OUR AMERICA Our America is a first hand account of the struggles faced by youth growing up in a crime infested and economically challenged neighborhood. The book details the daily lives of LeAlan and Lloyd as they struggle to survive in the projects of Chicago. In the book they explore the dangers of being a child raised in a housing project‚ the consequences of negative behavior‚ and even murder. A crucial point in the book takes place when a brutal crime erupted from an abandoned apartment in
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Social in America American society is much more informal than that of many other countries. The American mixture of pride in achievement along with lack of importance placed on personal dignity is sometimes difficult for a foreigner to understand. An example of this way may be that although Americans like to talk about their accomplishments‚ it is their custom to show certain modesty in reply to compliments. When someone praises an American upon his achievement or upon his personal appearances
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Way back in 1776 the Declaration of Independence was ratified. The men who it signed had a vision for a new country; a place that would be ruled by democracy and somewhere that people would be able to express themselves freely. At 14‚ I can hardly match the experience and knowledge they had‚ but I can still have a vision for America. I want people to be themselves and not worry about potential hate crimes for their identity. I want my sons and daughters to grow up knowing they can do whatever they
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Sit coms shows commonly try to display our core values in overdramatized and comedic fashion. “Two Broke Girls” follows two girls‚ Caroline and Max who live in Brooklyn and are barely making enough money to live on. In Season 5 Episode 7‚ Caroline learns that her Grandma Astrid has come out of a coma and wants Caroline to throw her a coming out party. Her grandma was in the coma when Caroline and her family lost all of their money and Caroline is informed that it is her that must inform her grandmother
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The Idea Of America President Franklin D. Roosevelt once said‚ “We are all bound together by hope of a common future rather than by reverence for a common past that helped us to build upon this continent a unity.” We are unified by our futures and not our pasts. To be an American means to have a ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ and to be equal to anyone no matter the race‚ religion or where you’re from. However‚ another way to be American is to believe in the idea‚ some people believe America is based off
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The new Latin American empires of Spain and Portugal maintained special contacts with the West. Western forms were imposed on indigenous cultures as the militarily superior European invaders conquered their lands. Latin America became part of the world economy as a dependent region. The Iberians mixed with native populations and created new political and social forms. The resulting mixture of European‚ African‚ and Indian cultures created a distinctive civilization. Indian civilization‚ although
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adapted today. In fact‚ America’s situation and future for four decades‚ has been largly debated. Is she in decline? Is she stil an empire‚ a power‚ a hyperpower? Two English professors : Michael Cox and Michael John Williams‚ both experts in this question‚ looked into this problem. Professor Cox‚ first‚ drew a pessimistic view of America in his essay Is the United States in decline-again? In response to this essay‚ M.J.Williams wrote The empire writes back where he explains how much Cox’s argument
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Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search "Discovery of the Americas" and "Discovery of America" redirect here. For other uses‚ see Discovery of the Americas (disambiguation). Voyages of Christopher Columbus | The Four Voyages of Columbus | Participants | Christopher Columbus and crew | Location | Americas | Date | Between 1492 and 1506 | Result | European exploration of the Americas | In the early modern period‚ the voyages of Columbus initiated European exploration
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During the 1800s‚ many major changes happened in America‚ whether it be changes in the cultural makeup of the people‚ American culture of the time‚ or freedoms and rights for women and African Americans. Many people immigrated to America during this time period‚ and cities grew very rapidly as a result of it‚ which caused some problems. Many reforms of art‚ literature‚ and society took place too. Finally‚ thoughts and ideas about abolishing slavery and granting women equal rights took place. As you
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Anne Tyler’s Digging to America truly embraces the true values and unique attributes of America. As an American 20th century writer‚ Tyler explores the modern American culture and what it means to live in such a vast and diverse country. In the story‚ she lets us in on the lives of different characters from two separate American families‚ who struggle with their identities and try to find a sense of belonging. The story starts in an airport in Baltimore‚ where two families‚ the Yazdans and the Donaldsons
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