A big aspect of America is the growing diversity not just in race and culture but in everything including our towns. Thus‚ throughout history experimental towns have pop up around the country helping shape America as shown by the documentary “10 towns that change America”. The documentary list in chronological order‚ 10 unique town and explains how they were created and why their important to the United States. The documentary begins with presenting the audience‚ St. Augustine one of the first cities
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Friends Meeting in New Castle‚ Indiana; he has served as recording clerk and a member of the executive committee of Indiana Yearly Meeting‚ and was co-clerk of the Reconfiguration Task Force of Indiana Yearly Meeting” (Hamm viii). The Quakers in America is the fourth book in a series of books written by Tom D. Hamm. In this book‚ Thomas Hamm tries to balance unity with diversity; a task that is
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October 2012 Zoom InZoom Out Page 1 of 2 ERPriscilla C. Urbano August 8‚ 2012 BSCS-IT 2:1/ 2011-10764 REACTION PAPER: PAINTINGS As we enter the National Museum of the Philippines "Spoliarium" 1884‚ oil on canvas A National Cultural Treasure by Juan Luna surprise us upon entering the hall. The super- sized painting depicts dark hollow beneath the Roman arena referred as the Spoliarium where the bodies of slain gladiators are being dragged away for disposal. For Luna‚ the lifeless gladiators represent
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The documentary‚ America Before Columbus‚ discussed the desires of Christopher Columbus wand the result of his actions. Christopher Columbus’s vision was to sail west to the riches of Asia but before that he had to have funds. In order to revive finance for his voyage‚ he had to convince the most powerful woman of Europe queen Isabella. After five years of persuasion‚ queen Isabella finally comes around and finances Columbus’s voyage. Europe was thirsty for more power and riches beyond their land
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The industrial revolution changed the economic landscape of America and the rest of the world. This economic change had direct impact of the social lives of the people living in that time and an indirect impact on sexuality. When the industrial revolution was just starting and the factories were being set-up‚ a lot more young women were now able to get jobs in textile industries and such‚ which they didn’t have the opportunity to get before. Even though the wages were not very high‚ working and earning
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diversity‚ with no limitations on who you have to be in society. Even though the people of the United States have many nationalities‚ everyone remains pushing towards the same goal in life. In D’Souza’ article What’s So Great America?‚ D’Souza expresses his belief that “America remains united‚” though there are efforts to start individualism (Source B). Plausible this may be true‚ but more and more people have been fighting for their chance to be individuals
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Although the world has developed-and is still developing- controversial topics like gay marriage are still prominent is today’s society. William J. Bennett‚ an influential figure in America‚ strongly voiced out his standpoint on the topic of same-sex marriage through his article “Against Gay Marriage.” His concerns persistently argue that the rights for gay marriages are “pointless and even oxymoronic” (Bennett‚ 2011‚ p.409). One does not need to fully agree with his assertions to acknowledge the
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Behind a marginalized group that is finally able to speak up for themselves lies a motivational leader that gives them the opportunity to have a voice. Without a leader‚ it is difficult for a group to function. As a result‚ these leaders hold a lot of power with the words they say because they become influential to the group they are giving a voice to. Many leaders do so in their own way‚ whether it is through art‚ music‚ activism‚ or even literature. This is a consistent pattern seen in history
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No one knows exactly when people came to the Americas- maybe 40‚000 years ago- walk from Asia to Alaska- world’s oceans low/ land bridge. Beringia Separate waves of migrants different times- settled different regions from Artic Circle to South America distinct language and customs 1400’s 8 to 10 million people lived in the U. S. (map pg. 16) West Africans pg. 29 Morocco= north Congo River in the south of the forest kingdoms Benin Guinea= great kingdoms well organized Societies= farming trade
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The story‚ “Deep Waters” tells us how the writer overcame his fear of water and learned swimming with sheer determination and will power. He had developed a terror of water since childhood. When he was three or four years old the writer had gone to California with his father. One day on the beach‚ the waves knocked the child down and swept over him. The child was terrified but the father who knew there was no harm laughed. The experience bred a permanent fear of water in the child’s sub-conscious
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