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  • Disintegration of Liberty and Democracy in America

    Disintegration of Liberty and Democracy in America

    Disintegration of Liberty and Democracy Chronic_flip 230 years after the United States declared its independence from the British Government, the republic is still unable to live up to its own professed ideals of liberty and democracy. Events, episodes as well as developments play an important role, into shaping America, to what it has become now. Racial inequities which have been present all throughout American History, mainly the years of slavery, are seen by many, as

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Victor
  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution

    The American Revolution The colonists in America had enjoyed relative freedom from England since they arrived. They came to the New World, after all to escape England, for whatever reasons they may have had-religious, economic, or social. So when England decided in the eighteenth century that they were going to crack down on the colonies, the announcement was not met with open arms. In fact, rebellion was inevitable. Parliament tried to establish power in the

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Changes in American Diet

    Changes in American Diet

    Changes in American diet. August 26, 2004 Outline of Paper I. Introduction A. This paper will consider the adaptations of the United States to a changing diet, from the early to late twentieth century. B. The purpose of this project is to research the evolution in American cuisine throughout the 1900s, towards a more convenience-based pattern of food consumption. The modernization of the United States, particularly in terms of the workforce, will be examined as

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Janna
  • American Culture

    American Culture

    In order to understand American culture, one must have knowledge of the history of our country. America is traditionally a country of immigrants. Very few people today have ancestors who were natives in this land. Even our founding fathers fled to America…many because of religious persecution, and a few who were just looking to start a new life on the exciting untouched frontier. During the hundreds of years to come, America was seen as a

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Fonta
  • American Black Literature Study of the Short Story " the Witness"

    American Black Literature Study of the Short Story " the Witness"

    The short story “the witness’ deals with the sheer feral malevolence of a gang of bright young boys who use their gift of manipulation for wicked effect. Their low disposition in life, “all we got is the crumbs, the leftovers, whatever the fat cats don’t want and cannot use” (Petry 1892) is no excuse for the assault of Woodruff and the rape of Nellie. Rape is an unthinkable act of cruelty and injustice as it

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Mike
  • American Transcendentalism & Thoreau

    American Transcendentalism & Thoreau

    1.American Transcendentalism THE EMERGENCE OF the Transcendentalists as an identifiable movement took place during the late 1820s and 1830s, but the roots of their religious philosophy extended much farther back into American religious history. Transcendentalism and evangelical Protestantism followed separate evolutionary branches from American Puritanism, taking as their common ancestor the Calvinism of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Transcendentalism cannot be properly understood outside the context of Unitarianism, the dominant religion in Boston during the

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: regina
  • Spanish and American Colonialism

    Spanish and American Colonialism

    At the turn of the 15th century, the Spanish entered the New World under the blessing of the Pope and Catholic Church. The Spanish were in the New World to conquer, trade, find precious metals like gold and silver, use the native Indians for slave labor, and convert them to Christianity. They wished to gain important territory and prestige. The Spanish started colonies in Mexico, Peru, and most of Central and South America. Hernan Cortes

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Anna
  • Chinese and American Ghosts (woman Warrior)

    Chinese and American Ghosts (woman Warrior)

    In the novel The Woman Warrior Maxine Hong Kingston uses ghosts to represent a battle between American and Chinese cultures. The two cultures have different views of what a ghost is. The Chinese believe the ghost spirits may be of people dead or alive. Chinese culture recognizes foreigners and unfamiliar people as ghosts because, like American ghosts, they are mysterious creatures of the unknown. Americans view ghosts as spirits of the dead that either

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • American Government

    American Government

    Sean Grayson Professor Quackenbush American Government An interest group is a group that seeks a collective good, the achievement of which will not selectively and materially benefit the membership or activists of the organization. These organizations try to achieve at least some of their goals with government assistance. The difference between interest groups and political parties is that political parties seek to constitute the government, whereas interest groups try only to influence it. Some

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Andrew
  • The Evolution of Management Accounting

    The Evolution of Management Accounting

    Summary of: The Evolution of Management Accounting by Robert S. Kaplan Almost all cost accounting practices currently in use had been developed by 1925. Over the last sixty years there has been considerable changes in the nature of the business environment. Despite this fact, there has been little change in designing and putting into action most cost accounting and management control procedures. For this reason it is pertinent for those in the business field

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Jon
  • The Final Removal of the Native Americans

    The Final Removal of the Native Americans

    The Final Removal of the Native Americans: From the last stand of Chief Joseph to the passing of the Dawes Act The Native Americans and their culture are something that I and many others know next to nothing about. This is the result of an educational system that has limited our exposure to Native Americans and their cultures throughout our entire grade-school and adolescent schooling. The word removal as in the title of my paper

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Fatih
  • The Impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ada) - Title I - on Small Businesses

    The Impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ada) - Title I - on Small Businesses

