United States Literature Reviews Samples For Students

Response

All language evolve over time. We no longer speak the language of Shakespeare and that is perfectly fine. I do not agree that English is becoming more corrupt. It is simply growing up and evolving as all living things do over time. Kirkpatrick talks about the powerful variety present in American English and the variation and impurity in British English. Nevertheless, let us remember that American English was initially corrupted English. Of course, things will change. As populations that speak English are becoming more and more diverse, changes in the language are unavoidable.

It is not only about ...

Introduction

Gun control debate has attracted heated debate on whether the use of gun should be controlled or should not in the United States. Different political sides have assumed hardline stands on the issue. This is evident from the proponents for gun legislation control and the opponents for the control of gun use. President Barack Obama has made his intentions clear on gun control in congress. This was exclusively after the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. Obama confirmed his proposal on the need of congress to pass the legislations that will check the ownership and usage of guns. The legislation should ...

Harper Lee's 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird tells the story of Scout Finch, the six year old daughter of Atticus Finch, a strong father, a virtuous lawyer and the defender of Tom Robinson. Scout grows up in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s, among the other interesting and entertaining people in the town. Going through her life and growing up with her friends, she learns many lessons from her father and the town itself. Much like Atticus with Scout, this book is incredibly important because of its teachings of morality and virtue; the book teaches the ...

The yellow paper is a story that is usually said to be horror. This is due to the mistreatments that were accorded to the women during the period. The fact that people see the mistreatments being abnormal makes the people to refer the stories as being a horror. Gothic on the other hand is a story that combines both matters relating to romance and horror. Most of the characters in the story have the characteristics of horrors. What the stories show is that the women were taken to be the weak creatures during the period when the stories were written. They were ...

You Can’t Take It With You by George Kaufman and Moses Hart is a comedic play that shows how people have shallow understanding of life and how these people hold primitive thoughts about the actuality of life. It is also a play that seeks to make take life as it is and enjoy it when they still can. The play offers descriptive and episodic events inform of dialogue. While the story triggers philosophical thoughts about life and human existence, the characters in the play engages in happiness madness citing that they do so while they still can because once they ...

Introduction

Obesity has been on the rise in America and the rest of the world. The past decade has witnessed amazing rise in the cases of obesity. This has been blamed on many causes by varied writers. In this write up much focus is given on the article: Stuck on the Couch by Sanjay Gupta Don’t Eat the Flan by Greg Critser Supersize Me and Its Time to Stop Blaming Fat People for Their Size - by Alison Motluk

Gupta‘s reasons at to why as human beings we don’t exercise are not convincing enough. I believe that ...

Nursing Policy

In American, the subpopulation of the elderly continues to grow profoundly. This has prompted the need of establishing efficiently managed healthcare to cater for the older adults especially the ones with disabilities. The U.S government invests heavily in healthcare to enhance quality of the services provided (Tomoff, 2009). Provision of acute care is a major objective in nursing education leading to competency especially in public health, long term and primary care Lack of the knowledge of the basic policies that regulate the nursing education and professional is essentially detrimental. This may carry both ethical and legal consequences. Setting and ...

Literature Review

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Introduction

Between the periods 1980 to 1992, consumption of illicit drugs in the United States increased from 29% to 42% among 12th grade adolescence, and from 11% to 21% among eight grade students. Other statistics shows that in the 12th grade 80% are students on alcoholic. More than half of them have been doing it in the eighth grade; 75% had smoked cigarettes, of this group, 35% became habitual smokers. The greatest challenge is faced by families, who, no matter what their social or economic level, must devise strategies to help their adolescence. Studies have been done to prove ...

Introduction

Contemporary studies view parties as alliances of politicians whose ultimate objective is to win electoral office. Parties make promises on behalf of their candidates about what they will do if elected, and help improve chances of reelection for incumbents through their records of implementing their programs (Bawn et al. 571). It is plain to see how these parties might serve democracy. Citizens can give more effective direction to government by voting for a party instead of an individual. They create an incentive for responsible governance by holding an entire party rather than a single politician accountable for government actions (Bawn et ...

