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Methodology of Anna Julia Cooper

(May 2007: 106). Cooper felt that the struggle of black women for social justice was an inherent element in the "wider struggle fo...

Popular Transitions in American Culture

as a society allowing these changes to occur. In this day of liberalism, this day of where every problem is believed to be best a...

How Did You Get to be Mexican?

students and he is sometimes amazed by the amounts of money they spend on things; hes equally amazed at high tight-fisted wealthy ...

Sherman Alexie’s Integration

of the idea of adopting a Native baby than is her husband, who "grimaces briefly then smiles" (Alexie). The question arises, why w...

Black American Women and Interlocking Oppression

words, when it comes to oppression, people are not necessarily held back due only to their gender, or their color, but a combinati...

Jay Gatsby, The American Dream and His Failure to Grasp It

as the finest American novel ever written. It retains its power because it is a sort of dual effort: it praises the American Dream...

Addressing the Problem of Native American Suicide

water for a significant percentage of these people. The dissolution of the nuclear family is another problem that should be mor...

Behind the Attack on Pearl Harbor

proposes that World War I and World War II were not separate conflicts but one long struggle with a cease-fire in the middle. This...

A Perfect Candidate/Film Review

directed by David Van Taylor and R.J. Cutler) is a documentary that follows the 1994 senate race between incumbent Senator Charles...

Isolationism in US History

The Monroe Doctrine is a critical component of American history. Implemented during the administration of President James Monroe,...

Elia Kazan and Method Acting

be a disaster. Everybody knows of actors who have made a great living playing themselves-John Wayne comes to mind-but theyre rare....

Restoring the American Dream

Zakaria traces what he calls the "hollowing out" of the American middle class and the chaos that has wrought on the economy and th...

Democracy and The Role of the Citizen

2006). Hudson (2006) acknowledges that he used to support the idea of removing barriers to increase voter turnout, but notes that...

A Multicultural Perspective Infused with Violence

is most interesting about the text, however, is that it presents the reality of multicultural interactions as a given, as a common...

Slavery A Precipitating Factor in the Civil War

While it certainly wasnt the only reason, slavery...

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...

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...

Estates and Wills Guide

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

An American Southwest August Thunderstorm

In a paper containing five pages the experience of an August thunderstorm in the American Southwest desert is considered through d...

Approaches to Organizational Needs Assessment

In five pages this paper examines the scenario of an American citizen working as a Malaysia plant manager in a consideration of ma...

Louis Armstrong, An American Musical Genius

This paper examines the career of Satchmo, Louis Armstrong. The author argues that Armstrong is one of the great American Jazz le...

On Liberty by John Stuart Mill

In five pages this paper discusses freedom of speech as defined by Mill in On Liberty not as an absolute right in a consideration ...

Sherman Alexie's Smoke Signals, and 'It's a good day to be indigenous'

determine the dramatic strengths and weaknesses of one version compared to another. The movie This is a "coming of age" story and...

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...

African Americans and Homicides

to black versus white homicide victims: 1) Young black males stand a five-to-ten times greater risk of dying by homicide than thei...

The Dark Side of Advertising in America

Since billions of dollars are at stake, you can bet that they are going to get it right. Kilbourne states that the average Americ...

Sculpture of Europe and America

is also very active and speaks of mythology and fantasy. Standing Woman (1927) by Gaston Lachaise: Interestingly enough, this pa...

Works of Angelina Grimke and Garland Anderson Compared and Contrasted

up and begins to see how hard life is for an African American in society, she decides to never bring a child into the world. This ...

Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson's Raising Cain

wonder, then, that there are so many divorces? Little boys grow up to be men who cannot or will not show their emotions; not even ...

Cecelski's Along Freedom Road

those societal institutions, such as schools and churches, which had grown out of the post-slavery era and reflected black cultura...