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- 4841: The Civil Rights Museum
- ... inform, particularly Afro-Americans, about their background of history. I should know just about this museum as the next person does, such as it contain the history of our ancestors in their unremitting struggles. African-American experience is deeply rooted by protest against injustice for many years. Afro-Americans has striven to gain the opportunity to participate in every political, economic, and social life America. This museum has specific information about ... not know of such a place, and that poses a big problem. I personally think that finding information for the museum was a little difficult. No one in my English class but a non-African American knew how to bring up the web page, and that was the first time for many students to see what the civil rights museum is, and what information about our history it has. The web ...
- 4842: Utah's State Symbols
- ... in 1913. Explanation of the Symbols on Utah's State Flag The Utah State Flag has a blue background with the State Seal inscribed in the center and is easily distinguished from other state flags. American Eagle with wings outspread, grasping six arrows in its talons, symbolizes protection in peace and war. Bee Hive is the symbol of industry. Sego Lily is a symbol of peace. Draped American Flag is the symbol of our support to the nation. "1847" is the year the Mormon Pioneer entered the Salt Lake Valley. "1896" is the year Utah was admitted as the 45th state (January 4 ...
- 4843: The Town of El Dorado Springs
- The Town of El Dorado Springs Picking research projects, sometimes for me, is an agonizing problem that eventually turns into an enlightening experience; what was to be my American Humanities research project was just such an experience. I had preliminarily thought I'd look into cultural myths. While researching myths, I ran across El Dorado Springs, MO., under the category of geographical myths, in ... the town, after 1962, the published date of the book, ever allow negros to become residents of the town? This town seemed to keep other cultures from entering its borders, the perfect topic for my American Humanities paper. When I submitted my topic, my teachers didn't match my enthusiasm for El Dorado Springs and suggested I continue searching. I eventually found other material to write about but El Dorado kept ...
- 4844: The Finger Lakes
- ... very beautiful time of the year as the trees turn to their pleasant autumnal shades before shedding their leaves. The typical seasonal traditions are at their heart here, as the area has a rich native American history and the countryside turns out mass amounts of pumpkins, corn, and other defining characteristics of fall. During the harsh winters, the Finger Lakes Region pulls in some of the highest figures in annual snowfall ... discover what I and others have always known each year and it has already started to take its tolls. The Gap and Urban Outfitters have replaced Snow Country Bike and Ski shop and the Native American pottery store. What will happen when the big corporations move in and commercialize this peaceful place where one can as of now escape consumer exploitation? Will the down to earth friendly locals be replaced by ...
- 4845: Central America
- ... El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Of those six, all share a distinct common history except for Belize. Belize for one is incredibly small, and while Spanish is the official language of other Central American countries, in Belize English is spoken. So throughout this paper as I carelessly say 'Central American' I am not including Belize whose history and development was far different than the others. Although Central America is located close to the United States in relation to the Eastern Hemisphere, our ways of life ...
- 4846: Cancun
- ... one that pleases their preference in music, be it reggae or rock-n-roll. If someone is in the mood for a delicious supper, there are many different restaurants one can choose. One can choose American, Italian, Mexican, or whatever kind of food is most satisfying. The great thing about Cancun is that the party never ends. People can go into the streets at three o clock in the morning and ... what vendors say. There is no bargaining. The only drawback to shopping in Mexico is that their money is in pesos, so it is easy to get ripped off when people are trying to use American money if they do not know the exchange rate. Cancuns abundant variety of high quality shopping malls are filled with irresistible--traditional Mexican arts and crafts, gold and silver jewelry, hand rolled cigars, handmade ...
- 4847: The Writings of Joyce Carol Oates
- ... dark and brutal imagination? Most of the works written by Joyce Carol Oates takes places during very traumatic and turmoiled times. Oates acknowledges the tragedies of these times and through her stories she forces the American public to deal with these catastrophes rather than deny them. Critic Mary Katherine Grant says of Oates themes: " Her (Oates) present body of fiction tells the tragic tale of a decade wasted by war, assassinations ... lives, to show us how to get through and transcend pain, to encourage us to continue the struggle to put some meaning into human life "(Grant, qtd. in www.kutztown). Oates writes stories concerning common American obsessions such as love, money, and evil. She portrays men as either very brutal or very weak, while the women in her stories are usually victims. If not a victim of assault or rape, the ...
- 4848: The Lesson: Expression of Anger At An Early Age
- ... dominant culture and in her own life through the eyes of these children. Sylvia, the main character in the story, inspires the authors audience to take a look at the economic class structure in the American society. Sylvia is a ten-year old African American girl who is on an outing with the neighborhood children. Miss Moore, a lady who feels that it is her duty to teach the kids certain lessons that will aid them later in life, is ...
- 4849: "Why Don't We Complain": Man De-evolving?
- ... caused people to become "helpless." In William F. Buckley's essay "Why Don't We Complain," he discusses this reality and the consequences of a society primarily made up of "helpless" people. Buckley describes how American's lifestyles have evolved (or de-evolved). Buckley states that in the past, we were able to solve everyday problems through our own creativeness without having to rely on machinery. He recalls that for generations ... dictionary! Man has made living too easy. We have only solved problems with solutions that lead to another problem. The new problem created is laziness and dependence. The list of advances that spoil today's American is endless. So what happens when all the needs of humans are met, or when everyone is dependent on others to solve everyday inconveniences? I feel that man has, and will further de-evolve, becoming ...
- 4850: Comparing The Works Of Richard Wright
- Comparing The Works Of Richard Wright One of America's most prominent black authors is Richard Wright writes mostly from the African American perspective. Both his novel Native Son and his short stories The Man Who Was Almost a Man (from the collection Eight Men) deals with young black men in their quest and struggles to become "men ... in his works. Although each of the characters is different, they are still very much alike in terms of the social forces that they must endure. The majority of Wright's readers may be African American however there may also be some whites who may enjoy reading of the struggles that black people have encountered, and if a white person does read some of Wright's works may they not feel ...
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