today’s America‚ the Native Americans only make up about 1% of the American population. The other 99% are either immigrants or descendants of immigrants. The American people mostly reside of immigrants who originally came to America to seek freedom‚ independence‚ and the equality of opportunity. America a nation based on a multicultural society where a lot of subcultures come together and create one big culture by the values they have in common. Because of that the American people doesn’t identify themselves
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The Deadly Noodle American globalization can interfere significantly on different cultures. . In fact‚ this interference can endanger the traditions and make them forgotten by their own natives. The Globalization of the U.S American globalization is a double-edged sword with positive and negative influence towards other cultures. However‚ American urbanization has shown how successful and advanced society should function. It has ups and downs‚ yet they know profound ways to overcome
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Greavu 1 John Greavu WRIT 1301 Mr. Anderson 18 OCT 2011 Reading Response # 4: The American Fantasy The American Dream is still widely advertised‚ but can no longer live up to its hype. Too many people find out the hard way that The Dream does not exist like it once used to. From the readings in The Changing World of Work‚ my doubts are steadily confirming that the United States of America is splitting into two perceptions. The large majority of us (thanks to the increasingly overwhelming media
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The American Dream The American Dream has been interpreted in a multitude of ways. According to Dictionary.com‚ the American Dream is defined as‚ "the ideals of freedom‚ equality‚ and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American". For many‚ like the older generations‚ this is true. However‚ there are a large group that expect more from their American Dream. For those people‚ wealth is most important to them. They believe that they can buy freedom‚ equality‚ and happiness when
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physically‚ politically‚ and socially from its founding through 1860. First off‚ the U.S. grew enormously in size. It physically expanded over time and did not always have the land it has now. The Louisiana Purchase is one of the most famous bargains in American history as it expanded the U.S. by a third more. In document A it explains how they purchased the land from France for a mere 15 million dollars. It was a huge expansion for the country. Also‚ West Florida and East Florida was ceded from Spain to
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“America & Americans” Essay America was founded on the American Dream. The Founding Fathers and the revolution army fought for American independence because they had a desire to accomplish their dream of freedom. An essay‚ “America & Americans” by John Steinbeck is about how the American Dream can be doubted sometimes by being questioned whether it is real or not. Americans have always had the desire to wanting more and once they begin to fight for it‚ they will not stop. Some people have
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That draws us to an interesting question asked by Henry Nash Smith in his essay Can “American Studies” Develop a Method? A far from rhetorical question asked by one of the‚ if not the most influential person in developing a method for American Studies in 1940 by receiving the first Ph.D in the field from Harvard. Smith and his myth-symbol theory were proved a major event in the theoretical development of American Studies as an interdisciplinary form of study. Smith’s publication of Virgin Land in
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Causes of the American Revolution The Colonial Mindset and Events That Led to Revolt By Martin Kelly‚ About.com Guide The American Revolution began in 1775 as open conflict between the united thirteen colonies and Great Britain. By the Treaty of Paris that ended the war in 1783‚ the colonies had won their independence. While no one event can be pointed to as the actual cause of the revolution‚ the war began as a disagreement over the way in which Great Britain treated the colonies versus
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American Progress Manifest Destiny was a phrase that expressed the belief that the United States was destined to expand from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific Ocean; it has also been used to advocate for or justify other territorial acquisitions. In the painting American Progress by John Gast‚ he manages to depict that America’s rapid expansion had many consequences and benefits. Perhaps the most significant consequence was that it reinforced Americans’ sense of themselves as pioneering people
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The American Dream My definition of the American Dream is having personal happiness and comfort while being successful at whatever you want to do. Every American has dreamed of being the house with the white picket fence‚ a peaceful suburban house with a mom‚ dad‚ and kids. Americans often dream of getting a good education‚ then having their dream job. However‚ some people want to achieve these things by instant gratification. Such as winning the lottery and becoming rich and famous over night
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