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  • American Celebrities; of Course They Are Real, but Are They Real?

    American Celebrities; of Course They Are Real, but Are They Real?

    American Celebrities; Of course they are real, but are they real? Paris Hilton. Is that skin even flesh or is it plastic? Pamela Anderson. Definitely silicone under that baywatch red bikini. Jessica Simpson. Where were those breasts two years ago? Nicole Ricci. Losing weight doesn't happen overnight. Lindsey Lohen. Where did her curves go? She is a stick now. American Celebrities; bodies built on computer. These hollywood hotties see a body they want, and get

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    Submitted: March 21, 2010 By: Victor
  • My Changed View of the American Dream

    My Changed View of the American Dream

    My Changed View of The American Dream I believe that my thought of the American Dream was more or less lumped around freedom. I feel that has remained intact, but at the same time I find myself analyzing these readings and noticing through time the American Dream changes for each person. I look at Robertson’s writing in Banners on the Tower and I interpret his writings of Columbus in the New World with the very

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    Essay Length: 320 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 21, 2010 By: Max
  • American Educational System

    American Educational System

    Early education is just as equally important as later education in middle school and high school. The more knowledge that students learn earlier in their lives, the better they will do later in school and the world. In order to show that this is working, test scores need to be boosted. In order to do this, classroom sizes must me be lowered by lowering the student teacher ratio. By doing this, teachers will only

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    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Jon
  • American Dream

    American Dream

    The American Dream at this time in America was troubling. Many women were not able to do as they pleased. They were still in control by their husbands. Most couples during this time seemed very sad and upset. When the epitaphs of husbands and wives were written most of them were lies. Richard Bone said in his epitaph that “ I chiseled for them whatever they wished, All in ignorance of its truth.” He said

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    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Bred
  • American Revolution Vs Colonial Goals Dbq

    American Revolution Vs Colonial Goals Dbq

    The Revolutionary war is a prime example of the underdog overcoming all odds. America, a feeble country in comparison, was struggling to break the shackles tying it to England, the motherland. While salutary neglect was still practiced, America had no problem with England. But after the French and Indian war, which resulted in England taking more notice and interest in the colonies, things changed. England realized how very valuable its colonial counterpart was. Henceforth a

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    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Fatih
  • American Airlines History

    American Airlines History

    American Airlines History One morning in April, 1926 aviator Charles A. Lindbergh and two other pilots flew a DH-4 airplane from St. Louis, MO. to Chicago, IL. At that time Lindbergh was the chief pilot of Robertson Aircraft Corporation of Missouri, the second aviation company in the U.S. to hold an airmail contract. His company eventually consolidated to form the modern day American Airlines in 1934. By June of 1935, American was the first airline

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    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Lawrence Ferlinghetti: An American Poet

    Lawrence Ferlinghetti: An American Poet

    Lawrence Ferlinghetti is an American poet best known as a leader of the beat movement of the 1950's. The beats were writers who condemned commercialism and middle-class American values. Ferlinghetti writes in colloquial free verse. His poetry describes the need to release literature and life from conformity and timidity. He believes drugs, Zen Buddhism, and emotional and physical love can open the soul to truth and beauty. Lawrence Ferlinghetti was born in Yonkers, New York,

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    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Max
  • How Led Zeppelin Influenced American Culture

    How Led Zeppelin Influenced American Culture

    How Led Zeppelin Influenced American Culture One of the most influential rock bands, Led Zeppelin, not only influenced American musicians, but also influenced the American culture with their combined rock, heavy-metal, blues, and folk to create an outstanding and timeless sound which can be followed from the origins of the band, through the height of the band’s career, to the legacy they left behind. Before Led Zeppelin was founded, each of the members had previous

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    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Edward
  • French & American War and the Revolution

    French & American War and the Revolution

    By the 1700s, it was clear that the New World had begun to differentiate between its regions. Even though the colonists shared England as their common origin, they were extremely diverse in their social and family structures, economy, and governmental policies. In addition, ssince one of the primary reasons for the colonists coming to the New World was religious freedom, it is not difficult to see that most all of their differences revolved around religion

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    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Anna
  • Harley_davidson - the American Legend

    Harley_davidson - the American Legend

    Harley Davidson: The American Legend The first thought of motorcycles as a means of transportation began in the year 1900. The pioneers' of this field were William S. Harley and his lifelong friend Arthur Davidson. They were both born and raised in Milwaukee, WI. It took them almost three years to build their first production ready motorcycle which was a single cylinder, 10 cubic inch engine. It was bolted directly to a bicycle chassis driven

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    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Jack
  • 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: March 22, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Desecration of the American Dream in Glengarry Glen Ross

    Desecration of the American Dream in Glengarry Glen Ross

    Desecration of the American Dream in Glengarry Glen Ross Glengarry Glen Ross portrays a harsh view of American business that not only contradicts, but also befouls the values of the "American Dream." The idealistic importance of fairness, equality, and the idea that hard work brings success included in this "dream" of American society is clearly not reality in this play. The values of work ethic, and equal opportunity are betrayed, and there is a

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    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Artur
  • Are African Americans Still Oppressed?

