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Society and Politics of Italian Americans

For example, they like to focus on characters such as Al Capone instead of individuals who contributed a great deal to America and...

First American Woman Elected to the Royal Astronomical Society, Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming

did. In order to prove his point he actually brought Fleming into the lab, and later hired her in a clerical capacity. In 1881, m...

Gender Norms in American Society

the role of aggressor. Kimmel (2000) has observed that all cultures share the concept that men and women are different, and that...

American Society in Literature

This 16 page paper examines four books that are centered on American society. The books discussed are Joyce Maynard's To Die For; ...

Society and American Pop Art

In five pages this paper examines pop art as featured at New York City's Whitney Museum of American Art in terms of history and th...

English Language Only and American Society?

saying one does not respect the local people enough to embrace their language. As of 1990, the U.S. Census reflected the fact tha...

American Society and Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin

which seemed only willing to accept White Anglo-Saxon Protestants into its exclusive membership. The narrator of "Sonnys Blues" r...

Native American Society, Racism, and European Stereotypes and Misperceptions

In five pages the racism that has plagued Native American society for five centuries is examined within the context of European st...

Native American Society, Racism's Roots, and America's 'Discovery'

In three pages this paper traces the roots of racism in a consideration of Native American society and the 'discovery' of America ...

19th Century American Society

In five pages the last portion of the 19th century is examined in terms of U.S. social attitudes particularly in the South. Six s...

American Society and Collectivism v. Individualism

In five pages the ongoing debate between these two opposing philosophies are considered in a discussion of the high value on indiv...

American Society and Internet Sex

and choose their words a little more carefully then they have so far. Last year, the Communications Decency Act was sponsored by S...

American Utopian Societies Including Oneida and New Lanark

Icarias and the New Harmony were some of the earlier Utopian groups founded in the United States to promote the ideal of these "pe...

Litigious American Society

This research paper consists of seven pages and considers why in US society Americans have a tendency to file lawsuits against oth...

Literary Evidence of American Society in the Early Twentieth Century

In a paper consisting of ten pages the different perspectives of the texts The City Wilderness by Robert Woods, The Origins of the...

Perils and Promises of American Society in The Federalist and Song of Myself by Walt Whitman

accurately and appropriately described as of a "shared identity." However, that shared identity also has a level of uncertainty w...

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...

Contemporary Influence of the Beat Generation

In 10 pages this paper examines the works of Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac in an assessment of the 1950s...

The 1960s and American Liberalism

In five pages this paper assesses American liberalism as they manifested themselves in JFK's New Frontier and LBJ's Great Society ...

The Book of Daniel by E.L. Doctorow and McCarthyism

In five pages the climate of 1950s McCarthyism is considered within the context of Doctorow's book and discusses the subjectivism ...

Marrone and His Vision of Dying Dying

Death and dying are a major concern in American society today. Robert Marrone addressed the various issues in Death, Mourning, and...

The Overworked American by Juliet Shor

In six pages this paper discusses the massive increases of the American workload and its effects upon society and the individual. ...

Media and Chicago's Highway Construction During the 1950s

This paper examines the media's portrayal of Chigago's highway construction and other industrial projects during the 1950s. This ...

Analyzing the Society Division of Labor According to Emile Durkheim

In twelve pages Durkheim's text The Division of Labor in Society is examined within the context to lynchings in the American South...

Black in Selma by J.L. Chestnut and Power Uses

In five pages J.L. Chestnut's career is analyzed as presented in this amazing text that reveals much about American politics and s...

US Society, Conflict Models and Sociological Order

They are the cement of society, in fact. For the country to be stable, successful socialization must take place. The conflict mo...

U.S. Society and Cinematic Stereotypes of Hispanics

In five pages this paper considers how Hispanics have been stereotyped by American society and how cinema has perpetuated this dis...

Arthur Miller's Play The Crucible and the Film Interpretation

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the 1950s' play with the 1990s' film version with McCarthyism among the topics of ...

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 Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper

In ten pages this paper presents the argument that this first romance novel of the American frontier reflects in its characterizat...