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…The Masculine Figure and his Struggle against Evil-rough draft Dashiell Hammett's novel, The Maltese Falcon, was such a success in American literature because of Hammett's version of the masculine figure in American society. Hammett shows the masculine…

…relations with the Native Americans. Whereas the Spanish settlers, who forced Catholicism on the Pueblos and tried to obliterate Indian practices, ended their problems with hopes of peace, the English took over land with no effort at reconciliation…

…, when it was most prevalent. Because it is associated with stability it is assumed to be a superior family form, from which all others are deviant. The movie, American Beauty, challenges this assumption in its portrayal of two nuclear families, the Burnhams…

…that the American government could not be without. First, the founding fathers found it absolutely necessary to separate the powers of the government, both from the failed Articles of Confederation and from the English monarchy they were breaking away from. The Articles…

…Jean-Michel Basquiat American Painter 1960 - 1988 Every line means something. --Basquiat about his work -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jean-Michel Basquiat was born on December 22, 1960…

…Events leading to the American Revolution During the late seventeen hundreds, many tumultuous events resulted in Colonial opposition to Great Britain. The conditions of rights of the colonists will slowly be changed as the constriction…

…The modern American Labor Movement grew from an economic depression into a surging organization that has seen extensive corruption. In 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President of an economy that was in shambles. During his Presidency, he…

…mathematics, American students failed miserably. Their scores placed them dead last, in relation to the other countries tested. At one time, America was the world leader in the advances of technology, service, and industry. However, the steady decline in education…

…Richard D. Brown, ed., Major Problems in the Era of the American revolution 1760-1791 (Lexington, MA D.C. Heath and Company, 1992)                  George Washington's concerns about the colonial military were valid. However, they were…

…in food and medicine. Castro saw the Bay of Pigs as confirmation that the USA was working to overthrow his government. The United States was terrified and embarrassed that Cuba, only 90 miles from the shores of Florida, a country in American's sphere…