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    In America‚ looking from the outside in‚ it is hard to fathom how the government runs with so many different people‚ religions‚ ethnicities‚ and cultures. According to Thomas Paine‚ the new world does an exemplary job at keeping everything in “cordial unison.” Paine claims that in America “the poor are not oppressed‚ the rich are not privileged….Their taxes are few‚ because their government is just; and as there is nothing to render them wretched‚ there is nothing to engender riots and tumults.”

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    The industrial revolution in early America was transforming the way goods were made and sold between 1865 through 1915. Technology and creative financing brought some effective businesses‚ as a result‚ the market greatly increased and the capability to produce good(Schultz‚2016). The change in history resulted in American farmers leaving to work in factories and retail businesses. It was a time were corporation dominated in economic businesses and less by family businesses. The main industries at

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    Social issues have plagued the women and minorities of our country for decades upon decades‚ degrading them as if emotions and morals were not evident amongst them. The article entitled "Affirmative Action" states that as representation of minorities and women became more and more necessary‚ a movement called "affirmative action" became an important issue. Affirmative action is not limited to the uplifting of certain genders and races‚ but it focuses on establishing standards of certain ethical

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    America is better than it was 50 years ago. America has long been hailed as "the land of opportunity". While this has proven true in the past it is more true today than it has ever been before. Many forms of discrimination that have plagues the country in the past are nearing their ends and more people have the ability to live a happy life here. The country is learning from the past and building for a better future each and every day. America is better now because there is more of a opportunity

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    The poem "Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes purposefully is reminiscent of Walt Whitman’s "I Hear America Singing" in which Whitman is optimistic about this land of democratic opportunity. Hughes‚ however‚ writing from a black man’s perspective‚ is much less optimistic about what American has been or will be. While Whitman’s’ poem was very unstructured in blank verse‚ Hughes’s poem is more tightly controlled with rhyme‚ tone‚ rhetorical questions‚ and more unified with repeated anaphora

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    Attack on America‚ By America September 11‚ 2001 was unquestionably a tragic day for America and the world. While the 3‚000-plus deaths on American soil elicited support and tears from around the world‚ now many international citizens resent or even despise the country that ratcheted up the War on Terror. But for many in the country‚ and a staggering number of foreign citizens‚ the truth about what really took place on September 11‚ 2001 remains under relentless scrutiny and doubt. The mainstream

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    the era of rapid social change. There were differing views on visions of power and justice. In America and Europe‚ many radical thinkers hoped for dramatic changes like the end of private property. In Africa‚ Middle East‚ and China many religious prophets emerged which led to social changes. In South Asia and America‚ rebels tried to test the authority of the state. Many people plotted to revolt against their respected governments.

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    the separation of upper‚ middle‚ and lower class consisting of economically wealthy‚ economically well‚ and the economically poor. Trapped under the weight of these social biases America‚ although considered a financially stable middle class country‚ has many who are unable to escape the suppression caused by these divisions. In America‚ we “emulate”

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    A.D AP Literature – Period 1 TPS-FASTT Poem: America Poet: Claude McKay America Although she feeds me bread of bitterness‚  And sinks into my throat her tiger’s tooth‚  Stealing my breath of life‚ I will confess  I love this cultured hell that tests my youth.  Her vigor flows like tides into my blood‚  5 Giving me strength erect against her hate‚ 

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    having the right to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. These three principles created the American dream and established what American stands for. Throughout the history of America‚ millions of people have come from all over the world have come to experience the American dream. The United States of America has become such an eye catching place because it strives for opportunity. It is the right to life‚ liberty‚ and pursuit of happiness that creates the opportunity to allow an individual

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