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…Pantheism, and Tennyson's such thought was evident in the novel The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald's piece can be related to Tennyson's view in that the people of the twenties were living in their dreams -the American dream of success and happiness - wanting to believe…

…North American Alliances in the Cold War After the Second World War, the United States emerged possessing an unprecedented amount of economic and military power. With the threat of the Cold War, power had shifted from Britain to the United States…

…to examine the 1920s America. The seeming post-war prosperity cannot hide the actual vanity and avoid the failure of the American Dream. F. Scott Fitzgerald depicts the flaws of Gatsby's dream and corruption of materialism. Beginning with the introduction…

…The American Identity could be considered and oxymoron in and of itself. From the very inception of explorers to the "New Land" to American culture today, Americans still don't have a firm grasp of whom they really are. In any event, I…

…, was by highlighting the British aggression on the seas; primarily impressments, British cruisers hovering near ports, blockades and the orders-in-council. The Americans also believed the Brits guilty of inciting Indian uprisings. The United States attempted to avoid…

…Chinese-American Culture In Understanding Bone What culture they had was to be forgotten – a difficult and practically impossible feat. The Chinese-Americans faced a wall of cultural difference that could only be scaled with the support…

…Women should work! The '60 had had few major problems, all which affected society and made the present-day what it is currently. Mainly those problems dealt with discrimination against either women, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans and the younger…

…The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were witness to several intellectual revolutions in Europe. Thinkers during this time were influenced by the likes of Newton, Bacon and Descartes of the Scientific Revolution. These scientific thinkers had managed…

…During the period between the 1770's and the late 1800's, known as the Industrial Revolution, a vast expansion in the role of government in Britain ensued. Such an expansion can be contributed to a number of factors defining this era, in such fields…

…Causes and Effects of the American Civil War Introduction- The American Civil War began on April 12, 1861 when General Pierre Beauregard opened fire with 50 cannons on Fort Sumter. This marked the beginning of one of the longest and bloodiest…