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    messages or ideas others could not share such as the poem‚ A Dream Deferred. Hughes poem Let America Be America Again was written in 1935 during a time of poverty and racism. He used the poem to tell a story of the less advantaged part of the people. Langston Hughes hopeful yet devastating poem‚ Let America Be America Again‚ uses imagery‚ repetition‚ and flashbacks to compare present day America to past America while also describing the American dream and the struggles to reach it. He also describes

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    culture‚ advancements‚ and the critical cause of decline in the worlds of the Americas‚ Mesopotamia‚ Egypt‚ China‚ India‚ Hebrew‚ and Iranian civilizations will be examined in along with the lasting legacies of these former societies.

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    Martin Luther changed history in the 1500’s. In 1517 Luther took a public stand against friar Johann Tetzel. Tetzel was selling indulgences by telling people they could buy there way into heaven. Luther was outraged by Tetzel’s actions. In response to Tetzel Martin Luther wrote 95 Theses‚ attacking "pardon-merchants." On October 31‚ 1517‚ he put the 95 Theses on the door of a church in Wittenberg‚ and invited people to debate him. Someone copied the theses and took it to the printer. Luther was quickly

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    In the period from 1500 to 1830‚ racial stereotypes were prominent in the regions of Latin America/Caribbean and North America and they had a tremendous effect on society‚ especially societies with multiple ethnicities. The racial ideologies of these regions can be seen through the treatment of native peoples and the treatment of slaves. However‚ because of the strong influence of differing European nations‚and their differing standards‚ contrasting societal effects can be seen. When the Europeans

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    Coming to America

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    Coming to America full of hope People sacrifice everything just to come to America and live a better life‚ but they still often struggle once they get here. In the article’s “America and I” by Anzia Yezierska and “Facing Poverty with the Rich Girl’s Habit” by Suki Kim‚ these two authors discuss their Hardships coming to America and how America treats them. Most immigrants have hard time to assimilate into an American culture‚ which I myself can relate to. “Facing Poverty

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    Materialism In America

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    liberty and America being the country of unlimited opportunities. With the economic powerhouse

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    Sexism In America

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    the government is not doing enough to prevent is racism and sexism in America. Both these issues are prevalent in America and I believe that the government needs to do more to address these issues. Since Donald trump has become president I believe sexism‚ racism‚ and global warming issues have taken a backseat‚ to other less important issues. Conservatives

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    China and America There are two places that have had a profound impact in my life . one of them is china ‚and the other is America. China is my hometown . I have been lived there for almost 21 years .then 3 years ago ‚I moved to America. I just like a baby in America. I don’t know nothing about America. I need to adapt for the new world .when you compare them ‚they seem like dramatically different places‚ but they have some things in common . in fact ‚both of them give me an unforgettable memory

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    Face Of America

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    There were many interesting facts in the Upfront Magazine “The New Face of America.” The first one I found was that other races outnumber caucasian races‚ “The Census Bureau announced last spring that minority births-Hispanic‚ black Asian‚ American Indian‚ Native Hawaiian‚ Pacific Islander‚ and Alaska Native-now outnumber those of non-Hispanic whites.” Living in a region with dominantly white people‚ I didn’t realize that we made up less than half of our country’s population. Another interesting

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    Unemployment and America

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    Unemployment Rates Daniel Park March 28‚ 2013 America continues to have a high unemployment rate that causes many Americans to move out of homes‚ while South Korea has of the lowest unemployment rate. The U.S. has struggled with continuous rise of employment rates since 2008. The main focus to the issue is creating jobs. America believed that creating jobs would be able to help the economy because people would be able to get jobs. So the government tried to add as many jobs they would

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