force the American Indians to send their children to either a boarding school or a day school. Eventually‚ the Native Americans would have no other option but to choose to send their children to these schools of Americanization (Schupman). The problem of using education as a means
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Their faces are scattered across our billboards‚ their flawless figures mesmerize us at halftime of the Superbowl; but at what cost? To the naked eye‚ the impact of cosmetic advertisement cannot be seen‚ but magnified under the weight of social scrutiny and the self esteem of millions of women‚ the significance is undeniable. The depiction of women through popular mass media outlets has a tremendous influence upon global beauty culture‚ social construction and the personal self-esteem of individual
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Since the post war era‚ the political culture of the majority of the world has been witness to the erosion of materialism of the conflict ridden war era and the emergence of post-materialism that is common with spreading socioeconomic safety. With this change in political culture that permeates all levels of life‚ from economic to political; the public’s priorities have changed accordingly. More and more people are becoming concerned with self expression and life style rather than personal security
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point between savagery and civilization and wilderness that shapes people. After migrating to the frontier‚ the colonists are finally able to overcome it and make it their own and creates an opportunity for settlers to start fresh or stay put. Americanization occurred at the frontier when settlers began transforming it into their own version of their homelands. This concept would eventually lead to the settlement further West‚ as people were encourage to move through with the promise of better futures
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of the frontier on the American spirit. In 1893 Fredrick Jackson Turner delivered the idea of "The Significance of the Frontier in American History‚" to a gathering of historians. According to Turner‚ the frontier was "the line of most rapid Americanization."1 The idea of the frontier as explained by Turner looks at the constant movement westward by the European’s who came to America. It speaks of the time from the first arrival until the time when there is no longer a frontier line‚ and how the
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RWS 100 2 December 2013 The New Feminine In 1913‚ women couldn’t vote‚ have a credit card in their own name‚ legally have an abortion‚ apply to a graduate school as a married woman‚ or attend ivy league schools such as Harvard‚ Yale‚ Princeton‚ Brown‚ Dartmouth‚ and Colombia. Due to the past restrictions imposed on women‚ it seems the search to find oneself is ongoing. What first began as a fight against clear and visible restrictions such as voting‚ has now crossed over to the silent and subtle
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In Latin American macho culture having a homosexual child is usually cause of shame for most parents. In some settings‚ men are supposed to have sex with women‚ besides their own wives‚ as a manner of proving not just their conquering abilities‚ but their sexual prowess. A friend of my husband used to behave in such a manner‚ and bragged about it. To this man‚ getting a sexually transmitted disease was not just an inconvenience‚ but a motive of pride —"it is nothing more than an occupational hazard
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The political structure of the United States has been tainted by exclusion of women because of their lack of masculine qualities that voters lust for in a leader. From the beginning of American culture‚ like in most cultures‚ men played the dominant role and were accepted as the governing gender. Until women’s suffrage in the United States in the early twentieth century‚ they were perceived as being inferior in the testosterone driven society. With the rise in women rights as well as gay rights after
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Representation of Independent Women in Postmodern Music Postmodern music and dance encompasses popular music‚ rap and hip-hop where depictions of gender in these genres are controversial. Masculinity has always been prominent in postmodern music and dance. Attempts are also taken to broaden and deepen our knowledge of women’s roles and representations as women are increasingly engaged in music making (Bartlow & Hobson‚ 2008). “However‚ there is a troubling yet promising relationship between
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During the years of 1915 and 1924 America was fighting against foreign countries in WWI and the ending of another war. America’s population was increasing at a high rate and was becoming a concern to who feared the amount of immigrants coming from foreign countries. Assimilation to act and behave as a proper American was crucial at this time as the fear of being deported was a issue for all immigrants in America. President Theodore Roosevelt and Senator Ellison DuRant Smith made individual speeches
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