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- 1821: A Century Of Dishonor, a Triumph or Tragedy?
- ... write about the author, one must first understand why she felt so strongly for this sensitive issue. “Helen Hunt Jackson began writing professionally at age 35. She first became involved with the plight of the American Indian in 1879 after attending a lecture illuminating the poor living conditions and mistreatment the Ponca tribe was undergoing. Jackson became enamored with this issue, she effectively wielded her writing skills to illuminate the plight ... Century Of Dishonor, one must understand from which it was written. “This is a detailed account of the last six years of Jackson’s life (1879-1885), when she struggled to promote the rights of American Indians displaced and dispossessed by the U. S. government” (Mathes). “This interest climaxed when she heard Ponca chieftain Standinng Bear and Suzette “Bright Eyes” La Flesche lecture in Boston in 1879 on the suffering of ... most important contribution in life. Unfortunately, little overall reform was accomplished during her lifetime. As she predicted, however, “A Century Of Dishonor” has served well in awakening the general public to the dilemma of the American Indian, furthering Helen Hunt Jackson’s cause into the future over 100 years past her death”(Vick 1). In conclusion, needless to say, Helen Hunt Jackson’s novel A Century Of Dishonor was by ...
- 1822: The Khent
- ... after having been tortured mentally, morally and, at almost regular intervals, physically, at the hands of our merciless rulers in Turkey. And some of us owe our very existence to the generous philanthropy of the American people who have come to our aid and snatched from the claws of death our half dead and buried bodies from the burning sands of the Arabian desert, where our age-long persecutors, the inexorable ... relationships of crusaders and the Eastern despots, and especially upon the history of the Middle East and the Near East. These works are chiefly buried in the Armenian language, and thus are not accessible to American and European scholars. What about the many important liturgical, medical, mathematical, and particulary exquisite poetic works of the Armenian authors, of ancient and modern times, which are hidden behind the curtain of language inaccessibility? Will ... also intellectuals and writers as well. The translation of the "Khent" (The Fool) by Mrs. Wingate, is therefore an effort worthy of our wholehearted commendation and applause. We are confident that not only Armenians of American origin, but Americans of diverse origins will appreciate this novel, and all the novels of Raffi, one of which "Samuel" was recently translated serially in an Armenian American publication. Mrs. Jane S. Wingate is ...
- 1823: Immigration: Problem with Too Many Immigrants in the U.S
- ... facing the U.S. today. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants flock to this country every year. Some legally, others illegally. Some are escaping from religious and political oppression while others come to seek out the "American Dream". Either way they are causing nationwide problems. Non-English speaking workers take jobs away from American people because they will work for cheaper wages. Illegal immigrants receive welfare and health care and the money to fund this comes straight from us, the citizens of the United States. Some limitations have to ... more reasonable number. Right now, an average of over 600,000 legal immigrants are granted access to the country. I believe this number should be cut in half. We need to focus on problems facing American citizens, such as poverty, AIDS, cancer, and unemployment. We don't need 300,00 more people to deal with, we have enough problems with the currents population. I don't think certain ethnic groups ...
- 1824: Correctly Political: A Look into the Dynamics of Political Correctness
- Correctly Political: A Look into the Dynamics of Political Correctness Every American probably knows what it means to be politically correct. After all, we hear about it on the news almost every night. We have to be constantly aware of whether or not something we say or ... matters of inclusive speech, advocacy of nonracist, nonageist, nonsexist terminology, and insistence on affirmative action policies, avoidance of Eurocentrism as reflected in a “traditional” canon of literature, acceptance of multiculturalism as a valued feature of American society, and dismantling hierarchy as controlled by a white male power structure. (Hoover and Howard 963) In a nutshell, political correctness is an attempt at changing the way we look at things. The goal is ... state. There is a wealth of information on the history of the term “political correctness” and it's applications. However, scholars usually do not agree. The most common commentaries have noted its use in North American social movements from the late 1960's and within Leninist parties before this time. “Politically Correct” seems to have originally been an approving phrase of the Leninist left to mean someone who steadfastly toes ...
- 1825: Passing
- The Root of Jealousy In Nella Larsen’s Passing, Irene Redfield and Clare Kendry show us a great deal about race and sexuality in the 1920s. Both are extremely light-skinned women of African-American descent. However similar they appear to be, their views on race, a very controversial issue at the time, differ significantly. Clare chooses to use her physical appearance as an advantage in America’s racist and sexist society, leaving behind everything that connects her to her African-American identity. She presents herself as an object of sexual desire, flaunting herself to gain attention. Irene is practically the opposite, deciding that she wants to remain with the label of being black. She is subtle ... socioeconomic issues. With another approach of analysis of the book, we see that Irene’s jealousy and contempt for Clare does not only originate with passing, but also class. Irene’s oppression as an African-American is not blatantly displayed, and she makes herself believe that she is above it. Still, we are able to see this feeling of jealousy rooted in class issues when Irene observes Clare sitting across ...
