History of American Flag. For more than 200 years‚ the American flag has been the symbol of our nation’s strength and unity. It’s been a source of pride and inspiration for millions of citizens. And the American Flag has been a prominent icon in our national history. Here are the highlights of its unique past. On January 1‚ 1776‚ the Continental Army was reorganized in accordance with a Congressional resolution which placed American forces under George Washington’s control. On that New Year’s
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Assessment Type 1: Written Text Analysis Film Review American History X American History X directed by Tony Kaye expresses to the audience the process of change in the beliefs of Derek Vinyard. He begins the film as a violent young man and due to his father’s racist views he then develops his own‚ Derek is portrayed as becoming the leader of the Neo-Nazi organisation and claiming his leadership at a basketball game against the local blacks. There are two protagonists in the film‚ also coming from
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The American Dream is widely considered to be the most important national ethos of the United States of America. The ideology of the American Dream is that the basic rights of freedom and liberty in the US include the opportunity for everyone in the land to achieve prosperity‚ success and upward social mobility through hard work and determination. It is centred on the right of individuals to determine their own destiny‚ regardless of their circumstances of birth. However‚ this is only a broad definition
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The History of African Americans HIS204: American History Since 1865 Instructor: Steven Harn 04/29/2013 Jewish people had the horrific era ordeal of the Holocaust‚ Native Americans had to deal with the displacement of their people which lead to death‚ starvation and exposure to diseases while in en route to other locations. However one could suggest that African Americans had an extremely rough time‚ and till this day continue to have a rough time fighting for equality in all things. This
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It is said to be‚ that people arrived in multiple different groups or tribes to America at least 15‚000 years ago. The first Americans came from Asia and followed herds of grazing animals across a land bridge during the Ice Age. The people journeyed on foot slowly into North America. They battled many hardships‚ including harsh weather conditions and starvation. They were excellent hunters and gatherers. They hunted and fished. They ate moose‚ caribou‚ deer‚ bear and small animals like rabbits‚ squirrels
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A Brief History of Frances Perkins Born in Boston‚ Maine in 1880‚ Frances Perkins came from a respectable middle-class Republican family. At a very young age‚ Perkins’s parents strongly encouraged her to live her life on earth for God and do something good in her lifetime to please not only her parents‚ but God as well (Frances Perkins‚ 2010). She later on enrolled at Mount Holyoke College and studied natural sciences‚ but had a strong interest in economic history and social reform issues as
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American History Technology Before the turn of the nineteenth century‚ the quickest way to travel on land was by horse‚ the only way to wash clothes was on a wooded washboard and cooking had to be done on a iron stove or in a fireplace. During that era there was no electricity‚ no telephone and no television. A technological explosion transformed the American way of life in the early 1900s. As time goes by we notice how change occurs constantly and often rapidly. History has shown us how
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The American Dream is often misleading because it makes one believe that if they obtain the fame‚ fortune‚ and a new beginning‚ it will bring happiness; only to realize it causes one pain. The American Dream is often deemed as the main goal of the American culture‚ and is the one of the many reasons why people come to America today. In the American Classic The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Jay Gatsby‚ a man of many mysteries‚ is madly in love with Daisy‚ a woman from the past‚ who is now
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Francis Scott Fitzgerald. In his life he experienced poverty‚ love‚ alcoholism‚ marriage‚ and economic loss. The story of F. Scott Fitzgerald and his greatest stories revealing his life is what the 1920s give us. F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul‚ Minnesota into an Irish-Catholic family. His father‚ Edward Fitzgerald‚ was the owner of a furniture business in St. Paul. He soon then lost the job and tried working as a salesman for Proctor and Gamble. This new job had the Fitzgeralds moving between
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primary sources‚ historians can create another textbook so that they have more room to bring back more about people like Columbus who have more to do with how America was started. FitzGerald stated that the characters of people like Columbus are being reconstructed‚ but she believes that keeping the originality of history is important as it should be fact. Historians should be able to keep the originality of the characters‚ but still be able to add stories or pictures that help the students understand
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