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Core Processes of Social Cognition: How You Think About PeopleThe field of Social Psychology includes the study of social cognition, which is the process of thinking about yourself and other people.
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Biography of Russian Filmmaker Sergei EisensteinSergei Eisenstein is one of the most well-known Russian filmmakers of all time. His avant-garde film style and editing techniques shaped cinema in years to come.
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Green Living: What is Free-Range or Grass-Fed Beef?Beef from free-range and grass-fed cows is more natural and better for you. These definitions will help you to understand the benefits of buying and eating free-range and grass-fed beef
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Green Home Maintenance: Clean Your Air Conditioner for Less Energy UseThese tips will help you to use less energy by keeping your air conditioning unit clean.
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Tips for Stay at Home Moms: How to Effectively Use Naptime for HouseworkThere are a number of chores that can be easily completed during times when your children are sleeping, while others can wait until the kids are awake.
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Treating Anxiety Disorders: Potential Prescription DrugsPeople with anxiety disorders that lead to fear of going out in the open may be able to be treated by a new drug called chlordiazepoxide. -
Build Your SAT Level Vocabulary: "B" WordsThis article provides ten words that can be commonly found on the SAT and other standardized tests, defined and then used in context in a story about a puppy named Furball. In this article: the letter "b". -
What Does Popular Fiction Say About the Family?Popular modern fiction, although by name fictional, does interact with the real world, both in reflecting society, and also sometimes in shaping society as well. One way in which it does this is through its treatment of the family.
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Drugs to Reduce Anxiety in Phobias: Experiments on RatsAnimal testing of potential drugs for human use is an essential step before something goes on the market. Elevated plus-mazes are a good way to test anxiety drugs in rats.
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Natural Laws: Mixing of Fantasy and Reality in Children's LiteratureIn contrast to the magical world of fairy tales, many children's literature authors set their stories very firmly in a world governed by the natural laws of reality, removing the possibility for magic. -
What Causes Amnesia? Studies on Neuropeptides in RatsThere have been some recent indications found by different research groups that changes in vasoactive intestinal peptide levels may affect memory, possibly causing amnesia.
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Cinderella's Glass Slipper: Symbolism of Lasting Beauty in a Classic Fairy TaleCinderella's glass slipper is not only a special shoe, but a symbolic embodiment of her gifts of lasting beauty in her character, as seen in the classic fairy tale by Charles Perrault -
Breaking Gender Stereotypes: Female Provision in Fairy TalesMany fairy tales display women as the ones who can provide for others, and an early precursor to "Puss in Boots" is no exception!
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Intertextuality: A Little Princess as a Modern CinderellaWhat are the potential comparisons between the children's story A Little Princess and it's more classic Cinderella counterpart? What benefits do these comparisons have for children?
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Faulty Logic: Biases and Heuristics in ReasoningWhen doing everyday reasoning, people rely on a variety of biases and heuristics to speed up the process. Rather than completely thinking through scenarios, people use their intuition. However, this intuition will often be wrong. -
Withdrawal to Addictions: The Opponent-Process TheorySolomon's theory of drug withdrawal suggests that it is caused by the body's opposite response to a drug that persists even after the drug is removed. An interesting study with ducklings was used to support this, the opponent-process theory of withdrawal.
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Reasoning Processes to Solve Analogies on IQ (Intelligence Quotient) TestsAs odd as some IQ tests are, they actually present a quite accurate picture of the overall intelligence of a person because the analogical reasoning problems encompass five important and common processes of encoding, inference, mapping, application, and response.
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Comparing Versions of Fairy Tales: "Little Red Riding Hood"Through comparing the different versions of "Little Red Riding Hood," a classic story which has changed over the years to fit the changing cultures, it is seen that notions of what is acceptable in a children's story have shifted significantly.
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Lessons from Children's Literature: Change and Friendship in Charlotte's WebIn a world of children's literature following on the footsteps of the fairytale traditions, it is beneficial to examine more modern stories in response to their ancestral counterparts.
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Why Printed Books Are Still Better than DigitalIn the three years I have spent working in the preservation department of my college library, I have become a bibliophile.
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Why the Existence of Possible Worlds Would Not Help Modal RealismCharles Chihara set out in his book The Worlds of Possibility to prove that the reasoning Lewis provided in his argument for the existence of possible worlds is false reasoning.
