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…Voting and the American Presidency The United States of America, we are the champions of the democracy. Why is it then that our society is so inactive in our government? In the last presidential election there was a forty-nine percent voter…

…so the sponsor invites them to a party where the father is humiliated. I enjoyed both stories a lot and how both shows the “American Dream” is not a dream for everybody. Some of us don’t get it at all while the ones that do get are usually not too happy…

…themes to entice the audience. The film portrays the battles between the French and English for control of North America in the seventeen hundred fifty seven, the third year of the war. Native Americans, particularly the Iroquois living in the area…

…African Americans Status In 1890 There were many problems that African Americans faced in the 1890’s some of which still exist in today’s society. African Americans have come a long way and earned many rights but still live with the hardships…

…for many years, and the end is not in sight. So it is up to you which is right and which is wrong. It all started in the early twentieth century. The first school to use a Native American mascot was the University of Wisconsin in 1909. The term “Indians…

…, the woman who guided us through the museum enlightened our heads with much interesting knowledge about the history of the quilts. She told us that back then, women (African American) made quilts for everyday use out of scraps, discarded clothing, and feed stacks…

…African American Music By 1945, nearly everyone in the African American community had heard gospel music (2). At this time, gospel music was a sacred folk music with origins in field hollers, work songs, slave songs, Baptist lining hymns, and Negro…

…The Forced Assimilation of Native Americans         One of the more horrible and lesser known aspects of the Europeans colonization of the United States is the destruction of numerous Native American societies and cultures. With whites feeling…

…GAZETTE #1 "The Boycotts Made the Revolution Radical" written by T.H. Breen stressed the American's’ indulgence of themselves and luxurious British imports. Americans had a tendency to buy imported goods that gave off the impression of wealth…

…Americans at the Eve of the Revolution By The Aztec Warrior Prior to the Revolutionary war, early Americans were struggling to find their identity among the rest of the world. As they strived for independence, England began to bear down…