- 1826: Andrew Carnegie
- ... that “education is life’s key.” The website, http://www.clpgh.org, is a tribute to Andrew Carnegie’s life and work. Similarly, an article by Bernard A. Weisberger titled “The McKinley Era Mega-Merger” (American Heritage, May/June 1996) addresses the Carnegie Steel Corporation which was the leader of steel in the country in the 1890s. This corporation made him “the richest man in the world” or so is quoted ... Schwalb (ARTnews, June 1997), Carnegie gave the world thousands of libraries. Many communities gratefully accepted Carnegie’s generosity, but his actions were met with mixed reviews. The book, Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development by George S. Bobinski shows the impact of his philanthropy and the reaction it received. Andrew Carnegie lived by his philosophy that “The man who dies thus rich, dies disgraced.” He not ... importance and service these gifts had on inactive minds. Carnegie received hundreds of tokens of esteem from people all over the country; He appreciated the gratitude and proudly displayed the mementos in his study. The American Library Association and state library associations even made Carnegie an honorary member. As Melvil Dewey praised Carnegie, “His wisdom has done five times as much as his wealth in the conditions he has put ...
- 1827: The Civil War
- The Civil War The American Civil War was a grave turning point in the history of North America. It was a conflict that pitted the Northern states of the American union against the Southern states. The war raged for four years, from 1861 to 1865, and was marked by some of the fiercest military campaigns in modern history. In this essay, you will learn the causes of the American Civil war, as well as the after effects of the war. It has been extremely hard for historians to exactly pin-point the causes and effects of the war. The war itself had international ...
- 1828: A Nation of Immigrants: An Overview of the Economic and Political Conditions
- A Nation of Immigrants: An Overview of the Economic and Political Conditions The North American economic development has seen several stages of development. The first stage of economic development was a plantation-slave economy mixed with mercantilism, the second stage of development was a competitive industrial economy, and the stage ... should be subordinates to them. The Mexican people did not altogether migrate to the United States their land was brought into the United States as a result of the victory over Mexico in the Mexican-American war. After the civil war the Industrial capitalistic economy bloomed, large enterprises began to take over the major economy. As industrialism grew Asian workers were recruited for labor from China and Japan. The United States victory in The Spanish-American war had granted the United States annexation Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Cuba. Many people from these countries immigrated into the United States mainland. The actions that were taken by the government had an ...
- 1829: Cancer
- Cancer INTRODUCTION In the American society, cancer is the disease most feared by the majority of people within the U.S. Cancer has been known and described throughout history. In the early 1990s nearly 6 million cancer cases and more ... mostly in older people. In the United States more than one-fifth of the deaths in the early '90s was caused by cancer, only the cardiovascular diseases accounted at a higher percentage. In 1993 the American Cancer Society predicted that about 33% of Americans will eventually get cancer. In the United States skin cancer is the most dominating in both men and women, followed by prostate cancer in men and breast ... if, when administered to a population of previously untreated organisms, thet cause a statistically significant increase in the incidence of the neoplasms compared with the incidence in subjects that are left untreated. FOOTNOTES 1.)ACADEMIC AMERICAN ENCYCLOPEDIA (pp. 5-10) 2.)AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY'S COMPLETE BOOK OF CANCER (25-27) BIBLIOGRAPHY AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY'S COMPLETE BOOK OF CANCER, GROLIER ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING COMPANY ANDERSON, PAUL, ADVANCES IN CANCER CONTROL, ...
- 1830: Hip-Hop Nation Report
- ... of one expository text demonstrate critically how the author exploits language, tone, structure and emotion to promote a specific perspective or attitude to the reader on the subject. "It's hard to stop a Cultural Revolution that bridges people together." This is a quote from a famous 'Rapper' who has been behind the Hip-Hop revolution since the start. He is Chuck D; the creator of Public Enemy, one of the biggest Hip-Hop acts ever. This quote condenses what the writer of the article is trying to promote to the reader in just a few words. For the last 25 years the conservative masses have been trying to stop, ignore and turn a blind eye to the Hip-Hop revolution, mainly because of its origins and political stances. Unfortunately for some this has failed miserably with Hip-Hop being the strongest it has ever been at the present. But people are now starting to ...
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