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    Although the United States against Mexico resulted in the gaining of America’s most valuable land‚ the war itself was just repulsive and inexcusable due to the start of the tension (breaking of laws)‚ the wanting of slavery‚ and the bound to pursue the United States’ manifest destiny.

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    The main reason‚ most Americans moved to the west was to gain wealth‚ freedom‚ and to worship what they believed (Schultz‚ 2013). There were two periods of Americans moving west the first period transpired from 1820 and 1844 and took place regardless of the governments consent. At the beginning of the settling of the west Mountain Men were responsible for the exploration and finding the safest trails and paths to traverse. These Mountain Men paved the way for the new settlers into the western region

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    Jazman Shape English 1302 Mr. Benefield American Identity of Walt Whitman What is American Identity? American identity could be any specific way a person would perceive America‚ or how he or she can identify America. Walt Whitman‚ a strong independent person but willingly was considered the most American of American poets here today. Mr. Whitman is part of American identity. The way Mr. Whitman lives his life and writes his poems it reflects some methods or behaviors of things that are going

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    estate was made up of the clergy who made up 10% of the land. They were exempt of Frances taxes because they always agreed and voted with the king. Doing that made them one of the top Estates. The second Estate is made out of the nobility. The nobles made up 25-30% of the land and had leading positions in France and had tax exemptions. They also voted and agreed with most of what the king said which made them another top estate with the king. The next estate is the third estate which was one

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    In the essay “The Discovery of What It Means to Be an American” (36-38)‚ James Baldwin recounts the difficulties of being a black American writer in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Baldwin talks about his constant search and battle in coming to terms with his role or place in the racial hot pot that was a white dominated society. He states how difficult it was for him and many other black American writers to find a sense of identity amongst the racial feud that had engulfed the majority

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    A Raisin in the Sun portrays the life of the African American working class in the 1950s. The Younger family worked endlessly to achieve the American dream; they thrived off the 10‚000 dollars that their father worked to death for. Each character has a big dream of buying a new house‚ investing in a liquor store‚ or going to medical school along with the Caucasian society. Money is the source of all the Youngers family dreams; however will they‚ will able to handle the wealth? Between Ruth‚ Walter

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    extraverts think while they are talking - Introverts are more likely to think before they speak and hence will more likely to miss their opportunity to speak - Introverts won’t open their mouth before they have a perfect answer -  “Don’t think about the perfect answer. It’s better to get out there and say something than to never get your voice in.” - Speak misleadingly about things you don’t fully believe in. Don’t think of the downside of what you are suggesting. - Go along with groupthink even though

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    At the onset of the American Revolution‚ the sociology and agenda of the patriotic elite seemed to mirror that of the people. Many influential figures in the colonies‚ as well as most of the common people‚ had had enough of what they viewed as British tyrannical rule encroaching on their lifestyles. Visionaries such as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson dreamed of a self-governed country founded on a basis of equality and liberty. Of course‚ these fundamental rights weren’t intended for everyone

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    and the Steel Industry all helped contribute to the American Industrial Revolution.The American Industrial Revolution was the rapid development of industry that took place in the late 18th century and early 19th century. The Revolution was categorized by the use of steam power‚ the growth of factories‚ and the mass production of manufactured goods. Between 1860 and 1910 the urban population went from 6 million to over 44 million. Rural Americans left their farms to work in a factory in the city.

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    In 1873‚ the late nineteenth century was named The Gilded Age‚ thanks to Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner. This reflected the time’s combination of dazzle and wealth along with poverty and inner corruption. Most historians define this period by it’s negatives‚ due to a lack of powerful presidents and cheap history. These people‚ Twain and Warner included‚ weren’t wrong about The Gilded Age’s corruption. However. there were also some of the most influential years in American history during this

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