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    other uses‚ see Advertiser (disambiguation). For content guidelines on the use of advertising in Wikipedia articles‚ see Wikipedia:Spam. For a proposal on advertising about Wikipedia‚ see Wikipedia:Advertisements. A Coca-Cola advertisement from the 1890s Marketing Key concepts Product marketing · Pricing Distribution · Service · Retail Brand management Account-based marketing Ethics · Effectiveness · Research Segmentation · Strategy · Activation Management · Dominance Promotional content

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    The love of the land has long characterized the American dream. “Go west young man‚” the cry of a nation expanding in its first century. This reality was accompanied by growing identification not only with the land‚ but also with a sense of ownership and celebration nationalistic pride. Millions of acres of national parks were set aside. America became the world’s bread basket. It was a proud thing to be a farmer‚ a naturalist‚ or an outdoors man. We still celebrate Walden Pond as Thoreau captured

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    Hardships and Opportunities African Americans The outbreak of the Second World War brought many changes at home‚ and aboard for both minorities and white Americans. As men began to leave off to Europe and the Pacific‚ the nation was experiencing a large transition in social structure and demography. An overseas conflict made numerous industrial jobs available in the United States. Upon the war’s eruption‚ various minorities along with African Americans joined the city work force‚ all ultimately

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    African Americans: The Loss and Gain of Freedom(1865-1900) The Civil War ended on April 9‚ 1865. The period known after the war was called Reconstruction. During Reconstruction (also called Radical Reconstruction)‚ the South was in economic‚ political‚ and social trouble. In 1865 Congress established the Bureau of Refugees‚ Freedmen‚ and Abandoned Lands. This became known as the Freedmen’s Bureau. It was a bureau ran by the United States Army‚ with several field

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    Nicole Novak HIS104-030 9/12/17 “The West and Native Americans” As Eric Foner stated in Give Me Liberty! An American History‚ dating back to the times of colonization‚ “the West had been seen as a place for opportunity for those seeking to improve their condition in life.” (Foner 613) By the mid-1800’s‚ the U.S. Government had acquired all the land West of the Mississippi River‚ land previously untouched by most Americans at this time. With the expansion of rail roads‚ capitalism‚ the idea of

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    The book From The Land of Shadows by Khatharya Um made me think if people really believed to the communist party and their propaganda or if they were just scared to stand up against them. The book talks about revolutions and how some movements were trying to fight against the regime‚ but they were usually not successful and lots of people were killed during revolutions. Did it result in resignation and accepting the life based on the communism ideals or people were really persuaded by the politic

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    in hopes of achieving the “American Dream”. The American dream originated from a few common ideas: that every American citizen has the right to pursue happiness‚ and that everyone has the freedom to achieve social and economic success‚ through means of hard work and dedication. The American dream has served as a motive and incentive for those who strive to become successful and achieve their goals. All United States citizens have the opportunity to achieve the American Dream through means of hard

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    “Was social mobility accessible to all American residents from 1877-1890? Why or why not?” Achieving higher social levels seemed to be on everyone’s mind as they traveled west. Wealth perceived attainable to everyone through advertisements all over the world. Therefore‚ western life attracted optimistic people who hoped to make their fortune. However‚ American residents during 1877-1890 did not have access to social mobility because the west contrary to most belief was not a great

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    AP American History   The Myth and Reality of the American West We have all heard the stories about the old west.  There are the infamous gunfights‚ the cowboys that steal all of the women’s hearts‚ and the many stagecoach robberies.  But how can we tell fact from fiction?  Where is the line drawn between the reality of the American west and the myth portrayed in the numerous books and movies?  Everything may not have been as adventurous as we believe‚ or as glamorous.  But the real question is:

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    contributed to western settlement from 1854 to 1890‚ especially the desire for natural resources‚ federal government policies‚ and technological developments. The desire for natural resources during this time period contributed greatly to western expansion of the time. This desire led to the growth of the cattle industry and mining empires. The desire for natural resources also sparked the phenomenon of the California Gold Rush. These events all stemmed from the earlier Americans desire for natural resources

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