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Toni Cade Bambara's Community of African American Women’s Identity in ’s Gorilla, My Love Short Stories

a political fundraiser with a blind man named Bovanne. She shocks her daughters by behavior they regard as unbefitting for a woma...

The American Dream and Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley

that "the one who dies with the most toys wins" which is illustrative of the desire so many people have to own the best house, the...

African American Artists: Alma Thomas and Romare Bearden

those years, Thomas drew upon all her sensory, childhood memories of rich vegetation, her own garden, the formal plantings of the ...

Progress Comes at a Price: American Civil War

notes, "Serious scholars still debate whether the Civil War was necessary" (Kagan, 2005; B07). At the same time one can speculat...

American Express - Brief Analysis

most important in todays changing global marketplace These are integrity, courage, being a team player, the ability to execute pla...

Multiculturalism & Mexican-Americans

In this novel, Rudy "Chato" Medina, the fourteen-year-old protagonist narrates the story of events that occur during his familys l...

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

are required under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act and the Pollution Prevention Act to report annually to E...

Problems and Solutions for the Troubled American Prison System

Rehabilitation is only one reason for punishment. Other reasons go to retribution, deterrence and social control. Prisons do provi...

A History of Foreign Language Curricula in American Schools

of the world speaks languages other than English. Hence, there is good reason to speak the language. Yet, American public schools ...

What is an Arab American?

Again, the stereotypes never look beyond the color of the skin, or the accent, or the clothing. It is immediately assumed they hav...

George Washington's Experiences in the American Revolution

and in March of 1776 he used a cannon from Henry Knox ("American Revolution - George Washington," 2005). He would make a mistake ...

American Red Cross - Komen Foundation

of thousands of pounds of food every day on an international level (Gillespie, 2003). In 2003, the Red Cross joined "the Food and ...

Do American Catholics Accept Vatican Council II

(Broderick, 2003). Greeley (1998) explains some of the effects of Vatican Council II. Prior to that Council, decisions in the Chu...

The Role of Nonprofit Organizations in American Society

means that while these organizations serve a public purpose of some sort, they also "meet the interests, needs and desires of the ...

The Vernacular Tradition and African-American Literature

admiring the speech, the student could say something like the following. Martin Luther Kings "I Have a Dream" speech is one of th...

How Revolutionary was the American Revolution?

enough to overcome racial discrimination or the claims of the south that it needed slave labor to work the plantations (Coombs, 19...

U.S. - Native American Relations from 1850-1890

2005). There were increased attacks and counterattacks, which increased as white settlers moved onto Sioux lands (Sioux wars, 200...

African American Athlete Interview

In two pages a sample interview with an African American hockey player is presented with such issues as attitudes of the media, ot...

American International Relations and the Concepts of Capitalism and Liberalism

In two pages this paper examines how America's international relations and domestic policies can best be understood through capita...

A Glance at Lesbian Characters in American Cinema in the 60s, 70s, and 80s

high over the legendary kiss between two women portrayed in Morocco. Society was simply not ready for an open acknowledgement of ...

Walter Mosely's American Dream Reflections in Devil in a Blue Dress

In five pages the author's reflections of the American Dream in characterizations of the novel such as that of Easy Rawlins are ex...

Chinese American Communities and Cultural Anthropology

In nine pages this paper examines U.S. Chinese American communities and their traditions in this discussion of cultural anthropolo...

American Consumerism and How It Evolved Since the First World War

In five pages this paper examines how US consumerism evolved between the First World War and the late 1940s. Four sources are cit...

American Pharmacy Article 'Improving Adherence in Patients with Asthma' Reviewed

bronchodilators should not be considered as the first choice in treatment therapy. Rather, every effort should be made for the pa...

American Family and Marriage from a Sociological Perspective

In five pages this paper examines the many changes to the US family and marriage from a sociological perspective. Four sources ar...

American Federal Government and its 3 Branches

In eight pages this paper considers the role of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, the checks and balances concept...

Jimmy Santiago Baca's Hispanic Native American Poetry

In five pages this paper examines Jimmy Santiago Baca's modern and totally unique style of poetry. Two sources are cited in the b...

Industry Shaped by the Geography of the American South

In five pages this paper discusses how industries have been shaped by the mountains and waterways of the U.S. South. Five sources...

Susan Tolchin's The Angry American How Voter Rage is Changing the Nation

In five pages this paper examines American voter anger in an overview of this text by Susan Tolchin. There is no bibliography inc...

Loman and Gatsby Compared and the American Dream Evaluated

Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman is compared and contrasted with F. Scott Fitzgerald's Gatsby character. The Ame...