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    of the 2nd Great Awakening was‚ individuals must readmit God and Christ into their daily lives‚ and must reject the rationalism that threatened traditional beliefs. This movement encouraged people to search for salvation through faith and good works. The Second Great Awakening affected many people especially‚ White women‚ African Americans‚ and Native Americans but not White men. The Second Great did not affect White men as much as others. Most men moved far out west and were too busy working the

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    Many argue that women’s status in American society was improved during the Second World War through their contributions to the North American economy. During the Second World War women were “allowed” to do the jobs that were originally meant for men. However after the war ended they went back to their roles as housewives‚ gender roles were expected to return to the way they were once the war ended. The changes did not really begin to take place in gender equality until the 50’s and 60’s but this

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    of the areas existence; the Native Americans played a major role in the culture of Appalachia. The area that we know now as Appalachia received its name from the coastal Indians of northwest Florida‚ who were called the Apalachee. Then in the 1500’s the Europeans began to move from the coastal areas inland and encountered many different tribes of Native Americans. They fought at almost every turn‚ the Europeans attempting to gain ground and the Native Americans trying to keep it. These Europeans

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    How did the Westward Expansion Affect Native Americans? The westward expansion affected the Plain Natives greatly. Education and jobs were shifted majorly during the westward movement which led to a completely different way of life. All of a sudden they were introduced to schools‚ when in the past they only learned from experience. They were familiarized to tradesmen jobs and farming‚ when previously it was limited to hunting for men and being a housewife for women. The Plain Indians used to learn

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    Native Americans and Free Blacks History of the United States – HIS 211 Cynthia Wilson Mrs. Clark March 20‚ 2014 Abstract There are many groups of individuals that have been very influential in American History. This essay will compare two very important groups. These two groups are the Native Americans and the Free Blacks. This essay will discuss how these two groups were treated in America. This essay will also discuss the opportunities‚ if any‚ and their limitations. This essay

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    Music is the voice of the struggle of African Americans. It has propelled the black culture to voice their feelings on brutal reality of the world. From the past to the present‚ African Americans still face circumstances‚ for example‚ police ruthlessness‚ bigotry and correspondence issues. These subtitles are the standard issue with the African American culture in this day and time. Music gave a spirit for African Americans to express their dissatisfaction and agony managing different issues to lash

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    What effects did the American Revolution have on society today? The effects on America from the revolution were liberty‚ freedom‚ and self government. It made a huge impact on the society today. The Americans would not have as many rights today without the war. Pros of the American Revolution we have freedom‚ liberty‚ and a self-government. Because of the people who fought in the war had a lot of dedication and motivation. If we would not have had the war‚ we would not have influenced England to

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    The Impact of J.K. Rowling on American Culture We do not need magic to transform our world we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already -J.K. Rowling. J.K. Rowling is a fictional writer born in England. She is most widely known for creating the wonderful world of Harry Potter in the 1990’s. Rowling came up with this idea for Harry Potter while delayed on a train and many of her ideas for the book came from her own life. The Harry Potter book series contains seven books that are immensely

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    Crow Laws‚ laws that promoted the segregation and discrimination of African Americans¬‚ paved the way for further inequality. Jim Crow Laws authorized the segregation of many public sites such as schools‚ hospitals‚ and even water fountains. This unjust practice was fought against by many‚ unfortunately‚ to add

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    OMG! How GMO’s Affect Our Lives For the past few decades‚ genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have substituted our diet with genetically transformed foods‚ which have negatively affected human health as well as the surrounding local communities. Being unaffected by pesticides‚ genetically modified organisms are produced by the merging genes of different species that are joined through genetic engineering‚ something that would be intolerable to Mother Nature herself (The Non-GMO Project). Eating

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