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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand and Its Implications on the WorldThe one little event that upset the balance of the two alliances in Europe was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the Austro-Hungarian archduke.
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Potential New Species: Data from Protein Analysis in Gall FliesOne way to discover if a species has diverged into two different species is to compare the forms of proteins found in the potentially new species. If there are different ones, they will likely be working out of a separate gene pool.
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Alteration of Early Writings: Rufinus and OrigenOver a century after the death of Origen, the established church was forced to come to terms with the existing copies of his works, in full knowledge that some of them had been in circulation for nearly two hundred years.
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Potential Evolution in the Modern WorldEvolution is something that is not often talked about in the modern world, although it is generally accepted as scientific fact in history. However, there are places where there is a possibility that evolution, in a micro form, is happening.
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Character Development in Short Stories: Diction, Detail, and ImageryCisneros' diction, detail, and imagery develop Rachel, showing that she is timid and juvenile and wants desperately to grow up and gain the wisdom of an adult.
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Tragic Elements of Arthur Miller's Death of a SalesmanThe modern stage has, for the most part, moved away from the tragedy. However, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, which made its stage debut in 1949, is very much in line with a couple key elements of tragedy.
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David Lewis' Argument on Modal Realism and Possible WorldsLewis would argue that there actually are other worlds, or more specifically, that each possible world is definitely real.
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Integration of Scenic Description into Narrative Fictional Novels as Seen in David Guterson's Snow Falling on CedarsOne aspect of fiction that keeps the reader motivated to continue is the parallel construction of many elements of narrative that interweave and enhance each other. Snow Falling on Cedars gracefully includes scenic descriptions to enhance the story.
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Radical Feminism in John Irving's The World According to GarpThe modern American novel has taken the liberty of addressing many social and political concerns in unconventional manners. One example is the novel's commentary on political movements such as feminism.
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Death in Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are DeadShakespeare was a key writer of tragedies that are well-known in American and British culture, such as Hamlet. But modern writers can take new spins on tragedy, which is what Tom Stoppard does in his play Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead.
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Poetic Techniques to Create a Mood: Gwen Harwood's A Game of ChessHow do poets go about creating a particular mood in a poem? Clearly it is through the words, but there are more specific terms and techniques that come into play in composing a poem.
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Historical Representations of Apartheid in Cry, the Beloved CountryIn Cry, the Beloved Country, Alan Paton describes the effects apartheid has brought upon the people of South Africa. Although fictional, the novel accurately depicts the effects of apartheid and the lack of hope that has consumed many South Africans.
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Imagery in Poetry: Looking at Edward Hirsch's "My Father's Back"One of the most common tools authors use to do this is imagery, or describing the situation in visual senses. Edward Hirsch's poem "My Father's Back" is a great example because the speaker is haunted by the lasting images that his memory refuses to let go of.
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William Shakespeare's Hamlet: Analysis of Hamlet's Views on Death in His SoliloquyHamlet begins his soliloquy with the opinion that death would be a peaceful release from his troubled life, but then his attitude shifts to that of an uneasiness towards death because of its unknowns.
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The American Dream, and Its Appearance in Arthur Miller's Death of a SalesmanThe American Dream is an ideal of finding happiness and satisfaction through hard work. In Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller suggests that the American Dream is, for the most part, unattainable.
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Results of World War I: Wilson and the Treaty of VersaillesAlthough the United States were not initially involved in World War I and tried to remain neutral as long as possible, once they entered the war, they had a huge presence and played a fairly large role in the peace treaties that resulted.
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World War I American Heroes: Pershing, Rickenbacker, and YorkAmerica's success in the Great War, or World War I, was largely due to the service of many heroic divisions of the army. Three of the men who were instrumental in the war were John Joseph Pershing, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Alvin York. -
Military Strategy in the First World WarStrategically, the majority of the first World War was fought as a stalemate. Both sides dug miles of trenches so that they would not be exposed to enemy fire, and chemical weapons made their first major appearance.
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Causes of World War I: Threats and AlliancesThe Great War, also known as World War I, was brought about largely by tensions in Europe that forced countries to seek allies around them in case of conflict.
