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The Mass Media and the African American CultureAfrican American Culture in the Media: Ebonics and Advertising

People identify, after all, with people that are similar to them. Ebonics has the potential, therefore, to serve as a common link...

Beauty, Consumption and Habits of Thought

If we look at the way that conspicuous consumption today and in the past there is still an element of class differentiation in the...

A Case History of Angina

of angina, but no indication of muscle damage or clotting (as would be the case in coronary thrombosis). It should also be...

A Book Review of Modern Middle East History

purposes of his text, Cleveland defines the "Middle East" as that region that extends from Egypt in the west to Iran in the east a...

Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie's HIstory Writing

providing a complete description of the village, its geography, demography, religious beliefs, social beliefs, families, sex, food...

Rise and Fall of of the Qin Dynasty

considered to be "xian" or districts, but larger administrative districts were later formed. These were the "jun" or provinces (Qi...

Bhopal, India's Union Carbide Plant and Ethics

removed a pressure gauge that was attached to the tank, stuck a hose in the hole and filled the tank with water (Dykes and Graham,...

American Dreams and American Cities

that -- unlike the European countries, from which so many nineteenth century immigrants to the US left behind - the upper classes...

American Domestic Interests and the North American Free Trade Agreement

CREATION OF NAFTA NAFTA was created as a means by which North American trade and investment could be energized past the levels th...

History Repeating Itself But Not Exactly

In a paper consisting of seven pages the ways in which history repeats itself especially in reference to war but throws in some su...

US Reasons for Entering Word War I

were formed as a direct result of Nationalism. Tensions in Germany in particular before the outbreak of war were phenomenal (Arth...

Woodrow Wilson and Word War I

as a direct result of Nationalism. Tensions in Germany in particular before the outbreak of war were phenomenal (Arthur, 2004). ...

Presentation on the History of the US Army

his 12 slide PowerPoint presentation traces the history of the US army from the origins of the army through to the twenty-first ce...

American Revolution Compared to the French and Latin American Revolutions

greatest superpower exerted her independence from Great Britain. The focus of the American Revolution was to win politi...

Issues in African History

peoples, while accepting these belief systems, sought to integrate them into their existent cultures, rather than overthrowing the...

Strauss and Howe/The Fourth Turning

Summary and review of the major points made by Strauss and Howe in this fascinating history text, which predicts near future for t...

Tuberculosis and New Mexico

threatened almost everyone, regardless of social status. The disease ultimately led to many states implementing what was called ...

Wild Swans and the Realities of Communism

"Slaves Who Have No Country of Your Own-Ruled by Different Masters (1945-1947)" (Chang, 1991, p. 75). This title conveys the attit...

Mississippi and Native Americans' Removal

into contact with. The Choctaw Indian Nation has a history which predates the earliest Spanish explorers to America. Many of the...

American Trucking Industry and the Effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement

cost thousands of US jobs. None of those unions has been as successful as the Teamsters, however (No truck with free trade; NAFTA...

How to Use History According to David E. Sutton and Alexander and Sonia Alland

This is a research paper consisting of five pages that compares how history can serve as both guide in inspiration as illustrated ...

American Revolution's Failure to Secure Equality for African Americans and Women

In five pages this paper considers the ideology behind the revolution of 'equality for all' but concludes that this has never been...

The Possible or Probable Causal Factors for the First World War

5 pages and 6 sources. This paper provides an overview of the possible or probable causal factors for the first World War. This ...

Contemporary Society and African Americans' Roles

are unable to advance and thus are thrown into a never ending cycle of self depreciation. Yes, true, the United States Just...

An Analysis of IBM

be known as IBM so many years later. The development of IBM is a patchwork, the Computing Scale Company of America is formed in 1...

1960s' Countercultures

completely rejected the "establishment" and decided that it was unwise to trust anyone over the age of thirty. This was clearly a ...

War on Terrorism and the African American's Loyalty Paradox Response

was California Congresswoman, Barbara Lee who received death threats after she had the unmitigated courage to cast the only vote a...

Mathematics' History and Critical Milestones

that of harmony and resonance in music. The fact that musical pitches correlate directly to numbers, they concluded that this rein...

North American Colonial Period, Native Americans and African Slaves

It was also based on the Europeans ability to see Africans as a source for slave labor. Africans who were captured and shipped to ...