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American Renaissance

This is not to say that the influence of European authors was not discernible in the work of these authors. For example, Melvill...

Influence of Women in American History

her from his pulpit, accusing her of being more "Husband than a Wife and a preacher (rather) than a Hearer; and a Magistrate (rath...

A History of American Fashion

to emerge in the latter part of the 1800s. Today, people are fashion conscious and this is something reflected in popular culture....

La Cosa Nostra & The Cali Cartel

province, " as well as eleven affluent landowners (FBI, 2008). He was taken into federal custody in New Orleans in 1881 and sent b...

Americans Obsession With Gasoline

molecules are broken up into lighter molecules by means of heat, pressure, and sometimes catalysts" (Bellis, 2009). This process...

Barack Obama's Speech On March 18, 2008: Race

represents every aspect of black heritage. Religion embodies the black way of life from the very first moment slavery came into e...

The ‘Bright’ Promise of Communism Contrasted with the ‘Darkness’ of the Great Depression in the Films The Grapes of Wrath and Bound for Glory

supported, they were confronted with harsh realities that caused them to seriously question their sociopolitical ideology. Two fi...

Populism

formed a political party, the "Peoples Party or Populists" (Agricultural discontent, 2007). While the Populists goals were basical...

Economic Interdependence in American History

The Revolutionary War itself, in fact, came with significant expense. The fledgling nation was immediately saddled with tremendou...

The Nineteenth Century Ghost Dance Era

In "Sitting Bull and the Paradox of the Lakota Nationhood" author Gary Clayton Anderson details the contradictions which are inher...

Nature in Narratives of Americanness Between 1840 and 1860

beginning of this countrys history. Emerson is also noted for his preference for the simpler things in life and for his love of n...

The Rise of the AFL

we are slaves! (Journal of United Labor, May 1881)" (Hallgrimsdottir; Benoit, 2007; 1393). This was referred to as wage slavery be...

Enlivening American History

This paper reviews the book A Young People's History of the United States. Written by Howard Zinn, this book provides an interest...

Life of an Ordinary Woman by Anne Ellis

This book reviews is on "Life of an Ordinary Woman," an autobiography by Anne Ellis. The author describes her childhood experience...

Discussion Questions on American History

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at American history. Discussion questions are answered in short essays about civil righ...

Blood Passion by Scott Martelle

This book review focuses on Scott Martell's "Blood Passion: The Ludlow Massacre and Class War in the American West," which descri...

American Nursing Shortage

This research paper presents a comprehensive discussion of the American nursing shortage. A brief history of the shortage is prese...

Essays on American History

In a paper of four pages, the author reflects on some questions about slavery and the American Civil War. The author looks at the ...

Boy Scouts of America, Its History

This research paper describes the history of the Boy Scout of American (BSA). Five pages in length, four sources are cited. ...

Brief History of American Civil Rights

Institute (LII) of Cornell University Law School points out, a civil right is a privilege that is enforceable and which, if interf...

Two Periods in American History

importance of political structures that could inherently support a self-governed people and this included efforts to reject the pr...

Historic and Contemporary Prejudice Against Native Americans

This 5 page paper discusses how mainstream white culture has treated Native Americans as inferiors throughout much of our country'...

Salem Witch Trials

The Witch Trials in the United States "When the Puritans set up their small community in Massachusetts in 1630, they had no...

19th Century American History

slavery, a trend which leads towards the development of Sectionalism in the Southern states. 1830s: Southern states begin to seek ...

How to Reduce Infighting in the Bicameral Political System: A Modest Proposal

at the bicameral system that dominates American politics. Conventional wisdom has held that there are truly only two political par...

Battle of San Juan

become the commander of the Rough Riders. President McKinley asked for men to become volunteers, with Roosevelt one of the...

American Imperialism and its Roots in the Republican - Federalist Debates

time was that he "magnified the authority of the Court" to be able to interpret the constitutionality of actions and rule upon it ...

AN ANALYSIS OF LIES MY TEACHER TOLD ME

Americans like history, they dislike their history classes with a passion. Too much of what is considered "fact" in histor...

From the Invention of the Automobile to the Kent State Massacre

1. How did the mass production of the automobile affect...

1825-1860 - A Rip Van Winkle Overview

slumber. They might respond to Van Winkles queries thusly. Slave: "While slavery obviously still exists throughout the southern U...