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    American Revolution

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    American Revolution The American Revolution was the result of increasing colonial unhappiness with British rule. British policies had Americans outraged with the injustices that they believed they were receiving. While the British believed they were treating the Americans fairly considering they were a colony‚ the American colonists felt they were still being misrepresented. The American colonists wanted freedoms to the point where the decided they wanted to completely break away from Britain

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    American Colonization

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    base; To have a refueling port for Americans ships servicing their interests in China. August 14‚ 1898 General Wesley Merrit as the first military Governor governed the Philippines Gen. Elwell S. Otis Gen. Arthur McArthur The Military Government 1898 - 1901. Greatest achievement of the military Government in the Philippines the pacification of the country and the laying down of the foundation of the civil regime. It introduced the American School system‚ with soldiers as the

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    American Holidays

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    HOLIDAYS AND CUSTOMS American Holidays People in every culture celebrate holidays. Although the word "holiday" literally means "holy day‚" most American holidays are not religious‚ but commemorative in nature and origin. Because the nation is blessed with rich ethnic heritage it is possible to trace some of the American holidays to diverse cultural sources and traditions‚ but all holidays have taken on a distinctively American flavor. In the United States‚ the word "holiday" is synonymous with "celebration"

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    American Beauty

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    eye of the body is not always that of the soul." George Sand hit the nail right on the head when he said this in 1872. Appearance versus reality has been a central theme in many American creative works including the film American Beauty. American Beauty is a film that delves into your typical‚ middle-class suburban American home and slowly uncovers all of the abnormalities that lie within. The family is portrayed as normal but as the films tag line suggests "look closer" then it is possible to fully

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    American Dream

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    Frederick W. Robertson once proclaimed‚ “Instruction ends in the school-room‚ but education ends only with life”. Education has become a golden ticket to success in America’s society‚ challenging not only African Americans‚ but every racial class to obtain as much knowledge as achievable. The American Dream by Kenya Doyle depicts the economical success and the downs sides to achieving self assimilation one can gain from receiving a college education. It was evident to the “white man” during slavery how powerful

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    American Psycho

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    American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis Setting: Manhattan‚ New York City‚ late 1980s Major Characters: Patrick Bateman‚ a “rich kid” who works on Wall Street whose life primarily consists of staying on top of current trends‚ making sure he has the best of the best‚ and keeping himself looking as good as possible; Evelyn Richards‚ Bateman’s obsessed and spoiled girlfriend; Timothy Price‚ a friend of Bateman’s‚ thought to be killed‚ but appears at the end of the book as a more subdued character; Luis

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    the american dream

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    Keith Ratliff February 02‚ 2013 According to James Truslow Adams he feels the American Dream means “Life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.” Regardless of social class or circumstances of birth. Most people have a hard time setting goals towards an American fantasy‚ confused and unable to realize the American Dream. The idea of the American Dream relates to both novels “ The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald and “Bodega

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    Visiting the Japanese American Museum was an extremely moving and often gut wrenching roller coaster ride of emotions both of happiness and sadness alike. The stories of triumph were ostensibly plastered along the walls in glass cases‚ but so too were the stories of terror and internment of Japanese Americans on no further grounds than their original origin. The Japanese were interned in barracks to supposedly prevent espionage from the US to Japan. The internment of the Japanese was akin to the

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    American Expansionism

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    Reflection Paper #3: American Expansionism Around the late 1980s‚ the United States was an imperial power among the other international imperialism countries. People who had favored the imperialism justified it by saying it will bring modern civilization to backwards people. The savages would be western values‚ Christianity‚ and also labor practices. The imperialism for Americans was so focused on expanding trades. The industrial and agricultural production was in the United States‚ so corporations

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    American Dream.

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    For many centuries‚ and still existing in modern times‚ the illusion of an American dream has enchanted and haunted people‚ drawing them from all corners of the earth to seek their own fortune and opportunity – an opportunity and hope that more often than not was dashed to the ground. The American Dream was a shining image of wealth‚ happiness‚ and prosperity‚ misguiding people with whispered promises of gleaming opulence. However‚ due to the circumstances of new times‚ the failure of the utopian

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