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- 911: Gatsbys Pursuit Of The America
- Gatsby's Pursuit of the American Dream The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is about the American Dream, and the downfall of those who attempt to reach its illusionary goals. The attempt to capture the American Dream is central to many novels. This dream is different for different people, but in The Great Gatsby, for Jay, the dream is that through wealth and power, one can acquire happiness. To get ...
- 912: 2nd Admendment Pro-Gun Ownersh
- ... to King James II trying to disarm his subjects. The English Bill of Right allowed the people to be armed "suitable to their condition" and "allowed by law." This Right was then transfered to the American colonies, and after the American Revolution, our Bill of Rights of 1791, further strengthed the Right to Bear Arms with the words "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." Thesis Statement: I will ...
- 913: Economics Of Eisenhower
- ... has been severely reduced (Albertson, 139). This frees up a large amount of money to be used for other goals. These goals should be those of improving the standard of living for each and every American and not the immediate reduction of taxes, a goal which many members of the Republican party would like to see pursued. The programs initiated in the policies of the New Deal and Fair Deal should ... There are different ways for a government to legislate trade. It can be done from a protectionist position or from a more free trade position. In a protectionist position the government is aiming to ensure American businesses and at the same time decrease the amount of sales of foreign business. The fastest method for accomplishing this task is to increase tariffs, as in taxes on foreign goods coming in to the ... taxes are high it costs the foreign companies much more to ship goods into the United States. In order to compensate these costs the companies must increase the price of their goods. When people in American see foreign goods for outrageous prices and then they see American goods for normal prices than they are going to buy American products. Unfortunately, this is not the only effect of a protectionist policy. ...
- 914: American Democracy
- American Democracy The American democracy is one of the most peaceful kinds of government in the world although it is a long way from utopia. The democracy in which we live has many strengths and weaknesses. Neither strengths or ... when dealing with our democracy, religion has nothing to do with it. There are way too many diversities of religion in this country and we the people do not agree upon them. In conclusion the American political system has about as many strengths and as many weaknesses, but it evens out in the long run. If our democracy consisted of all strengths it would not be fair and equal to ...
- 915: Fascism
- ... of counter-revolutionary politics that first arose in the early part of the twentieth-century in Europe. It was a response to the rapid social upheaval, the devastation of World War I, and the Bolshevik Revolution. This right-wing philosophy will even advocate violent action to maintain this loyalty which is held in such high regards. Fascism approaches politics in two central areas, populist and elitist. Populist in that it seeks ... group that got started during the disorder of the Reconstruction era. Now the Klan's political agenda are a number of things. They believe the United States government should protect the jobs and welfare of American's first, not just anyone in the third world countries. The Klan does not want to continue seeing America sell itself to foreigners such as the Japanese, America should be owned by Americans. Closing American borders to immigrants also is a project that the KKK thinks should handled by putting American troops at the border of Mexico. The idea that the end of the world is coming is rapidly ...
- 916: Economics Of Eisenhower .
- ... has been severely reduced (Albertson, 139). This frees up a large amount of money to be used for other goals. These goals should be those of improving the standard of living for each and every American and not the immediate reduction of taxes, a goal which many members of the Republican party would like to see pursued. The programs initiated in the policies of the New Deal and Fair Deal should ... There are different ways for a government to legislate trade. It can be done from a protectionist position or from a more free trade position. In a protectionist position the government is aiming to ensure American businesses and at the same time decrease the amount of sales of foreign business. The fastest method for accomplishing this task is to increase tariffs, as in taxes on foreign goods coming in to the ... taxes are high it costs the foreign companies much more to ship goods into the United States. In order to compensate these costs the companies must increase the price of their goods. When people in American see foreign goods for outrageous prices and then they see American goods for normal prices than they are going to buy American products. Unfortunately, this is not the only effect of a protectionist policy. ...
- 917: Propaganda In Film
- ... centuries when it was used in Europe it was quite neutral and described various political beliefs, religious evangelism and commercial advertising. An example of the earliest use of political propaganda included the literature of the American Revolution The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson was the ultimate form of rational propaganda. It was written with the idea of rallying the public around the idea of America as a country and to ... expressing a message through symbols and drama. Film has been used for propaganda since its invention. As early as 1898, three years after its invention, it was used to move the public about the Spanish- American War. Even thought many scenes were staged, the public thought they were seeing acutal events. In the years leading up to World War I, films were made that portrayed both sides of America's ...
- 918: Animal Farm: Communism Through The Eyes of George Orwell
- ... Animal Farm, "an animal fable satirizing Communism,"7 Orwell uses farm animals in England to satirize Russian Communism and its leaders. One animal he uses is a pig named Napoleon, whose counterpart in the Russian Revolution is Joseph Stalin. After Napoleon takes charge of the farm, he assumes the role of a dictator that benefits himself much like Stalin did. During Stalin's reign, 1929-1953, he used terror to enforce ... retold the event to Napoleon's benefit,the same thing can be said about Stalin. After he "became dictator of the Soviet Union, he had history books rewritten to say that he had led the revolution with Lenin."11 This however is not the truth. In reality, it was Leon Trotsky who led the revolution with Lenin. This is just one of the many comparisons that Orwell makes between Stalin and Napoleon. Stalin was what Orwell and people who were against Communism feared the most; a ruler who rules ...
- 919: The Reflections Of Gore Vidal
- ... few can match the wit and originality of Gore Vidal. Vidal is the author of many short stories, novels, playwrights, and movie scripts. Gore Vidal has been and continues to be an influential figure in American literature. One of Vidal s most effective strategies as a writer has been to make the public aware of his opinions through his very popular and controversial works. Gore Vidal is an opinionated man with strong beliefs on many aspects of modern American culture. Gore Vidal is a man who likes to provoke controversy. The works of Gore Vidal revolves around three main themes: human behavior, politics, and homosexuality. These are Vidal s favorite subjects to write about ... to shock the public with his beliefs, and he accomplishes this task quite well by being in favor of homosexuality. Gore Vidal sees nothing but positive outcomes should homosexuality become an accepted practice. According to American Writers The consequences of publishing a gay novel in 1948 were severe, and Vidal s literary career nearly ground to a premature halt (681). With the publication of The City and the Pillar, Vidal ...
- 920: Views On Slavery
- There are many perceptions as to how people view slavery. When people talk about slavery, the first thing that comes to their mind will be African American Slaves in the United States. They will also think of how they were brought to the United States against their own will and unequally exploited. However, according to Stephen F. Austin, during the eighteen-twentys and thirtys Mexicans also had slaves. He compares American Slaves and Cruz Arocha as a Mexican Slave. Although there are many differences between Cruz Arocha and the American slaves, especially in the ways they are treated. First of all Americans brought their slaves to the United States chained up and against their own will. They would fit over one hundred of them ...
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