful cries moved me to want to scoop him up, comfort him and give him a home, but I didn’t. No one paid attention to him. I stood there attempting to figure out if

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Tasha
  • American Beauty 1999 Directed by Sam Mendes

    American Beauty 1999 Directed by Sam Mendes

     In American Beauty, 1999, directed by Sam Mendes, we are confronted with the permeating images that have consumed mainstream American life. Mendes exploits these images as constructions that we created around ourselves as a means of hiding our true selves. Mendes is able to implicate us in the construction and make us active viewers by exploiting our voyeuristic nature. In American Beauty Mendes uses the voyeuristic tendencies of the spectator to acknowledge the permeating

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Fonta
  • The Harlem Renaissance: An American Experience

    The Harlem Renaissance: An American Experience

    The Harlem Renaissance: An American Experience Painter Aaron Douglas, the "father" of African Art, stated in 1925, "Let's bare our arms and plunge them deep through laughter, through pain, through sorrow, through hope, through disappointment, into the very depths of the souls of our people and drag forth material crude, rough, neglected. Then let's sing it, dance it, write it, paint it" ("Harlem Renaissance" 1, par. 4). These words of triumph and strife epitomize the

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Wendy
  • The American President

    The American President

    "The American President," directed by Rob Reiner is portraying everyday problems the president has to face along with hidden political issues that concern his presidency. The movie begins with Andrew Shepherd, a role played by Micheal Douglas who's a widow president with a young daughter and is currently running for his second term. He is counting on his crime bill to cinch the result of the upcoming political struggle. In the movie there is an

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • What Life on the Mississippi Taught Me About American History

    What Life on the Mississippi Taught Me About American History

    What Life on the Mississippi taught me about American History. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain gave me an idea of what life was like in America in the nineteenth century. It was written by an eyewitness who led an interesting life that began on the Mississippi River. He went on to become a world-know American author, humorist and lecturer. The main theme of this work is the steamboat and its effect on the

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Fonta
  • The Unavoidable Industrial Revolution

    The Unavoidable Industrial Revolution

    From 10-1830 the Industrial Revolution changed the society and when the society changes so do the individuals. In the Industrial Revolution many farmers would fence / close up their land and get machines to do the work for them. That causing many farm-workers to loose their job and move to the cities and to work in factories. It did have many negative and positive effects on the society. But I think the Industrial Revolution would

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Monika
  • The Overmedication of American Children

    The Overmedication of American Children

    We in America tend to take medications for almost any problem we have, from headaches to gastrointestinal pain, to more serious chronic disorders such as depression and attention deficit disorder. While many of the uses of such medications may be necessary and legitimate, many are not, and due to this fact, many people become dependent on medications, mentally, and or physically. This problem is not simply the fault of the individual; in fact, the blame

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Vika
  • American Fast Food in Korea

    American Fast Food in Korea

    1. Base on market information for Asia Pacific, we can made conclusion that business future in Asian region has to have bright future. With 33% of the world's GDP and 50% of its population, Asia has emerged as a rapidly growing force in the global economy. Due to the cultural diversity, regulatory controls, growing base of consumer power and its own set of business "rules," the multinational corporations (MNCs) find it challenging to enter the

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Mike
  • Cultural Revolution

    Cultural Revolution

    The Cultural Revolution brought a negative change that put China in a time of civil disagreement and instability. Mao Zedong, chairman of the communist party, led the Cultural Revolution against his own Communist party in order to secure Maoism in China. In August of 1966 Mao passed a bill that declared death for all intellectuals and imperialists. In this aspect the Cultural Revolution was bad because it discouraged intelligence. It did, however, create more workers

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Creation of the American Republic

    The Creation of the American Republic

    The Creation of the American Republic James Madison prided himself on his knowledge from books and theories. Madison was born into a class of Virginia planters. His father was the wealthiest landowner in Virginia and it was known that Madison would lead a financially secure life. This factor helped him in his pursuit of education. He gained opportunities to go to elite schools because of his status. Madison was ambitious and he graduated from the

