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    As the years go by‚ the American Dream becomes less practical to fulfill. What is seen on television screens has changed the main concept of what the dream should be about. Instead of owning land and supporting a family‚ the dream has become about owning the most expensive cars‚ clothes‚ houses‚ etc. The Dream gives artificial faith that anything is possible and motivation to keep working for a better life. The American Dream is the idea of anything being possible. It gives people hope that if they

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    Native American religions and culture are very complex and that is largely due to the fact that there have been many Native American tribes. In this essay‚ I will focus on the largest most major religions and give an idea of the Native American culture and traditions. The first major Native American religion would be the Earth Lodge religion which originated in northern California and southern Oregon tribes such as the Wintun but then it reached tribes such as the Siletz‚ Achomawi and Shasta. It

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    A Raisin in the Sun portrays the life of the African American working class in the 1950s. The Younger family worked endlessly to achieve the American dream; they thrived off the 10‚000 dollars that their father worked to death for. Each character has a big dream of buying a new house‚ investing in a liquor store‚ or going to medical school along with the Caucasian society. Money is the source of all the Youngers family dreams; however will they‚ will able to handle the wealth? Between Ruth‚ Walter

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    The American Revolution was a widespread coming together of angry colonists against England. Beginning in the late 1700s‚ after the French and Indian War‚ colonists started getting fed up with what they thought of as cruel treatment. What really fueled their rage was the unfair taxation. The French and Indian War ended with Britain in serious dept. Britain decided that it was about time for the colonists to pay for their war costs. So‚ they passed a series of laws imposing taxes on the colonists

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    document that has guided this country through its ups and its downs. The road to make the Constitution was very rough and challenging‚ but the Americans pushed through and rose to the challenge. In the year 1765 the relationship between the colonies and Britain was very hostile. The new enforcement of the sugar act by Britain was the first attempt to tax the American colonies. The sugar act did not sit well with the Americans which led to the beginning of the journey towards independence. After the tax

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    The Spanish-American War Throughout history‚ the United States assumed an isolation policy towards foreign Affairs. However‚ with the United States’ cooperation in the Spanish-American war‚ the American’s view shifted to incorporate international trade and foreign empires. In fact‚ the viewpoint of Americans transformed in the 19th century with the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt and the transformation of the American nation towards foreign empires. Thus‚ through the Spanish-American War‚ the United

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    Women ’s Studies 123 Gender‚ Race‚ and Class in Latin American Literature and Film Class M 2-4:50‚ Bunche 2170 Professor Elizabeth Marchant Office 2222 Rolfe‚ W 11-12 Phone 206-8101 marchant@women.ucla.edu Mailbox in 1120 Rolfe Course Description This comparative survey of cultural expression in Latin America will emphasize works produced or set in late-19th and early-20th centuries. We will consider different Latin American cultural contexts and concentrate on how gender‚ sexuality‚ race‚ and

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    towards the attainment of greater literature and encourage the Americans to discover the transformation that come with reading. The Big Read has fascinated several writers globally and as such has acted as a milestone in the development of literature and the related components of literature. Imagine and re-imagine a world that existed without books. The novels and short stories that were written by Bradbury helped to significantly shape the history of the American literature. We will first start off by

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    Coupled with this power are constraints “without which the U.S. Presidency would be more of an imperial presidency rather than democratic” (Harris‚ 2012‚ p. 37). The aforementioned categories show the respective classes of the powers and roles of an American president. The presidency is a revered institution in the United States of America. This is because of the relevance and sanity that it injects in the whole country. The powers ensure that the president that not overstep his mandate. Additionally

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    Lauren K**** Defining American 1/8/2014 ENG 250 A‚ S**** Defining American Americanwhat does it mean to you? Does it mean brave soldiers and a high-flying flag or does it mean the stereotypical lazy‚ obese couch potato? Both can be proven correct. In fact millions of things are American but are very different‚ such as points of history‚ works of literature‚ and different cultures. American is a wide variety of people‚ objects‚ music‚ stories‚ ideas and many other things mixed together in

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