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How Revolutionary was the American Revolution?

enough to overcome racial discrimination or the claims of the south that it needed slave labor to work the plantations (Coombs, 19...

Transcendental Abstracts

that is, rather than a creature called "Man" who had to do everything, Man became priest, scholar, farmer, and so on (Emerson). Th...

John Walker Lindh

have carried life sentences, and agreed to consider letting him serve his sentence in a prison close to his family, who still live...

Thoreau/Civil Disobedience

American people, Thoreau argues that the government "does not settle the West. It does no educate" that it is the American people...

America's Interest in the Spanish-American War

In fourteen pages this paper examines the economic and expansionist motives the US had for entering the Spanish-American War of 18...

Establishing Writing Connections and the Native American Writers Sherman Alexie and N. Scott Momaday

spotted horse grazed on the plain, and there was a dark wildness on the mountains beyond. The land was still and strong. It was ...

18th Century Tension Between Great Britain and France

In six pages this paper examines the tension between these countries during this time period resulting for the battle for New Worl...

A Consideration of American History from 1865 until 1945

The important events that shaped America including slavery, the Reconstruction, political patronage, industrialization, the Progre...

Early American History Tales

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares these early tales of American history The Unredeemed Captive by Demos and Black Ha...

U.S. Years of Progress Between 1837 and 1867

In seven pages this paper examines this period of profound change and progress in America as covered in American Passages A Histo...

Judge's Role in US Plea Bargaining Process

This paper examines the diminishing role of the judge in the American plea bargaining process in 5 pages. Two sources are cited i...

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...

European Disease Brought to North America

In five pages the settlement in North America by the Europeans is examined in terms of the disease the Europeans introduced to the...

Black Robe by Brian Moore and Its Depiction of Native Americans

In six pages this paper discusses the tone of the depiction of Native Americans and what traits the author chose to stress in his ...

Native American Culture and Manifest Destiny

to describe concept that concerned the way that the people of America made it what it is today by the events that occurred during ...

Overview of Native American Student Minority

definition. That is not to say that certain individuals might be self-motivated, or motivated by a relative. However as a group...

Miriam Haskell's Designs of American Costume Jewelry

This paper consisting of fourteen pages examines the pioneering American costume jewelry designs of Miriam Haskell between the yea...

1776 to 1865 The Role of America Women

and as such the incidence of male dominance were more prevalent. It is ironic in the land which had just claimed freedom the soci...

Overview of American Muscle Cars

In eight pages this paper discusses the desirability of the American muscle car despite sophisticated automotive technological adv...

Senior Citizens and Rex L. Jones' Poker and the American Dream

In five pages this paper considers the reasons why elderly individuals play poker in hopes of capturing part of the American Dream...

Progress in America from 1837 until 1867

Social conditions were determined by tradition by history and tradition. For example: Women and children were considered the "ch...

Racism Themes in William Shakespeare's Othello

In five pages this paper discusses the racism themes in this play and also considers the role racism plays in contemporary America...

Hispanic American Children and Type II Diabetes

In sixteen pages this paper considers the reasons behind the predisposition of Hispanic American children to Type II diabetes. Fi...

A Review of Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut

A 6 page analysis of the societal message being presented in this work. Plot and characters are outlined and the emphasis that th...

Overview of the Vietnam War and its Impact Upon America

fierce protection of ancestral land was nothing new to the people trapped in between warring factions. The names given geographic...

U.S. Economy's Current Problems

In five pages this paper discusses the potentially disastrous problems currently plaguing the American economy. One source is cit...

1880 to 1980, a Century of Russian and American Theater's Revolutionary Elements

In 20 pages this paper examines the revolutionary theatrical approaches of American and Russian dramatists with society, culture, ...

1637's Pequot and English War and its Influential Factors

In eight pages this 1637 conflict between the Pequot Native Americans and the English are examined in a consideration of the facto...

Sixteenth Century Society Critiques of Las Casas and Erasmus

that part of human behavior; however, this text is not primarily a satire, as such, but rather a complex analysis of European soci...

Estates and Wills Guide

In six pages this paper considers the guide published by the American Bar Association regarding important information pertaining t...