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Overview of Great Black Leader Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois

worldwide. He led by example becoming the first black man to attain many goals, including a doctorate from Harvard University. (C...

Latin American Female Perspectives

the inferiority of females began to change in the late colonial and early republican years (Arrom 260). At this time, women began ...

Native American Cultural Component the Potlatch

In five pages the cultural aspects of the potlatch are described and it is argued that it is less a redistribution system than it ...

Davy Crockett's Frontier Life

married to Polly Finley, and as he would later wryly comment, he had proven himself "better at increasing my family than my fortun...

America in Our Time by Godfrey Hodgson

his analysis by discussing the impact that the assassination had on the country. In other words, he shows why this time qualifies ...

Impact of Media Violence on American Youth

This paper examines the affects of television violence on American children. The author provides statistical data to support his ...

History of American Currency

experiences a period in which it competes with a second currency as a medium of exchange ... During an episode of dual currencies,...

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and Capitalism

In five pages Miller's protagonist Willy Loman's life is compared with the American definition of capitalism and its tragic conseq...

U.S. Society and Cinematic Stereotypes of Hispanics

In five pages this paper considers how Hispanics have been stereotyped by American society and how cinema has perpetuated this dis...

American Family's Decline

probabilities of marrying and remarrying have decreased, cohabitation outside of marriage has become common, and rates of separati...

Pros and Cons of Prayer in School

In ten pages this research paper assesses the historical pros and cons associated with school prayer in American public schools be...

Veterans of the American Revolution

no easy accomplishment for these men or their families; indeed, significant psychological considerations had to be made as a means...

Incompatibilities of European and Native American Cultures

many tribes and it was this same clan system which provided guidelines in areas of political and social organization. Clans serve...

Charles Chaplin in Movie Made America: A Cultural History Of American Movies by Robert Sklar

In five pages this paper discusses the Hollywood contributions of Charlie Chaplin as featured in this text by Robert Sklar. Four ...

US Society, Conflict Models and Sociological Order

They are the cement of society, in fact. For the country to be stable, successful socialization must take place. The conflict mo...

Competition of Borders Bookstores and Barnes and Noble

oligopoly. This has been the case within the retail sector..." (p. 4). Changes in the overall retail industry have created a scen...

US Government and the Native American Influence

In five pages this paper examines how the Iroquois in particular influenced how the US government evolved in a consideration of Ex...

Assessment of the Performance of 5 U.S. Presidents

In eight pages this paper examines the characteristics, differences, and consequences that impacted upon the decision making of Am...

Overview of Guillain Barre Syndrome

may act as triggers. A front-running candidate for the latter is Campylobacter jejuni infection. Since vaccines exert their effect...

The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper

In ten pages this paper presents the argument that this first romance novel of the American frontier reflects in its characterizat...

U.S. Government's Post Second World War Realism

the reverse side of the same coin on which liberalism resides, it generally is seen to be diametrically opposed to any liberal ben...

U.S. Political Environment, Social Change, and Families

In ten pages this paper examines American families in a consideration of U.S. sociopolitical environmental changes. Three sources...

Blues People Negro Music in White America by Leroi Jones

continent, yet, in many ways it has been African-American influences which have stimulated creativity in others, both within the b...

African and African American Heritage by Oscar Brown Jr.

This paper examines this work, also referred to as Drum Street, by Oscar Brown Jr. There are no other sources listed....

Social Darwinism in American Thought by Richard Hofstadter

In five pages this paper presents an analysis of Richard Hofstadter's philosophical consideration of 19th century Social Darwinism...

American Dream in Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser

In two pages Sister Carrie is examined in terms of the American Dream and Carrie's social climbing. There are no other sources li...

Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, Henry James' The American, and Subliminal Religion

In 6 pages this paper examines how subliminal religion is represented in these two American novels. There are no other sources li...

Life and Achievements of Daniel Webster

In five pages this paper considers the life and achievements of distinguished American Daniel Webster and also discusses his 'dark...

Community Health Model of Alcoholism and a Native American Reservation

In a paper that consists of twenty pages intervention and a treatment for Native Americans living on reservations who suffer from ...

1781 to 1848 U.S. Western Migration and Its Influential Factors

In five pages this paper examines the issues during this time period that affected and influenced the American migration westward....