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A Short History of America from 1865-2003, 2002.
This paper examines major developments in American History from the end of the Civil War to the beginning of the American-led war with Iraq.
2,119 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 66.95
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This paper studies significant events in American History from the Reconstruction Era {1865-1895} to the Progressive Era {1895-1920}. The author also examines major historical developments from the Era of Prosperity and World War 1{1920-1945} to Post War Era {1945-2002}. The paper touches on the issues of slavery and women's rights and the ways in which these topics have fit into the events of American history.
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"At the end of the civil war, the South was still a devastitated region, now was the time to start healing the wounds of war, which has divided the nation. The victorous federal commanders supported harsh penalties against Southern white leaders; the nation now tolerated new and humiliating kinds of discrimination against blacks. The last quarter of the 19th century saw an introduction of "Jim Crow" laws in Southern states. ?The Jim Crow laws were a response to a new reality that required white supremacy to move to where it would have a rigid legal and institutional basis to retain control over the black population. What had shifted was not their commitment to white supremacy but the things necessary to preserve it? . Such system segregated public schools, forbade or limited black access to many public facilities, such as parks, restaurants and hotels, and denied most blacks the right to vote by imposing poll taxes and literacy tests. The Supreme Court ruling in 1896 in Plessy v. Ferguson that separate facilities for whites and blacks were constitutional encouraged the passage of discriminatory laws that wiped out the gains made by blacks during Reconstruction."
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Urbanization of America 1865-1920, 2002.
A discussion of the speed at which America became urbanized between 1865-1920.
1,060 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper describes the fast growth of American urbanization from 1865-1920. The writer follows the process of how a city developed - first around a sea port, followed by factories being built. This attracted people seeking employment which in turn lead to the need for better facilities for growing populations.
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"The rapid urbanization of the United States was not planned but greatly impacted the economy and the American way of life. In the year 1860 it was recorded that only fifteen percent of the American population lived in cities. As technology advanced into the 1900?s cities grew to occupy almost one third of the American population. By 1920 over half of this country?s population lived in the cities. In recorded history no nation has urbanized that quickly and neatly."
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America Tested 1865-1998., 2002.
A discussion of different crises in American society since 1865.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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A five page examination of how the United States has come through various crisis since 1865.
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"Let America Be America Again", 2006.
A review of Langston Hughes's "Let America Be America Again".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper considers Langston Hughes's experience of living as a minority in America as conveyed in the poem "Let America Be America Again." It also looks at the historical context of the poem.
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"In Let America be America Again, Langston Hughes relates the unique experience of being a minority in America. More specifically Hughes uses the poem to explore what it means to be an African-American in the United States and given the time period during which ..."
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"Let America be America Again", 2006.
An analysis of the poem "Let America be America Again" by Langston Hughes.
1,067 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper takes a look at Langston Hughes' poem "Let America be America Again". The paper focuses primarily on the theme of hope and protest that are prevalent throughout the poem. According to the paper, Hughes emphasizes the conflict he sees for African-Americans and, at the same time, he visualizes hope for them.
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"Here we see how the poet is reaching for hope that he has not yet seen but believes is possible. This passage reveals how America can be the dream that his people long for without tyranny and the notion that one man can crush another. Here, we see how the poet longs for every man to get along and believes that it can happen at some point in history. This is also evident when the poet writes, "opportunity is real, and life is free,/Equality is in the air we breathe" (13-14). He writes, "I am the young man, full of strength and hope,/Tangled in that ancient endless chain/Of profit, power, gain, of grab the land!" (26-8). This is an interesting passage because it unites the hope the poet believes in and the underlying reason for protest of why it does not exist. Again, we see that the poet clings to hope because he realizes how important it is to the human psyche. "
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Cultural Patterns in America and Latin America, 2002.
A comparison of cultural patterns in North and Latin America.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 71.95
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A 8-page paper outlining the cultural patterns that are existent today in America and Latin America and comparing how their differences could be resolved through common ground rules of interpersonal communication.
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?Let America Be America Again?, 2002.
