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  • Eisenhower's Modern Republicanism
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    The 1950's 1 Running Head: THE POLITICAL CLIMATE OF THE 1950 The Political Climate of the 1950's Natasha C. Stewart History 145 Robin Greenberg M.A. April 11, 2005 The 1950's 2 With the dropping of the Atomic bomb that ended WWII and the beginning of the Cold War, there was an irony of stability and turmoil in the United States. The start of the 1950's brought about many changes, from the Red Scare and threat of the possible spread of communism in America, to changes in political movements, civi...
  • Radical Change In American Life
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    The American Revolution Argument on radical or conservative movement The 13 American colonies revolted against their British rulers in 1775. The war began on April 19, when British soldiers fired on the Minutemen of Lexington, Mass. The fighting ended with the surrender of the British at Yorktown on Oct. 19, 1781. In 1783 Great Britain signed a formal treaty recognizing the independence of the colonies. Through the hardships of life in a wild, new land, the American settlers gained strength and ...
  • American Dream In Hell's Angels
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    Two writers who come quickly to my mind whenever I hear or see images of American patriotism are John Steinbeck and Hunter S. Thompson. As different as these two men are, their writing is similar in that the American Dream constantly fails their characters. Both seek to define America and the American Dream, however, it remains seemingly elusive, and both writers fail to find it. I choose Steinbeck and Thompson because, to me, their writing styles are the same. They have the same lust for langua...
  • American Character Of The Western Frontier
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    American Character - Then and Now A notion that still holds strong today, Fredrick Jackson Turner's idea of American character was one based on trials and experiences. Unlike Creve cour, Turner believed that American character was not simply a product of English character transported to America, but rather another idea altogether (Faragher 63). He expressed this opinion the best when he said, "In the crucible of the frontier the immigrants were Americanized, liberated, and fused into a mixed rac...
  • American Foreign Policy
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    At the end of the nineteenth century, the United States emerged as a world power. Although Congress was reluctant to endorse expansionist schemes, during the end of the nineteenth century many others had become convinced that the United States had to adopt a more aggressive and forceful foreign policy. Some believed expansion would be good for American business. Others felt America had a duty to spread its way of life to less fortunate countries. Behind all the arguments, however; the United Sta...
  • Manifest Destiny Americas
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    MANIFEST DESTINY Manifest Destiny took place in the US in the mid-1800. Manifest Destiny was used among the Americans in the 1840's as a defense for U.S. territorial expansion. It is the presumption that God had destined the American people to at divine mission of American movement and conquest in the name of Christianity and democracy. In order to understand manifest destiny we must first find its' origin. John O'Sullivan first initiated manifest destiny into America in 1845. This New York edit...
  • Hard Times
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    What does it mean to be an American? Many people dream about being an American. They dream because they envision America as the land of peace and prosperity. But is it? At times it has been, and at times its not. It is hard for the United States to be correct all the time because they have been unwilling designated as the "World Police". Throughout history there have been examples politically, economically, and socially, where being an American is rewarding and times where it is embarrassing. To...
  • Bush's Argument
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    Essay 3.01 part 4 Recently, President Bush gave his State of the Union Address to Congress. Throughout his speech, he makes a solid case for the further unification of America throughout these harsh times. He makes a very strong argument for the retaliation of the actions committed against America. However, when he speaks of bringing the terrorists to justice, his argument falters. He has made a hasty judgement with little proof when he first began his argument. Bush also presented a very strong...
  • Great Sympathy For The American People
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    "8: 45 a.m. : A hijacked passenger jet, American Airlines Flight 11 out of Boston, Massachusetts, crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center, tearing a gaping hole in the building and setting it afire. 9: 03 a.m. : A second hijacked airliner, United Airlines Flight 175 from Boston, crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center and explodes. Both buildings are burning. 9: 43 a.m. : American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon, sending up a huge plume of smoke. Evacua...
  • Past America's Military
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    In any era there are different protagonists, playing the same game on a similar board. Like a game of monopoly, there are nations competing to become the foremost leaders of their time. They amass great wealth, powerful armies, and political sway. When the influence and might of these countries transcends the confines of their boundaries, so that they become a presence throughout the world, they become empires. At times, it seems as though one of these empires wins the game, becoming the undispu...
