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  • William Grant Still, African American Composer and Pioneer

    William Grant Still, African American Composer and Pioneer

    William Grant Still, African American Composer and Pioneer William Grant Still has been dubbed the "Dean of African American Composers." However to put such a limiting title on such a great composer does not do justice to exemplifying the greatness of his work. William Grant Still composed pieces that touched people of all races, not just African Americans. He wrote symphonies, ballets, children's songs, and operas. In addition to his compositional accomplishments, he was a

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    Submitted: December 28, 2010
  • Crime and the Mentally Ill

    Crime and the Mentally Ill

    Crime and Mental Illness Mental illnesses have been around since the beginning of time. The only things that have changed are the diagnosis and attitudes about the diseases. The history of mental illness has been a process of trial and error, through medical theory and public attitude. In prehistoric times, people thought that mental illnesses stemed from magical beings or spirits that interfered with the mind. They used rituals similar to exorcisms to try to

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    Submitted: December 28, 2010
  • American Invovment in Vietnam

    American Invovment in Vietnam

    In American History, the nineteen sixties and the nineteen seventies were extremely turbulent and controversial times. Protest rights were being tested and occasionally suppressed, new moral and political values began to develop, and the Vietnam War dominated the twenty-year period. Vietnam invited many young activist people to begin a huge movement of anti-war protesting denouncing the war, the government, and even the soldiers who were picked against their will to fight. Reasons for American entry

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    Submitted: December 28, 2010
  • Africans and African Americans

    Africans and African Americans

    Insights about the African and African American according to Achebe and Douglass Throughout the years, the image of the African American culture has been portrayed in in a negative light. Many people look to African, and African American literature to gain knowledge about the African American culture. The true culture and image often goes unseen, or is tarnished because writers who have no true insight or experience, have proceeded to write about things in

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    Submitted: December 29, 2010
  • The American Dream

    The American Dream

    "Check coming today?" The Life Insurance check that Mama will soon be receiving is the source of all the dreams in the Younger family. A major argument that Lorraine Hansberry makes in her play A Raisin in the Sun is the importance of dreams. Dreams are what each member of the Younger family is driven by. Mama wants to have her own home in a nice part of town; she does not want her children

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    Submitted: December 29, 2010
  • Uninsured Americans

    Uninsured Americans

    Today uninsured Americans make up approximately 4.2 million people. Because these families cannot afford the high cost of insurance, they do not get the health care needed to maintain good health. They must live with the pain and worry of the problem and when they do get medical care, they assume huge debts and another worry of how to pay for it. The United States is the only modern industrialized country with out a sound

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    Submitted: December 29, 2010
  • Assertive Policing, Plummeting Crime

    Assertive Policing, Plummeting Crime

    The business strategy of the NYPD was to reduce crime in New York City by innovating a new system for measuring performance and craft a new model for policing. Based on the "cultural diagnostic" survey conducted in 1994, the perception of officers was that the NYPD strategy was very bottom line and financially focused. Patrol officer's goals however, were to "reduce crime, disorder and fear," which was in perfect alignment to Bratton's goal. The NYPD

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    Submitted: December 29, 2010
  • American Revolution

    American Revolution

    F&I war- British believed French provoked the war by building a chain of forts in the Ohio R. Valley, French-did it to halt the west ward growth of the brit. Colonies. GW- gov or VA sent a mall militia of GW troops, surrender to French+ N.A. on July 3, 14, and started war Gen. Edward Braddock- in 15 ended in defeat, 2000 GB regulars + colonial troops were routed by a smaller force of French

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    Submitted: December 29, 2010
  • African Minkisi Introduced into American Culture: What Are Minkisi, and What Form Did They Take in the Americas?

    African Minkisi Introduced into American Culture: What Are Minkisi, and What Form Did They Take in the Americas?

    African Minkisi Introduced Into American Culture: What Are Minkisi, and What Form Did They Take in the Americas? I. Introduction African Minkisi have been used for hundreds of years in West Central Africa, This area where they are traditionally from was once known as the kingdom of Kongo, when Europeans started settling and trading with the BaKongo people. Kongo was a well-known state throughout much of the world by the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

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    Essay Length: 6,468 Words / 26 Pages
    Submitted: December 29, 2010
  • Upton Sinclair: The Horrors of American "capitalism"

    Upton Sinclair: The Horrors of American "capitalism"

    Upton Sinclair: The horrors of American "Capitalism" In Upton Sinclair's novels The Jungle, Oil!: A novel, and The Coal War, he supports Socialism by revealing the terrible conditions faced by the unskilled laborers in "free" Capitalist America, and depicts these conditions in such a detailed manner that even the most apathetic readers are moved. The accuracy of his details is amazing: His books brought about several investigations, and they found that almost everything that he

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    Submitted: December 29, 2010
  • American Changes Between 1825-1850 Dbq

    American Changes Between 1825-1850 Dbq

    In early America between the years of 1825-1850, America was rapidly changing and reforming the way people lived. Societal problems and major discrepancies that had previously been overlooked began to rapidly gain awareness. The main idea of the reforms in the United States at this time was the relatively new sense of Democracy. Reform sought to maximize these benefits in light of Democracy and for this reason came up with many changes in which greater

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    Essay Length: 397 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 30, 2010
  • African Americans in Science

    African Americans in Science

    Contributions African Americans have made in the Science Field Throughout American history many African Americans have been overlooked in the field of science. Some powerful minds and great inventors haven't been re-introduced to new generations. African Americans have contributed a great deal to the advancements of our country and one of the major fields they have made contributions to is in the field of science. Many successful African Americans have been overshadowed by their Caucasian

