The American Promise Throughout the world‚ the United States is infamous for its guaranteed freedom to its citizens. People travel from all around many different parts of the world to get a taste of the lifestyle and opportunity the United States citizen’s are offered everyday. This nation thrives on preserving our personal freedoms‚ property‚ and liberty; moreover‚ it is the nation’s promise to its citizens. These rights are binded in our coveted Bill of Rights and the Constitution‚ a document
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The American Promise The text I am working with is a speech written by Barack Obama‚ from the democratic convention‚ August 28‚ 2008. Barack Obama’s father is a black man from Kenya‚ and his mother is a white woman from Kansas. The topic is the American promise‚ and what it contains‚ because Obama wants to remind the people‚ that the United States is the country‚ where anything is possible‚ as long as you work hard enough for it. As he mentions in the speech “(…) through hard work and sacrifice
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The American Promise is a phrase which has been used in all different areas of American life. From 1492‚ when Columbus sailed to the vast and empty land soon to become America‚ to 2017‚ where we are a superpower on a global stage‚ the American Promise has reigned all through history. The question that must be asked is‚ what is the American Promise? I believe the American Promise seeks to convey the ideal of a unified‚ equal‚ and free country that takes the weight of the poor man lifts his burden
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On the other hand‚ the film American Promise by Joe Brewster and Michele Stephenson‚ introduces one to the struggling life that two boys have to face while attending a mostly white school and how their class differences changes their perspective and their experience at the Dalton School. Idris’s family is on the wealthier side of the middle class and we see the differences that this make on Idris’s life. For starters Idris had his own room and studying space to do his school work which made it easier
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In the documentary titled‚ American Promise‚ Joe Brewster and Michele Stephenson took on the dual role as both filmmakers and parents as they record their son‚ Idris‚ and his best friend‚ Suen‚ attend one of the most prestigious private schools New York has to offer. As Brooklyn natives‚ Idris and Seun’s parents desired the best education for their sons’ due to their exceptional academic achievements made in public schools. Dalton was the answer as it strived to offer a profound educational process
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HIS 121 Study Guide #1 The American Promise: A Compact History The first exam will cover chapters 1-4. The exam will consist of 33 multiple choice questions and three short answer paragraphs. Please know the following: Historians/Archeologists: Historians direct their attention to mostly writing (personal and private jottings‚ letters‚ diary entries‚ public documents: laws‚ court cases‚ newspapers‚ speeches)‚ arachaelogist tend to focus on physical objects (bines spear points‚ pots‚
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The promises of the “American dream” are no longer fulfilled. One does not simply work diligently and expect to achieve success. A number of factors must be taken into consideration: natural talent‚ class‚ and most importantly‚ the ability to assimilate. The American economy today does not allow every citizen to be satisfied with his position. There is a clear distinction between the classes in America. The pursuit of happiness is limited to those who adapt and conform‚ as well as requiring a set
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was most motivated to finish school‚ because I made a promise to my mother before she passed with liver cancer in 2003. At that time‚ I was going to cosmetology school and had two little girls. I remember her looking weak and frail in her hospital bed. I could see how tired and almost sedated she was‚ but still she worried about how my future was going to turn out. She looked at me with tears running from the sides of her eyes and made me promise her that I would finish school. I have since then obtained
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Concepts of C. Wright Mills’ The Promise of Sociology C. Wright Mills was an astounding sociologist‚ social critic‚ and idealist. His writings and character sparked debate within the sociological community. He advocated that one key purpose of a sociologist was to create social change against the oppression of government. In The Promise of Sociology‚ C. Wright Mills explores the imagination of a sociologist through the understanding of social analysis and the idea that society interrelates with
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Jasmine Hood ENRICHMENT IDEAS: "Documenting The American Promise: The Brown Decision. 1. Q: What reasons did the Supreme Court give in favor of desegregation? What reasons did black students give for wanting to attend integrated schools? How do these reasons differ? 1. A: One of the reasons the supreme court gave in favor of desegregation is because they felt the need to substitute their personal political and social ideas for the established law of the land
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