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Jean-Paul Sartre's Ideas on Judgment: No Exit and "Existentialism"Rather than thinking something and doing nothing about it, Sartre believes that people should take responsibility for their thoughts and put them into action.
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Corruption in Early American City GovernmentWhile most of the population of the early American cities was trying to scrape by on their meager wages, the corrupt political leaders were busy grafting money from the city.
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Immigrants in the American Industrial RevolutionExtensive immigration and the rise of the city in the late 19th century led to racial and religious discrimination, which was one of the causes of the progressive reform of the early 20th century.
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American Cities in the Late 19th Century: Crowded and FilthyThe average late 19th century city was full of social problems: filth, disease, crime, and other contributors that lowered the quality of life for its inhabitants.
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Economic Effects on American Families from 1880-1910To make ends meet, families had to send their children off to work in the factories.
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Perceptions of Womens' Roles in Literature Through the Work of Jamaica KincaidThe role of women in literature has a key role in shaping perceptions of the modern woman, specifically how it is appropriate for her to behave.
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U.S. History: American Motivation for Entering the Mexican-American WarThe United States went to war with Mexico in order to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean, providing harbors on the west coast for trade and room for either slavery or non-slavery, depending on how the territory would be organized, to grow and dominate the nation.
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Manifest Destiny Ideology in the Mexican-American WarIn the mid-nineteenth century, the Americans felt it was their mission to expand their country and infiltrate their ideas into other cultures. This idea, called Manifest Destiny, was the main source of inspiration to fight Mexico over their land in the Mexican-American War.
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Point of View in Fiction: Looking at Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestSome authors have focused their novels around the idea of narrative credibility, which often leaves the reader puzzled over how much of the story is accurate, and ultimately, if there even is a standard of accuracy as far as fiction is concerned.
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Materialism and Idealism in the 1920's in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great GatsbyThe 1920's are largely perceived as a time of materialism, when America woke up to life beyond daily chores and family. F. Scott Fitzgerald, in his book The Great Gatsby develops a character who appears materialistic, but is actually quite the idealist.
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Culture in Young Adult Literature: Looking at Amy Tan's The Joy Luck ClubLiterature for young adults has the important role of exposing them to a variety of ideas that will shape their adult lives, and Amy Tan's writing exposes many children to a culture different from their own.
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Narrative Techniques in Literature: Out of Sequence Narration in Joseph Heller's Catch 22Memento was far from the first story to utilize the narrative storytelling technique of putting parts out of order. Joseph Heller's Catch-22 is a much earlier example of the effective use of jumbled ordering of a story. -
Allen Ginsberg's Poetry: Conformity and Identity in Howl and AmericaIn his poetry, Allen Ginsburg describes the America of his time as a place where it is difficult for the individual to stand alone because of the mass media and culture evolving around him.
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Results of the Revolutionary War: Treaty of Paris and BeyondThe Revolutionary War ended with a the Treaty of Paris that declared the United States of America to be a fully independent nation, granted all rights and privileges of a nation.
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Revolutionary War Heroes: Washington, Arnold, and GreeneThree of the men behind the Revolutionary War success were George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and Nathanial Greene. Their different personalities and strength led the army to defeat the British.
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Costs of the Revolutionary War: Money, Troops, and PowerThe Revolutionary War, in addition to taking much time and effort from both sides, cost them both money and troops. Britain also lost valuable power in the Americas.
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Morality in Children's Literature: Lessons from Huckleberry FinnThere are some books that portray realistic children who have both a sense of mischief and the tendency to display good moral character.
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Freedom in the Southin Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnIn an examination of freedom in the early American south, I'd like to look at a piece of fiction that unearths many principles of what freedom truly consists.
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British Military Strategy in the American Revolutionary WarThe British army was almost exactly opposite of the Continental Army, in size of army, style of warfare, and general spirit and motivation.
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American Military Strategy During the Revolutionary War: Guerilla BrillianceThe colonists were seen as having an extreme military disadvantage when the Revolutionary War began, but their unorthodox tactics proved, in the end, to be enough.
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The Spark of the American Revolutionary War: Lexington and ConcordOne day, there was a spark that began the revolution, the first major armed conflict between the colonists and the British army that had been steadily increasing its presence over the course of the past couple years.
