American History

The realization of fairness and justice in the American community has been a long struggle since the nation gained its independence in the late 18th century. Segregation based on race, color, beliefs, political orientation, and nationality of origin were among the common practices in the mid 1900s even long after independence and ratification of the American constitution. There are many people whose influence during the 1950s remains outstanding up to date. One of these is the key players during...

Government involvement in issues concerning the economic well-being of a country is very important. For a reason or the other, the involvement is usually meant to protect the economy and the citizens from the effects of unregulated markets. Unregulated markets bring about different effects to the economy such that in the long run, the countrys economy might be affected negatively or positively. The most likely event is that an economy will take a serious beating if the key sectors are not regulated....

During the Civil Rights Movement, blacks and their allies wanted three primary objectives integrated public schools, breakup of public accommodations such as buses and trains, water fountains and restrooms, restaurants, the privileged to hike to street unmolested and perhaps the most significant, voting rights. The undemanding justice personified in these requests had waited on the margins of political life since the 1870s disloyalty of black Reconstruction by officials and their masters. Not that...

From the beginning of the Union, there was a strong imperative to extend US territory across the whole of the North American continent, later described as manifest destiny. Subsequently, this would be seen as early American imperialism, raising the question whether US expansion was really any different from how other nations extended their territories. An examination of how the US expanded, initially within the American continent, then overseas, shows that manifest destiny was little more than a...

In Bernard Lewis essay, Clash of Civilizations, the main thesis is what the article says is true.  As the title suggests, there is indeed an ongoing clash of two civilizations or cultures, particularly Western and Islamic.  However, as a point of clarification, this conflict was instigated not by Islamic society in general, but by those sitting on the extreme of their beliefs such as Osama bin Laden who declared war against the west because they saw it as a threat not only to their faith,...

Harlem Renaissance The Harlem renaissance is considered to be one of the most important periods in the history of African Americans literature. It marks the period between the early 1920s and the late 1930s when the African Americans demonstrated their capabilities in the literature art. The literature in the Harlem renaissance has been rated as one of the greatest attempts to define the identity of women in the American society. The period saw the rise of African American writers both men and women...

The old south is a region in America that was known for slavery many years back. In the past America was divided into two regions namely the north and the south with the former having support of the Republicans led by Abraham Lincoln while the latter had the support of the confederates. It all began during the presidential campaigns of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln and his camp were opposed to the expansion of slave trade to new territories (Brown. 57-60). The people of the south however supported slave...

Andrew Jackson was elected in 1829 as the seventh president of the U.S. In his presidential inauguration he made history by being the first president to invite the citizens of the United States to the White House. Due to his popularity, the inauguration of President Andrew Jackson was attended by a very large crowd. However, Jackson had spend most of his lifetime in the military where he led many troops which won a number of battles including the Seminole War which got rid of Spanish in Florida. Nevertheless,...

The American Civil War happened in the years of 1861 to 1865. During this civil war, the eleven Southern slave states formed the Confederacy and declared secession against the United States. These slave states were led by Jefferson Davis and fought hard during the war against the United States government (the Union). What truly caused the Civil War has long been debated. Some are solid with the belief that the Civil War was fought because of the issue of slavery. There is no simple reason that...

A number of historians hold that Americans will always be American-a unique identity that has been consistent even after the end of the Revolution and drafting of the Constitution. The events of 1814 and 1876 emphasized the American dream since Americans were dissatisfied by the social, political and religious order leading to the formulation of opinions and ideologies meant to change the apparent order Marcus  Burner (2009). The American dream is an ideology of the United States of American...

Americans are a unique people who uphold liberty and prosperity for all. The revolution and drafting of the constitution allowed those people who had hitherto been barred from chasing the American dream the opportunity to do so without any restrictions. The American dream is an ideology of people of the United States of America focused towards the betterment of their society. American First Hand highlights the challenges faced by the American people and their endeavors to change their society, government,...

A Comparative Study Perceptions of Puritanism In comparing and contrasting the Alan Simpsons The Puritan Tradition with Roland H. Baintons Jonathan Edwards The Great Awakening, there are many similarities between the two works. Both articles bear many differences as well. In the following paper, the two authors and their perceptions of Puritanism will be extracted and analyzed. In The Puritan Tradition, Alan Simpson delineates the influences of Puritanism from the seventeenth to the nineteenth...

America and the Soviet Union emerged from WW11 as the premier world powers. In the post-war period , their former relationship as allies was replaced by rivalry and open hostility.  Communism and Capitalism had opposite goals, resulting in the Cold War. The term  superpower  would be coined to characterize the military and political force of both countries. America had a monopoly on atomic weapons, but was caught off guard when the soviets detonated an A- bomb in 1949. By the early...

Being the major executor of the law and the foremost authority in maintaining peace and order in the Los Angeles area, the new Los Angeles Police Departments building is an edifice that truly represents not only their importance in the community, but more importantly, their absolute authority in exercising their sworn duty to protect the citizens.  The very structure of the building alone, added with its significance to the mission they represent would suffice in declaring the appropriateness...

What is an American Dilemma After reading An American Dilemma by Gunnar Myrdal, I have found that one of the biggest dilemmas this country faces is racism.  This two year study found that there is a huge gap between the idea of equality and the reality it presents to the African-Americans.  What caught my attention is the fact that the prejudice is being perpetrated more by our law enforcement agencies and the government by not guaranteeing African American s their constitutional rights under...

Immigration connotes a movement or migration of workers into a nation of which one is not a native with the intent of settling in it. Importance of the impact of immigration on world future is explained by a couple of major reasons. First, immigration trend, in particular immigration to developed nations, has been growing since the 1800s and is expected to grow further. Consequently, its positive and negative effects will only magnify in the future, enhancing its world impact. Second, the cultural,...

William Carlos Williamss line No ideas  but in things comes from his poem A Sort of a Song (Williams 145).  These five words make up his manifesto of poetry, his philosophy of composition in one enjambed line.  Williamss aim is to deal with real things, not abstractions.  A look at his anthologized work shows that he has, for the most part, been faithful to this ideal.  Williams often presents the reader with an image and then comments on that image with an abstraction or...

People screaming at the top of their lungs for the rock band that they idolize an individual buying all the books and imitating the writing style of his favorite author a young girl imitating the clothes of her fashion idol the aforementioned instances are familiar examples of people who are practicing the idea of fandom wherein they are becoming huge fans of famous personalities or things. The idea of becoming a fan is perceived by people in different ways. There are individuals who look at the...