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Life as a Mill Town Worker During the Industrial Revolution

    Life as a Mill Town Worker During the Industrial Revolution

    1816: Hello, my name is Elizabeth Crabtree. I work at a cotton mill in Great Britain. My job at the mill is doffing, but I'll get into that later. I'm twenty years old, but I'm not married, yet (I'm still crossing my fingers). I live with my mother and father in a village of mill workers, which happens to be less than a mile away from the mill that I work at. My father works

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Marriage in American Cukture

    Marriage in American Cukture

    The model marriage in present American culture is one which is based upon love and happiness. This principle is emphasized through the “happily ever after” themes in most fairy tales. Contrastingly, during the Renaissance, this ideal was rarely considered in negotiations of marriage. Matrimony was considered more in terms of business negotiations, often arranged between business associates and those of similar social stature. Marriage was primarily a social, political and economical merging of two families

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Top
  • American Dream

    American Dream

    American Dream Throughout history, Americans hoped of having a piece of the American Dream. The American Dream is a dream connoting hope for prosperity and happiness symbolized particularly by having a house of ones own. In today’s market place, only 14% of Californians are able to achieve this dream. (Lansner, 2006) This has resulted in an increase in renters, rental owners seeing an opportunity to make money, and the rise in the cost of rent.

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Steve
  • The Causes of the "glorious" Revolution and Effects on the Colonies

    The Causes of the "glorious" Revolution and Effects on the Colonies

    The Glorious Revolution in 1688 was a climax of events starting with the puritan-based rule of Oliver Cromwell during the 1650’s. Finally escalating, with the rise of William III of Orange and Mary II to English Regency. The Glorious Revolution had immediate and long-term impacts on the English Colonies, especially, Massachusetts, New York, and Maryland. After a period of religious and civil war in the late 1640’s, Oliver Cromwell, leader of the Parliamentary and Puritan

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Top
  • American Dream

    American Dream

    My great-grandfather moved to this country from Thailand. His lineage situation is a bit confusing considering he is of mixed blood. In those days racism was on a uphill slope, especially in such countries as Taiwan and China, and Japan, that would have been considered blasphemous and it still is today. Today we live in a more enlightened time, being of Taiwanese and Jamaican blood he and his parents were abandoned by his family and

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Mike
  • Diet in American People

    Diet in American People

    Unfortunately, Americans today are obsessed with losing weight. Everybody wants to be thin! Everywhere I go, there’s someone counting calories, cutting "carbs", and running themselves to death on a treadmill. Dieting can be beneficial, when done properly and with discussion with a doctor. Sadly, some people fall into these bad habits when the desperation to lose weight has become tremendous. Everyone wants to lose way quickly and more importantly very easily. Therefore, any fad diet

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Mike
  • Examine the Ways in Which Hollywood Cinema Has Conventionally Represented African Americans.

    Examine the Ways in Which Hollywood Cinema Has Conventionally Represented African Americans.

    I will be examining some of the ways in which Hollywood cinema conventionally represents African Americans with relevance to the film Trading Places. Trading Places (1983) is a good example of how Hollywood cinema represents African-Americans because it does so in different ways. It is a typical black and white �buddy’ film in which it has paired together an African American star with a white star in order to attract both audiences, however, not bypassing

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Yan
  • The Industrial Revolution

    The Industrial Revolution

    I decided to write about chapter three because I really like learning about the Industrial Revolution and how it changed the entire economy. The first document I read about was very hard to understand. Most of it seemed like someone who didn't have a clue what they were talking about, yet other parts promise to help all people in need. Emma Lazars was the daughter of a prosperous Jewish family in New York, she wrote

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Victor
  • French Revolution

    French Revolution

    In the year 1789 a radical change occurred through France. This point in history was called the French Revolution. Some of the main causes were heavy taxation to the third estates, which was very unfair, now that this class was the lowest economic class, and had the worst living conditions. The second cause was the American Revolution, which had a huge influence on many European observers, since it served them as an example for a

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    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Wendy