LA 400 American Vision and Values Civic Project Report Selection of the Civic Project I was worried when I started this course and found out that we were to conduct a volunteer project. My worry was not due to lack of desire to be involved‚ but rather I knew that I would be deploying while taking this course. How would I be able to volunteer in my community when I would be thousands of miles away? Then a very interesting point was brought to my attention; my Air Force career itself is a foundation
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American values at the crossroads: Assignment 1: The constitution The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. Empowered with the sovereign authority of the people by the framers and the consent of the legislatures of the states‚ it is the source of all government powers‚ and also provides important limitations on the government that protect the fundamental rights of United States citizens. Why a Constitution? The need for the Constitution grew
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Five Early Renaissance Portraits Author(s): Rab Hatfield Source: The Art Bulletin‚ Vol. 47‚ No. 3 (Sep.‚ 1965)‚ pp. 315-334 Published by: College Art Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3048279 . Accessed: 19/05/2013 05:42 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars‚ researchers‚ and students discover‚ use
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First written in the 1880s and extensively revised in 1908‚ The Portrait of a Lady is often considered to be James’s greatest achievement. In it‚ he explored many of his most characteristic themes‚ including the conflict between American individualism and European social custom and the situation of Americans in Europe. James proclaimed that “The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent reality.” Plot was for him but the extension of character. The novel must
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Analysis As one of the shortest of Poe’s stories‚ "The Oval Portrait" consists of a brief one-paragraph story framed within a larger vignette whose main purpose is to establish the romantic Gothic mood in which the story occurs. The setting and basis of the plot are shrouded in mystery; the narrator does not explain how or where he is wounded‚ and with his servant‚ he enters an abandoned‚ decaying chateau that offers no more answers than the narrator. The dark gloom of a deserted house is a classic
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Many American values that existed back in the 1970s still exist today‚ even if they may have taken on slightly different forms. An American value stated by Williams‚ that has persisted into the 21st century is that Americans s\till highly value achievement and success. To this day Americans honor those that they believe have achieved tremendous achievements through their own hard work and dedication. The value of achievement and success does still change from time to time in America‚ with Americans
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How American Family Values have change on the last 20 years The values of the cozy mid-80’s American family entertained us and sold us refrigerators‚ cars‚ and cigarettes‚ but they were the exception‚ not the rule. This was the world of the white suburban minority that exerted media dominance over the rest of the nation. Televison took them into our living rooms‚ convincing us this was the American family. In reality‚ this was the world of "separate but equal" family values. This was the world
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Ever since the founding of the United States of America‚ Americans have valued a variety things. With that being said‚ there are three specific things that Americans have valued consistently since the beginning of America as we know it. According to multiple historical sources‚ it is clear that Americans value their freedom‚ a not too powerful central government‚ and their safety. A few of the topics that support this thesis are the Constitution‚ the Bill of Rights‚ Articles of Confederation‚ precedents
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Hippies on American Values After the Summer of Love came to an end‚ the participants in the Hippies movement proclaimed the “death of hip”. Ultimately‚ the hippies were all of the younger generation who argued that society needed to change and brought to the attention of American society these new‚ radical ideas that have affected American values today. The generation gap‚ which has always been one of the biggest issues in every generation‚ led to this extreme protest of the American society; the
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AMERICAN IDEALS AND VALUES I. Ideals: 1. Freedom: “The notion that America offers freedom for all í an ideal that unifies Americans and links present to past. Yet this ideal has not always corresponded to reality.” - Americans commonly regard their society as the freest and best in the world Proud when thinking that their country a heaven destination for those longing for freedom and opportunities. all people are equal all people are equal - Americans’ understanding of freedom is shaped
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