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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...

Randy Roberts and James S. Olson's A Line in the Sand, the Alamo in Blood and Memory

he was God" (6). As each man is introduced by the authors, such as William Barret Travis, the leader of the Texans; Davy Crockett,...

Ohio's Oberlin College and Its History

one of Americas most influential ministers. One year prior to 1833, when its doors opened, Shipherd found it in his heart to found...

The Reconstruction Period of American History from 1865 until 1877

the emancipation of slaves (Burkart, n.d.). * Radical Republicans had another idea, those 11 states should be reverted to territor...

Free States and Slave Development Between the American Revolution and the Civil War

North was not quite as conducive to farming. Although it is true that perhaps the South might have become more prone to industrial...

History of American Women

single women over the age of twenty-one and widows had the power to make contracts and hold property in her own name (22). A marri...

Four Commencement Speakers from American History

Americas historical experience with race, ethnicity, and/or gender. Who could be more appropriate for this task than one of our c...

Development of American Social Welfare

feeling persisted in the US that anyone who was willing to work would be able to find a job (U.S. Society, 2004). The Great Dep...

American Culture and History

founded. Many in the turbulent times of today chose to condemn U.S. government and culture rather than to recognize it fo...

Life's Service and Disservice According to Friedrich Nietzsche

lessons. There is an old saying that claims that those who do not learn from history are bound to repeat it. And although most ag...

The American Market for Cable Based Telephone Service

penetration rate for television services (The Net Economy, 2002). This indicates the level of importance that has been attached to...

American History Q and A

education, in some unexplainable way he would be free from most of the hardships of the world, and, at any rate, could live withou...

Meanings of Racial and Ethnic Histories

in the nation. Unlike groups that came over with money, Africans came without even clothes on their backs. They were chained and s...

History of the U.S. City

economic need and this occurred during the early part of the twentieth century. The Industrial Revolution played a significant p...

The Modern Museum and the Significance in Defining African American Art

works signed by a famous artist. Rather, the visitor is exposed to the artifacts that suggest what life was and is like to African...

US Society and the Impact of Operation Desert Storm

the hands of her leader, Saddam Hussein, a man who now has finally been captured and is under American control. During the origin...

The Royal Family Depression Era Comedy by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber

between a life in the theater and the offer of a stable marriage to a sensible stockbroker. Fanny Cavendish is the family matriar...

Native American Culture and Way of Life Decimation

intentionally changed, actions which were all believed justified under the predominant mindset of "manifest destiny". The rel...

US Influence on the History of the Panama Canal

sentiment was expansionist tendencies on the part of Congress. Drew and Snow point out that at this point in history the acquisiti...

History of U.S. Common Law

"a system based on common law, but it has codified the law in the manner of the civil law jurisdictions" (2004). Also, in general,...

The African American Dream of Equality

and essentially left the white population of the nation still ignoring the impact of history concerning the African American peopl...

Varying Definitions of the Civil War

the war, however, women were actually given incentive to expand their role into the typical domain of males. With their men on th...

From the Invention of the Automobile to the Kent State Massacre

1. How did the mass production of the automobile affect...

American Imperialism and its Roots in the Republican - Federalist Debates

time was that he "magnified the authority of the Court" to be able to interpret the constitutionality of actions and rule upon it ...

1825-1860 - A Rip Van Winkle Overview

slumber. They might respond to Van Winkles queries thusly. Slave: "While slavery obviously still exists throughout the southern U...

How to Reduce Infighting in the Bicameral Political System: A Modest Proposal

at the bicameral system that dominates American politics. Conventional wisdom has held that there are truly only two political par...

Salem Witch Trials

The Witch Trials in the United States "When the Puritans set up their small community in Massachusetts in 1630, they had no...

Battle of San Juan

become the commander of the Rough Riders. President McKinley asked for men to become volunteers, with Roosevelt one of the...

The African American Student Population and Urban Educational Policy

this country. The Problem With African American Education in America First, it is important to recognize that in fact th...

An 18 Year Old Male's Sexual History

of gender or race occurred far less frequently than it does today. In fact, whereas sex among teenagers may have been considered t...