Analyzes this poem by African-American poet and social-writer, Langston Hughes.
1,104 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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Langston Hughes was one of the world's most important interpreters of the African-American experience in the United States during the decade prior to World War II and the subsequent civil rights movement. Hughes published a variety of famous works, including the thought-provoking poem, "Let America Be America Again.? The paper shows that in this poem, Hughes presents a strong awareness of the American dream, yet talks about it as if it were a thing of the past, even to those who had once believed in it and even profited from it. It shows how Hughes cleverly uses a method of physical disconnection to demonstrate how Negroes, at the time, never experienced the American Dream. The paper also shows how Hughes? writing style is influenced by his race and culture, showing hints if jazz and blues in the poem.
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"Many critics say that Hughes? poem is written in the tone of a black sermon, as if he were preaching to his audience (Wagner, p. 311). Others say that the poem is written in a conversational style, in which Hughes enables the speaker and audience to interact with one another. Still, the rhythm and rhymes contribute to the overall effectiveness of the poem, in which Hughes conveys his thoughts, emotions and beliefs about America in the 1930?s."
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"Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery", 2002.
An overview of this book by Charles Johnson and Patricia Smith.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper is in the format of an essay on "Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery", by Charles Johnson and Patricia Smith. The author provides an autobiographical sketch of Johnson and Smith and analyzes the content and quality of the book.
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Contributions of Women to History, 2002.
An essay on the history of women?s contribution to history from 1865 through 1980.
1,945 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 61.95
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This paper goes through Western world history starting at 1865 and lists the accomplishments of many women in several fields. Remarkable women in the fields of drama, art, literature, science, technology and politics are mentioned. It also looks at the rise of the suffrage movements and the start of the women's liberation organizations. A special section is dedicated to Mother Teresa.
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"Women have contributed to the history of the world from the beginning of time. Their stories are found in legends, myths, and history books. Queens, martyrs, saints, and female warriors, usually referred to as Amazon Women, writers, artists, and political and social heroes dot our human history. By 1865, women moved into the public arena, as moral reform became the business of women, as they fought for immigrant settlement housing, fought and struggled for the right to earn living wages, and stood up to the threats of the lynch mobs. The years beginning in 1865 is known as the Civil War era and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. It was a time of great changes, especially for African-American women such as Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth. Women of all races had to fight for equal rights, even the right to vote (http://women.eb.com/women/nineteenth09.html)."
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April 1865, 2007.
An analysis of events of April 1865 and how they contributed to the war in America, as discussed in "April 1865: The Month that Saved America," by Jay Winik.
1,010 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper reviews the book "April 1865: The Month that Saved America," by Jay Winik. It describes the way in which the book focuses on just one month in the war, the month when President Lincoln was assassinated and the South surrendered. It also discusses the portraits of the main characters in the war, as described in the book, from Abraham Lincoln to William T. Sherman and Robert E. Lee. It then looks at Winik's view of how the events could have happened differently, with the country unraveling or the government broadly changing as a result.
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"It seems incredible that one month of history could fill up such a large volume, but the author's account of April 1865 is much more than a chronological listing of events. It digs deep into the history of the country and the ideals that led up to the Civil War. For example, the author discusses President Lincoln in depth, but he also discusses Thomas Jefferson in relation to the paradox of his owning slaves while he was contemptuous of the practice. Winik begins the book with a life story of Jefferson and a look at the roots of the nation's independence. He uses this as a footing to base his theories on, which include there was always tension in the nation because since its inception it was never truly united, and so, a rupture between North and South was bound to occur eventually."
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L.A. History Museums, 2002.
A discussion of how Los Angeles' museums shows L.A. history.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper presents a detailed discussion about the Natural Living History Museum of Los Angeles and how it pertains to the history of the state and consequently the nation. The history of the United States until 1865 was an interesting time. We moved slowly while at the same time making leaps and bounds in progress as far as settlements went. Families sought out new lives and believed that travel held the key to their happiness and future success . While the nation was still struggling to determine how it was going to conduct itself and present itself to the world it endured many changes including the Civil War and the enactment as well as the abolishment of slavery. In addition to the Natural Living History Museum being used as an example the Gene Autry Museum was also touched upon as relating to the time period.
