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    The American west was perceived as a land of opportunity and success for many people of different racial and financial backgrounds during this specific era. However‚ the extent of success from opportunity varied on one’s race‚ willingness to take chances‚ and federal involvement. Farmers‚ miners‚ and indigenous people predominantly appeared in the west for opportunity. Farming dominated the West beginning in the 1870s‚ but the decline of agriculture economically immediately followed during the mid-1880s

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    The land rights of the American Indians versus The Rights of the White Man. Zoe R. Murphy University Of Phoenix‚ Axia As the Native population continues to grow and create an abundance of resources such as casinos‚ the White Man has found ways to take the land needed to sustain such growth away. The Native American population always has inhabited the land we now live on and we the Americans have come on to that land pushing them into reservations and controlled situations. With the growing

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    The United States of America is often referred to as‚ “The Land of Opportunity”‚ but what qualities and conditions exist in America that made it revered as the nation of opportunity? Many immigrants view America as the land of opportunity because it offers them life choices that may not have been available in their countries. In this essay I will give examples of and describe the circumstances that allow America to be the nation of possibilities in more ways than one. Let’s begin by addressing the

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    America’s Western Frontier The American Old West compromises the history‚ myths‚ legends‚ stories‚ beliefs‚ and cultural meanings that collected around the Western United States in the 1800’s. Most often the term refers to the late 19th century‚ between 1865 to 1900‚ post-Civil war time period. Terms Old West and Wild West relate to life beyond the western frontier. The Wild West appears as a simple romanticized perception of the actual Old West identity‚ which forms numerous characters‚ lifestyles

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    Reflection Precis 4‚ The Land of Opportunity and Other Myths (March 6-8‚ 2018) 108788 Part I: During these two sessions‚ Dr. Jendian spoke about Faith in Progress. The professor explained that this ideology is when we trust that everything will get better with the time. Therefore‚ it leads individuals to ignore major problems such as racism and discrimination. Loewen (284) argues that‚ “…Americans could be persuaded to ignore the injustice of social class if they thought the economic

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    United State - Land of Opportunity...to Die It is a happy circumstances to all the Asian people who walks on the aisle in the Supermarket in United States‚ when they see bunches of food‚ meat‚ and chips‚ make a small mountain in the shopping cart by a white‚ short fingers but chubby arms keep putting candies‚ snacks‚ and all the things in their reach in the shopping cart. These mothers‚ they not saying anything but help them to find more delicious stuffs to build their kids’ body a little more; who

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    The love of the land has long characterized the American dream. “Go west young man‚” the cry of a nation expanding in its first century. This reality was accompanied by growing identification not only with the land‚ but also with a sense of ownership and celebration nationalistic pride. Millions of acres of national parks were set aside. America became the world’s bread basket. It was a proud thing to be a farmer‚ a naturalist‚ or an outdoors man. We still celebrate Walden Pond as Thoreau captured

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    Hardships and Opportunities African Americans The outbreak of the Second World War brought many changes at home‚ and aboard for both minorities and white Americans. As men began to leave off to Europe and the Pacific‚ the nation was experiencing a large transition in social structure and demography. An overseas conflict made numerous industrial jobs available in the United States. Upon the war’s eruption‚ various minorities along with African Americans joined the city work force‚ all ultimately

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    conflict in the story was the narrator getting shot at. Then the conflict was resolved by the narrator finding a way how to kill his enemy. The narrator changed as soon as he seen the face of his beloved brother dead. The theme of the story is when people are in war‚ they are taught to kill each other without hesitation. The main characters in the Crane are Songsam and also Tokchae‚ which used to be his child hood playmate. The conflict in the story was when Songsam was forced to shoot his friend

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    How Violent Was the Old West? When people think about the Old West they usually think about Cowboys‚ murderers‚ and violence. But how violent was the Old West really? I think the people are often just exaggerating. One reason for that are probably all the western movies that represent it often in a wrong way. They show cowboys as men whose only job is to have gun fights with bad guys. Of course this isn’t true. Know something about the history of the Old West respectively the Great Plains. The

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