immigrated to the New World‚ they were faced with an overwhelming frontier atmosphere and forced to adapt to their environment or perish. As a result‚ an Americanization occurred which made these former Europeans into Americans‚ who founded the concept of democracy and made the traits associated with Americans almost stereotypical (Turner). Despite the fact that Frederick Turner ’s essay‚ The Significance of the Frontier in American History‚ was warmly received at the World ’s Fair in Chicago of 1893
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playing a pivotal role in the formation of the American Republic while making innovations in science and literature‚ Benjamin Franklin may be regarded as one of the most influential figures in American history. Though the roles he played may have been subtle‚ he was a crucial figure in the development of the political and social culture in America. His intelligence and audacity was demonstrated throughout all periods of his life making him a renowned American. Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on
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the “Frontier Thesis” and the Revisionists Arguments Fredrick Jackson Turner delivered his “Frontier Thesis” or also known as the “Turner Thesis” in 1893 at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago‚ Illinois. It was in this essay‚ Turner delivered a thesis that would shape the interpretation of American history. “The frontier is the line of most rapid and effective Americanization‚" Turner declared. “American social development has been continually beginning over again on the frontier. This
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Frederick Jackson Turner was a historian who believed that the strength and vitality of the American spirit lay in westward expansion. He felt expansion was the most important factor in American History. Turner spoke at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago and told the audience that all the land in the American western frontier had been explored and settled. (Kaplan) He spoke that expansion could continue as long as America broadened its notion of “manifest destiny” and looked beyond
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estate to American purchasers at full market value‚ he would have received about $1 out of every $9 in existence.” (569) Cornelius Vanderbilt lived an “epic life” by fighting through unthinkable adversity to rise from basically rags to unimaginable riches. In the First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt‚ by T.J. Stiles‚ Cornelius Vanderbilt’s attitude towards competitiveness in the American business enterprise slowly transformed in the different stages of his life as he shaped American business
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Trying to define "the American character" is like trying to describe water. The American has been shaped by years of war‚ mistakes‚ immigrant experience‚ and national culture. As America grows ever more diverse‚ the question of what it means to be an American yields an increasingly complicated answer. How do Americans really see themselves today‚ and how does the world see Americans? Do we have a culture that is based on well accepted American values‚ or is our culture now a battleground among competing
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How are my values shaped? Within the family‚ there are three key processes by which children learn character and morality: forming emotional attachments‚ being taught prosocial behavior‚ and learning respect for authority and compliance with rules. All teaching of right and wrong begins with attachment--the warm‚ emotional tie that children have with their parents. Children learn from and are influenced most by those persons who are most meaningful to them‚ and the most meaningful adults are those
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Enviornment Shapes Character A person’s environment isn’t just the concrete things aroung them. Someone’s environment is the physical and mental conditions that surround them. The envoirnment that someone is exposed to shape and defines his/her character. Alfred Brooks‚ in The Contender by Robert Lipsyte is greatly shaped and defined by his environment . From the neighborhood he lives in to the friendships he has and breaks‚ it all effects how he is. Alfred lives in a bad part of New York
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Gina La Forge Instructor: Jennifer Royal English 1A 7 October 2012 Frontier Park As I finished eating the last delicious morsel on my plate‚ I looked around and admired the old wooden chuck wagons‚ and the tables that sat in front of them stacked two feet high with steaming hot pancakes. The people‚ who stood in lines waiting to be served‚ were moved quickly and efficiently through by servers. There were city slickers‚ country folks‚ bikers‚ cowboys‚ Indians‚ mothers‚ fathers and children
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With the extension of American premises people were invading more distant areas of the continent. The migration from the settlements along Atlantic coast deeper into the land had strong impact on the mentality of people that later created the nation. Their spirit rest in the idea of unlimited opportunities and freedom. The further from the ocean into the West‚ the more true and uniquely American character rise in the community. The urge of going beyond one’s limits‚ of crossing borders‚ is perfectly
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