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A Radical Society through History, 2002.
The radical and revolutionary society of 18th and 19th century America, as described in "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair and "Coming of Age in Mississippi" by Anne Moody.
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This paper reviews American history from the perspective that the society was radical and revolutionary, by focusing on the the works "The Jungle" and "Coming of Age in Mississippi". It shows how radical reform and revolutionary ideas are at the very foundation of freedom in America, and how this tradition of freedom of speech and rebellion has continued from 1865 onwards.
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"In 1865, the nation had just lived through a Civil War that divided the nation, families, and races. Now, America was ready to move on, but there were still issues dividing the nation ? issues that would continue to foster revolution and radicalism, and bring out the best and worst in the people of the United States. After the Civil War, "Reconstruction" began in the South, and Northerners, called "carpetbaggers," swarmed in. Most of them hoped to take advantage of the South's surrender and weakness, while furthering their own moneymaking goals. The politicians and carpetbaggers were only interested in making money, and corruption flourished. All this did was create animosity in the South. he beaten southerners blamed the newly freed blacks for their troubles, and if the blacks had it bad before the Civil War, it was no better after. They still worked for meager or no wages, while living in run-down shacks on the plantations of their former owners. Only now, they had to fend for themselves, and many of them had no idea how to take care of themselves, or earn a living. Persecution of blacks has continued in the South since the Civil War, eventually leading up to the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s."
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Catholics in America.
This paper discusses the atrocious behavior toward Catholic immigrants in America from 1865 to 1895.
1,300 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper explains that the majority of immigrants before and during the Civil War (1861 to 1865), mostly poor and uneducated Catholics, having suffered terribly from discrimination and bigotry in their countries of origin, faced again in the United States extreme prejudice, bigotry, and religious discrimination, which highly affected their overall social, political, and economic lives. The author states that, in the U.S., anti-Catholic bigotry rose with the increased immigration because the English-speaking Protestant majority was afraid that the Catholics would take their jobs. The paper relates that the Catholic Church responded to the crucial needs of immigrant Catholics by creating social reform and support organizations. Mother Frances Cabrini, an Italian immigrant, founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart to teach Italians in the parochial schools, to care for the thousands of homeless children who lived in the streets because of the deaths of their parents, and to place nurses in hospitals.
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"During the period in American history just before the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, the United States was experiencing great change in its social, political and economic arenas, due mostly to the continuing expansion westward beyond the Mississippi River. This new territory was already inhabited by thousands of Catholics, mainly of Mexican descent, but much of the territory was completely unsettled and wild and was peopled by Native American Indian tribes. With new immigrants coming into the United States "at a rate of some two million every ten years from countries such as Ireland, France, Spain, Italy and Central Europe, the Catholic population exploded and was to serve as the basis for much social and political trouble in the future.""
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America's Pastime or Pastime of the Americas?, 2002.
Examines the game baseball and its players from Latin America and the Carribean.
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This paper will discuss some of the major league baseball players who have been a part of creating a baseball sensation in the Latin American and Caribbean states. Some of these players will answer the question of whether or not baseball is an American pastime or one of the Latin people who also played a part in the sport's history.
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"The War That Made America", 2008.
This paper analyzes the book "The War That Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War" by Fred Anderson.
1,332 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 44.95
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The paper discusses the French and Indian war that was a bitter struggle involving the French, British, American colonists and Native Americans for control of the North American continent. The paper examines "The War That Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War" by Fred Anderson and discusses the author's thesis that this war helped forge the American Revolutionary War.
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"The French and Indian War (also known as the Seven Years' War), began in 1754 in the Allegany region of what is now Pennsylvania. The author's thesis is that this war, which most Americans do not even know about or understand, really helped forge the American Revolutionary War. His history discusses just how that is possible, and what Americans should know about this pivotal conflict."
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