    The Impact of The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Title I - on Small businesses Abstract One unique problem that small businesses face is compliance with federal regulations dealing with disability rights. The purpose of our research paper is to share information with instructors, students, managers, and small entrepreneurs regarding the topic of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Title I, requirements. We will respond to key ADA Title I questions, such as: What

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Monika
  • The American

    The American

    The American By Henry James was the book that I chose to read. This book was about a European man that is living in France in the late 1900’s. his passion is to move to America, but he doesn’t have enough money so he try’s to find ways to make money quickly. This book was a bore, I could barely keep my eyes open while reading it. I think that this book is just a

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: David
  • American Civil Rights

    American Civil Rights

    The American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) refers to the reform movements in the United States aimed at abolishing racial discrimination against African Americans and restoring suffrage in Southern states. This article covers the phase of the movement between 1954 and 1968, particularly in the South. By 1966, the emergence of the Black Power Movement, which lasted roughly from 1966 to 19, enlarged the aims of the Civil Rights Movement to include racial dignity, economic and

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Tasha
  • American Imperialism

    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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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Decline of American Comics

    Decline of American Comics

    Decline of American Comics Since the 1930’s American comic books have been one of the most popular forms of reading material. The reason for this is that not only does give the reader an interesting plot line to follow but it also gives good visual aids in the prints on each page. Another reason for this is that they are cheap. Action comic number 1 was only 10 cents. Now you can get most comics

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Vika
  • Causes of the American Civil War

    Causes of the American Civil War

    Causes Of The American Civil War Incomplete Essay Four years of American bloodshed on American soil. Why? The reasons are varied. From the formation of America to 1860, the people in this country were divided. This division was a result of location and personal sentiments. Peace could not continue in a country filled with quarrels that affected the common American. There is a common misconception that the American Civil War was fought only over slavery,

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Quiet American

    The Quiet American

    The Quiet American is a novel that captures a period of time in a country that is consumed by a war, a war with deep foreign involvement. In amongst all of the political and social unrest within the country is Thomas Fowler, a British journalist. Throughout the novel we see Fowler’s interactions with the country in which he resides, Vietnam, symbolised by his mistress Phuong. His distaste with the American presence within the country is

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Texts in Conversation: How the New Yankee Stadium Reflects American Culture

    Texts in Conversation: How the New Yankee Stadium Reflects American Culture

    Texts in Conversation: How the New Yankee Stadium Reflects American Culture Historical: Since the late 1800’s, Baseball and the United States have had significant cultural changes and had strongly influenced each other. In it’s early forms, Baseball was a sport that was sparingly played in the New York/New Jersey region of the U.S. In 1845, Teams such as the “New York Nine” and the “Knickerbocker Club” were already beginning to play organized games of baseball

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: David
  • American Jobs

    American Jobs

    Discussion Question 1 Tone is very important when communicating online. How will your tone, or writing style, change based on the different types of people you will be communicating with online? Consider family/friends, classmates, and instructors in your response. I don’t think that anything will change on my behalf in the terms of tone and/or writing style. I know the appropriate tone to use with friends and family and I know the tone needed when

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Anna
  • American Revolution

    American Revolution

    While the American Revolutionaries were successful in achieving some of their aims through the revolution, it had become apparent that the post-war country they had envisioned had since failed to formulate in 1789. The ideals of equality, political freedom, liberty and a republic government were only partially achieved by Washington's inauguration. However, this was not achieved easily or immediately. Between the period 17-1783, the revolutionaries treatment of the loyalists was a contradiction to the political

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Jon
  • Censorship Censors Every American’s Freedoms

    Censorship Censors Every American’s Freedoms

    Censorship Censors Every American’s Freedoms. One of the many freedoms that Americans seem to take for granted is the liberty to say what we like. This freedom was given to us in the First Amendment. This part of the Constitution states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or the press; or the right of the people to peacefully

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Bred
  • The Evolution of Quilting

    The Evolution of Quilting

    Hobbies have served as an activity for many centuries. These hobbies represent the personality of the people involved in them. Quilting is one such activity that has been a growing trend among women throughout the years. A noted author of quilting articles states, "Come with me on this journey as we explore the history of quilts and the lives of the women who made them" (Breneman 1). This paper will seek to inform the reader

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Jack
  • Democracy

    Democracy

    Democracy has always been explained to me as a government by the people, for the people. However, that is not the case most of the time in today’s society. Democracy in America is influenced by more than just the common man or woman. These outside influences have caused Americandemocracy” to look more like a monarchy. Let’s start first with the patronage system. This is where an elected official immediately awards those who helped get

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Anna
  • Japanese Americans Internment

    Japanese Americans Internment

    Japanese Americans internment Just a moment before the final call for flight Belgrade-London-Los Angeles, my girlfriend gave me a wrapped gift and she asked me not to open it before I arrive to my final destination. I couldn’t wait so long and I opened it just after I arrived in London. It was the Easy English dictionary with dedication on the first page. She wished me the best with the quote: “All persons born or

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Fonta