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American Dream in Death of a Salesman and The Great Gatsby

as "The Jazz Age." When not numbing themselves with superficial pleasures, young people were pursuing the American Dream, as tran...

Analyzing Huck Finn

racist and a whole host of other uncomplimentary terms; however, it has been -- and continues to be -- instrumental in describing ...

American Home and Workplace Experiences in Arlie Hochschild's Time Bind

In five pages this paper discusses changing workplace and home experiences for Americans as depicted in Time Bind by Arlie Hochsch...

Society and American Pop Art

In five pages this paper examines pop art as featured at New York City's Whitney Museum of American Art in terms of history and th...

Women's Studies and 'In Defence of Elitism' by William A. Henry

and every person. To say that women had to fight for their existence within a patriarchal world would be a gross understate...

Civil Rights Quest of African Americans

her peers. By reading her book, one can understand why the quest to achieve civil rights is and was important for African America...

The Financial Situation of the American Express Company

cursory look at the career of Ken Chenault inspires confidence in his ability to negotiate a company toward financial stability. A...

Great Britain and the Incidences of Suicide by Hanging

method of suicide was increasing. The main increase in this group can be determined by age. Those under 45 showing the biggest inc...

Checks and Balances by Paul Manuel and Anne Cammisa

In a paper consisting of five pages the author's comprehensive argument is presented in a contention that the conclusions are inco...

Elizabeth I's Reign and English Colonization

In ten pages Elizabeth I's reign and the English colonization during the years 1558 until 1603 are examined with the emphasis upon...

Frederick Douglass' Narrative and an African American Slave's Life

In 6 pages this paper examines the problems confronting enslaved African Americans within the context of Narrative of the Life of ...

How the Indians Were Treated by the Spanish New World Conquerors

In six pages this paper discusses how the Spanish perceived Native Americans in the New World. Three sources are cited in the bib...

The Overworked American by Juliet Shor

In six pages this paper discusses the massive increases of the American workload and its effects upon society and the individual. ...

Concept of Manifest Destiny

In three pages this paper examines the importance of the manifest destiny concept to the American ideal and U.S. expansionism. Tw...

Comparing Works by Richard Wright and Jo Ann G. Robinson

In five pages this research paper examines these authors' refusal to accept African American second class citizenship in a segrega...

Slavery Writings

In five pages this paper examines slavery in the American South as it was described in various writings. Five sources are cited i...

Crimes Against Humanity by Ward Churchill and For Indians, No Thanksgiving and the Exposure of the 'Native American' Myth

In five pages this paper discusses how the myths surrounding Native Americans were exposed by these two texts. Two sources are ci...

Anthropology and Leisure

In five pages this paper takes an anthropological view of leisure within the context of Phillip R. DeVita and James D'Armstrong's ...

Edward N. Wolff's 'How the Pie is Sliced'

have been." Wolff also points out that such discrepancies serve to underscore the growing level of socioeconomic inequality in th...

Education and Native Americans

In five pages this paper examines Native American educational approaches. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....

Different Cultures for Women in America

Women in America do not have a monolithic cultural experience. This paper examines the difference between Chicano and African-Amer...

Property Rights of Native Americans

In seven pages this paper discusses the Native American views on land ownership in a consideration of culture, sovereignty, and th...

Construction and Engineering Genius of the American West's Hoover Dam

In ten pages this paper examines the western American contributions of the Hoover Dam in a consideration of its construction and e...

American Dream Vacation in the Hawaiian Islands

Flowers are everywhere and people wear leis or flower necklaces in Hawaii. Hawaii has Polynesian culture with the luaus and the H...

War and Religion

In nine pages this paper discusses the impact of religion on Americans during the Second World War and the Vietnam conflict. Six ...

Major U.S. Automobile Manufacturers

In seven pages this paper examines Daimler Chrysler, General Motors, and Ford in an overview of American automobile manufacturers ...

America and the Interaction Between Natives and Europeans

In one page this paper considers the European colonization across the Atlantic and the resulting contacts between these settlement...

'Revolutionary' American Revolution?

This paper argues that the American Revolutioin did not qualify as 'revolutionary' in one page. Two sources are cited in the bibl...

Pueblo Culture and Gender Roles

In twelve pages the Native American Pueblo culture is discussed in an examination of its development of gender roles with the focu...

Business Behavior and Religious Values

the perception of how humanism has been a necessary yet missing element within the business society. "Ethical humanism cuts out t...