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Reinvention of Western Films

There are other types of westerns though as well. Some westerns depict life in Americas colonial times or may take place in terra...

Minority-Owned Media Outlets

is cause for serious concern (Rawls, 2003, See also Wilson and Gutierrez, 1995). "The cultural, economic and social gap between w...

The U.S. Penal System and African American Males

(Cummin, 2002). When a black person was accused of a capital offense, then they were tried in the courts, but there was no jury a...

Arguing Against a Living Wage Entitlement for Americans

are different. There have been cases of young adults living in middle class homes as single parents while collecting welfare. Obvi...

Seventeenth Century 'Old English' Literature

observing the "loud mirth in the hall," yet unable to be a part of such fellowship due to no fault of its own, but rather the circ...

Overview of the U.S. Presidency

the nation was in crisis--he came through. His famous words which were something to the effect that the people who knocked down th...

Goals, Beliefs, Values, and Norms of American Society and its Subcultures

have purposefully separated themselves from the rest of society as a means by which to build a community of their own jurisdiction...

Four Novels and the American Dream

girl who is rejected by nearly everyone. In fact, so too is her family as the lot of them is cursed with ugliness and rejection. ...

Modern Native American Literature and Cultural Conflict

Native American literature is interesting both in content and in the fact that it is a relatively recent phenomena. Native Americ...

U.S. Perspective on China Workforce Management

created a variety of challenges for those who are employing in China. For one thing, doing business in China is vastly dif...

Colonization and 'King Leopold's Ghost'

gross exploitation of African slaves. That Leopold was wholly capable of stuffing his incoming ships with an abundance of ivory a...

Suburban Dream Subverted

In eight pages this paper examines the shift from Orson Welles' perceptions of the American Dream to the subversion represented in...

African American Experience in the Poetry of Langston Hughes

this poem is that of the universal anguish of being bound and imprisoned, no matter what the age. And, in a very real sense he is ...

Society and Politics of Italian Americans

For example, they like to focus on characters such as Al Capone instead of individuals who contributed a great deal to America and...

African American Youth Stereotypes

more of art imitating life rather than the other way around. II. DISCUSSION The good old days of the colorful, romantic, s...

US Modern Culture and the Pragmatic Philosophy of John Dewey

learning, which was the current philosophy of his day (American Philosopher John Dewey). Since the inception of Deweys e...

Czech Republic Sales of Widgets

easy country to do business in, however. No matter how strong the democratic leanings, it must be remembered that the Czech Republ...

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller and the Character of Happy Loman

is the assistant to an assistant. Hap lacks even the smallest spark of introspection or self-analysis, but rather is the embodimen...

Cold World Impacts Documented in Underworld by Don Delillo

mind is obviously occupied with more important matters than baseball yet the stadium is coming unseated all around him and indeed,...

18th Century Literature and Reflections of Commerce and Trade

The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton have as their basis international trade and commerce and the way...

Gender Representation in the Television Series Married with Children and The Cosby Show

dealt with it. But were the gender roles closer to the mark than other shows at the time? Perhaps. Clair Huxtable exampled the Af...

Comparing Friedman and Plato's Economic Ideas

illustrates his stance which is that people, even if they are lacking, do not have the right to coerce the wealthy. Thus, if someo...

Society's Evils in Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

In five pages this paper examines society's evils as represented within Mark Twain's classic American novel. One source is listed...

Behavior and Cultural Values of the Television Series Ally McBeal

are two of the primary cultural values that stand out in virtually every episode; amidst the young law firm is a collection of peo...

Native Americans in Spain as Beings or an Obstacle?

In a paper that consists of five pages the ways the Spanish perceived Native Americans in Latin America and the Caribbean are exam...

Sixteenth Century Literature and Parody

quest as being somehow representative of the times in which he lived. Through the use of exaggeration, Cervantes is basically say...

Naturalism and Realism in the Literature of the Nineteenth Century

is often an important feature. The individuals portrayed are not depicted as standing outside of their own historical background a...

Human Characteristics and Latin American Literature

Parenting styles differ significantly, therefore, leaving much open to interpretation and inference. Certain aspects, such as nur...

Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and the Blues of the African-American Experience

a subtle reminder particularly to African-American women of how far they had come as a race and how much further they needed to go...

Erie Canal’s Impact Upon Early America

War, American colonists including George Washington, pondered how to access the lush soil of the West (Albion and Pope 83). In 17...