Summary American Civilization Chapter 1 The American context Several historical features (e.g. war of independence from Britain 1775-83) have created 3 major cultures in the USA: 1. Ethnic culture (centred on Native-American civilizations‚ European colonial settlement‚ African-American slavery and immigration movements) 2. Political-legal culture (based on individualism‚ constitutionalism and respect for the law) 3. Economic & consumer driven culture (driven by corporate and individual
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LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLE I. Chapter 1 – This is Britain ..........................................................................................................................5 1. This is Britain ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 1.1. On identity.........................................................................................................
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01.10.2007 · American literature begins with native Americans orally passed: songs‚ myths‚ poetry (later translated into English) · complex‚ multilingual beginning Important figures: · Sir Walter Raleigh traveler‚ Elizabeth’s I lover‚ poet‚ soldier‚ died in Tower of London. A famous English writer‚ poet‚ courtier and explorer. He was responsible for establishing the second English colony in the New World (after Newfoundland was established by Sir Humphrey Gilbert nearly one year previously
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Peterson’s MASTER AP ENGLISH LITERATURE & COMPOSITION Margaret C. Moran W. Frances Holder 2nd Edition About Peterson’s‚ a Nelnet company Peterson’s (www.petersons.com) is a leading provider of education information and advice‚ with books and online resources focusing on education search‚ test preparation‚ and financial aid. Its Web site offers searchable databases and interactive tools for contacting educational institutions‚ online practice tests and instruction‚ and planning tools
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PENGUIN BOOKS AMERICAN COLONIES Alan Taylor’s previous books include William Cooper’s Town: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic‚ which won the 1996 Bancroft and Pulitzer prizes for history. He is a professor of history at the University of California at Davis. American Colonies is the first volume in the Penguin History of the United States‚ edited by Eric Foner‚ award-winning author o f Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution and the DeWitt Clinton
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Dedicated to all American history teachers who teach against their textbooks Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Something Has Gone Very Wrong 1 • Handicapped by History; The Process of Hero-making 9 2 * 1493: The True Importance of Christopher Columbus 29 3 • The Truth about the First Thanksgiving 67 4 • Red Eyes 91 5 • "Gone with the Wind": The Invisibility of Racism in American History Textbooks 131 6 • John Brown and Abraham Lincoln: The Invisibility of Anti-racism in American
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Encyclopedia of Gothic Literature Encyclopedia of Gothic Literature MARY ELLEN SNODGRASS Encyclopedia of Gothic Literature Copyright © 2005 by Mary Ellen Snodgrass All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means‚ electronic or mechanical‚ including photocopying‚ recording‚ or by any information storage or retrieval systems‚ without permission in writing from the publisher. For information contact: Facts On File‚ Inc. 132 West
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