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  • Henry Ford’s Automobile and It’s Effects on American Culture

    Henry Ford’s Automobile and It’s Effects on American Culture

    Henry Ford’s Automobile & It’s Effects on American Society Brian Miller Professor Sheehan 10 December 2007 HIST 1120-03 Over the course of the 20th century, the automobile has gone from being an expensive toy of the rich, to being the standard for passenger transport in most developed countries around the world (Urry). Not unlike the effects of the introduction of Railways into society, automobiles have changed social interactions, employment patterns, goods distribution and the basic

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    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Media Violence and Children

    Media Violence and Children

    Media Violence and Children Violence in the media has come under a lot of scrutiny lately. Even though this is not a new concern, it has resurfaced as the pinnacle of many debates among politicians, parents and educators. Children are progressively becoming more aggressive. This is in direct correlation to violence becoming more prominent among adults. Parents and educators continue to stress that the damage violent media inflicts on children will continue into adulthood. Multiple

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    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Victor
  • What Is the American Dollar Backed By?

    What Is the American Dollar Backed By?

    Gary A. Wilson April 8, 2007 What is the American dollar backed by? In the twentieth century the American dollar has gone through several phases. The first phase of the American dollar is the creation of the Federal Reserve Bank. The next phase was the worldwide strengths that the dollar gained because of the accords reached at The Bretton Woods Conference of 1944. The closing of the gold window by President Richard M. Nixon in

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    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Tasha
  • American Class Stratification

    American Class Stratification

    As American’s, we have been raised to believe that hard work will bring us success and happiness. The “ American Dream” embodies the ultimate goal of the people, a dream that is centered upon attaining financial success at any cost. As a result, our society has become obsessed with the notion and attainment of wealth. The mass media plays an instrumental role in perpetuating this idolization of affluence and distorted perceptions of economic class. We

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    Essay Length: 717 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Everday Use: African-American Heritage

    Everday Use: African-American Heritage

    “Everyday Use:” African-American Heritage Everyone is raised within a culture with a set of customs and morals handed down by those generations before us. As individuals, we view and experience heritage in different ways. During history, different ethnic groups have struggled with finding their place within society. In the 1950s and 60s African Americans faced a great deal of political and social discrimination based on the tone of their skin. After the Civil Rights

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    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Steve
  • Letters from an American Farmer

    Letters from an American Farmer

    When the Virginia Company landed at the James River in 1606 no one thought they had just planted the seeds to a powerful and mighty nation. The first immigrants who landed in пїЅAmericaпїЅ were a bedraggled bunch looking for a quick buck. Soon more would follow and colonies would sprout up, along with the hope of a better life. Michel пїЅ Guillaume Jean de CrпїЅvecoer was a French emigrant who arrived in America in 19

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    Essay Length: 333 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Steve
  • African-American Studies

    African-American Studies

    African-American Studies The aspect of African-American Studies is key to the lives of African-Americans and those involved with the welfare of the race. African-American Studies is the systematic and critical study of the multidimensional aspects of Black thought and practice in their current and historical unfolding (Karenga, 21). African-American Studies exposes students to the experiences of African-American people and others of African descent. It allows the promotion and sharing of the African-American culture. However,

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    Essay Length: 1,298 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Edward
  • Factors Leading to the American Revolution

    Factors Leading to the American Revolution

    The factors leading to the American Revolution were the effects of the Seven Year War, taxation without representation, the overwhelming distance from the motherland, and a general feeling of the colonists basic rights as Englishmen were being eroded by the colonial policies of the Parliament, the King and his advisors. In Canada and the United Kingdom, the Seven Years' War is used to describe the North American conflict as well as the European and Asian

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Domestic Violence

    Domestic Violence

    There is one particular case that stands out in my mind when I think of domestic violence. The Tracy Thurman Story. Tracy Thurman was a Connecticut housewife. She suffered a horrendous abuse at the hands of her husband. As the days got older so did the beatings and was more horrified each day. When Buck and Tracy got involved she realized that he had a gambling problem. She had confronted him about him losing money

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    Essay Length: 543 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Alcohol, Violence, Discrimination

    Alcohol, Violence, Discrimination

    John Singleton’s film, Boyz N the Hood, displays the challenging upbringing of adolescents who have to live with harsh conditions around not only their home but also their surrounding town. The film compares the differences between the lifestyles of Tre Styles and his friends’, Darren and Ricky Baker. Darren and Ricky are half-brothers who are nothing alike. Singleton demonstrates the importance of male leadership in a home in the ghetto of Los Angeles by comparing

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Victor
  • American Culture

    American Culture

    в… . American Mainstream The main content of American culture is the emphasize on individuals' value, the pursue of democracy and freedom, the promotion of deploitation and competition and the need of realistic and practicality. Its core is individualism: self first, personal need first, pursue of individual benefit and enjoyment, emphasize on achieving individual value by self-strive and self-design. This type of intentionally build up of personality and pursue customized individualism has its pros and cons,

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Is Violence the Answer?

    Is Violence the Answer?

