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    The American Dream Attaining the American Dream has been the aspiration for many‚ it is something that is promised to all yet unattainable to many because of Influential factors of culture‚ social class‚ language‚ and even sexual preference‚ I will focus on the factor of Race. Although we have made many advances that have led to many changes that make it easier for more people to attain the “American Dream”‚ we still have ways to go to guarantee it for all the people. Some or most of these changes

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    American Imperialism The idea of American imperialist is a derivative of ideal of Marxism and the U.S. Foreign policy after the Spanish-American War. American has been considered the police of the world for years. We find ourselves on every continent in almost every country of the world. Many people have compared the United States to the Roman Empire and the fact that the Roman Empire crumbles and so will America. The idea that of America being a imperialist state is shared not only by anarchist

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    Amistad proved to be frequently accurate. The backdrop of the movie was unfailing to the period in which it occurred . There are a few mistakes‚ though‚ that went unseen in the making of the film. The American flag that swayed proudly throughout the film carried too many stars. It is the present day American flag that the viewer notices waving through the air‚ while

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    American ethnic literature ENG301 2/4/2013 Tiffany Altvater What makes American literature American? America has long been fans of the superior writers‚ such as Hemingway and Fitzgerald for their various works including “The Great Gatsby” and “The Old Man in the Sea”‚ America has been known for its fondness of short stories. American literature aims to embody the values and morals of the American culture. The foundation of American values include the rights to liberty‚ justice‚ freedom

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    Yvette Macias English 103 05/02/14 Who and what is an American? American culture is a mixture of cultural diversity and a shared common identity which leads many to wonder what aspect should be of main focus‚ or at what cost does our cultural differences have to be sacrificed in order to establish a common identity. Many people dream about being an American because they envision America as the land of prosperity‚ peace and unity. Is it really? America is yet to be a united place of prosperity

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    does it really mean to be an American? Living in America means that people can live with the luxuries of being an American and also living with what is known as the American dream. The American dream is what help to build America today and also it helped to shape to what it means to be an American. Being an American means living among people that come from all over the world‚ having the freedom and the title of freemen‚ and also a beginning of a new life. Being an American means living among people

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    Amylase Enzyme vs. Starch vs. pH vs. Temperature Taylor Ellsworth Professor Michael Bunch Cell Biology 112 “Effects of Amylase reaction time when breaking down starch.” Experiment Goal: The goal of our experiment was to understand the similarities in digestion by finding out how long it takes for the amylase enzyme‚ found in saliva‚ to break down our substrate‚ starch. Hypothesis: While understanding that starch is broken down by our saliva (amylase enzyme) we predict that the higher

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    Depiction of Native Americans in American Film Stereotypes of different cultures have a large role in the opinions we hold. One culture which has endured stereotypes since America came to exist is the Native American. This analysis intends to look at the different stereotypes Native Americans have been branded with and how these stereotypes have been incorporated into American Film‚ in particular The Searchers. The current stereotypes we hold of the Native Americans stem from the first encounters

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    people have ever fought. In order to properly thank them for their heroic effort‚ I as a Hispanic Caucasian must give credit where credit is due. In order to properly do so‚ I must begin with the contributions of “Black America” beginning with the American Revolution and continue up until the World War II. Make no mistake blacks made contributions well past World War II‚ but in the interest of time and accuracy I must stay within the confines of our earlier history. One main aspect that should be analyzed

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    The American Colonies

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    1534 ~ publishes Institutes of the Christian Religion‚ 1536 ~ doctrine of election ~ wasn’t an innovator‚ but explained biblical ideas II. Puritans & the New World A. Plymouth & Massachusetts Bay 1. Separatists vs. Puritans ~ separatists believed the only way to have a true doctrine was to completely

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