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Diane Ravitch, Her Views on American Public Schools

countrys leading educators and has been a vocal advocate for both testing and accountability initiatives in the public schools. A ...

Financial Analysis of New York City's Tiffany and Company

on April 12, 1999 to stockholders of record on March 22, 1999. In January, the company reported that its worldwide net sales in t...

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Mark Twain's Use of Dialect

In five pages Mark Twain's use of regional dialects in his classic 1884 American novel is examined with its intentions often being...

America and Democracy

restless even though prosperous is bold. His work is again just as relevant today as it was at the time it was written. In fact, R...

Individual, Society and the Social Adjustment of a 74 Year Old Mixed European and Cherokee Woman

In nine pages this paper presents an interview with an elderly woman of mixed Native American and European blood in a consideratio...

New York City's 2008 Fare Hike Proposal

is also asking for $600 million in state aid by 2010." In some way, the MTA is not only taxing the citizens to a greater extent, b...

Community and Sri Lankan, Hindu Heritage

from Muslims and Arabs and in the United Kingdom, Hindus and Sikhs have insisted that they should not be collectively referred to ...

Thoreau/Importance of Wilderness

requirements of the wilderness can be defined as the "difference between eating and drinking for strength and from mere gluttony" ...

Past and Present Synagogues of New York City's Lower East Side

In six pages this paper examines the importance of synagogues to the Jewish community situated in the Lower East Side of NYC. Thr...

Asian American Images and Modern Issues

In eight pages Asian Americans are examined in terms of the contemporary issues that affect them and their images with cultural as...

Comparative Analysis of the European Chunnel and New York City's Lincoln Tunnel

In five pages the chunnel and tunnel are compared in terms of construction, structural properties, usage, and also considers what ...

Spiritual Marketplace by Wade Clark Roof

Contemporary American beliefs and spirituality are the focus of this overview of Wade Clark Roof's Spiritual Marketplace consistin...

Modern Native American Literature and Cultural Conflict

Native American literature is interesting both in content and in the fact that it is a relatively recent phenomena. Native Americ...

African American Artistic and Musical Contributions

In five pages this research paper assesses the artistic and musical contributions of African Americans throughout history in the m...

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...

Affirmative Action Application in Military and Business Settings

In paper consisting of four pages the writer compares Affirmative Action applications in contemporary business with the American ...

Galleries and Wings of a Trip to New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art Described V

An exhibit reaction paper of two pages considers the various African, Asian, Greek, and Roman wings and galleries of NYC's Metropo...

Analytical Reaction to a Visit to New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art

'Street Light' by Giacomo and 'Departure' by Max Beckmann are the focus of this analytical reaction paper on a visit to the Metrop...

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...

Chicago Law Enforcement Officers and Their Families and the Impact of the City's Residency Requirement

In ten pages this paper discusses how Chicago's residency requirement impacts police officers and their families alike. Eight sou...

New York City's Guggenheim Museum

work and, in many ways, it was a comprehensive representation of his larger vision regarding light, space, and flow and how those ...

Literary Overview of 'A Tale of Two Cities' by Charles Dickens

the commoners, Darnay renounces his title to the Evremonde Estate and goes back to England to live. He proposes to Lucie and she a...

A Four Cities' Analysis

spread of the educational levels is not representative of the general population levels. In terms of the Black Africans only 21% h...

1 Stage in Erik Erikson's Childhood and Society

stage of human development takes place from the moment of birth to about 1, perhaps all the way to 2, years of age. It is called t...

New York City's World Trade Center

the firefighters coming up the stairs as we were going down," said one worker from the New York Daily News(Dispatch 2001,B9). So i...

Comparing Friedman and Plato's Economic Ideas

illustrates his stance which is that people, even if they are lacking, do not have the right to coerce the wealthy. Thus, if someo...

The Radical Nature of the American Revolution

This researech paper offers a comprehensive examination of the ideas that preceded the American Revolution, such as the concepts p...

'Dark City Tech Noir Science Fiction' of Alex Proyas' Dark City and Ridley Scott's Blade Runner

and evil (technology). Blade Runner considers the city of Los Angeles in the year 2019 as "a fragmented Third World metropolis, m...

US Modern Culture and the Pragmatic Philosophy of John Dewey

learning, which was the current philosophy of his day (American Philosopher John Dewey). Since the inception of Deweys e...

New York City's Public School System and Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire

Freires (2000) point is found within the depths of female social oppression found in the New York City public school system, a com...