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  • Effects of World War I on American Society

    Effects of World War I on American Society

    My report is on how the first world war effected the American people, and how the war helped shape the country we know today. The war started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were touring the city of Sarajevo in the newly acquired country of Serbia. The Serbian Nationalistic group the "Black Hand" plotted to assainate him, so, Gavrillo Princip shot Franz Ferdinand in June of 1914. Anyway this led to a big

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    Submitted: March 17, 2009 By: Anna
  • Japenese-American Internment Camps

    Japenese-American Internment Camps

    "Herd В‘em up, pack В‘em off, and give В‘em the inside room in the badlands"(Hearst newspaper column). Many Americans were feeling this way toward people of Japanese descent after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The feelings Americans were enduring were motivated largely by wartime hysteria, racial prejudice, and a failure of political leadership. The Japanese-Americans were being denied their constitutional rights, they were provided poor living conditions in these relocation camps, and by the time

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    Submitted: March 17, 2009 By: David
  • 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 18, 2009 By: David
  • Values and Beliefs of an American People

    Values and Beliefs of an American People

    Values and Beliefs of an American People Long before America received a name, there existed a dream of a good land that man might discover for himself, a land full of material riches and spiritual hope. The prospect stirred man's vivid imaginations as well as their explorations, and they were willing to sacrifice for their visions and ideals. The earliest of American writings were solely concerned with the dream of a new world and the

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    Submitted: March 19, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Causes of American Revolution

    Causes of American Revolution

    Many countries have wars that affect them in one way or another. Now, the outcome is different, the outcome of any war can totally change the way of life in a country or do nothing for it. A war that made a great impact on the united states of America was the revolutionary war. The revolutionary war was the united states way of moving towards independence. Americans were under the control of the British while

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    Essay Length: 684 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 22, 2009 By: Top
  • Native American

    Native American

    People had already been living in the Americas for thousands of years before the Europeans "discovered" the Americas. When the Europeans invaded this land they brought with them diseases such as smallpox, malaria, yellow fever, plague, typhus, and influenza contagions that repeatedly spread through the Native American peoples, killing them in high numbers. At the time the United States was settled by Europeans, it was abundantly populated by dozens of separate nations with diverse civilizations

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    Submitted: March 22, 2009 By: Top
  • Andrew Carnegie and the American Dream

    Andrew Carnegie and the American Dream

    Andrew Carnegie and The American Dream Many have tried; few have achieved - The American Dream. What is the American Dream? According to Webster the American Dream is the ideal according to which equality of opportunity permits any American to aspire to high attainment and material success. Andrew Carnegie is the epitome of the American Dream because he is a classic example of rags to riches success story. He seemed to be touched by an

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    Submitted: March 22, 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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    Submitted: March 23, 2009 By: Top
  • How Did World War one Change American Society?

    How Did World War one Change American Society?

    Introduction In 1917 America entered World War one. By doing this America played a grave role in conquering Germany and ushering peace to Europe. However, the Great War also meant that the US would change dramatically through historical issues and changes which resulted in American society. Industries had started to realise that it was not as simple as it was before to abstract the immigrants. As the country developed and became more successful it attracted

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    Submitted: April 13, 2009 By: Janna
  • American Women Poets

    American Women Poets

    French 1 In this paper I will discuss two poems by Sharon Olds. They are both taken from her collection "The Dead and the Living" and are entitled "The Eye" and "Poem to My Husband from my Fathers Daughter." Olds is a contemporary writer who expertly maneuvers her work through modern life. In this particular collection, written in 1983, she takes us on an explorative journey through both the past and present of family life.

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    Submitted: April 13, 2009 By: Janna
  • Cuases of the American Revolution

    Cuases of the American Revolution

    The colonists of America slowly came to realize that they must break from Britain due to the growing feeling of being considered lower than the British. They realized they had no say in government, and under the rule of the british, they would never be able to prosper. The conditions of their rights slowly disintegrated, as the construction of parliament becomes more and more powerful and intolerable. The language used to protest british, throughout

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    Submitted: April 14, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Native Americans

    Native Americans

    Native Americans culture is unique for many ways. Living on the reservations they were in touch with nature as well as their ancestors. Native Americans are disputed in the country, diverse among tribes, culturally mixed, and recognize their own political stands (Bordewich, 1996, p. 71). These have changed over the years, but before the reconstruction of the Native Americans the people were identifiable and knew who they were. Before the Europeans came and changed their

