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Carl August Sandburg
1,811 wordsAs a child of an immigrant couple, Carl Sandburg was barely American himself, yet the life, which he had lived, has defined key aspects of our great country, and touched the hearts and minds of her people. Sandburg grew up in the American Midwest, yet spent the majority of his life traveling throughout the states. The country, which would define his style of poetry and his views of society, government, and culture, would equally be defined by his writing, lecturing, and the American dream he liv...
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World's Largest Economy
695 wordsWhat I am going to talk about tonight affects all of us. Not just us sitting in this classroom, but it affects everyone on this world. Whether you " re in the U.N. or live in North Korea. America... and their willingness to go to war, for the preservation of their economy and their security. Now, this talk is not anti-American, I have American relatives and I don't hate them. But what I do hate is this free world democracy spiel which the government are always belching out about. How is America ...
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Superman's Cape
1,824 wordsSuperman, All-American Hero Gary Engle describes Superman as the ultimate American, "Superman is the greatest American hero" (Engle, 677). After reading three comic books I notice an occurring theme of wanting to protect what is good, even though the comic books chosen span over eleven years. Several distinct things to Superman's personality are his cape, the respect he has for others, the respect others have for him, his intelligence, his protection of all life and what is right, his origin, an...
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Social Climate Of America
2,383 wordsQuestion 1: For many Americans, the 1960's began with JFK's "Age of Camelot", an era that seemed to exude confidence in American institutions. Yet, by the early 1970's, those expectations and attitudes seemed to be replaced by a sense of bitterness and cynicism. Discuss and analyze the causes and consequences of this profound attitudinal shift. Question 3: How did official US policy towards Vietnam change between 1950 and 1975? How did American leaders link events in Vietnam to national security...
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Back Home In Filipino
1,374 wordsAmerica is considered a melting pot of different ethnic groups. By today's standard, "American culture" is the result of a variety of races integrating their own cultural beliefs into American society. Throughout the years, the United States has seen a massive increase of people migrating from Asian countries; "they make up 3.6 percent of the U.S. population, a 199 percent increase from 1980 when they constituted only 1.5 percent of the population" (Ng). Like other immigrants, Asians come here i...
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Filipino Interest In The Political Process
1,631 wordsDear Coche, I forgot my membership password (I'm not even sure if you guys sent me one) so I'm sending another paper to become a member. Thank you, Vicky In the present work, many essential facts were brought together in the history of the Filipino-Americans from their early contact with California to the present. There was, and still is, a discernible connection between the Filipinos and their involvement in California. So much of the Philippine history has evolved in the nation that it helped ...
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Mukherjee's Novel Jasmine
851 wordsMukherjee was born in Calcutta, India in 1940 to upper-caste (Brahmin) parents. She emigrated first to the United States in 1961, and then to Canada in 1968. She is a naturalized citizen of both countries. She married an American in 1963 while completing her MFA and Ph. D. at the University of Iowa. She has written numerous critically acclaimed books, of which Jasmine is one of the most recent. Most of her novels reflect her personal experiences traveling between two worlds; her native India and...
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Nhuy And Her Mother Huong To Vietnam
1,852 wordsMonkey Bridge, a novel written by Lan Cao, is a portrait of the Vietnamese American experience. It shows the lives of a mother, Thanh, and a daughter, Mai, who travel to the United States as refugees after the Vietnam War. Mai embraces all that is American by learning flawless English and befriending a white girl. She immerses herself in the way of life claiming not to understand how immigrants can come to the United States and balance on the cusp of two cultures. She asks, "How did those numero...
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Cultures In Other Countries
1,241 wordsWhen a person is given the microphone at a podium, the attention of the audience is customarily afforded to that person so that they may convey their message (s) clearly. In the past fifty years, advancements in technology and the ability to transmit information have transformed the world into a global stage for any individual or group who wish to broadcast their agendas. The more modernized and stable countries, namely western European nations and the United States of America, have a strangle h...
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Equal Access To Medical Care
590 wordsAmerican And American's (Paradox Essay) Essay, Research American And American's (Paradox Essay) Author John Steinbeck writes? In no country are more seeds and plants and equipment purchased and less vegetables and flowers raised.? This quote stood out to me. I see many instances in which our neighbors or friends return from a store with ideas and garden tools. They retrieve their spades, hoes, and other gardening tools, and set out to create a masterpiece, bringing color and life into their yard...
