date the start of the history of the United States is debated among historians. Older textbooks start with thearrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492 and emphasize the European background‚ or they start in 1600 and emphasize the American frontier. In recent decades American schools and universities typically have shifted back in time to include more on the colonial period and much more on the prehistory of the Native peoples.[1][2] Indigenous peoples lived in what is now the United States for thousands
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Jacqueline Delgado Mrs. Pierce Junior English September 27‚ 2012 What is an American? Thousands of Americans around the country ask themselves the same question; “What is an American?” National pride in one’s country is common‚ but does one truly know what one’s country is made of? The American people cannot be defined in one word. American society is created by many different shapes and colors to paint one massive masterpiece of freedom‚ justice and equality. America became a land for people
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a desire to learn to the uttermost from other nations. ~Francis John McConnell I believe in America because we have great dreams - and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true. ~Wendell L. Wilkie To me‚ being an American means feeling safe. ~Currielene Armstrong We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their ploughs but to secure liberty for their souls. ~Robert J. McCracken It is sweet to serve
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American Ginseng Conservation Law Derek Mullins 3/April/2012 When I was a young boy‚ my grandmother helped me to distinguish just what a hard life was. She told me about “the old days”‚ when she was a twelve year old girl. Now when my grandmother was twelve‚ it was the year 1930. The Great Depression had just begun‚ and it was “hard times” for almost everyone. Now magnify the difficulty of those times with who my grandmother was: a poor West Virginia mountain girl. When she was twelve
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popularizing the phrase “American Dream” in 1931 thanks to his book Epic of America. In his book he wrote “ but there has been also the American dream‚ that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man‚ with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement”. The American Dream is now a phrase known around the world. People travel from all corners of the earth for the opportunity to live this dream. The American Dream is what the average American thrives on each
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Profitability - American Express Co (AXP) Return on Assets Industry Comparison 3.05% Return on Equity Industry Comparison 23.87% Return on Capital Industry Comparison -- No data available Margin Analysis - American Express Co (AXP) Gross Margin Industry Comparison 75.69% Levered Free Cash Flow Margin Industry Comparison -- No data available EBITDA Margin Industry Comparison -- No data available SG&A Margin Industry Comparison 31.40% Asset Turnover - American Express Co
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Mexicans come work in the United States while American soldiers were fighting in the world wars. The labor shortage that the United States went through was reason enough to have Mexicans migrate to the United States as laborers. The United States found there was a need to have Mexicans come fill in for the labor shortage but they were no longer needed during the depression of the United States. Not only Mexicans were sent back to Mexico even the Mexican Americans were sent back because they were no longer
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The American Dream Achieved The American dream is the belief that anyone can achieve success in a society through sacrifice‚ risk-taking and hard work. The American dream cannot be attained by chance‚ each individual must be determined and driven to get to their goal and achieve happiness. Benjamin Franklin was raised as a poor child‚ and worked his way up to wealth. He had many setbacks but with his drive built his career up to finally running his own publication company‚ being an influential
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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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will aid in economic improvement. The possibility of attaining these resources directly correlates to the political and economic atmosphere‚ both domestic and international. This paper will attempt to determine if this theory relates to the Indian American ethnic group. The flourishing geopolitical relationship between the United States and India‚ combined with an atmosphere of increasing competitiveness among the international community in regards to technological advancement and innovation led to
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