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: Vika
  • Native Americans

    Native Americans

    In the early days of English settlement in the American colonies, the Indian-European relationship of each area was the determining factor in the survival of the newly established colonies. By working together and exchanging methods of food production and survival, an English colony could maintain its population and continue to support the arrival of new settlers. However, a colony that had trouble maintaining ties with their Indian neighbors had a tough time attracting settlers and

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: Vika
  • The Roles and Duties of Native American Women in Their Spiritual Socie

    The Roles and Duties of Native American Women in Their Spiritual Socie

    With Native Americans being the first inhabitants of North America, many people often question what traditions they have created on their own, before the ideas of the pale settlers. When taking a look into their interesting beliefs, it is obvious to see an intricate basis or animals and spirits that guide the lifestyles of Indians all over the country. Even their society had a special way of doing things, including gender roles of both

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: Vika
  • What Effects Did the Vietnam War Have on American Society?

    What Effects Did the Vietnam War Have on American Society?

    What effects did the Vietnam War have on American society? The Vietnam War had a profound effect on American society. It changed the way we viewed our government, the media, and our Constitutional rights. Because of this shift in perspective, the country was torn apart and yet still came together in new and different ways. The Vietnam War's contraversiality spurred a great many sources of protest, against our government's use of power, how far we

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: Vika
  • American History X

    American History X

    In many ways, the media must be involved in ethnic and racial issues. The media is to provide the public with information useful to them. The media is on the public's side. Racial stereotyping is a problem that is out in the public. Drugs, teen pregnancy, child abuse and rape are also problems that affect the people of the world everyday. The media has a job to make these issues aware to the people and

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: regina
  • The American Civil War

    The American Civil War

    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 battlefield in the closing days of the conflict. Also, reference will be made to the leading men behind the Union and Confederate forces. The war was beginning

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: regina
  • Slavery and Freedom - American Slavery

    Slavery and Freedom - American Slavery

    In the essay "Slavery and Freedom", Edmund Morgan's argument is based on the fact that the leaders of the American Revolution encouraged the people to develop a nation of liberty and freedom. At the same time, this encouragement is happening, a development of harsh labor, exhausting punishment, and suspension of all human rights was assigned to the slaves. How are you supposed to build a strong nation when you have one extreme to the other?

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: regina
  • 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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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: regina
  • American War for Independence

    American War for Independence

    Perhaps the most famous of all progressive historians is Frederick Jackson Turner. His most famous argument is not devoted strictly to the American Revolution, but instead to the effects of the American frontier. In a sentence, his argument is that the frontier was the chief determinant in American history. This is not to say that Turner did not write about the war; he did. Even in his seminal work, The Frontier in American History, there

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: regina
  • Montnana Plants & Native Americans

    Montnana Plants & Native Americans

    Montnana Plants & Native Americans Since the beginning of the human race mankind has depended on the natural resources in their environment for survival. They utilized the available flora to nourish their body, heal their wounds, comfort their ailments and to create products to ease their daily lives. Many of the same plants utilized thousands of years ago by the indigenous people have been integrated into modern day medicines. The scientific interest and knowledge of

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: regina
  • American Industrialization

    American Industrialization

    Had it not been for the American industrialization, we would not enjoy the technology we have in the year 2002. The reason we have this technology is that between those years a great change in the world's history was made. People started to discover faster methods of producing goods, which increased their economy. However, this industrialization had no effects on society. Society then was still very poor in some areas, but later on in the

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: regina
  • How the American Dream Is Depicted in the Great Gatsby

    How the American Dream Is Depicted in the Great Gatsby

    The American Dream has been around for many years. This has been the goal for many Americas, as well as immigrants throughout the world. The whole point of the American Dream was to achieve wealth, love, happiness, and power. In order to achieve the American Dream I was through hard work and determination. The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald was made during the 1920, which was a period where there was corruption and crime. The

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Artur
  • Baseball as a Vehicle for Te Emergence of the American Nation

    Baseball as a Vehicle for Te Emergence of the American Nation

    Baseball has for a long time been a staple in the American sporting culture as baseball and America have grown up together. Exploring the different ages and stages of American society, reveals how baseball has served as both a public reflection of, and vehicle for, the evolution of American culture and society. Many American ways including our landscapes, traditional songs, and pastimes all bear the mark of a game that continues to be identified with

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Jack
  • Divorce in American Society

    Divorce in American Society

    Throughout the world there are many instances of divorce. In America alone in 2000 there are over twenty million divorces (Children 1). Since divorce has become much more common among American society, it is also becoming more acceptable. Some marriages end without a need to bring children into the nasty divorce. Other marriages, unfortunately, include children. This is where a huge problem may result for the child. Over one million of these divorces effect children

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: July

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