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    At age nineteen‚ Paul Bäumer and his classmates enlist in the German army of World War I. His elders constantly pushed him to sign up for war‚ as serving his nation was seen as the greatest honor of all. People like his old schoolmaster convinced him and his classmates that war was an honor and constantly romanticized the idea of fighting for your country. Since all these ideas of defending the German pride were indoctrinated into his head‚ Paul absent mindedly followed along without questioning

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    12 may 11 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: BOOK REVIEW OF THE UGLY AMERICAN First published in 1958‚ The Ugly American became a national bestseller for its explanation of American arrogance‚ incompetence‚ and corruption in Southeast Asia. Based on fact‚ the book’s eye opening stories and sketches drew a devastating picture. Combining “gripping storytelling” with an urgent call to action‚ the book prompted the President at the time President Eisenhower to launch a study of our military aid

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    Though the American Revolution may have been fought on the context of greater equality and rights‚ the rights of several groups of American colonists were compromised by the rest in their fight for independence‚ including women‚ slaves‚ British Loyalists and the lower-class of the society. WOMEN Most colonists who led the revolution‚ including New Englander John Adams‚ believed that most women lacked the necessary intellect or emotional make-up to deal with complex political issues‚ and were not

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    economically‚ socially and politically‚ and was evident through the emergence of a uniquely American culture. The first major political and economic policy change was the emergence of Henry Clay’s American System. The system created an expansive‚ accessible credit institution‚ protectionist tariff act‚ and an invigorated investment in infrastructure (Kennedy 256). The motive for the new policy was the desire to lessen American dependence on cheap British imports. In establishing related acts such as the Tariff

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    Ray Ms. Karolus English III September 22‚ 2010 The Beginning American Dream The Pilgrims coming to the foreign land with their new ideas of religion and freedom was only the beginning of‚ what became known as‚ the American Dream. This all began by the hopes of the Pilgrims when arriving in their new land in hopes of an unmarked life. Since the start of this new world; Pilgrims‚ Colonists‚ Americans have been defining the American Dream. The one main reason the Separatists left England was for

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    Corruption of the American Dream The American dream is an ideal that has been discreetly present since the beginning of American literature. Commonly‚ the dreamer aspires to rise from rags to riches‚ while accumulating such things as love‚ high status‚ wealth‚ and power. The early dream of acquiring western land has quickly and efficiently morphed into a vision of materialistic assets. In the past century‚ the American dream has increasingly focused on large houses‚ cars‚ and expensive gadgets

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    for achievement” which is easily connected to the idea of The American Dream. After all‚ isn’t America known as “The land of opportunity”? Most people came to America‚ and still come for that matter‚ in search of a better life through hard work and dedication to their cause. In “Chinaman’s Chance: Reflections on the American Dream” by Eric Liu‚ it is stated that “...it (the American Dream) does demand the opportunity to achieve progress-and values the

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    bullshit‚ but we learned pretty damn quick." This quote was extracted from the  book The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien‚ and exemplifies the power that the war  had in exploiting one’s innocence. The Vietnam war drastically altered the soldier’s  American Dreams due to the great abundance of evil which was celebrated throughout the  war. The novel The Things they Carried‚ the movie "Platoon‚" as well as an actual story  from a Vietnam Veteran each‚ in their own ways‚ allude to the powerful ability

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    American Idol” Essays: Your Opinion about One of the Most Popular TV Shows Posted on September 14‚ 2009 American Idol is one of the most popular reality TV shows in the United States. Millions of people all around the country watch every season of American Idol‚ have favorite singers and those one who they want to be eliminated.   Are you one of the American Idol’s fans? Then you are lucky‚ since you have a chance to talk about your favorite show when writing an “American Idol” essay. Hope you

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    limited seats of wealth and power they compete‚ most often times against each other. Such environments are not only often times promote conflict but confrontation as well‚ and many times the winners of these altercations are relishing in "The American Dream" While capitalism promotes the belief that this dream is achievable‚ it is more often than not‚ a literal dream‚ and leaves its pursuers poor‚ and weak. This keeps the working class powerless‚ and pacified to propagate capitalistic values

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