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- 941: What Is Meant By The Era Of Good Feelings
- ... to the new. Great changes occurred in the areas of politics, national economic development, cultural institutions, and religion. Monroes politics echo the changing times, as he earnestly sought a government of national unity. The American system helps to ease the transition from an agricultural nation to a strong industrial one. In the field of arts, American authors break away from traditional British literature and develop a distinct style. The Second Great Awakening brings a new enthusiasm to religion and unites people across the nation. However, concurring with each development are growing ... to solve the issue of sectionalism, the seriousness of the struggle remains. Although Monroe himself was a Democratic Republican, he incorporated the Federalist program for economic development in his administration. Proposed by Henry Clay, the American System alleviates the difficult transition of an agricultural nation to an industrial nation. It also addresses the sectionalism apparent in the economy, as the North industrializes at a faster pace than the South. The ...
- 942: The Culture Of American Advert
- Masters of Desire: The Culture of American Advertising by: John Solomon Always Real: Coke chillin in the Hood By: Scott Charles How would these two guys analyze an advertisement? Evidently, these two guys know how to sell something. When I see an ... it s mostly men with the exception of a beautiful woman here and there. Other commercials, according to Solomon, thrive on fitting in. The Chevrolet commercials have a slogan that makes one feel to be American, one must by American. Chevrolet s slogan is The Heartbeat of America. Car commercials also have targeted markets also. For a truck commercial, they will show a truck getting all dirty and going through an obstacle. This is ...
- 943: Tactics of a Revolution: The Protestant Reformation
- Tactics of a Revolution: The Protestant Reformation The Protestant Reformation was a long time coming, with the influences of John Hus and John Wyclif. However, Martin Luthers attempt to reform organized religion in Germany, especially, was far more ... increasingly disapproving of the church and were desperate for a new means of worship and religious power in Germany. The political situation in Germany during that time was also favorable for those desiring a religious revolution. Germany was not a centralized monarchy, but a collection of semi-independent territories loosely combined into a political unit called the Holy Roman Empire (Wiesner, p.301). Each of these cities were ruled by different ... choose between Catholicism and Lutheran Protestantism (thanks to the Peace of Augsburg in 1555) and gave them further power to enforce unity in their respective territories. Thanks to the methods and tactics of the protestant revolution, we have learned how to fight back against crooked leaders and Christianity has become one of the largest religions in the world. The Protestant Reformation may have even given Europeans the courage to travel ...
- 944: Vietnam: The War We Should Hav
- The Vietnam War is one of the most disgraceful periods in American history. Not only did the greatest superpower in the world get bested by an almost third-world nation, but we lost badly. Perhaps this war could have been won, or even prevented in the first ... through John Kennedy's presidency, and after he was assassinated, Lyndon B. Johnson escalated the war to the point of no return. Johnson used the ludicrous domino theory to justify the military buildup in Vietnam. American people were so scared of communism by McCarthyism in the 1950's, that they were willing to do anything to stop communism where it started. The people of the United States let Johnson build up ... huge force in Vietnam, and he was also almost unanimously backed by congress. By the end of the war, Johnson was so ashamed that he didn't even try to run for reelection. If the American populous would have stopped and thought about what they were getting themselves into and not jumped gung-ho into a frivolous war, their representatives wouldn't have felt so pressured to back Johnson. In ...
- 945: The Roots Of Communist China
- To say that the Chinese Communist revolution is a non-Western revolution is more than a clich. That revolution has been primarily directed, not like the French Revolution but against alien Western influences that approached the level of domination and drastically altered China's traditional relationship with the world. Hence the Chinese Communist ...
- 946: Native American Genocide
- Native American Genocide The dominant image of Indians in the media used to be of savages, of John Wayne leading the U.S. Cavalry against the Indians. Today the stereotype has shifted to noble savage, which portrays ... of smallpox, a now extinct but then lethal disease that in its time killed millions all over the world. Motivation for the deadly gift to the Indians-then and during the following century in the American West-was simple: Wipe them out. A key reason for injustices such as this was that many people considered the Native Americans as less civilized and more animalistic. They were not "savages" but lived in ... the world who continue to live on their ancestral lands, and who experience varying degrees of domination by invading colonial interests. Most of these people are suffering even more violent assaults than were visited upon American Indians a century ago. As in the past, these acts are justified by an assumption of cultural and spiritual superiority and by the fact that the Indians stand in the way of the orderly ...
- 947: All My Sons: Miller's Chief Criticism Of American Society
- All My Sons: Miller's Chief Criticism Of American Society A shot was heard throughout the Keller home as Joe ended his guilty, worthless life. Miller criticizes that American society has become corrupt- a place of selfishness, where people care too much about themselves, and that which benefits them, and will go to any lengths to achieve that goal; even if the repercussions of ... money, dishonesty, and selfishness take precedence over friendship and human life in our corrupt society. The selfishness that influences one mans relationship to another has destroyed the truth and honesty that used to preside over American society. He suggests that all these factors put together are quickly destroying the basic human values of goodwill and honesty. Evil is prevailing over good, and if society continues down the same path it ...
- 948: American Male Pigs
- American Male Pigs Today in this great country of ours, there is an animal that stalks the face of our land. An animal that'll stop at very little to obtain it's nightly goal. Some ... country realize that these animals have banned together to form a national coalition. I, along with most males above the age of consent, am a proud and very active member. Our covert organization is called American Male Pigs. Our slogan to all other males and future males, is: "Get AMPed" Our purpose is to educate the present, and future male populations, so that they might be better able to distinguish between ... No man should have to be subjected to it, but it is a requirement, and it has never failed. This is is a free public service paper. Brought to you through the courtesy of all American Male Pigs. t
- 949: American Values of the Freedom of Speech and the Press
- American Values of the Freedom of Speech and the Press American's have many different values they hold close to them. Some of these values are the amount of money they are making, their job status, their popularity in school and in other functions, and a ... means they destroyed that person's life. This is taking the freedom of speech and the press to the extremes. All in all the freedom of speech and the press is a value that all American's have, but many over look its power. Freedom of speech and the press is a powerful tool that should not be over used or underused. The first Amendment grants us the freedom of ...
- 950: The Great Gatsby 3
- ... the reader. At the end he has the reader contemplating what he himself would do if a similar situation would arise in his life. Fitzgerald raises a great philosophical question Gatsby's Pursuit of the American Dream The Great Gatsby, 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 ...
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