Classic English Literature

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous speech “I Have A Dream” at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The speech is a call to end racism and discrimination. The speech is the epitome of the civil rights movement in America. Through his speech, King shared his dream of living in a world where there is true freedom and equality. He dreams that someday America will be a nation where people will not be judged according to the color of their skin but through their character. The speech is a persuasive and inspirational speech which uses the appeal to ...

Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”, published in 1969, is an autobiographical look into the coming-of-age years of the African-American author. Throughout the novel, Angelou’s discusses themes such as racism and segregation that she experienced, simply for being African American. She also discusses experiencing displacement throughout this period in her life, living in seven different homes in a relatively short period of time. There is also an overwhelming theme that speaks to Angelou’s resistance to racism; all of these culminated to form Angelou’s social identity. She covers many different events that helped shape ...

In United States and other countries around the globe, noticeable steps have been implemented to ensure that public perception of the arts is strengthened. At the same time, the value of the artists and art has been recognized globally because of its ability to strengthen communities (Belfiore & Bennett, 2008). Despite the significant progress, artists are still perceived to be less important by a majority of Americans. According to a survey conducted in 2007, only 27 percent of Americans perceive that artists are important whereas an overwhelming 74 percent believes that art is beneficial to a country (Pettit & DiMaggio, 1998). Throughout history, an ...

Impacts of Police Corruption on the Community of Paterson

Impact of Police Corruption on the Community of Paterson Introduction Corruption by the police is an act that involves the police acting beyond their powers by demanding money from people and in an unreasonable manner. Though the actions may be in relation to their duty, further revelations dictate that police corruption accompany excess force. Inhuman treatment is another aspect of police corruption. Police corruption pauses impacts on any community under the exercise of the vile (Mouris, 2013). Among the impacts, we have categories that take the form of social, economic, political, psychological and religious dimensions (Council of ...

This scandal took place at the time of Iraq War from late 2003 to the early period of 2004.This scandal entailed cases of human rights violation by the soldiers and the Central Intelligence Agency of the U.S. The soldiers tortured the prisons in Abu Ghraib prison. The prisoners were tortured, raped, sodomized, physically and sexually abused by the military personnel of the U.S Army. This scandal came to the attention of the media early in 2004 when the Taguba report was released. This attracted the public attention in April 2004.The aspects of torture and abuse by the military of ...

Benjamin Franklin is one of greatest Americans who played very significant role in making of modern United States of America. Benjamin was one of brightest brains of America and is known as first American. Benjamin Franklin was a successful politician, author, diplomat, civic activist, scientist and a statesman. This paper intends to discuss life of Benjamin Franklin and further delves into his autobiography in order to know several other related aspects of his life. As per the information, provided in his biography, Benjamin was born in a very humble family on 17th January, 1706 in Boston. Benjamin was eighth son of ...

The novel At Fault, published in 1890, brought its author, Kate Chopin, a great deal of attention and appreciation from critics, especially for the impressive realism with which she built her characters. Some were extremely powerful and bold, too bold for that time, like the protagonist, and others were very straightforward, uniquely American, like the half-black half-Native American, half-black Joçint. The mythical and historical association of Native Americans to nature is livelier than ever in Chopin's character, who has no desire of following the path set for him by his father and is drawn to the woods. He ...

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is a highly influential American novel for many reasons, not the least of which is the compelling, well-drawn and uniquely American character of Atticus Finch. A strong, paternal presence to his family and his community, Atticus is highly principled, hard-working and dedicated to a sincere sense of justice. Both in his parenting of Scout and his defense of Tom Robinson, Atticus’ virtue is shown throughout. While America may not always live up to the standards Atticus Finch himself sets, he represents a set of ideals that America hopes to strive towards, including equality, fairness and standing up ...

