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…When exploring African-American history, the most important things to focus on are that because of the times, black people were enslaved and treated poorly. They endured it all and worked hard to rise above the boundaries of slavery and prejudice…

…dream of living in my country, being a man of your word means more than having an aristocratic name, I can be a lawyer, a farmer or a newspaper reporter and succeed or fail on my own merits. I'm proud to be an American because of all the great men and women…

…Imagine this: You are on your way walking to school and having both your friends and strangers saying hello to you or asking you are doing. It’s normal for American to do this but being a foreigner, it’s a totally a new experience to have people greeting…

…American family. The show is always delightfully consistent in its acknowledgment of history, current events (whether scandalous or funny), and forms of art and entertainment other than television. Creators of the show are always attempting to be funnier…

…American Westerns (Maverick, The Searchers, Unforgiven) The Civil War has ended, leaving more than 600,000 American soldiers dead. In a single decade, from 1860 to 1870, the South's wealth declined 60 percent and that of the North had a 50 percent…

…or herself. Striving for one's individual aspirations over and above the health of the family as a whole is what Sam Mendes' American Beauty clearly depicts, as it strives to portray man's unquenchable need to fulfill his own wants and needs, ultimately shaping…

…Capitol Punishment is the harshest punishment there is for a crime in the United States. Just like most ideas and policies in our nation people agree with Capitol Punishment and people don’t agree with it. As time goes on more and more Americans…

…to question the underlying foundation of a document that we have been taught to accept uncritically. In his book, the Constitution, Toward an American Revolution: Exposing the Constitution and Other Illusions, Fresia argues that the American Constitution, although…

…The Current Statistics of Modern Day Native America Native American people make up less than two percent of the entire population, and are economically poorer, experience more unemployment, and are less formally educated than the national average…

…to the United States was because of the loss of almost half of Mexico's territory as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which ended the Mexican-American War in 1848. This included the states of California, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. This area became…