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George A. Rawlyk's 'The American Revolution and Nova Scotia Reconsidered'

settlements, the refusal of Washington to mount an offensive against Nova Scotia, and perhaps the religious revival, all combined ...

Isaac Asimov and an Annotated Bibliography

It is a beneficial article for it illustrates how Asimov was far more than an author, but rather a man with intelligent and very s...

U.S. Democracy and Worldviews

of 19th century philosophers. Alexis de Tocqueville recognized that democracy, though touted as a distinct government defined by ...

Democratic Historian Alexis de Tocqueville

some sense, by our lack of perspective. Most of us live in a democracy like fish who live only in water and are therefore blinded ...

The APA Citation Style

heading is the name of an article and is to be centered in uppercase type. The Level 1 heading is centered in title case, which c...

Second World War Fashion and Social Trends

so. Hence, designers went right along with the war time ideology of cutting back. The aura went to uniformity and drabness, a tren...

Lenovo and IBM

2005). Net income for 2004 totaled (in mil.) $135.0, which was a modest 3.5 percent growth (Meyer, 2005). It seems fitting that ...

Capitalism in the United States

Such action will surely prove destabilizing. American capitalism impacts consumerism and materialism in another way, by lulling A...

Benjamin Rader/American Sports

of sport and leisure, it seems that Benjamin Rader (2003) does a good job in outlining the relationship between the advent of citi...

Harriet Beecher Stowe's The Minister's Housekeeper

a kind of moral idealism to the productive realism reflected in authors ranging from Mark Twain to Stowe herself (The Rise of Real...

American Realism and Harriet Beecher Stowe's The Minister's Housekeeper

political, economic and social changes that have impacted the world culture. This endeavor, then, is very different from that of ...

The Antebellum Economy of the United States

until the outbreak of the War Between the States during the middle of the century), the country almost seemed to be two polar oppo...

Poor Working Conditions and American Consumers

well (Hutchings, 1996). Protective legislation is not usually a practical recourse because it is not usually enforced (Hutchings...

Hispanics and Diabetes Management

Have you had any experience in helping a friend or family member manage diabetes? The patient replied that she was not aware of...

Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'

his civilized life. The plot, other than Huck running away, involved Huck running and coming in contact with Jim, a slave he kn...

Gluttony and How Dante Would Punish It

and contest the idea that their weight is problematic. They contend that they are healthy the way they are and there is a fat acce...

Nick Carraway, the American Dream, and The Great Gatsby

in the promised land did so through the exploitation of the land, its resources, and its natives" as is the case with Jay Gatsby (...

American Homelessness Problems

residence"(Lexis, 2005). This also includes those who are in temporary shelters or temporary accommodation even if they are awaiti...

Supreme Court Judicial Nominations and Traditional Values

law and serve as final interpreters of that law. Our concept of the United States, of course, is inextractibly tied with th...

Justice and Ethics VI

addressed below in Point 3. Point 1 Mr. Hoozgows recent decision to place microphones in common areas and meeting rooms of ...

Baseball Being Ruined by Steroids

national pastime" (Small, 2005, 6). National pastime or not, however, baseball is no less susceptible...

Europe, United States, and Muslims

encounters with North African Muslim immigrants who had come to Detroit (Malik, 2004). A key figure in the Nation of Islam movemen...

American Ethnic Relation Models in Notes of a Native Speaker by Eric Liu and Assimilation by Sherman Alexie

"aspire to whiteness" (Liu, 2004, p. 662). Liu (2004), the son of Chinese immigrants, realizes the benefit of assimilation as it ...

Italian-American Culture

in their religion, they rely upon its influence to see them through difficult times. This strength allows them to overcome obstac...

United Nations and the 2003 Invasion of Iraq

President Bush had in fact stated the obvious and appointed John F. Bolton, a critic of the institution, as the new UN ambassador...

Comparing U.S. and Jewish Law

distinct discrepancies where application is concerned. Ethical behavior - which is defined as exhibiting "the character and...

Cuban Missile Crisis and Conflict Between Canada and the United States

course, had definitely heard of us. Unfortunately, a significant portion of their actions during this crisis was structured aroun...

Equality Concept, Conflicting Ideology, and Thomas Jefferson

of true equality. Interestingly, both slavery and our early relations with Native Americans had an integral connection to t...

Consumerism Perspectives of Thomas Frank and Susan Strasser

the development and marketing of a product--Procter and Gambles Crisco, a solid vegetable shortening that went on the market in 19...

American Dream Represented in Literature by Homes and Houses

are proud. The main character, however, although she wants to own the house someday, is embarrassed by the house because she feels...