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Build Your SAT Level Vocabulary: "M" WordsTen words beginning with the letter "M," defined and then used in a story about a young goose by the name of Gretchen.
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Tim O'Brien's The Things We Carried - Mixing Fact and Fiction in Historical NovelsSome fictional works explore the boundary between fact and fiction, combining real events with embellished details that leave the result ultimately fictional. However, the end result may be more reflective of actual fact than just telling the facts would have been.
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Fathers' Role to Provide in Fences and Death of a SalesmanLike Willy in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Troy's main goal in life is to support his family financially because he believes that it is his obligation as the man of the house.
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Understanding Poetry: Who is the Speaker?Two poems that exemplify the need to understand the speaker are "Keeping Things Whole" by Mark Strand and "Teachers" by W.S. Merwin.
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Historicity of Interracial Friendship in Cold MountainThe friendship that develops between a woman and her slave in this time before the civil war has believability because of the characters and historical accuracy.
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Michel-Guillame-Jean De Crèvecoeur: A French Perspective on Colonial American LifeWhen he returned to France, Crèvecoeur was in the unique position of being able to present Europeans with a firsthand account of what life in America is like. His ideas on law and freedom, and the love for country, characterize much of his work.
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Causes of the American Revolution: Boycotts and ViolenceAs Britain tried to tighten their reign on the colonies, the colonists rebelled, boycotting goods and rebelling against the troops stationed in the colonies.
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Failure to Compromise: A Major Cause of the American Civil WarThe only way in which the United States may have been saved from war is if the North and South had been able to agree on a compromise.
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How the Demand for State Rights Caused the American Civil WarIn addition to the main causes of the war (sectionalism and the desire of the South to have slavery and continue expanding it into the western territories), there were also some other contributing factors, such as the demand for more state rights.
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Sectionalism and Slavery: A Cause of the American Civil WarThe United States had always been divided by sectionalism and slavery, but it steadily worsened in the years prior to the Civil War.
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Causes of the American Revolution: British TaxationThe Revolutionary War began as the result of Britain's attempt to gain revenue from the American colonies, seen in the creation of many Acts designed to tax the colonists.
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Student Activism in the 1960'sStudents managed to find an issue that they felt strongly about and joined the cause. Three of these groups that were the most popular advocated democracy, free speech, and removal of troops from Vietnam.
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Civil Rights Milestones: Brown V. Board of Education, Civil Rights Act, and Voting Rights ActThe milestone accomplishments of the civil rights movement were the case of Brown v. Board of Education, the Civil Rights Act, and the Voting Rights Act, each of which was a government approval of equal rights for black people.
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The Vietnam War: Quicksand for the American ArmyThe American troops were stuck in Vietnam, like quicksand, because of their reluctance to suffer the consequences of a real war and their reluctance to allow the defeat of South Vietnam.
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Understanding Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal Economic PolicyFranklin Roosevelt's New Deal succeeded in bolstering the economy while helping the poor onto their feet again, all without raising too much discontent in either the right or the left.
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Herman Melville's Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall StreetTranscendentalist themes of thinking for oneself and coming to knowledge through experience are reflected in one of Melville's short stories, "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street."
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Emerson's The American Scholar - Mere Thinkers and Men ThinkingEmerson expresses his distaste for the "mere thinkers" who obtain their ideas from the work of other men. These other men, called "Men Thinking," are the ones who truly deserve credit because they derive their ideas from nature and the world.
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Genius in Ralph Waldo Emerson's Self-RelianceRalph Waldo Emerson asserts in "Self-Reliance" that society tries to silence the genius through its encouragement of conformity. The genius should break from this, discarding his fear of what people think, and share his thoughts.
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Reverend Hale in Arthur Miller's The CrucibleBecause of the personal connection Reverend John Hale develops with the people of Salem, he becomes sympathetic to the accused and doubts his original instinct that witchcraft is the source of the mayhem.
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Religion in Arthur Miller's The CrucibleBecause The Crucible is historical fiction, it alludes to many issues of the time, namely, how the people of Salem desired their religious life to fit into the practicalities of daily life in America
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John Proctor's Development in The Crucible by Arthur MillerArthur Miller's The Crucible is a historical fiction drama based on the Salem witch trials. In it, he examines the possible effects that the trials would have on the community in Salem, particularly in the realm of making personal relationships more genuine.
