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- 1761: Multicultural Education
- ... and minority students to study their respective heritages. This is not a simple feat due to the fact that there is much diversity within individual cultures. A look at a 1990 census shows that the American population has changed more noticeably in the last ten years than in any other time in the twentieth century, with one out of every four Americans identifying themselves as black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, or American Indian (Gould 198). The number of foreign born residents also reached an all time high of twenty million, easily passing the 1980 record of fourteen million. Most people, from educators to philosophers, agree that an ... have evolved and changed as each came into contact with other groups" (Ryan 137). It would certainly give people a sense of ethnic pride to know how their forefathers contributed to the building of the American society that we live in today. It is also a great feeling to know that we can change what we feel is wrong to build a better system for our children. Minorities would benefit ...
- 1762: Homeless Veterans: Perspectives on Social Services Use
- ... 567,000 and 600,000 individuals are homeless and on any given day 200,000 of them are veterans. When I talk about cultural diversity I not only mean the obvious groups such as African-American, Native-American, Hispanic and so on, I believe that Veterans are a part of there own culture. The men who went to Vietnam seem to have somewhat of a connection; because of what they all have seen ... in that armed forces, therefore; in mind that would make them a minority culture. For the purpose of this paper, it should be noted that in this study the racial and ethnic backgrounds were African American (sixty-five percent), white (twenty-four percent), and Hispanic (six percent. Educational levels ranged from ninth grade to five years of college, with the average number of years of schooling being 12. These numbers ...
- 1763: Narrative Structure On ABSALOM
- ... Adding to this is a sense of a world about to explode, a world where progress could no longer be taken for granted. Another aspect of style is the growing anguish over race relations in American culture in the 1930s to 1940s, causing many of the writers, including Faulkner, to include in their novels the topic of mixed racial ancestry. Secondly, for the narrative to be more than just characters conversing ... which suggests a commentary on the art of storytelling itself. This is called metafiction, or fiction about fiction. Absalom, Absalom! is considered the greatest work of America's greatest novelist, one of that handful of American writers who challenged readers the most pleasurably and provocatively (Parker 11). Its capacity to challenge does not lie literally between the covers of the book, but rather in the exchange of language and thought between ... in Chapter Nine the narrative remains external through Quentin's thoughts and memories. With the amount of changes in the narrative, it is no surprise Faulkner is known as the most inventive experimenter in the American modernist prose, and that later American novelists look back fearfully at his shadow (Parker cover). Throughout each of these chapters Faulkner has presented the story in non-sequential bits and pieces, with many flashbacks ...
- 1764: Religion/Faith
- ... we lead everyday. Of course we all have certain standards in which we believe and live by. A good example of the standard behavior that makes us so secular is in Wil Herbergs essay This American Way Of Life. Herbergs says so well , "the American way of life is a symbol by which Americans define themselves and establish their unity." The author means to imply that unity is something we all strive for. To be American is to be part a huge family, no matter what gender, color, or background. We stick together. We fight together, we laugh together, we grieve together as Americans. Terms like democracy, individuality, self-reliance ...
- 1765: Compare and Contrast Dogs and Cats
- Compare and Contrast Dogs and Cats There are 59 million cats and 52.9 million dogs, yet dogs are found in 4.2 million more American households than their feline counterparts, according to a recent report prepared by the American Veterinary Medical Association. However, this great disparity between dogs and cats should not seem alarming considering the fact that dogs have been around for centuries as the human's steadfast animal companion. Since the earliest ... the modern post-industrial societies of today, dogs have been an intregal part of how humans have functioned. Unlike cats, dogs have sense of usefulness and belonging that appeals to a larger segment of the American population. More dogs are in the American homes because humans benefit from owning them. Scientific proof supports; walking a dog is a healthy exercise, and petting a dog can sooth the pain in the ...
