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The Quiet American by Graham Greene

than the indiscriminate massacre in the canals around. (Greene [1]). In so many ways this illustrates the reality of war that alwa...

Jazz Music and its Development

In eight pages the American musical form known as jazz and its development are examined. Six sources are cited in the bibliograph...

America and the Role of the Nation of Islam

In seven pages this paper discusses the contemporary American role of the Nation of Islam in an overview that includes doctrines, ...

Santa Claus Legend and its Origins

In ten pages this paper discusses the origins of the Santa Claus legend in American culture in a consideration of the good deeds o...

Book Fifteen of Matthew, Lines Thirty Two through Thirty NIne

In six pages this paper considers the variations of this passage from the Book of Matthew that appear in the King James, American ...

Meredith Monk, Choreographer

In three pages this innovative avant garde choreographer is considered within the context of the article 'Honoring Meredith Monk's...

The Vision of Black Elk

In five pages John Neihardt's Black Elk Speaks is discussed in terms of the ways in which Black Elk succeed in increasing public a...

The Wind Won't Know Me Book Review

In a paper consisting of five pages the conflict between the Hopi and Navajo is examined especially in terms of the impact this st...

Designation of Mild Mental Retardation

In three pages this paper discusses the definition of MMR according to special education criteria and the changes brought about by...

Still Elusive Concepts of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

In five pages this paper argues that the concepts articulated by Thomas Jefferson still remain elusive for too many Americans. Fo...

Private Sector Elite and the U.S. Constitution

In six pages this paper discusses how a private sector elite was created by American Founding Fathers George Washington, Thomas Je...

Great Society of Lyndon B. Johnson

In five pages LBJ's envisioned 'Great Society' is examined within the context of Doris Kearns Goodwin's Lyndon B. Johnson and the ...

2 Biographies on US President Woodrow Wilson

addressed his domestic and foreign tasks while in office. Mention of Wilsons Fourteen Points speech is considerable and detailed ...

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 ...

Amish Groups, Korean American Entrepreneurs and The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber

In twenty pages this paper applies the Protestant work ethic of Max Weber to these two American ethnic groups. There are over 12 ...

The Resurgence of Political Parties in America?

In a paper consisting of eight pages American political parties and their future are examined. Ten sources are cited in the bibli...

Anthony Downs's Political Parties Theories

An analysis of American political parties, elections and party switching from the years 1980 until 1998 are considered within the ...

Being 'American' Concept Creation

In five pages the ways in which 'being American' as a nationality concept are considered in an examination of four authors of earl...

U.S. Democracy's Character

In four pages this paper examines the identity, character, and theory rooted in U.S. Democracy with references also made to the Am...

U.S. Society and Individualism

In five pages this paper examines individualism as it pertains to American society in a consideration of several authors perspecti...

Samuel Huntington and Conservative Ideology

The work of Samuel P. Huntington on world conflict breaks all problems down to seven different groups of civilizations. This paper...

U.S. and Social Capitalism's Decline

In fifteen pages this paper discusses the decline in American social capitalism within the context of Bowling Alone by Robert Putn...

Lester Thurow and The Future Of Capitalism

leading economist in the nineties but his publications have not escaped a great deal of criticism. While most of his proposals cle...

Depression and African American Women

In eight pages this research paper discusses how there are factors unique to the life experiences of African American women that d...

Contemporary Family and the Father's Role

In ten pages this paper discusses the growing roles of fathers in modern families with distinctions between gay and African Americ...

Contemporary Hedonism

In five pages hedonism as it exists in contemporary American society is discussed. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

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...

Social Realist Ben Shahn

In a paper that consists of five pages an artist's engagements in issues in order to improve the American way of life are consider...

Changing Perspectives on Welfare and the US Federal Government

funded job. That was the theory. In practice, the bills drafters (of whom Clinton was one) knew Congress would not be able to...

Consumer Pressure for Better Health Care

A seven page paper delineating the factors behind the impetus for better health care products and services. From the 1960s onward...