Throughout the history of the United States there have been numerous movements that have influenced and helped shape the country into what it is today. As far back as the earliest days of settlement in America‚ religion has been a characteristic that defines this nation. It was freedom and opportunity that brought most settlers to the new land. As the number of settlers increased‚ the need for foundation increased also. Rapid growth lead to the American colonies going through fast change during the
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Throughout "Child of the Americas" the speaker describes herself as many different nationalities. She uses the metaphors “I am not African‚ Africa is in me…Spanish is in my flesh…I am not European‚ Europe lives in me…” to show us that because she identifies herself as american she can also be seen as all these different nationalities because America is a country in which many different cultures have settled down and started to fuse together into original lifestyles. What is the tone of the poem
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SOUTH AMERICA The planet’s 4th largest continent‚ includes (12) independent countries and (3) major territories; the Falkland Islands‚ Galapagos Islands and French Guiana. The continent contains the world’s highest waterfall‚ Angel Falls in Venezuela; the largest river (by volume)‚ the Amazon River; the longest mountain range‚ the Andes‚ and the driest place on earth‚ the Atacama Desert in Chile. In addition‚ it includes the largest rainforest‚ the Amazon Rainforest; the highest capital city‚ La
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Contract With America In the historic 1994 midterm elections‚ Republicans won a majority in Congress for the first time in forty years‚ partly on the appeal of a platform called the Contract with America. Put forward by House Republicans‚ this sweeping ten-point plan promised to reshape government. Its main theme was the decentralization of federal authority‚ deregulation‚ tax cuts‚ reform of social programs‚ increased power for states‚ a balanced federal budget were its chief ambitions. With
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make money or their annual income. A lot of people in America believe they are in poverty when they compare themselves to the statistics. Nevertheless‚ consider this‚ “almost half the world (over three billion people) live on less than $2.50 a day and at least 80% of humanity lives on less than $10 a day.” Anup Shah continued. Three billion people live on less than $2.50 a day. That is less than one thousand dollars a year. How many people in America would be able to survive on that? One thousand
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The United States of America is built on two fundamental factors: freedom and capitalism. We as Americans pride ourselves in possessing “liberty and justice for all‚” as declared in the Pledge of Allegiance. Our government gives us the right to speak our minds‚ practice our faith‚ and express ourselves without reservations. The economic system of capitalism stems from this laissez-faire political ideology. It allows for private systems within the country to operate without government interference
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these different religions in America. One religion in particular would be Hinduism. Hinduism in America is highly underrated and more should be known about this fascinating religion. Hinduism became a part of America in the mid-1960s. Hindus from the Caribbean decided to embark on the journey because of political fears and economic uncertainties. As of 2014‚ 0.7 percent of the American population practices Hinduism. That counts for over two million people and yet‚ America is still in the dark about
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Deaf in America: Voices From A Culture By Carol Padden & Tom L. Humphries Copyright 1988 This book was mainly focused on looking at Deaf culture of today and comparing it to the culture of the past‚ and what kinds of struggles deaf people had to endure to get where they are today. The two authors of this book are deaf; one was deaf her whole life and the other became deaf as a child. In my opinion‚ that was a major contributing factor to why it was so interesting. The reader gets a chance to
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Censorship in America Since this country was founded‚ we have had a set of unalienable rights that our constitution guarantees us to as Americans. One of the most important rights that is mentioned in our constitution is the right to free speech. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the government for
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The Graying of America Of the total federal expenditures in 1995‚ Social Security together with Medicare(federally founded health program aimed at helping the elderly‚ founded in 1965) was the largest‚ accounting for about 34 percent. In 2005 this figure is predicted to be as high as 39 percent. This is caused by the "graying" of America and the increased number of elderly who will collect benefits for a longer portion of their lives‚ coupled with a reduction of the number of workers available to
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