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    African Americans had been mistreated many years before the Civil War in the United States‚ and around the world. When the Civil War ended they thought they would have as many rights as whites‚ but they were wrong. This mistreatment‚ segregation‚ and racism continued well past the turn of the century‚ and even beyond World War I. Nowadays African American soldiers‚ and citizens of the world alike have so many more opportunities than back in the late 1800s and early 1900s. As Addie W. Hunton‚ Kathryn

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    Introduction: The 1920s were an fascinating and exciting time in American history. Mainly referred to as “The Roaring Twenties”. From inflated economics to never done inventions. Most explosive decade in the century. “The Roaring Twenties” encloses a captivating story that begins with the return of young‚ somewhat handsome soldiers from the front of World War I. Thesis statement: Fitzgerald accurately represents the ‘American Dream’ in the 1920s through The Great Gatsby by using the characters

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    Today the American Dream is defined as the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work‚ determination‚ and initiative. The American Dream in the 1950s was to have a nice‚ affordable house in the suburbs that had a white picket fence‚ and a nice lawn; raise a good family‚ have a good paying job and a decent vehicle for transportation. The 1950s American Dream went for everyone in that time but as time passes‚ diversity is being created

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    Alwasila Elbashir Carol Miron History 1302 20 Dec 2017 American industrialization reshaped the face of American society Industrialization is the process of the process of developing industries of a country. American industrialization started at the eighteen century when Samuel slater brought a new factory technology from Britain to the united states. A tide of economic and social change swept across the country after the American industrialization. Nicknames for the decade‚ such as “the Jazz Age”

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    This growing divisiveness amongst Americans in today’s comes as a result of a backlash against the liberals and the liberal ideals of the past few decades following Ronald Reagan’s presidency. With standards placed on societal norms and values in the recent past by political beliefs of the left‚ which held a strong influence on the American people‚ it would appear that people now‚ similar to the 1920s era‚ are again trying to break these norms as they begin to think and act for themselves. For example

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    Edward Scissorhands”‚ created by the dark mind of Tim Burton‚ reveals the blitzkrieg of social norms which force conformity down the throats of the innocent. As this is seen in Edward‚ the creation of a skilled inventor‚ intertextuality is evident. There is a resemblance to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein as human beings cannot recreate life to substitute the factor of God and expect it to thrive. Since Edward is an unfinished creation‚ he is considered an outlier in the normal society. Burton shows

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    Edward Weston

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    5/6/13 On March 24‚ 1886 in Highland Park‚ Illinois‚ Edward Henry Weston was born. Edward Burbank Weston his father was an obstetrician and his mother Alice Jeanette Brett‚ was an actress. When he was only five Weston’s mother Alice passed away. His elder sister Mary who was fifteen at the time established a positive relationship and took over the mothering for young Edward. Four years later when he was nine his father remarried. Neither child got along with their stepmother. He attended Oakland

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    American Imperialism Mrs. Dorinda L. Robinson HIS 204 Professor Steven Brownson March 29‚ 2009 [pic] Introduction During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries‚ the United States pursued an aggressive policy of expansionism‚ extending its political and economic influence around the globe. It was the age of imperialism‚ a pivotal era in the history of the United States. Imperialism is defined as the acquisition of control over the government and the economy of another nation

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    Different Words for "Said"

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    ds for said • Broke in • Calmly‚ Caustically‚ Cheerfully‚ Commented lightly‚ Complacently‚ Concurred thoughtfully‚ Crossly • Didn’t question his judgement‚ Dryly • Encouraged‚ Expression denoting disapproval • False cheerfulness‚ Finished‚ Friendly fashion • Gently‚ Grated‚ Grinned‚ Groaned‚ Gruffly • Happily‚ Hotly • Impatiently‚ In a casual tone‚ In a chiding tone‚ In a courteous manner In a curious tone‚ In a dry tone‚ In a flirtatious way‚ In a level tone

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    life. The New Imperialism was the period of colonial expansion by the European powers‚ United States and Japan in late 19th and early 20th century. The reasons for the New Imperialism include economic‚ exploratory‚ ethnocentric‚ political‚ and religious motives. The number of changes in politics‚ economy‚ and social were drastic. Overall‚ social consequences of imperialism were most significant because Kikuyu peoples ways of life were drastically changed and exploited. Imperialism had a highly negative

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