- 1766: U.S and Japan Car Industries
- ... managed trade but a policy which will weaken the leadership position of the U.S. in the world economy as well. The U.S. needs to do what the Japanese did when they penetrated the American market; hard market research and heavy investment. The Japanese spent billions of dollars studying American taste and manufacturing models that suited them. The Big Three have generally confined their efforts to sending models that they have made specifically for Americans. Bill Duncan, the head of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Assn ... left-hand drive, at tolls, parking lots or when overtaking another car is too dangerous. Naturally when the Japanese export their cars to the U.S., in each of the 190 versions sold, they provide American drivers with a steering wheel where they expect it; on the left side1. On the other hand U.S. exports have a grand total of 2 models which feature a right- hand drive. The ...
- 1767: The Deerslayer: View of The Native Americans
- ... on September 15, 1789 in Burlington, New Jersey. He was the son of William and Elizabeth (Fenimore) Cooper, the twelfth of thirteen children (Long, p. 9). Cooper is known as one of the first great American novelists, in many ways because he was the first American writer to gain international followers of his writing. In addition, he was perhaps the first novelist to "demonstrate...that native materials could inspire significant imaginative writing" (p. 13). In addition his writing, specifically The Deerslayer, present a unique view of the Native American's experiences and situation. Many critics, for example, argue that The Deerslayer presents a moral opinion about what occurred in the lives of the American Indians. Marius Bewley has said that the book shows ...
- 1768: The Beginning of a Journey
- The Beginning of a Journey Perhaps no American felt a yearning to tame the West more powerfully than Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson had grown up in a social circle where the men had planned an expedition to the Pacific. Since he shared his father ... national interest if the British appropriated the West coast and all avenues inland from it for themselves. Thomas Jefferson won approval from Congress in 1803 for a visionary project that was to become one of American history's greatest adventure stories. Jefferson wanted to know if Americans could journey overland to the Pacific Ocean following two rivers, the Missouri and the Columbia, which flow east and west from the Rocky Mountains. If the sources of the rivers were nearby, Jefferson reasoned that American traders would have a superior transportation route to help them compete with British fur companies pressing southward from Canada. On February 28, 1803, the Congress appropriated funds for a small U.S. Army unit ...
- 1769: Journalistic Integrity
- ... does exist and still affects the public. However, the affect any bias has on the public varies because consumers define bias in sources differently than journalists do (158). Scholars argue that at certain times the American press has been more liberal or conservative, reflecting the climate of the country at the time (Valente 10). Although one critic reasons that the problem may not be journalistic bias, but the way journalists approach ... don t ask, don t tell policy was struck, RAND was reluctantly forced to back itself and it s study off due to the lack of enthusiasm to print controversial issues. As a result, the American people were deprived of a substantial educational document that could have provided research information and facts to the public s debate on gays in the military. , Magazines, newspapers, and TV are responsible in some part ... case of CNN and Time Magazine, the issue was not dealt with immediately and modestly. The television news station and the magazine were reporting that the U.S. military was using nerve gas to kill American defectors in Laos during the Vietnam War (Koch 1129). The serious faults in reporting were not acknowledged until the U.S. government exposed information that disproved the story. The program and the magazine only ...
- 1770: The Used Car Industry
- ... Used Car Industry In the past 30 years, the United States auto industry has gone through many changes. In order to stay competitive with a foreign market, constantly threatening to eat away at profits, the American auto industry has had to respond by being flexible and adapt itself to this new situation. Although, in the past, they were slow to get the message sent out by the consumers, the domestic auto ... to analyze, and answer, the demands of a smarter, savior consumer. The growth of the used car field has been a result of these demands. Rising, higher prices for new cars have caused the typical American consumer to examine alternate solutions for their transpiration needs. As the average car on the road is 8 years old, compared to 5.8 years in 1970, the signal to the auto industry has been ... be moving next. In the past 30 years, the United States auto industry has gone through many changes. In order to stay competitive with a foreign market, constantly threatening to eat away at profits, the American auto industry has had to respond by being flexible and adapt itself to this new situation. Although, in the past, they were slow to get the message sent out by the consumers, the domestic ...
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