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    anticipated‚ means many things‚ you have freedom‚ justice‚ your own beliefs. Because of this America is great‚ we have many different people from different countries. I am completely devoted to my country. But the thing is‚ technology is getting smarter than what it used to be‚ it’s changing the United States. I see America‚ as a place where technology is one of the main resources. With technology we can do a lot. America is a place where people are advanced‚ and smarter. Technology runs most of our main

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    The America I believe in is with freedom. People should be free and independent. The America I believe in will be a great place for people all over the world‚ young and old. I truly believe that America can be a better place when people are not in jail for multiple reasons‚ not being robbed‚ and most importantly why we can’t be ourselves. If people can’t be themselves them why is freedom a word? Many people are miserable because they can’t be themselves. We all have freedom everywhere we travel

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    « African Immigration to Colonial America » by Ira Berlin‚ a historian from the University of Maryland‚ published in March 2005 in the quarterly magazine "History Now" The text in question is a detailed account of demographic statistics and an aspiring profound description of the slave trade phenomenon that manifested in Colonial America by European settlers. The text does not intend to present a definite thesis or a clear question‚ yet it would seem that Berlin rather insists upon concentrating

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    The majority of African Americans in the 18th and 19th in colonial America were slaves. However‚ a small portion lived as free men and women. Although the promise of freedom seemed great‚ for African Americans‚ it was very limited. They faced persecution in nearly all aspects of society. However‚ for the slaves who had escaped the whip of slavery‚ there was nothing better than being free. Throughout the United States’ involvement in the slave trade‚ nearly 400‚000 slaves in the United States were

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    Neusner‚ author of “World Religions in America‚” strives to break down and emphasize the importance of religion in the United State. Neusner explains the importance in variety of religions. Furthermore‚ the author attempts to clarify that we all are the sum for a greater cause‚ which is built by the life encounters and interactions we have with people‚ situations‚ and the environment. 4. 2. God‚ Torah‚ and Israel are the three things that make Judaism a living religion. God is the creator of heaven

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    in Colonial America Slavery was created in pre-revolutionary America at the start of the seventeenth century. By the time of the Revolution‚ slavery had undergone drastic changes and was nothing at all what it was like when it was started. In fact the beginning of slavery did not even start with the enslavement of African Americans. Not only did the people who were enslaved change‚ but the treatment of slaves and the culture that each generation lived in‚ changed as well. When America was

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    Religion in the New World exploded into the land with the colonization of thousands of immigrants. It played an important role in the development of thought in the West. Religion was one of the first concepts to spark the desires of people from other countries to emigrate to the new lands. While many religions blossomed on the American shores of the Atlantic‚ a basic structure held for most of them‚ being predominantly derived from Puritanism. Jamestown‚ the first permanent English settlement‚ showed

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    The gender roles have changed for women since the early colonial America. The women seemed to have been pressured to be at home full time. The men were shown to work all day‚ so they can provide for the family and keep the women at home. As‚ the 19th century came along‚ times have changed as now women work part time at home and help with bring money in the household. Work was done away from home and people were paid wages for this labor. The women weren’t equal to men because they were female. The

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    JD Ogilvie McNamara Pols. 3310 11/16/12 Long Paper Topic: Religion in Tocqueville’s ‘Democracy in America’ One of the major themes in Tocqueville’s ‘Democracy in America’ is that of religion; and its emphasis toward maintaining an efficient Democracy as demonstrated in the United States. Region influences both the political and social life of Americans that contribute to an efficient society under a democratic system. Tocqueville examines the Puritans as the point of departure for the United

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    II - The literature of Colonial America (1607-1765): The literature of settlement I- THE ORIGINS OF AMERICAN LITERATURE 1) Sir Captain John Smith a) Native Indians and "orature". The families and the friends were sitting around a fire and they tell stories‚ their history was told by oral transmission (not written). "Orature" refers to the great native Indians’ narrative and legends. So they cannot be part of American Literature. b) Explorers -Early explorers: American literature is very close

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