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James K. Polk, the Mexican American War, and the Dark Legacy of the 'Dark Horse'

An even greater surprise followed the first when the dark horse won the race for the Democratic Party and became the eleventh pres...

American Literary Progress from 1500 until 1940

In six pages this paper charts the course of American literature in a consideration of popular movements with examples and a focus...

Law and Race Perspectives as They Relate to American Skinheads

work toward defending the world from negative impact of racial integration; however, in spite of their underlying desire to clean ...

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...

American Tragedy of School Violence

In five pages this paper discusses the U.S. growing problem of school violence, which is an unfortunate byproduct of American soci...

The American Revolution from a Female's Perspective

In an essay consisting of two pages the fictional account of life for a white colonial Patriot living in New York State during the...

History of the American Crisis in Iran and President Jimmy Carter

This paper consists of eight pages and discusses the role played by President Jimmy Carter in the Iran crisis involving Americans ...

Civil Rights Movement and African American Women's Role

The civil rights movement is examined in an analysis of the roles black women played in this paper consisting of five pages. Seve...

Social Darwinism in American Thought by Richard Hofstadter

In five pages this paper presents an analysis of Richard Hofstadter's philosophical consideration of 19th century Social Darwinism...

African and African American Heritage by Oscar Brown Jr.

This paper examines this work, also referred to as Drum Street, by Oscar Brown Jr. There are no other sources listed....

American History and the Place of Anne Hutchinson

to be worse than eccentric. The early Puritans, as they called themselves, believed that the church should purge itself of any ri...

American Dream and Materialism in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

society . . . profoundly agrees with Marxs great discovery that it is social rather than individual consciousness that determines ...

Comparative Analysis of San Francisco Gothic and American Victorian Gothic

of Spain and Canterbury of England. "For nearly four hundred years Gothic style dominated the architecture of Western Europe. Go...

Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell and American Society

In 7 pages the hero mythology is applied to the society of the United States in a consideration of 3 concepts from The Power of My...

The American Revolution and Women

In eight pages this research paper discusses how women participated in fighting and assisted in the colonial victory during the Am...

American Daughters and Asian Mothers

In eight pages the complex relationships between Asian mothers and their American daughters as described in Maxine Hong Kingston's...

South American Crisis in Currency and Argentina

The reasons why Argentina has been spared in the massive South American economic crisis are considered in a paper consisting of ni...

Iraq and American Foreign Policy

In eight pages this paper discusses American foreign policy as it pertains to Iraq with sanction criticisms among the topics addre...

The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck and Eroding American Morality

In 5 pages this paper examines how author John Steinbeck addresses the issue of eroding morality in America in his novel The Winte...

Works by Sinclair Lewis, Horatio Alger, Susanna Rowson and the American Dream

In 7 pages this paper examines the portrayal of the American Dream in Main Street by Sinclair Lewis, Ragged Dick by Horatio Alger,...

Film Depiction of African Americans

Horne and Louis Armstrong. Of course, famous tap dancing acts were featured in some films of the day. There was a well known musi...

Singing the Song of the People in African American Literature

her works dealt little with the condition of the slaves in America, and held mainly to classical poetical themes. She was an accom...

John Steinbeck's Writings and 'the American Eden'

In 6 pages this paper discusses how Eden is metaphorically depicted in John Steinbeck's portrayal of America in such texts as Cann...

The Admirable American Business Tycoon Andrew Carnegie

Harold Livesay's Andrew Carnegie and the Rise of Big Business is used in this six page evaluation of whether Carnegie should be ad...

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...

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...

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 Literary Symbolism

353). Symbols present another layer to a story, as well as another realm for questioning. Who or what is "Young Goodman Brown" t...

Professional Service Provider Considerations Regarding Native American Culture

In eight pages this paper examines what professional service providers need to be culturally aware of when dealing with clients wh...