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American History

for an individual to have done something of importance in their life. It is not always important that they be recognized. It see...

Food in the American South in the 1930s

and barbecued, though Southern meals tend to emphasize a lot of vegetables and less meat than in other regions of the country (A S...

US Constitution and Jean Jacques Rousseau and John Locke's Influence

In six pages this paper discusses how the American Constitution was influenced by Discourse on the Origin of Inequality by Jean Ja...

Title Significance of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

In two pages this essay analyzes the play's title significance and how it influences both plot and characterization....

Native American Ritual and Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko II

In five pages this paper considers the customs and rituals of Native American culture and their influence on child development as ...

Irving Bartlett's John C. Calhoun A Biography

In nine pages various concepts pertaining to this biographical text are considered including the culture of the American South, th...

America's Role in World Affairs After the First World War

In one page the isolationist stance that influenced American policy economically, diplomatically, and militarily is examined alon...

The Life, Works and Philosophy of Alice Walker

shacks they were forced to live in to the yield from their crops. From a very young age, Walker experienced the racism of the Sout...

Contemporary Black Nationalism and Malcolm X

In five pages this paper examines the influence of Malcolm X upon American society's contemporary Black Nationalism movement. Thr...

Musical and Artistic Influences of African Americans

In five pages this research paper considers how music and artistic influences of African Americans have been significant since the...

Consumer Interest Rates and the Impact of the Federal Reserve System

Fed raises its interest rate, then the commercial bank also takes the same action with the interest rate it charges for loans made...

Apartheid and African American Art

In five pages this paper discusses the influence of apartheid on African American artists and their art and the compassionate corr...

Works and Philosophy of Ezra Pound

trial for treason, and confined to a mental hospital in Washington, D.C. On his release in 1958, he returned to Italy, where he di...

Festive and Ceremonial Attire of Native Americans

In nine pages this paper examines the clothing styles of Native Americans in a consideration of cultural influence and the primary...

Modern Americans' and Native Americans' Rites of Passage

In seven pages this paper compares the contemporary American teenager with Tukuna, Okrika, and Okiek Native American counterparts ...

Nonverbal Communication Issues and Smiling

This essay consists of seven pages and considers what smiling means in contemporary U.S. society and how it is used differently in...

Social Structure and Religion of Native Americans

In five pages this paper examines the social structure of Native Americans and how it influences their spirituality and religious ...

John Locke's Theories and the Declaration of Independence

Reasonableness of Christianity, An Essay Concerning Toleration, and the Consequences of Lowering of Interest and Raising the Value...

Politics and the Media

In eight pages this paper examines the media and its influence among the American political process. Nine sources are cited in th...

Media and Perceptions of the Vietnam War

that media during the 1960s and 1970s shifted toward "an oppositional relation to political authority" (68). Hallin uses as his ar...

American Journalism Influenced by Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams

The ways in which American journalism was influenced by the likes of journalists Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams are discussed i...

How American English Serves as a Tool in Globalization

In a research paper comprised of fifteen pages the effects of American English on globalization are discussed in terms of its stat...

The Civil Rights Era and its Impact upon African American Poetry

endured by Black People during various eras. Research I uncovered focuses much on the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts Poets, an...

Late 19th Century Changes in American Lifestyles Due to Big Business

In a paper consisting of four pages the changes resulting from American industrialization are considered in terms of influences, e...

Composer and Lyricist Stephen Sondheim

In six pages this paper examines American musical theater in a consideration of the influence exerted by Stephen Sondheim. Four s...

Short Essays on American Poltics

In three pages short essays on American politics such as pros and cons of public opinion polls, political parties and their declin...

Success and Failures of Sam Houston

In five pages this paper examines Randolph B. Campbell's Sam Houston and the American Southwest in a consideration of the man, his...

Zoot Suit History

In five pages this paper considers the importance of the Zoot Suit that includes its enduring African American cultural influence....

American Colonies, Geography, and Population Diversity

were non-English. Hatvaney (1996) quotes a French-American of the time, Jean de Crevecoeur, who remarked, "What is an American? T...

Blues People Negro Music in White America by Leroi Jones

continent, yet, in many ways it has been African-American influences which have stimulated creativity in others, both within the b...