What is “America” means to me My poster board is broken up into five different sections. My first section of my collage is pictures of America’s most famous symbols‚ such as the White House‚ the flag‚ Mount Rushmore‚ and the Statue of Liberty. The second section of my collage is labeled ideals and values. The pictures I choose were family‚ wealth‚ products‚ and democracy. Family‚ wealth‚ and products are three things Americans strive for; it’s a common goal for most of us. Democracy is something
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Work Ethic in America "Nearly 36 million Americans one in eight now live in poverty and tens of millions more are considered working poor" (Melvin Claxton & Ronald J. Hansen). This quote shows that a large part of the population fit into the lower class. They make a nice target‚ but aren’t the only class that is effected by the American work ethic. The American work ethic is a job standard created as an expectation put on the shoulders of the lower‚ middle‚ and upper class in many different
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equally‚ and have the same rights as everyone else. What freedom means to me is to be able to say‚believe‚and make our own choices without being judged or harmed. Ever since we first arrived at America we wanted to be free from someone or something‚ and when we finally got it more people wanted freedom. Slowly but surely more and more people have become free throughout the years. Knowing that you and your friends and family are free to do and say what they want is one of the best feeling in the world
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At the onset of the American Revolution‚ the sociology and agenda of the patriotic elite seemed to mirror that of the people. Many influential figures in the colonies‚ as well as most of the common people‚ had had enough of what they viewed as British tyrannical rule encroaching on their lifestyles. Visionaries such as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson dreamed of a self-governed country founded on a basis of equality and liberty. Of course‚ these fundamental rights weren’t intended for everyone
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Mrs. Kennedy throughout the trip. On the first day‚ he visited San Antonio‚ Houston and Fort Worth. In San Antonio‚ he visited the Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine and the school’s hyperbolic chambers. The chambers were rooms that simulated space stations. These rooms were used by scientists to
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The European arrival of North America was an extremely significant leap into the future. This introduction of two entirely opposite and completely separate cultures inevitably molded and shaped our present existence. Fortunately‚ European culture prevailed because of its technological and social advancement. If the Native Americans would have driven the Europeans from the continent‚ then we would all be either nonexistent‚ or living in unlivable‚ extremely crowded‚ filthy‚ disgusting places for the
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and it attacked two cities of Japan and all of the citizens of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.The main reason for the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was to justify that we are still the strongest country and United States wanted to win the war. President Truman at the time was the president. The first bomb was dropped because invading Japan with soldiers would have cost more money and casualties. Another reason it was dropped because Japan did not want to surrender after the first bomb was dropped. The
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In his article‚ “What Really Ails America‚” author William J. Bennett presents his argument as to why America is now viewed as a country that no longer possesses a virtuous‚ morally sound society. According to Bennett‚ this change in society was brought about by an aversion to spiritual and religious things. This lack of spirituality and religion has skewed the perception of what is now considered to be ethical in this country. Bennett not only makes note of the issues‚ but also goes on to explain
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In Albert Brooks‚ 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America‚ the American population has started aging proficiently. While upon first look‚ this book appears to be a book simply about what Brooks predicts will happen in the future‚ it is actually about a lot more. I am sure that there would be no complaints if cancer was cured tomorrow. Well in 2030‚ this dream comes true. The cure of cancer brought about a surge of baby boomers‚ in the millions. This appears to be a good idea‚ I mean
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Racism is an ongoing problem in this country America. There has been racial problems sciences the 1700s when it was only the thirteen colonies! In the beginning of the United States of America it was legal for African people to be enslaved. When Abraham Lincoln was elected in March 1861 all the way till his assassination in April 1865. During the time he was president‚ the civil war‚ act started in April 12‚ 1861 – May 9‚ 1865. The Civil is also known as the “The War Between the States‚” was an
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