The national ethos of Americans everywhere is no better represented than by the ever-present, American Dream that has captivated a worldwide imagination since its inception along with the beginning of the Unites States’ existence as a country. For many years, the American Dream has described a world of opportunity in which people of varying cultures and backgrounds enjoy equality in their pursuit of richer, fuller lives. It was this dream that brought the first immigrants to America in the first place, and it was again this dream that gave them the necessary impetus to stay and to improve the conditions of their ...

Two Kinds is a short story by Amy Tan in the book The Joy Luck Club. Tan writes about the intricacy of a daughter and mother relationship who migrated from China to America. The short story is about a Chinese-American girl named Jing-mei. Jing-mei lived in American and her mother believed that, as long as one lives in America, he/she can be anything she could ever wish to be and therefore, she was working hard to find her daughter’s talent. Jing-mei’s mother constantly tests her daughter for any talent, but any time she tries, no talent is found. The lack ...

Introduction

Based on research, it is clear that the story of wine is intensely tangled with the story of human history. Over the years, human beings used to take wine on different occasions. Historically, wine was fermented in order for people to drink it after it was ripe. Grapes are said to be the first of the common fruits that were used to make wine. However, ancient people came with different ideas of perfecting wine. It became popular over the years and persons came with different inventions on how to create wine. Today, wine is among the most popular brands ...

A Political Approach

Introduction The purpose of this literature review is to provide an analysis of the United States’ potential vulnerability to cyber terrorism attacks on its critical infrastructure system. Some experts suggest that the United States is not as vulnerable to cyber attacks and acts of cyber terrorism as many critics believe. American’s direct and indirect involvement in growing uncertainties in the Middle East have sparked new debates and concerns regarding the threats new types of cyber terrorism now pose to the nation’s data and information security (Abdulrahman, 139). Most importantly, this literature review has been conducted on ...

Analysis of “Common Sense” Published by Thomas Paine

(Insert College/and or class) Almost everybody at some point in their education has heard the name, Thomas Paine. In between the years of 1775 and 1776, the brilliant writer Thomas Paine, wrote a pamphlet to the American people called “Common Sense”. It was a marvelous attempt by Paine to show the newly-found American people that Britain’s rule was no longer needed in the United States. It’s quite remarkable, because Paine’s piece of writing convinced the American people that it was common sense to declare independence from Britain, even though years of taxation and war failed to show ...

<INSTRUCTOR’S NAME> <COURSE NAME> In “Letter III, What Is an American” Crevecoeur applies a theory of character, a theory of how and why people come to behave as they do. Summarize what you think that theory is, and take examples from his letter to make your summary specific. Crevecoeur take an interesting and brave perspective of defining what an American is based on his Letter III. Primarily, it is a thought-provoking statement how he describe the American as “either a European, or the descendant of a European, hence that strange mixture of blood, which you could not find ...

American Literature: The American Frontier

The frontier seems attract men and retain them that they never leave and may rather die here than moving out. Some is associated with family ties. The jinx of the family, which is not new to American drama, is well embodied in True West. Each individual is born into a household and as such bears the burdens of the generations previous him or her. Though Austin has strained very hard to escape the hold of his family, all of his efforts have failed. He has strained to get a sense of individuality from his labor and his activities, but in the ...

Plot Summary

The Great Gatsby is a book that focuses and tries to give the events of a fictional town and characters. The plot is focused on Nick a former graduate scholar and a war veteran who is the narrator of the story that the novel aims at putting across. Nick takes up employment as a salesperson in the City of New York, where he settles and takes up residence in long island near the exclusive mansion of the rich mysterious jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is known in the town due to the exclusive and huge parties that he holds in his residence. During Nick’s ...

This week study focused on Allan Poe’s short story, The Purloined Letter. Allan Poe is acknowledged for his Gothic and American Romantic poems and short stories (Poe, Edgar, 4) Taking into consideration all the work done by Allan Poe, this is regarded the finest. This because the story does not have any gothic elements. From the letter, it is clear that the major theme focuses on the displacement and positioning of power. The two characters Lucan and Derrida are depicted with different levels of irony on the ownership of the letter. The struggle of power is re-enacted between ...

