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    American Flamingo

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    The Blue Eyed American Flamingo Who ever thought there could be so much emotion and so many qualities in a flamingo? After reading this poem author Pape expresses his feelings and the beauty in a flamingo by using analogies describing the features and the distinct details to such a simple bird. The first sentence in this poem is one of the most important. The first sentence says “I know he shot them to know them.” (line 1) This may seem like a very simple statement‚ but Greg Pape makes it very

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    Quiet American

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    The Quiet American: Choose a novel which explores in an effective way a theme which is important to you. A novel of which explores a certain theme‚ the abusive corruption of American power is Graham Greene’s “The Quiet American”. Greene’s novel is set in the French colony‚ Vietnam‚ which is soon to be lost to the Communists. His narration and description of characters such as Alden Pyle the titular “Quiet American” of whom is proud to be American and is working for the Economic Aid Mission of which

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    American Slavery

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    Development of American Slavery Colonial Period First‚ American slavery has been credited with the persistent racism especially targeting the black people or African Americans. It is worth noting that one of the key aspects of slavery during the colonial period revolved around consideration of Africans as inferior human beings whose intellectual capabilities were regarded lower than those of other races such as whites. Indeed‚ African Americans could only be used for carrying out the tasks

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    American Airlines

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    Case 14: AMR - American Airlines VALUATION: VALUING A CORPORATE BOND ISSUE AMR is the parent company of American Airlines. In addition to its primary subsidiary‚ AMR also operates several airline support companies such as the SABRE group (reservations)‚ the Management Services Group‚ and American Eagle (a regional carrier). American Airlines is currently considering the issuance of a series of $1‚000 par bonds. The coupon rate offered‚ based on current market interest rates and the Standard

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    African American

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    I am African-American with a hint of West Indian in my blood. I was born in Baltimore‚ Maryland and raised in Delaware. My surroundings and family affected who I developed to be as a 21 year old African-American woman. I was brought up on certain foundations on how one should live such‚ as going to college‚ getting a good job‚ buying my own home ‚ meeting a man ‚ marrying him ‚ then having kids and it had to be in that order. I did grow up in a somewhat strict home‚ but as I grew old I learned

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    Uninsured Americans

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    Today uninsured Americans make up approximately 4.2 million people. Because these families cannot afford the high cost of insurance‚ they do not get the health care needed to maintain good health. They must live with the pain and worry of the problem and when they do get medical care‚ they assume huge debts and another worry of how to pay for it. The United States is the only modern industrialized country with out a sound health care system. Since 1999‚ one in six‚ not including the elderly

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    The American Dream

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    the Wants and Needs of American Minds     Throughout one’s life‚ a person will strive to reach a certain level of success. Each individual determines what he wants in life‚ and to what extent he will go to reach it. However‚ as The United States of America has risen so have these standards‚ resulting in many people determined to obtain items they do not need in order to achieve the temporary bliss of being better off than others. In 1931‚ James Adams coined the term “American dream‚” stating that

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    Mexican American

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    The Status of Mexican Americans‚ 1848-1900 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: treaty that conclude the war b/w U.s and Mexico. U.S wins and texas is now part of USA 50% of Territory: mexico forced by this treaty to give up 50% of its territory Mexican Nationals Property & Economic Rights Article IX: provide protection of property Article X: grants citizenship Changing Society: Americanization 1. head political system 2. dislocate the landed elite 3. displace

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    The American Dream

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    The American Dream is the ability of being able to start from the bottom and earn the things you need and want on your own. It is being able to build yourself up and have full ownership of your belongings and to know that you deserve what you have cause you worked hard enough to earn it. I qualify the statement that America still provides access to the American Dream to the “tired‚ poor‚ and the huddled masses” because yes America provides many programs such as Medicare and Medicaid to support the

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    American Civilization

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    ContentsPreface 00Community and Diversity 001. A Continent of Villages‚ to 1500 1American Communities: Cahokia: Thirteenth-Century Life on the MississippiSettling the Continent 3 * Who Are the Indian People? 3 * Migration from Asia 3 * Clovis: The First American Technology 5New Ways of Living on the Land 6 * Hunting Traditions 7 * Desert Culture 7 * Forest Efficiency 9The Development of Farming 9 * Mexico 9 * The Resisted Revolution 10 * Increasing Social Complexity 11 * The Religions of Foragers

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