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Ralph Waldo Emerson' 'Self Reliance'

In five pages the famous essay written by Emerson is examined in a discussion of how he equated being American with extreme indivi...

Mexican American Experience and Ethnocentrism

the Western Hemisphere is generally perceived. These Native Americans journeyed to Europe and found there populations that did not...

The Life and Works of Emma Lazarus

in American culture, despite her pro-immigration sentiments, which were directly opposed to the anti-immigration public feeling of...

Oral Traditions of Native Americans

saying that she has helped "to destroy" her Hopi culture? What does she mean by "breaking away" from her heritage? Looking closely...

Becoming an American and Jasmine by Bharati Mukherjee

from the traditional customs of her village and adopt more modern, urban ideas. For example, in her village, wives addressed their...

Argument Against TV Violence

This was further supported by research conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics, which concluded that, "Heavy exposure to t...

America's New Industrial Age Society

many areas still held feelings of resentment towards the ex-slaves and conditions for American-Negroes were terrible. The grow...

Global Politics Featured in Short Essays

In eight pages short essays, answers, and reactions to global politics' issues including the significance of Latin American econom...

American Family Changes

In five pages this essay examines the changes to the American nuclear family that have resulted in changes in society. Seven sour...

American Dream and Ben Franklin

eager to work. This genuine willingness to be productive clearly served as a primal ingredient in his success. By the age of 10,...

Natural Law and Natural Rights

In six pages this essay discusses natural law and natural rights as considered by James Hutson in 'The Bill of Rights and the Amer...

1st Amendment, Flag Burning, and Hate Speech

In six pages this essay considers hate speech, the burning of the American flag, and the First Amendment as these issues are portr...

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...

Elementary Schools and the Necessity for African American Teachers

In five pages this essay discusses why African American teachers are needed to serve as role models in elementary schools. Eight ...

Pottery of the Mimbres Indians of North America

In ten pages this essay considers this ancient Native American tribe's lovely pottery. There are 6 sources cited in the bibliogra...

U.S. Public Schools and Prayer

In five pages this argumentative essay includes speeches made by Sen. Mark Hatfield, Jay Alen Sekulow, and Sen. Jesse Helms in sup...

Television Situation Comedies and Family Love Relationships

once mentioning the word "pregnant" in the script. This changed to some extent in the 1960s, but not as much as one might have ex...

Revolutionary War and Canada

United States who dream of the "wide open spaces" of Canada, and continue to view it as a relative frontier. However, their view ...

Twenty First Century US Army

In eight pages this essay examines the application of computer technology to the twenty first century American Army. Five sources...

Is It Possible to Achieve an Africana Philosophy?

In five pages this essay examines whether or not the widespread scattering of African Americans throughout the world makes it poss...

African Americans As Depicted in Cinema II

In six pages this essay examines Hollywood Shuffle, Glory, and Gone with the Wind in order to analyze how African Americans have b...

Comic Approaches of James Thurber

In ten pages this essay examines how 20th century American experiences were so accurately portrayed by humorist James Thurber. Th...

Marijuana and America's Democracy of Special Interests

In five pages this essay discusses the shifts in American democracy in a consideration of the government's opposition of marijuana...

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996

approximately twenty percent, according to Heritage Foundations Robert Rector. However, in spite of the fact that the numbers did...

American Romanticism and Self Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson

In three pages this paper discusses how this essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson represents the glorification of nature that characterize...

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...

America Changes 'Her' Mind in the Year 1991

sponsored by the National Cable Television Association. Of course there were many other studies done, but these made headlines bec...

Max Weber and Karl Marx on Capitalism

have much to do with capitalism but each theorist treats the subject differently. Weber expressed that capitalism did not just ...

American Ideology and Multiculturalism

In seven pages this essay discusses the importance of multiculturalism and diversity to the American ideology. Five sources are c...

Internet Perspectives

In eight pages this essay discusses a Chinese immigrant student's American experiences in an overview of the impact of the Interne...