The Great Gatsby is an American based novel that was written in the year nineteen twenty y five by Fitzgerald F. Scott. The Novel primarily focuses on a very young and rich boy known as Jay Gatsby. Major themes handled include the theme of change and resistance, idealism and social encounter. The novel is with no doubt a good piece of art and I always find myself reading it over and over. The novel's ending is indeed a very fabulous one and captures the attention of its reader. Here is how the novel ends: "And as I sat there brooding on ...

Human trafficking is one of the common acts of criminal in Central America that has been at center stage since 1990s. The increased attention for this trade has been driven by United State initiatives, such as the United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons. Depending on the local dynamics, study reveals that, the activity has got different manifestations across the entire region (NOVA 1). According to a publication by the UNODC “Global Patterns on Human Trafficking”, the Central American country states are the source, transit corridor and destination. They act as a destination for women and children ...

Every sovereign nations has its own way of managing the transit of people from other countries. The united states is among the countries that allow movement of people in and out of the nation frequently. To determine the mode people to use when moving from one country to the united states the government uses an immigration policy. The government needs an immigration policy that addresses the needs of people without discrimination. Immigration policies of every nations have various attachments and conditions that hinder some people from attaining a place in the country. the paper will examine the need of immigration ...

(Assignment) The United States’ war preparedness and strategies against powerful Japan is the theme for Miller’s book War Plan orange: The US Strategy to Defeat Japan. Unlike other books written on World War II, Miller’s views stand noticeably impressive, because this is the only book that has featured the orange Plan so well in great detail. The author has done wonderful research to convert the documentary evidences of the half-a-century-long rivalry between the two countries to a compilation of easily comprehensible writings. The title of the book refers to the pre-World War II American techniques of coding ...

American literature knows many authors who had a tragic destiny, who quit early and did not implement what their gift engaged for. Amid an American life, these authors were perishing from loneliness and alcoholism. They stayed with no help and without a word of participation, as if they were in an abandoned desert. Every event like this repeatedly calls the attention of intellectual people all over the world to vice of American capitalistic culture and American lifestyle, which is extremely indifferent to people’s destinies. In the period of time “amid two wars”, there was the most evident drama – the tragic ...

Romero, R. R. (2004). Religious involvement and adult mortality in the United States: review and perspective. The free library (December, 1). Retrieved from: http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Religious involvement and adult mortality in the United States:-a0127069493

Purpose

The report seeks to analyze empirical data on the linkage between religion and adult mortality in the United States. The main objective is to examine how religion influences mortality outcomes.

Summary

Much of empirical data from medical, public health and social sciences literature suggest that religious involvement leads to lower mortality rates compared to little or no involvement. Research on religion and mortality outcomes show that different religious ...

The advancement in molecular genetics and genomics and their application in the field of medicine will raise crucial socio-scientific issues. Science teaching has the objective of educating scientifically literate citizens while genetic and genomic technologies addresses the science courses. The prime goal of the educational policies in all industrialized societies is to provide science literacy in education. The Western world applies a similar set of scientific standards. The key role attributes to genes as determinants of health, behavior, and human identity. Molecular Genetics and Genomics (325) say that genetics is a scientific field with the concern of science literacy. The media ...

Introduction

The Unites States of America has one of the most multicultural societies in the world. The nation is home to people from all races. In recent decades, the nation has become very democratic and racially tolerant. However, this has not always been the case. The United States has historically had a tendency of suppressing racially unique groups through racially motivated policies. The first example of this was the loss of liberty and land of the Native Americans to white settlers. The other action that comes to mind is the Jim Crow laws that enforced segregation between blacks and whites. There ...