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Build Your SAT Level Vocabulary: "J, K, L" WordsTen words, defined and used in a story. Plus, a few helpful tips for not only memorizing them, but committing them to memory in a way that will stick with you in the long run!
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Persuasion in the American Revolution: Patrick Henry and Thomas PaineThe American Revolution would require a group of people completely abandoned to a cause, and abandonment does not come without reason. Patrick Henry and Thomas Paine were both influential in stirring people up to join the cause of freedom.
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Patriotism Today: Lessons from HistoryQuestions of what place patriotism can and should have in the modern world have plagued modern writers who attempt to outline what patriotism is today.
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Moral Perfection in Benjamin Franklin's AutobiographyBenjamin Franklin's Autobiography chronicles many of the experiments in moral perfection that Franklin carried out during his lifetime.
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The Impossible American Dream in the Work of John SteinbeckThe American Dream is to be perfectly content with every aspect of life, and it is highly present as an impossible ideal in American culture and literature.
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The Settlers of Plymouth Plantation in William Bradford's Of Plymouth PlantationMost of the happenings of the Pilgrims, from the journey on the Mayflower to the Pilgrims' establishment of a colony, were compiled in an account that made clear the role that God was playing in their daily lives.
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Puritanism in Schools: The New England PrimerOne document that sheds much light on the Puritan tradition in schooling is The New England Primer, a book designed for instruction in basic reading that also doubled as religious instruction due to its content.
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Anne Bradstreet: Female Puritan PoetNot only does Anne Bradstreet's poetry reflect the Puritan ideals of the time, but it is a timeless reflection on the issues that many believers have struggled with throughout history.
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Jonathan Edwards' Theology in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God: Wrath and MercyMuch of the cause of the Great Awakening was that people realized their own sin and the mercy offered to them through Christ, as exemplified in Jonathan Edwards' sermons.
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Study Guide: John Smith's Early Views on AmericaJohn Smith viewed America as a place of prosperity for all who came, but he was threatened by the presence of the Native Americans who might stand in the way between the settlers and their dreams.
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Catchy Names for Historical Events: An Accurate Representation?Although some names seem to be harsh and exaggerated, they actually provide a good representation of not only the event that happened, but the general reaction of people to the event.
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U.S. Economics HIstory - Causes of the Great Depression Beyond the Stock Market CrashAlthough the stock market crash of October 1929 is probably the factor that made the Great Depression worse than the average economic recession of the time, it is not the sole cause.
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Great Moments in U.S. History: the Roaring TwentiesThe "Roaring Twenties" were a time when American culture came into its own, suddenly breaking away from a working country into a place where people enjoyed themselves.
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Maya Angelou and John Steinbeck's Thoughts on the American Dream IdealMaya Angelou and John Steinbeck's writings both address the issue of the reality of the American Dream, and the writers agree that it is a false hope.
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Views from Writers Maya Angelou and Richard Rodriguez on the Melting Pot Idea of AmericaThe "melting pot" description of America as a place to come adopt a set of ideals and lose a heritage is a common one, and Maya Angelou and Richard Rodriguez are two modern writers who have taken hold of this idea and offered their own opinions on the matter.
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Build Your SAT Level Vocabulary: "I" WordsThis vocabulary builder features another furry creature, Chippy the Chipmunk, and his adventures full of words beginning with the letter "i".
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Building Your SAT Level Vocabulary: "F" WordsTen new words, all beginning with the letter f, defined and used in a story about a lovely guinea pig, appropriately named Frank.
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Thomas Paine's Common Sense and The American CrisisThomas Paine was a great revolutionary writer who brought many ideas on politics and government to the common people through the pamphlets he published, shaping the nation by involving the common man in the process.
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American Imperialism in the 20th Century: Turning from IsolationismAt the end of the 19th century, the United States began to realize the potential they had as a world power. They were the leading producers of wheat and cotton, an industrial nation, and experiencing growing success with producing favorable international treaties.
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Progressive Politics: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and Woodrow WilsonThe progressive presidents contributed to the movement mainly through their dedication to breaking trusts and regulating the railroads, in addition to improving conditions in the workplace.
