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    American Food

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    American Food Some people may think that foods from fast food restaurants or iconic snacks and drinks lying around the house may be the most American foods‚ but in my opinion it’s the turkey. Although it may be a fact that not everyone eats turkey all that frequently‚ I still vision it as being the most American food because of what it represents on a certain holiday that we all know and love‚ Thanksgiving. From the point of view of other countries‚ we Americans have certain holidays that define

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    American Imperialism

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    American Imperialism has been a part of United States history ever since the American Revolution. Imperialism is practice by which powerful nations or people seek to expand and maintain control or influence over weaker nations or peoples. Throughout the years there has been many instances where the Americans have taken over other people countries‚ almost every time we go into we have taken over a new piece of land. The Americas first taste of imperialism came about five hundred years ago when Columbus

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    The American Revolution

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    American Revolution The American Revolution‚ also known as the Revolutionary War‚ was one of the most significant events in American history. Without it‚ the United States of America may not have come into existence. It was a long way in the making‚ so there were some ups and downs pertaining to this war. One of which was the disadvantages the American colonies had to face. It was a very tough war‚ but the outcome was the beginning of the American dream. The colonists had much anger toward

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    Morgan’s American Freedom American Slavery documents the early and late beginnings of Virginia‚ and the factors that both hindered and encouraged the growth of the colony. It chronicles the most difficult and almost impossible survival of the first colony. The Trouble with Tobacco‚ Chapter 9‚ addresses exactly that the trouble with tobacco. In 1644 for the first time since its founding the colony was able to sustain a population that was not only healthy but was far out living their predecessors;

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    American Tail

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    Steven Spielberg’s An American Tail 1. In what year does the story take place? 1885 2. What country is Fieval Mouskawitz from? What religion is he? Russia / Jewish 3. Who / what do the cats of each European nation represent? Who / what do they represent in America? - Russia: Cossaks / Political Oppression / scapegoats for assassination of Czar - Ireland: British gov’t / Protestant landlords / famine - Italy: local Mafia bosses / political corruption - America: anti-immigrant prejudice

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    American Infrastructure

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    American Infrastructure-Now or Never Because of the poor state of the economy the care American infrastructure has been ignored‚ which poses a danger to everyone that come in contact with it. Recent disasters have reminded many how important the care of American infrastructure is. America’s infrastructure gets a grade of “D” from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)‚ which recommends that we spend $2.2 trillion on repairs and maintenance. “Much of America is held together by Scotch tape

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    American Literature

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    Native-American Literature‚ c.20‚000B.C.E.-present Characteristics The literature is as diverse as the cultures that created it‚ but there are often common elements such as stories explaining creation or natural forces. Major Writers or Works Oral narratives: Myths; legends; songs; creation stories from groups such as the Zuni‚ Aztec‚ Navajo‚ Lakota‚ Seneca‚ Tlingit‚ Cherokee‚ Blackfoot‚ Cree‚ Inuit‚ and many more. Exploration Period‚ 1492-1607 Characteristics The first European writings

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    American Dream

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    American Dream A life of freedom‚ equality‚ and opportunity‚ more commonly known as the American Dream‚ motivates people every day to achieve personal happiness and material comfort. John Winthrop‚ Judith Sargent Murray‚ and Ben Franklin encouraged this lifestyle by writing to the people of the United States explaining in their own way how this utopian lifestyle can be achieved. Winthrop’s “A Model of Christian Charity” was written on board the Arbella on the way to the Massachusetts Bay Colony

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    American Hegemony

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    American hegemony‚ coined in the era of World War II‚ is a predominance of power and control in one country over others (Babones‚ 2015). The word “Hegemony” is used to describe leadership in a system by social scientist. Power can be explained economically‚ politically or through military control‚ and America has been the forerunner in hegemony since the early 1940s‚ and has only continued its acquisition of power. The peak of American hegemony is often credited to the dissolving of the Soviet Union

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    The American Hero

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    The American Hero Every child has fantasy’s of being a super hero and leaping tall buildings in a single bound or staring death in the face everyday and somehow finding a way to escape. All of these imaginative thoughts have been derived from the past literary works by the great writers of the early American literary period. These early writers entered society into a world of action and adventure‚ where one can see spectacular events unfolding through the eyes of a notorious man of

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