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    101 Characteristics of Americans/American Culture To help you compare and contrast what you observe of American culture and your own‚ mark the similarities and differences between your culture and what you have read about in this book. 1. America is enormous: the third largest country in the world with a population of more than 300 million people. 2. Americans come in all colors‚ have all types of religions‚ and speak many languages from all over the world. 3. Americans are extremely independent

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    American Dream.

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    For many centuries‚ and still existing in modern times‚ the illusion of an American dream has enchanted and haunted people‚ drawing them from all corners of the earth to seek their own fortune and opportunity – an opportunity and hope that more often than not was dashed to the ground. The American Dream was a shining image of wealth‚ happiness‚ and prosperity‚ misguiding people with whispered promises of gleaming opulence. However‚ due to the circumstances of new times‚ the failure of the utopian

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    studied throughout the duration of this course‚ which one do believe to be the most important to teach someone else about the American History‚ that would be The American Revolution. The American Revolution is one of the most important events from 1775-83 and known as the American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence. There are many reasons to say The American Revolution as the important historical events of the United States. This is the events in which America got their independence

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    T: Th. 3:30p.m.-4:45p.m. D’Angelo‚ Raymond and Herbert Douglas‚ eds. Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Race and Ethnicity‚ 7th edition (Dubuque‚ IA: McGraw-Hill‚ 2009) “Issue #9: Is Racism a Permanent Feature of American Society?” Is Racism a Permanent feature of American Society? Derrick Bell argues in this issue that the prospects for achieving racial equality in the United States are “illusory for Blacks. Bell reminds us despite the fact of the progress of blacks in United States; the

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    Abstract With a recent surge of Asian Americans in American cinema‚ we are noticing that the stereotypes that we have used in the past are actually being used by their culture to break into American culture. Days of portraying Asian Americans as unintelligible and subservient are gone and are being replaced with a whole new outlook. The introduction of Martial Arts into American film has evolved the way Asians are viewed in American cinema. Quentin Tarantino introduced a whole new outlook to Asian

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    American Ideology Analysis

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    period of time. This is why it is so unique to be an American. The United States shares arguably the strongest ideological connection of any country in history. Although to many it seems as though Americans are deeply divided by partisanship‚ this is just a reflection of the strength of their ideological foundations. The reason being that arguments between party are not that of ideology‚ but of how to better uphold the ideals of being an American. Ideals rooted in classical liberalism‚ believing in

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    American Dream or No American Dream? What is the American Dream? The American Dream is when he/she gets married‚ has a steady income‚ owns a house‚ and has children. Although some people believe that the American Dream is still attainable‚ there are many who believe it is not. The American Dream may be harder to reach now in today’s society‚ but many people believe it to still be attainable. Although are economic times are difficult today‚ those who work hard and persevere through the hardships

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    The American Dream or the American Failure? When people think of a classic American novel‚ the one most referred to would be Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ by Mark Twain‚ first published in December of 1884. Twain writes about a young boy named Huckleberry Finn‚ who rebels against the American society during the 19th century as he faces many trials and tribulations that he refers to as bad luck. Finn is without a mother‚ who passed away earlier in his life and his father is a disorderly alcoholic

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    whether Indians were removed to the Rocky Mountains‚ ’extirpated from the earth‚’ or allowed to remain in the United States. Indians as Indians could not be tolerated in the republican civilization the American Revolution had created. The new nation must have a ’homogeneous’ population.” After the American Revolution‚ the newly formed United States of America refocused their attention from deciding on what kind of society they wanted‚ to how they were going to get this society. Thomas Jefferson was

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    The American Dream is something that is unique to America‚ there is no European Dream or the Canadian Dream‚ just the American Dream — something Alexis de Tocqueville referred to as American exceptionalism. For centuries‚ people have flocked to the United States in hopes to attain the prosperity that this country offers. At a time where political figures and the new generations of Americans are leaning further and further towards the idea of Socialism‚ it is more important now than ever to remember

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