and how it affected the African Americans that were living in our county. Slavery was very interesting to me because I was able to learning about the struggles that African Americans and how they were able to overcome these difficult times. Through this‚ I was able to learn that anything about slavery can be related to the Haitian revolution because in the haitian revolution‚ slaves rebelled because they wanted their freedom and rights. This corresponds to American slavery because through the course
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and immigrants in the United States is beginning to rise‚ peaking with the election of President Trump and his racist rhetoric. Some white Americans are afraid of how minorities will change the American culture‚ but if we analyze demographic shifts throughout American history‚ the American ethic always wins. Immigrants feel the need to assimilate to American culture‚ adding to it‚ but not drastically altering it. In the
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According to Merriam-Webster‚ the definition of an American is a person born‚ raised‚ or living in the U.S. but is that what it truly means to be an American? Millions from all around the world come to USA to turn their life around because they weren’t doing so good at their home country. Many people have their own meaning of being an American which most are similar or have a similar idea but I feel like my meaning of an American is meaningful to me because of the state our country is in. Clearly
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often asked‚ yet the answer varies‚ is what is a ‘True American Hero?’ Everyone has a different opinion on what a ‘True American Hero’ is. Personally‚ I believe that a ‘True American Hero’ is a person who would lay down their life for someone or people who they have never met; a person who has shown incredible courage even when they were scared to death. An American Hero is someone who has made a impact on our country. A person that I believe is a ‘True American Hero’ is Chris Kyle. Chris Kyle is known
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Native Americans before colonization had rich and diverse cultures‚ religions‚ and languages. If I was a Native American during European colonization‚ I would feel threatened by the settlers. The new settlers are a different skin color‚ have different animals‚ different beliefs‚ and different weapons. Moreover‚ humans naturally fear what is different. I know that if I was an Indian and saw these strange colored men riding these never before seen animals I would be weary. Native Americans had to deal
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(1770s-1820s)‚ cover the American‚ French‚ Haitian‚ and Latin American Revolutions. Each one of these revolutions was inspired by the movement of the Enlightenment‚ which urged individuals to act with reason and agency. The first of these‚ the American Revolution from 1775 to 1783‚ demanded “certain unalienable rights…[of] life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness”‚ and that “all men are created equal” (“Avalon Project - Declaration of Independence‚ July 4‚ 1776” 1). The American Revolution influenced
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What is the American Dream? The American Dream is in the Declaration of Independence and it proclaims “We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights‚ that among the are life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure the rights‚ governments are instituted among men‚ deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” Many people have an idea of what they want for their American
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for African-Americans as they grow. I believe that the 14th Amendment had the most impact on African-Americans. The 14th Amendment gave African-Americans the right to own property‚ and that they are given the right to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. This helped the former slaves to buy property‚ that would help them make money of their own to use in everyday life. Today‚ if I wanted to buy a house or farm‚ given I had the money and was older‚ I could buy it no matter what color skin
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All four of my texts were written by American men about successful American men at different points within the past one hundred years. I first read The Last Tycoon‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published in the United States in 1941‚ The Last Tycoon is a drama novel that focuses on the life of Monroe Stahr‚ a
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experience‚ as the lifestyle of African Americans varied depending upon the circumstances of which they were under. At this time‚ black people were commonly mistreated by white Americans. There was a portion of African Americans who were enslaved and a portion of them that were free. Given that those that were enslaved were to be considered the property of their white slave owners‚ slaves were subjected to much harsher conditions by them. Enslaved African Americans would have to endure both physiological
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