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…The written word has had a powerful affect on American culture. Early Puritan literature to contemporary writing has influenced politics, theology, morals, values, and much more. The revolutionary era introduced us to writers who set a standard…

…DBQ– The American Revolution “Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph” (Thomas Paine’s “The Crisis”). Thomas Paine wrote “The Crisis” in order…

…1) Discuss the clash of cultures between the European and the Native Americans. What were the similarities and what were the differences? The Native Americans outnumbered the colonists so why didn’t they drive the Europeans from the Atlantic coastline…

…The American West is an extremely ethnically diverse region. Large populations of immigrants and natives to it have established an Anglo, western population that continues to feel confined culturally and, more importantly, racially. Racial diversity…

…It has been a ‘splendid little war’ wrote John Hay to Theodore Roosevelt after the fall of Santiago. Little, the Spanish-American War was; it was over in barely four months. Splendid? Maybe for those at home, reading the headline about its lucky…

…How the Automobile Both Paralleled History As Well As Shaped Society As American Culture has evolved, inventions have paralleled its alterations. From the automobile’s humble beginnings as a “horseless carriage” in the late 1800’s, Henry Ford made…

…American Sign Language The first time I met a deaf person was about two years ago. She was a regular customer at this bar that I use to work at in the city. It seemed like she found comfort in who and what was familiar to and with her. She would…

…The Most Important American My report is on the infamous Benjamin Franklin, who was the only person to actually sign all four of the documents that made America what it is today. I will talk about a lot of the great things that he did in his long…

…Was Colonial Culture Uniquely American? "Was Colonial Culture Uniquely American?" "There were never, since the creation of the world, two cases exactly parallel." Lord Chesterfield, in a letter to his son, February 22nd, 1748. Colonial culture…

…Equal Opportunities In 1990 the United States Congress passed the Americans With Disabilities Act. This act, frequently referred to as the ADA, was intended to protect disabled Americans from discrimination and to remove the social and architectural…