Strolling through the corridors of The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art was an amazing experience that offers an unexpected enjoyment to its visitors. The Morse Museum houses the world’s most complete collection of art works by the American designer, Louis Comfort Tiffany. The museum has the most important compilation of American paintings during the nineteenth and twentieth century and excellent collections of American art pottery, decorative and graphics arts. The museum also features several installations such as the iconic Tiffany lamps, restored Daffodil Terrace, the award-winning glass windows made with lead and traditional fixtures. The ...

‘Instructor’s Name’

‘Subject’ American History 1. US economy grew leaps and bounds during the post- civil war era, thanks to the new inventions and creation of new industries. This era was marked by tremendous expansion in industry and agriculture. The completion of railroads resulted in the expansion of settlements throughout the North American continent. White settlers crossed the Mississippi to mine and ranch, the Blacks migrated from Deep South to West in search of freedom and economic prospects, and the Chinese railroad workers completed the diversity in the population of the West. However, this economic transformation did not ...

Analysis of “Middle Passage” by Robert Hayden with Reference to Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”

Robert Hayden used reference to “The Tempest” in his work “Middle Passage” because both of the artworks shared the same theme that depicted the misery of the African people.

“We find it paradoxical indeed

that you whose wealth, whose tree of liberty are rooted in the labor of your slaves” (Hayden, 1) Hayden told us that masters were retaining their power in the society by keeping others enslaved, and most of the slaves were Africans in the ship described in the poem. Secondly they were treated as if they were not humans (Hayden, 1). The older work shared a story of the royal party ...

Introduction

Education is one of the most intrinsic components in any society. The determination of success in social life is dependent on the level of education. The American society is one of the many societies that determine success by a college degree. In the US, parents and a number of people value the essence of education and encourage their kids to pursue formal education in order to be successful in life. The connection between college education and success in the American society cannot be overemphasized. In a competitive world, education is perceived to be the only equalizer in the mainstream society. Although a college ...

Using every context and all available information in their own interest, the tricksters are represented in the African American culture by small animals that make their way through stories by tricking people, getting out of difficult situations by outsmarting their much bigger opponents (Harris, “The Trickster”). In Folktales, tricksters act as fable or legendary figures that tell a story about society, about humans’ characters, personifying people, while portraying a caricatured, but vivid image of social Moravians (Rutledge 64). The tricksters are central figures of the African American literature, exhibiting various characteristics that can be depicted in human behavior, such as ...

The Unites States of America has one of the most multicultural societies in the world. The nation is home to people from all races. In recent decades, the nation has become very democratic and racially tolerant. However, this has not always been the case. The United States has historically had a tendency of suppressing racially unique groups through racially motivated policies. The first example of this was the loss of liberty and land of the Native Americans to white settlers. The other action that comes to mind is the Jim Crow laws that enforced segregation between blacks and whites. There ...

The three major types or forms of government include the:

Monarchial type of government; Monarchical governments consist of the rule by a king or queen. In other monarchies, the king is the emperor. Here, the governed are under the laws of the royal families, and there is some dictatorship in some cases. There are little chances given to the commoners to give their views on laws of the land by those in power.

Democratic form of government

In this form, there is a feeling that everyone takes part in the process of moving the government forward. People have a certain freedom, and it is simply a government of the people by the people.

Aristocratic or dictatorship form of government

This involves the ...

English

Literary Analysis - Brave New World and Gattaca The very idea of a society in which blind happiness clouds the minds of its people seems much less comfortable than what the true definition of a Utopia suggests. Utopia is the state of achieving the perfect world. Unfortunately, after a number of literary or artistic attempts to define this world of ultimate bliss, 'perfection' seems to be nothing more than an illusion. It always turns out that harsh sacrifices must be made to achieve this universal happiness. Nevertheless, our world society seems to be adamantly geared towards achieving some form of this ...