  • Hudson River School Artist
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    The Hudson River School By: David DiRenzoAP American History Block 2 The Hudson River school represents the first native genre of distinctly American art. The school began to produce art works in the early 1820's; comprised of a group of loosely organized painters who took as their subject the unique naturalness of the undeveloped American continent, starting with the Hudson River region in New York, but eventually extending through space and time all the way to California and the 1870's. During...
  • American Government Programs
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    The government of the United States of America is very unique. While many Americans complain about high taxes and Big Brother keeping too close an eye, the truth is that American government, compared to most foreign democracies, is very limited in power and scope. One area American government differs greatly from others is its scope of public policy. Americans desire limited public policy, a result of several components of American ideology, the most important being our desire for individuality ...
  • New England Puritans
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    1. Boors tin highlights four societies that existed in the early years of American civilization. These societies are the New England Puritans, Quakers of Pennsylvania, Georgians, and the Virginians. The Puritans was a society based thoroughly upon religion. They were devout Calvinists, with their conservatism government also based around these beliefs. The families and communities in New England were very tightly nit because of the peoples shared orthodox beliefs. The puritans were very self-cen...
  • Deforestation In America
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    Where Have All the Forests Gone What is happening to the Earth Our home is becoming a barren mass of sorrow. Most people in America are blind to what is going on. Could it be that every individual is just turning a cheek the other way. America is faced with an extremely serious problem, and if it is not acted upon there will be nothing left on Earth. Hopefully it will still be able to thrive after the numerous accounts of human destruction. Deforestation in America is a huge problem with devasta...
  • Decade Events In America
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    At the turn of the century many things were happening that would affect America in ways that would have never been expected. The 1900-1940 era would have truly been an exciting time to live in. Over these four decades Americans would face some of the most difficult, and demanding trials in America's history. These decades helped to firmly establish the American identity and without them America would be vastly different. When looking at how these four decades helped to establish the American ide...
  • Relation To American Defeat And Communist Success
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    There are several reasons for American withdrawal from Vietnam in 1973 and I shall be discussing these in relation to American defeat and communist success. In this essay, I will be discussing American involvement in Vietnam and the differences in tactics between the American and Communist tactics. I shall also be exploring the communists success, the South Vietnamese government and the American homefront, and examining why it took so long for America to get out of the war. The first issue to be...
  • Raya States
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    "It's Hard Enough Being Me" by Anna Lisa Raya presents itself as a short story about the cultural awakening of a female college student that occurs when she goes off to college in New York. It becomes very apparent, after a close reading, that the short story is nothing more than a forum for Raya's own agenda. The author's anti American agenda can be broken down into three distinct areas. Those areas are nationalism, prejudice, and propaganda. In the first paragraph of the poem, Raya describes t...
  • Major Part In America's Consumer Culture
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    In John F. Schumaker's article "Dead Zone: The Monster of American Consumer Culture", he writes, "While most societies throughout history have organized themselves in order to curb natural greed, America's devoted consumers are encouraged to respect, nurture and act on the subtlest stirrings of their avarice. As a result materialism has reached fever pitch and continues to rise sharply". While Schumaker does make a valid point about the rise of materialism in mainstream America today, he fails t...
  • Beginning Of American History The Ideal Citizen
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    America is regarded as a country full of opportunities, fortune, and freedom, but what is an American? Some consider an American to be anyone who has a U.S. Citizenship, but in reality it takes much more than just that. A true ideal American has many characteristics, which distinguish them from others. They have pride, honor, loyalty, ambition, motivation, and are respected by their fellow people. Since the beginning of American history the ideal citizen was one who was unwilling to settle for a...
  • Americans Into Three Different Groups
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    To define what an American is can either be complex or simple. America is full of diversity and to try to put a definition on such a unique and heterogeneous type of society can be rather difficult. But the fact that everyone in this country comes from somewhere else and that every person has the same unique drive to succeed makes it easy to define American as one type of people. In J. Hector St. John De Crevecoeur's "What Is an American?" he took the challenge in defining the American and expla...

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