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    American Appareal

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    The Good of Apparel; (Chapter 7) 1) American Apparel is a multinational corporation at the crossroads of profitability and nationalism. The clothing industry is one of the biggest manufacturing sectors with respect to the exploitation of human rights. American Apparel has made numerous landmark moves to get away from the negative connotations of the clothing industry. There are 3 main ways that American Apparel has tried to combat these negative associations; utilization

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    Filipino American

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    Filipino Americans My name is Mely‚ a Filipino American‚ born and raised in the United States. Many people are not too familiar with Filipinos as they are other ethnic groups‚ such as the Chinese or the Japanese. Some people have confused me or my family as Chinese or even Hispanics because of our physical features being similar to either culture. I would like to give a background of my Filipino history. According to the U.S. Census Bureau‚ there has been a 99% increase of Asian Americans in the

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    American Renaissance

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    American Renaissance INTRODUCTION Also known as the New England Renaissance‚ the American Renaissance refers to a period of American literature from the 1830s to the end of the Civil War. The movement developed out of efforts by various American writers to formulate a distinctly American literature influenced by great works of European literature. Yet these novels‚ poems‚ and short stories utilized native dialect‚ history‚ landscape‚ and characters in order to explore uniquely American issues

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    Defining an American

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    My Definition of Being an American. Jodie Santerfeit Irizarry English 3 9/18/2014 By definition‚ an American is a native or citizen of the United States. Seems pretty simple right? Well‚ not all Americans would agree. You see‚ being American is so much more than just living in the U.S. My definition of being an American is having pride‚ freedom and the feeling of honor when I say the Pledge of Allegiance and during the national anthem. Democracy‚ freedom‚ justice‚ and patriotism are

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    What Is an American

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    American writings have portrayed numerous ideologies of what it means to be an American and these ideals have transcended throughout time and can clearly be depicted by the major influential literary aspirants from each century. The one thing that remains the same is that it has always been a struggle to forge a truly "American" identity given the fact that our nation is one of immigrants. These early works reached the level of literature‚ as in the robust and perhaps truthful account of his adventures

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    The AMerican Dream

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    The American Dream In the past the American Dream was simply described as an “attitude of hope” originating from The Declaration of Independence which states that “All men are created equal and that they are endowed with certain unalienable rights among which are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Even today if you ask an individual what their view on American Dream is they might repeat those very words‚ but in Herbert Selby’s opinion it does not mean this at all. In Selby’s view the

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    True American

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    My idea of what an American is could be considered old fashion and would probably fit better in Benjamin Franklin’s era than the current time period. Most people have heard the saying‚ “as American as mom‚ baseball and apple pie”‚ however‚ I feel that what makes a person an American is deeper and more meaningful than that. Being a true American involves pride‚ honor and responsibility. Real Americans take pride in our flag‚ the American people and our country. They should display the flag properly

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    American revolution

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    The American Revolution was a momentous event that changed the face of the whole world. Though the Revolutionary War lasted only a few short years‚ the American Revolution was a process that started long before the first shots of war were fired. The rebellion was permeated with the legacy of colonial political ideals‚ aggravated by parliamentary taxation‚ escalated by the restriction of American civil liberties and ignited by British military measures. England had a hard time controlling its

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    1-4-15 All Quiet on The Western Front All Quiet on The Western Front‚ by Erich Maria Remarque‚ is a historical fiction novel‚ depicting what soldiers went through during world war I. The novel was first released in 1928‚ in a German newspaper Vossische Zeitung‚ and then later published‚ in book form‚ in 1929. An American movie was later made in 1930‚ of the same name. It had won best picture and best director in

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    The American Dream

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    The American Dream Eager to begin a new life of religious freedom‚ the British Pilgrims travelled to North America to escape the persecution and poverty of their home country. From this voyage to the newly discovered land‚ sparked a vision of a more perfect relationship between the people and their country. As a result of this vision‚ America’s founding fathers used the shortcomings of their mother country to create documents that has shaped the American lifestyle in to one of the most sought-after

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