    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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    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: regina
  • American Similarties to Rome

    American Similarties to Rome

    American civilization could possible end up like the Roman Empire. The Romans did many of the same things that we are doing today right before they fell. We are probably not going to fall but we are not the best we could be. We should change our habits before they become worse. The Romans did many things that led to their destruction. They ruined their morals by focusing on the moment and not worrying about

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    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Victor
  • American Revolution

    American Revolution

    A revolution is a sudden, radical, or complete change, by the Merriam- Webster Dictionary definition. Did the American Revolution bring about this change? Many historians would say that it did, however, there is much evidence supporting the opposing view. There are a few revolutionary moments during this time Contrary to popular belief, the American Revolution overall was not very revolutionary including the reasons for Independence, the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, The Constitution, and

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    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: Stenly
  • American Airlines

    American Airlines

    American airlines is a corporation that exhibits all of the characteristics of a firm in an industry where good tactical management is the key to success. This company and its regional airline partner American eagle serve almost 250 cities around the world and operate more than 3600 daily flights. Its goal is to provide safe, dependable and friendly air transportation along with related services, making a great effort to transform any experience into a positive

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    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: Andrew
  • The American Cowboy

    The American Cowboy

    The American Cowboy The cowboys of the frontier have long captured the imagination of the American public. Americans, faced with the reality of an increasingly industrialized society, love the image of a man living out in the wilderness fending for himself against the dangers of the unknown. By the year 1900 there were few renegade Indians left in the country and the vast expanse of open land to the west of the Mississippi was rapidly

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    Submitted: March 24, 2010 By: Jack
  • In the American Society

    In the American Society

    Gish Jen’s In the American Society is, on the surface, an entertaining look into the workings of a Chinese American family making their way in America. The reader is introduced to the life of a Chinese American restaurant owner and his family through the eyes of his American-born daughter. When we examine the work in depth, however, we discover that Jen is addressing how traditional Chinese values work in American culture. She touches on the

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    Submitted: March 24, 2010 By: Max
  • American Foreign Relations During Washington’s Presidency

    American Foreign Relations During Washington’s Presidency

    From it inception, despite the intentions of Washington had subsequently elaborated upon in his Farewell Address, the new republic became entangled in European affairs. It had a profound effect on both foreign and domestic policy. British resentment tied with renewed antagonism with France, produced crisis both abroad and on the Western Frontier. The British were angered by the treaty of friendship signed between France and the American Republic. They interpreted the treaty as an alliance

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    Submitted: March 24, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Japanese and Navtive American Liturature

    Japanese and Navtive American Liturature

    Americans have been raciest against Japanese Americans and Native Americans; we have pointed fingers and mimicked them. They ought to have the respect and attention because Americans truly don’t understand them. A Japanese American named Janice Mirikitani wrote Breaking Silence. Breaking Silence is about a daughter talking about her mother and Japanese interment camps. A Native American named Gail Tremblay wrote Indian Singing in 20th Century America. It’s about Native Americans being torn apart from

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    Submitted: March 24, 2010 By: Tommy
  • The Simpsons, an American Popular Culture Phenomenon?

    The Simpsons, an American Popular Culture Phenomenon?

    ‘The Simpson’s’ an American Popular Culture phenomenon? American popular culture has a tremendous effect on the everyday people. The fields of television film and pop music are dominated by media representations produced in the USA. The invasion of the American popular culture has been so powerful that many people get most of their information about the world through American films and television shows. “Popular culture enthusiasts are thus absorbed into a situation where American-made popular

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    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Policy Paper: Outsourcing of American Jobs

    Policy Paper: Outsourcing of American Jobs

    Policy Paper 11/4/04 The exporting of American jobs is an issue that is important and will become increasingly so as more and more white collar jobs are shipped over seas. American companies in the past few decades have been sending American jobs overseas paying residents of other countries pennies on the dollar what they had paid American workers to do. This saves the companies millions of dollars on labor costs but costs Americans precious jobs.

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    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Monika
  • The Economics of Poverty in American Society

    The Economics of Poverty in American Society

    The Economics of Poverty in American Society Living in the United States, many of us do not think about poverty too much. Most people in the United States are above poverty level. They do not think about the less fortunate of America. Economics is the main factor of poverty in American Society, and more specifically, macroeconomics since it deals with the aggregate economy. To understand poverty and the poverty level, we need to see how

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    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Top
  • Immigration in American

    Immigration in American

    What is an American? An American is someone who loves thier country and the people in it, and believes in bettering thier own lives as well as the lives of those around them. Does it really matter that these individuals may be of German or Chinese desent? No, not at all; thier ethnic background has nothing to do with being American. To say that the majority of people in the United States have some sort

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    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Yan
  • The Subjugation of the American West

    The Subjugation of the American West

    Manifest Destiny! This simple phrase enraptured the United States during the late 1800’s, and came to symbolize an era of westward expansion through numerous powerful entities. The expansion can be inspected though many different contextual lenses, but if examined among the larger histories of the United States, this movement can be classified as one of the most influential developments of the post-Civil War period. While very influential to the larger part of American history, the

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    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Kevin

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