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    The history of American Literature starts well before this land was even called America. It has been a great evolution to come from tribal symbols and drawings to today’s Stephen King and Danielle Steele. Literature has gone through many phases and was impacted by great events and ideas in American history. The earliest form of literature in what would one day be known as America were far from what modern day people would consider "Literature". The Natives who inhabited this land first had unwritten

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    History is important because when (people) make mistakes whether is an experiment‚ invention‚ or a discovery it goes on record in order for others to learn from their mistakes. If mistakes are not marked on a books or movies then we are doom to repeat them. Throughout the years a lot of events have happen for example‚ the American Revolution‚ successful inventions such as the light bulb‚ and women rights. What would happen if none of this events occur or weren’t in writing? The American Revolutions

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    The frontier has always represented a part of American culture. The idea of moving west fundamentally created the identity of the United States. America overcame the Proclamation of 1763‚ Manifest Destiny accelerated expansion‚ and finally the Homestead Act promoted the movement towards the Pacific. Frederick Turner’s Frontier Thesis stated that the expanse of land beyond the eastern cities would act as a safety net for the tensions affecting the crowded seaboard‚ and to a degree‚ Turner was correct

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    Well According to Turner‚ the westward movement Americanized the pioneer‚ shaped American institutions‚ and promoted democracy. However‚ it was a long time before historians started questioning Turner’s frontier thesis‚ so strong was the appeal to Americans’ imagination generated by this justification of American exceptionalism. The New western history in the late 1980’s rejected the nation of the frontier all together.New Historians suggested a rewriting of the Western past that focused on the West

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    Smith The Development of the West Terms 1. Frederick Jackson Turner was a historian who argued that the Frontier life promoted individualism‚ independence and social and political democracy. He said it made an important role in the creation of the American Society. 2. The population of buffalos started to decrease during the 19th century because of the Native American and American ways of living. They hunted buffalos for trade and other purposes instead of food. 3. Lakotas was a group

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    comfortable life. Whether the immigrants are fleeing persecution or looking to earn sufficient income‚ all come with their own version of the American Dream. By definition the American Dream is the belief that anyone‚ regardless of what class he/she comes from‚ can attain some form of success and upward social mobility is possible. However‚ in the early 1920’s‚ the American Dream became a term more typically applied to the achievement of material success‚ and the sense of happiness that would supposedly ensue

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    supported by Americans‚ alliance with French‚ however not the French Revolutionary Efforts‚ argued that because Britain was taking American ships bound for France‚ they should join war. Proclamation of Neutrality (1793) - issued by Washington that America too weak to join war‚ Jefferson disagreed and resigned from cabinet. Jay Treaty- John Jay tried to talk Britain out of searching American Merchant ships‚ agreed to leave U.S. Western frontier but not to stop taking ships‚ this angered Americans but kept

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    Space is the final frontier 1. space: -outer space = region beyond earth 2. final: -last‚ ultimate‚ no more frontier beyond this 3. frontier: -an outer limit‚ especially one in which the opportunities for research and development have not been exploited 4. History of space exploration: simple overview of western countries – http://www.spacekids.co.uk/spacehistory/ includes China’s endeavors – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_space_exploration 5. Can space be considered an unexplored

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    War II had notable contributions by minority groups. Which of the following was not an example? (Points : 1)        442nd Regimental Combat Team        Tuskegee Airmen        Women Air Force Service Pilots        101st Airborne Division 2. The American farmers were especially distraught due to the Depression. Which of the following was not a primary response that the farmers took in response to the economic downturn? (Points : 1)        Improving dust bowls        Westward migration        Farmers’

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    The definition of the efficient frontier says that “the efficient frontier represents the set of portfolios that has the maximum rate of return for every given level of risk‚ or the minimum risk for every level of return.” I plotted standard deviation on x axes and Returns on y axes to interpret efficient frontier. Exhibits also include these and the graphs you asked for as graph2: In our study‚ we concentrated on the optimal portfolios‚ the one which has the lowest volatility or risk‚ for given

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