    Is Violence the Answer? Organized in the 1960s at the height of the American Civil Rights Movement, the Black Panther Party emerged as a revolutionist group pioneering a strategy of militancy. The Party's aims were to eliminate the discrimination challenging African-Americans in America since the time of slavery, and to protect their communities from police brutality. Inspired by contemporary radical leaders such as Malcolm X, the party recognized that in order to restructure American society

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Stenly
  • American Dreams with the Younger Family

    American Dreams with the Younger Family

    American Dream through the Youngers Family The idea of the American Dream still has truth in today’s time, even if it is wealth, love, or fame. The thing that never changes about the American Dream is that everyone deserves something in life and everyone, somehow, should strive to get it. Everyone in America wants to have some kind of financial success in his or her lives. The American dream is said to be that each

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Mike
  • American Revolution Thematic Essay

    American Revolution Thematic Essay

    American Revolution Thematic Essay The American Revolution was one of the most profound wars our nation has experienced. It was not just a war, it was a struggle for American Independence. Its aftermath was a significant change in the lives of the Americans. The American Revolution extensively changed American society politically, economically, and socially. The American Revolution greatly changed American society politically. The most reflective political adjustment was clearly America’s Independence. After winning the war,

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Native American Case Study

    Native American Case Study

    Setting: Norway, 1996. Unni Wikan works a stressful job and is married. She has a son and was at home alone with him during this time of the incident. One Sunday morning Wikan’s eye shadowed over and her vision became unclear. First assumption was stress. Patient has been very healthy all her life with rare instance of illness. The pain and shadowing of the eye continued until she called an optometrist. The Doctor said it

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Yan
  • Violence and Women

    Violence and Women

    Violence and Women I thought that our discussion went well. We had a small group of about six people but three of us were leaders so we had a lot to talk about. Each of us went around and asked one question because we did not have time to discuss them all. But that did not matter because the other leaders had similar questions to mine. I was able to retrieve different responses from the

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Janna
  • American Mind - the Melting Pot

    American Mind - the Melting Pot

    American Mind: Diversity/The Melting Pot Megan N. Carpenter A.P. U.S. History Place Ellis Island As you move on through this essay, you'll experience Ellis Island as one of the over 12 million people who landed here, seeking to pass through this gateway to a life where hope replaced fear. Ellis Island was no more than a lot of sand in the Hudson River, located just south of Manhattan, in the 17th century. The island was

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    Essay Length: 358 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Tommy
  • African American Hardships

    African American Hardships

    During pre-colonial African kinship and inheritance, it provided the bases of organization of many African American communities. African American men were recognized for the purpose of inheritance. They also inherited their clan names based on their accomplishments, as well as other things when one decease. Land was not owned in many parts of Africa during the pre-colonial period. It was yet held and distributed by African American men. Access to the land by women depended

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    Essay Length: 1,285 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Fonta
  • To What Extent Can Islman Be Held Responible for Violence Against Women

    To What Extent Can Islman Be Held Responible for Violence Against Women

    To what extent can Islam be held responsible for violence against women Violence is an important issue for any religion. Violence against women is an extremely controversial and much debated issue. In this essay I aim to explore one aspect of this and examine to what extent can Islam be held responsible for violence against women. In order to achieve this aim and answer this question several factors need to be taken into consideration. The

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    Essay Length: 667 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Janna
  • Mexican American War

    Mexican American War

    The Mexican-American War was driven by the idea of "Manifest Destiny" (Which is the belief that America had a God-given right to expand the country's borders from sea to sea) This belief would eventually cause a great deal of suffering for many Mexicans, Native Americans and United States citizens. Following the earlier Texas War of Independence from Mexico, tensions between the two largest independent nations on the North American continent grew as Texas eventually became

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Vika
  • Difficulties for Early American Settlers

    Difficulties for Early American Settlers

    Coming to America was surely not a walk in the park for the early settlers; they were faced with many hardships. Of course they faced trials while there were in Britain, but none of them were prepared for what they were to encounter in the new world. It must have been extremely difficult for the settlers to leave their families, friends, and homes, to a land they knew almost nothing about, with no direct supply

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Mike
  • American Education

    American Education

    Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, the American educational system has undergone much transition in response to our changing society. Though there have been many problems raised throughout the years in regard to what our school systems should be teaching our children, there have also been many developments. In the final decades of the 20th century, education has continued to evolve in order to meet society’s demands. The transformation of society has created numerous

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    Essay Length: 1,873 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Measuring Customer Service at American Express

    Measuring Customer Service at American Express

    Measuring Customer Satisfaction at American Express American Express is a world wide travel related service company. American Express works with both consumers and business with their financial planning as well as offers numerous amounts of credit card products and travel assistance. They have many products and services that are used throughout the world by consumers and businesses. As American Express moves towards the future, like most credit card companies, they want to be competitive and

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    Essay Length: 1,032 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Mike
  • Why John Brown Chose Violence

    Why John Brown Chose Violence

    Why do you believe that John Brown believed that the situation in the U.S. at the time could only be solved by bloodshed and not compromise? I believe that there are many reasons why John Brown believed that violence was the only way he could prevail in the fight to end slavery in the United States. First of all; at this time in history, issues were moving fairly quickly. As soon as Kansas was to

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Monika
  • American Middle Class Debt

    American Middle Class Debt

    Introduction The American Middle Class is escorting the world into economic debt. What we are doing and what we should be doing are two completely different things. Debt is the number one cause of poverty worldwide. The American middle class is leading the way for the rest of the world as to how they should live their lives and spend their money, and we are doing a very poor job of it. With the rest

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Tommy

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