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Post-Civil War History: African Americans After ReconstructionThis paper assesses the impact of some factors that affected African American life after the civil war: the 14th Amendment, black codes, Plessy vs. Ferguson and The Atlanta Compromise.
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Early American Foreign Policy: The Monroe Doctrine and Roosevelt CorollaryTogether, the Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary provided reasoning behind the attitude of the United States towards the rest of the Americas.
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Characteristics of Federalists and Democratic-Republicans, the First American Political PartiesHow did American politics develop in early years? This essay outlines the hot issues of that time: states' rights and the national bank, and the stances that the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans took on the issues.
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British Centralization of Colonial Rule in America, 1763-1765The Great War forced Britain to turn to the American colonies as a source of revenue, and they tried, quite unsuccessfully, to centralize their administration of the colonies by sending an army to enact a variety of Acts. -
Garrett Morgan: Inventor of the Traffic SignalWith the rise of the family car, intersections were chaotic until Garrett Morgan's invention of the traffic signal hit the streets. This African American inventor was also responsible for an early version of a gas mask.
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The Role of Thomas Paine's Common Sense in Spurring the RevolutionEven the commoners could understand Paine's simple writing in Common Sense, and many colonists became convinced that the only way to solve their problems with England was to completely break away.
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Tecumseh: A Driving Force in the Native American Tribal AllianceIn the late 1700's, Tecumseh gave a speech to the Osage tribe when looking for allies. He was hoping that if the tribes united, they could hold back the white men trying to take their land.
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Abigail Smith Adams: First Lady ExtraordinaireAbigail Smith Adams, the wife of president John Adams, was a first lady whose life provided a model for many women to come.
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The Presence of Doubt: Making Buddhism a True FaithThe inclusion of doubt as a crucial first step in faith reveal the ways in which Buddhism exemplifies Paul Tillich's definition of a true faith.
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Gender in Traditional Religions: Islamic and Hasidic Lubavitcher CommunitiesThe role women play in traditional religious communities is essential for the continuation of the religion in the modern world.
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How Can Religion and the Church Combat Racism?The black church and the white evangelical church are tackling racism in different ways because of their different views on the role of God in ending racism, but neither is exacting change.
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What Would Paul Tillich Think of Santería?After a broad examination of what religion is, as is done by Paul Tillich in Dynamics of Faith, the Afro-Cuban religion of Santería can be seen as a true religion.
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Literary Analysis: What Makes a Book a Classic?For a book to become a classic, it must have a timeless theme, one that all people of all eras are able to relate to. Classics also may have an element of novelty, and most of all, they have proven to be something special.
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Prejudice in Of Mice and Men and To Kill a MockingbirdPrejudice is an evident theme in the two novels as a black man and a retarded man are looked down on because of their differences.
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The Whiskey Rebellion: A Frontier in American GovernmentThe Whiskey Rebellion, a series of rogue attacks on the government by settlers in Western Pennsylvania, was a frontier in American government because they crossed the border into the new territory of order and control over their people.
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Tillich's View of the Christian CrossAlthough Tillich exhibits intolerance towards other symbols and religions when he defends the special nature of Christianity and its symbol of the cross, he does not, by his own definition, commit idolatry.
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The Populist Party: Addressing Agrarian DiscontentThe Populists, the people's party, was formed to bring the government back into the hands of the common man and to make the necessary reforms to help farmers to profit in the new industrial society.
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Build Your SAT Level Vocabulary: "E" WordsInstallment number two in the series of fun and educational stories using ten newly-defined vocabulary words. -
Adam Zagajewski's Mysticism for Beginners and Emerson's The American ScholarThe poem supports developing thought through nature, because that is what the speaker did to discover his idea, paralleling the ideas of the transcendentalists, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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Patriotism in Paine's The American Crisis and Schaar's The Case for PatriotismAlthough the definition of patriotism outlined by John Schaar in "The Case for Patriotism" and Thomas Paine in "The American Crisis" are similar in idea, Schaar's source of loyalty is rooted in the past, while Paine's is looking into the future.
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English Settlements in the Chesapeake and New England Regions: Why So Different?The differences between the Chesapeake and New England regions sprung mainly out of the people who settled in them, who took advantage of the opportunity handed to them and managed to create two very different societies that proved to be functional and successful.