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- 601: The Native American Attitude Toward the Land
- The Native American Attitude Toward the Land The Native American people were a people of great love towards the land. The way the great people of the past have shown their love is by the way the oral tradition has past on the great ways of the traditional worship of the land and the many gods play roles in their life. The Native American people of the past have shown the way to portray the way to peace in the way they live. The Native American selections reveal their attitude toward the land by their strong oral tradition, ...
- 602: Mexico
- ... they became the laboring class. Their plight was the result of the 'encomienda' system, by which Spanish nobles, priests, and soldiers were granted not only large tracts of land but also jurisdiction over all Native American residents. A second characteristic of colonial Mexico was the position and power of the Roman Catholic church. Franciscan, Augustinian, Dominican, and Jesuit missionaries entered the country with the conquistadores. The Mexican church became enormously wealthy ... 1859, when church holdings were nationalized, the church owned one-third of all property and land. A third characteristic was the existence of rigid social classes: the Native Americans, the mestizos, mixed Spanish and Native American (an increasingly large group during the colonial era), black slaves which were brought from Africa and the Caribbean, freed blacks and white Mexicans. The white Mexicans were themselves divided. Highest of all classes was that ... another. Under the various dictatorships that Mexico found itself under at times in history, it made tremendous advances in economic and commercial development. Many of the new undertakings were financed and managed by foreigners (mostly American and European). This was and continues to be a major factor in the discontent of most Mexicans. Moreover, the government favored the rich owners of large estates, increasing their properties by assigning them communal ...
- 603: An American Crisis: Gulf War Syndrome
- An American Crisis: Gulf War Syndrome Imagine a soldier that is willing to die for his country in the Persian Gulf region, so that Americans could pay less for petroleum products in the Gulf, the soldier serves his country, with honor, loyalty, and dignity. In an attempt to win the war, Saddam Hussein launches a chemical attack on American troops, leaving some soldiers with a lot of incurable symptoms. Such symptoms include headaches, diarrhea, bleeding gums, chronic fatigue, joint and muscle pain, and rashes which are being grouped as Gulf War Syndrome (Fischer 148). Then the soldier receives a good old American welcome back home from supporters of the troops. After the parades and ceremonies are finished the veteran experiences recurring headaches and chronic fatigue. The veteran seeks treatment at a VA hospital, saying his illness ...
- 604: The Great Gatsby
- The Corruption of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby, by Scott Fitzgerald, embodies many themes; the most salient one relates to the corruption of the American Dream. The American Dream has always been based on the idea that each person no matter who he or she is can become successful in life by his or her own hard work. The dream also embodies ...
- 605: Themes In The Great Gatsby
- Themes In The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, "the second greatest literary work penned in the twentieth century," is an example of the American Dream gone amiss. There are several themes in the novel, including the immorality of the "Roaring Twenties," social discrimination, the recurrence of the past, and the need to possess hopes and dreams, among other things. While all of the following are prevalent themes, the main theme of The Great Gatsby is the ongoing search for the American Dream leading ultimately to the death of the American Dream. Taking place during the Jazz Age, the story begins with an introduction to Nick Carraway, The Great Gatsby's narrator. He is portrayed as an honest, amiable young man that listens to everyone' ...
- 606: Invisible Man
- Revolutionary Leaders The effects of the French Revolution were far reaching in terms of both place and time. The political revolution evolved and changed government like a geological palatial shift changes landscape dramatically and violently. Leaders of the revolution rose and fell radically, all influencing this new ideal. Not only one of the greatest military leaders in history, but one of the greatest political and social leaders, Napoleon Bonaparte best personifies the ideals ...
- 607: Freedom In The United States
- No other democratic society in the world permits personal freedoms to the degree of the United States of America. Within the last sixty years, American courts, especially the Supreme Court, have developed a set of legal doctrines that thoroughly protect all forms of the freedom of expression. When it comes to evaluating the degree to which we take advantage of ... violating the bounds of the First Amendment by publicly offending others through obscenity or racism. Americans have developed a distinct disposition toward the freedom of expression throughout history. The First Amendment clearly voices a great American respect toward the freedom of religion. It also prevents the government from "abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government ... the protection of basic freedoms has been of the utmost importance to Americans. In Langston Hughes' poem, "Freedom," he emphasizes the struggle to enjoy the freedoms that he knows are rightfully his. He reflects the American desire for freedom now when he says, "I do not need my freedom when I'm dead. I cannot live on tomorrow's bread." He recognizes the need for freedom in its entirety without ...
- 608: The Scientific Revolution In The 17th Century
- The Scientific Revolution In The 17th Century Sci·ence n. The systematic study or knowledge of the physical or material world . One might think that with all of the great scientific discoveries that happened in the 17th century ... surely did not awake one morning and discover the laws of gravity, nor did his peers fully understand the laws when Newton lectured about them and described them in his published work Principia . A scientific revolution was in full swing during the 17th century, and the advances were so great that they jumped outside the scope of general knowledge of the society. Society, and philosophers too, had problems believing the teachings or discoveries of other philosophers during this rebirth. The revolution in science, also called the mathematical revolution, took the world by surprise. Science was diffused by public demonstrations, but not always with much success. Galileo on many occasions, assembled notable philosophers and tried to ...
- 609: The French Revolution
- The French Revolution The French revolution can be separated into three distinct phases. The first phase is characterized by the First Revolution, which began in 1789 as a result of a weakening monarchy and a political vacuum. The Second Revolution, which followed proved to be much more radical and volatile in its manner of reforming and ...
- 610: A Comparison Of Durkheim And F
- A Comparison of Durkheim and Freud on Native American Culture Emile Durkheim and Sigmund Freud have radically different views on Native American culture. Freud, a psychologist, believes "that our task to civilization is to defend us against nature." He thinks that there are superior powers in nature like fate that inflict undetermined influences upon society (Freud). On ... to scared things." He initiates community wholeness and individuality intermingled into social structures. As a result, Durkheim and Freud have opposing views on individual social interaction among Native Americans. An important source in understanding Native American religion is Emile Durkheim. As shown in this religion, Durkheim analyzed initiation rites that consisted of long ceremonies that would take a person from the profane world into the world of the scared (Durkheim). ...
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