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…The Lost Ones – Young Chinese Americans Due to harsh immigration laws, in American history, Chinese have often relied on illegal means of entering the United States. For example, in 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act (Chinese Exclusion Act…

…From the California coastline to the tip of Maine, Americans enjoy the freedom to do whatever they please, whenever they please. Some choose a path for success while others go down a path of failure. I believe the ideal American wakes up every morning…

…Casting Doubt Upon the American Dream in The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby' is set in the Jazz Age of America, the 1920s which have come to be seen as a bubble of extravagance and affluence which burst with the Wall Street Crash in 1929. Fitzgerald…

…of out country immensely when they were writing such important documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution. Although some American values today were not impacted by European philosophers of the Enlightenment, those philosophers…

…The American musical is a relatively new form which developed over the years leading up to the 20th century. In the romantic period, 'heavy' operas by composers such as Verdi and Puccini lead to a reaction in Europe where composers such as Offenbach…

…, the US began to get involved a greater amount in world affairs. The Spanish-American War (1898) established the United States as a world power and caused the US to follow the path of imperialism. The Treaty of Paris in 1898, involving Spain and the United…

…Journalism Kindles the Spanish-American War Over the years it has been easy to dismiss this reporting as a low point in journalism history. After all it led to the Spanish American War and to American Imperialism. Yellow journalism was often…

…France Says Iraq War Now Would Split International Community, be seen as "illegitimate"- Yahoo! News 2/26/03 <Tab/>In light of the imminent war on Iraq, many countries have been showing opposition to the American determinedness to attack…

…Television Shows Reflect American Culture There are many movies and television shows that reflect American culture. A show or movie must address some current societal problem or trend in order to truly reflect American life; murder, rape, racism…

…People use Native American Mythology everyday for his or her personal entertainment. Little do they know that these myths are more than they’re cracked up to be. One should better understand that mythology served to be more than just stories…