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    Essay Length: 3,135 Words / 13 Pages
    Submitted: December 30, 2010
  • American Revolution

    American Revolution

    Dr. Joseph Warren learned of the British plans and sent Paul Revere to alert John Hancock and Samuel Adams. Paul Revere promised to warn them when the British soldiers started to march. Since he wasn't sure that he would be able to get out of Boston with the message, he made plans to alert people by putting lanterns in the Old North Church steeple. He would light one lantern if the British were coming by

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    Submitted: December 30, 2010
  • Andrew Jackson : True American

    Andrew Jackson : True American

    Andrew Jackson was the first "peoples president". His humble frontier heritage and heroic title won support throughout the nation. Jackson was in touch with the common man and had respect for him. This for once, allowed the "people" to have a more dominant role in government, which is something that America prides itself upon today. His Presidency was plagued with controversy, but President Jackson used his power as President to unite a sometimes-divided nation and

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    Essay Length: 1,595 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 30, 2010
  • Hate Crimes

    Hate Crimes

    Hate Crimes Critical Analysis Cheyenne Gallant December 6, 2004 Res 110/Introduction to Research and Information Utilization Instructor: Stephan Wertz University of Phoenix During the earlier times, hate crimes were once solely driven by one's hatred for another race. In today's society, there are many factors that contribute one's hate crime towards another. Hate crimes now stem from opposition to a person's race, religion, gender, disability and sexual orientation. Now, the questions remain, Should a

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    Submitted: December 30, 2010
  • American Rhapsody: Personality Analysis

    American Rhapsody: Personality Analysis

    American Rhapsody: Personality Analysis The American Rhapsody is a historical drama depicting the life of a Hungarian family during the 1950's and 60's. The story, based on true events, tells how this family of four fled communist Hungary during the Russian occupation and came to the United States in hope of a better, and oppression free life. Because of the dangers of the escape through barb wired borders and mine fields, the family is forced

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    Submitted: December 30, 2010
  • Schools and American Society

    Schools and American Society

    After reading about some of the schools that are described in No Excuses I was very impressed with some of the methods that were used to help disadvantaged students. One of the teachers at Hobart Elementary School is one that I was quite impressed with. Rafe Esquith, a 5th grade teacher shows a genuine care about his students. Although school does not start until 7:58, "Esquith opens his classroom doors at 6:30 every morning

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    Submitted: December 30, 2010
  • American Literature

    American Literature

    Romantic literature is such that an author writes in an attempt to convey his feelings on what the world should be like. It is unrealistic, unreasoning, and imaginative writing. William Cullen Bryant and Edgar Allen Poe are two examples of romantic writers. Though Poe fits the mold of a romantic writer it is obvious that his writings do not mirror those of Bryant or many other known romantic authors. His works share a uniqueness that

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    Essay Length: 1,621 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 31, 2010
  • American Newspaper Comics

    American Newspaper Comics

    1. Definition and Defining Elements of Newspaper Comics 1.1. Definition According to Wikipedia encyclopaedia, "[...] a comic strip is a short strip or sequence of drawings, telling a story. Drawn by a cartoonist, they are published on a recurring basis (usually daily or weekly) in newspapers or on the Internet. They usually communicate to the reader via speech balloons. The term 'comic' derives from the fact that most strips were funny in the beginning. For

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    Essay Length: 3,079 Words / 13 Pages
    Submitted: December 31, 2010
  • American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons

    American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons

    Women are vain. According to the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS), women make up 87% of all cosmetic surgery procedures. Although plastic surgery among men is not nearly as common, its numbers have increased throughout the past few years. Men and women still have different views on the matter, especially involving their top 5 procedures, age, and reasons for the surgery. The increase in popularity among both genders has led to interesting similarities

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    Submitted: December 31, 2010
  • American Culture

    American Culture

    In order to understand American culture, one must have knowledge of the history of our country. America is traditionally a country of immigrants. Very few people today have ancestors who were natives in this land. Even our founding fathers fled to America...many because of religious persecution, and a few who were just looking to start a new life on the exciting untouched frontier. During the hundreds of years to come, America was seen as a

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    Submitted: December 31, 2010
  • The Space Race and American-Russian Relations

    The Space Race and American-Russian Relations

    The Space Race and American-Russian Relations The Cold War was an influential time period for Americans in the later half of the 20th century. This war did not involve physical warfare; no fighting on the battlefield ever took place. Rather, it was a war based on intimidation and fear; it was an arms race between the two global superpowers of the democratic United States of America and the communist Soviet Union. This struggle to

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    Submitted: December 31, 2010
  • American Flag

    American Flag

    The United States Flag is the third oldest of the National Standards of the world; older than the Union Jack of Britain or the Tricolor of France. The flag was first authorized by Congress June 14, 1777. This date is now observed as Flag Day throughout America. The flag was first flown from Fort Stanwix, on the site of the present city of Rome, New York, on August 3, 1777. It was first under fire

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    Submitted: January 1, 2011
  • African American Social Standings

    African American Social Standings

    This research paper will discuss the African American social standing in America throughout history. It will discuss the highs and lows and the pros an cons of the progression and also the different periods that African Americans lived through since they were brought to America. The progression of African Americans in America began with a practice called slavery. Slavery is the state of a person who is the chattel of another. It began in

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    Submitted: January 1, 2011
  • American History X Analysis

    American History X Analysis

    American History X Hate is part of the human condition. From our very beginning of our being comes our need to judge and be apprehensive toward people that are strange to us. In the classic film "American History X", directed by Tony Kaye, two brothers are raised in a white supremacist world of racial hatred, self- pity, and social ignorance. It is only through the hard work and concern of a couple people that saved

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    Submitted: January 1, 2011