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- 1021: An Asian American In America
- An Asian American In America As an Asian American, living in Fall River, I take pride in my culture and heritage. My parents are of Chinese ancestry and they lived in Cambodia for many years. When the Khmer Rouge took over the Cambodian government ...
- 1022: Personal Writing: My American Dream
- Personal Writing: My American Dream I am from Nigeria, a country that is beautiful and filled with wonderful natural resources. I lived in Nigeria with my family, including my mother, father, three sisters and one brother. We were a ... and different social customs, my accent made it difficult to communicate with others. I had to make new adaptations in order to excel in unfamiliar surrounding. Even though I always looked forward to living the American dream, a place for opportunities, I knew that it was easy. I know I am an achiever because I have found within myself the mental and moral strength to pursue my dream in the face ...
- 1023: The Spanish American War
- Introduction The Spanish American War marked the emergence of the United States of America as a world power. The war which lasted only 10 weeks between April and August of 1898 took place over the liberation of Cuba. In ... Puerto Rico, and the Philippine Islands. A large aspect to the begining of the war was the explosion and sinking of the Maine on February 15 1898 at 9:30 PM in Havana Harbor. 260 American naval personnel where killed or wounded. The USS Maine was the second "second class" battle ship constructed for the U.S. Navy. It took almost nine years to complete three year took waiting for armor ...
- 1024: Animism V. Marxism
- Animal Farm vs. Marxism In George Orwell's Animal Farm, the animals and events can be compared to similar people and events during the Russian Revolution of 1917. These similarities stand out due to the symbolism found in the book and the reality of the happenings of the Russian Revolution. Old Major was a prized-boar that belonged to Farmer Jones. The fact that Old Major is himself a boar was to signify that radical change and revolution are, themselves, boring in the eyes of the lower class (represented by the other barnyard animals), who are more prone to worrying about work and survival in their everyday life. Old Major gave many ...
- 1025: Walt Whitman
- Walt Whitman was looked upon as the forerunner of 20th Century poetry, praising democracy, and becoming a proclaimed poet of American democracy. He was known as the "Son of Long Island," and he loved his country and everything about it. (Current, Williams, Freidel- page 292-293). Whitman lived during the time of the Civil War; a fact that increased his patriotism. Whitman was considered one of the most important American Poets of the 19th Century. (Encyclopedia of World Biography- page 249). He influenced the direction of 20th Century poets such as Erza Pound, William Carlos Williams, Carlos Sandberg, and Allen Ginsberg. Whitman praised democracy and spoke of the flesh as well as the spirit. (Encyclopedia of Biography- page 249). He rejected the normal rhyme and meter of poetry and wrote in free verse, relying on Native American language. In general, Whitman's poetry is idealistic and romantic. Whitman identified strongly with the outcasts of society. He said to one outcast, "Not till the sun excludes you do I exclude you." (Lowen, ...
- 1026: Pan American World Airways, Inc
- Pan American World Airways, Inc Pan American World Airways, Inc ("Pan Am") is a New York corporation organized in 1927 which is engaged in commercial air transportation which it pioneered between the United States and most areas of the world. Pan Am ...
- 1027: Zane Grey
- Zane Grey Zane Grey has come to be known as "The Father of Western". He was the first ever to give the myth of the rugged American Cowboy to American Literature. Although some have called Grey a "hack writer" no one can argue that his sixty-odd novels won him great popularity from the 1920's through present time (Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism 175). It ... Gradually the character comes to be one with their surroundings and is able to cope with the problems the west posses. They gain inner peace and become one with nature. In the novel The Vanishing American Marian is an eastern girl who moves out west to be with her true love Nophie. Nophie is an Indian she met and fell in love with. At first Marian struggles with the harsh ...
- 1028: The Great Gatsby: America Degenerates into a Place of Moral Destitution
- ... Gatz, pursued the glowing icons of his age. As religion gradually faded away, it was money that had become an object of veneration. The desire to become wealthy was parceled in the form of the American Dream, a savage ideal that was fundamentally flawed from the outset. The fallacy of the American Dream cursed all who aspired to its promises while the upper class enjoyed the luxuries that accompanied their status, exploiting those below them as a means to reaffirm their superiority. Consequently, James Gatz, under the ... is really worth sanctifying. He demonstrates that given the ugliness of Gatsby's surroundings, his dream served a purpose, though it led to utter destruction. Fitzgerald parallels Gatsby's demise with the degeneration of the American nation. Both were once faced with a "transitory enchanted moment," a moment of infinite hope and potential. Yet their pure visions, their "incorruptible dream[s]" were polluted by the very foundations of these visions. ...
- 1029: Summary of Terkel's My American Century
- Summary of Terkel's My American Century After I began reading the book My American Century by Studs Terkel, I quickly became interested in reading further. At first, I thought it would be a long boring book to have to read, but I soon was very anxious to continue my ...
- 1030: Mardigras
- ... Trinidad, France and Italy. The name comes from the custom of shriving or purification through confessing ones sins prior to Lent. The holiday is related to the coming of a New Year. (The Folklore of American Holidays pg. 84-97) In England, football games were played on shrove Tuesday, ritualistic contests embodying the conflict between winter and summer, darkness and light , death and rebirth. Traditional food for this holiday includes thick soups of pigs feet, beans, peas, and pancakes. In fact Pancake Day is another name for Shrove Tuesday. Carnival season begins on Twelfth Night and ends at Midnight on Mardi Gras.(The Folklore of American Holidays pg. 84-97) Mardi Gras goes back to an ancient Roman custom of merry making before a period of fast. In Germany Mardi Gras is called Fastnacht. In England it is called pancake day ... up in the continental style with a masked procession of substantial size. They appeared in the streets in every variety of costume while women leaned over galleries to throw roses and bonbons. (The Folklore of American Holidays pg.84-97) In 1857, the date usually given as the beginning of the Mardi Gras, a new organization was formed. It was to present a parade with floats and torch lights. The ...
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