Maya Angelou’s “still I Rise’ is a poem dealing with the theme of suffering or struggle. The poem puts in the consideration of the conditions encountered by America. The contrast and comparison between the two citizens enable the poet to prompt her own attitude and emotions about isolation and freedom. The poem applies symbolism throughout with hidden messages. Symbolism assists the poet convey her feelings and emotions regarding freedom and isolation indirectly. The White American citizen symbolize the freedom in people. She applies verbs such as `floats’ and `leaping’ as a sign of joy, happiness and energy that the citizens ...

United States of America has implemented a global health initiative policy. The president introduced the global health initiative in the year 2009. This policy aims at strengthening, streamlining and increasing efficiency of the United States global health that already exist. Global health aims at improving programs that touch family planning, child health, HIV/AIDS, maternal and tropical diseases. Global health initiative policy provides a framework that allows the existing health care programs to increase their effectiveness and efficiency. The programs aim at the programs that do not require funding. The global health policy aims at improving the lives of people and increasing ...

Invisible Life: A Book Review

In pages 114-159 of this book, it revealed more social stigma issues. During Raymond’s hardships, his friends JJ and Kyle were always there for him. Another man was also involved in these few chapters as Quinn Mathis whom he had sexual and indoor relation was also featured. As days and months went, Raymond accidentally discovered that his indoor partner Quinn was already married by incidentally seeing a wedding ring in their shared bed. On the other note, Nicole Springer was also introduced. She became Raymond’s lover during his disorder and confusion. They began dating each other which in ...

Individual Right versus Collective Good and the US Policy of Mandatory Overtime Regulation in Nursing Profession

Individual Right versus Collective Good and the US Policy of Mandatory Overtime Regulation in Nursing Profession

Individual rights are those rights that one holds even if he/she belongs to a certain group of people. On the other hand, collective good is what the group majority regards as right or desirable regardless of how its members are differentiated (Griffiths, 2012). Historically, these concepts have remained controversial as they are being witnessed in the policy of mandatory overtime regulation in nursing profession (Griffiths, 2012; Feutz-Harter, 2012). According to Bae, Brewer and Kovner (2011), before 2010, nurse overtime was essential to control chronic ...

Introduction

The changes African American male students’ face, while joining high school can be quite overwhelming because they have to make some tough decisions that form the foundation of their future as well as having a goal and a vision of how they will graduate (Bloom and Unterum, 2012). African American male students joining high school undergo many changes and among these are physical changes in a new environment filled with new lecturers and new students with a whole range of expectations. New expectations from the teachers and administrators of the school can lead to a resultant perception of the students of the new environment ...

Management

Goss (2005), in Building a Contingency Menu: Using Capabilities-Based Planning for Homeland Defense and Homeland Security, says that Homeland Defense and Security planners need to develop a contingency plan to neutralize potential terrorist threats. Because of their shrewd and adaptive strategies, the Department of Homeland Defense and Security agency has come up with the concepts of ‘lines of operation’ ‘capabilities’ as the dynamics to define and explain potential and likely interactions. Moving from the more rational idea of, ‘who is the threat?’ to ‘what could the threat do?’ has given Homeland Defense and Security planners a broader spectrum of possibilities to explore ...

Education

Abstract Minority students that can be targeted for retention programs include students from the African-American, Hispanic, Native American, Filipino and Hawaiian ethnicities. The issues that need to be addressed in order to retain minority students in higher education nursing programs include more academic preparation, more support from faculty, and the availability of health the insurance. The wrong perceptions about nurses start as young as Kindergarten and last through elementary and high school. Long term solutions to the retention problem can start when nursing associations and university departments need to reach out to local school districts by offering help ...

Family, Identity and the “American Dream” in Death of a Salesman

Arthur Miller's 1949 play, Death of a Salesman tackles the issues of identity, family dynamics and the pursuit of the “American Dream” using the Loman family as a model to illustrate these concepts. The play starts with Willy Loman, a traveling salesman, returning from a botched business trip. Willy expresses disgust towards his oldest son, Biff, who has failed to do anything substantial with his life. Biff and his younger brother Happy take their father out to dinner where Biff has a flashback to the time he visited his father in Boston and discovered Willy was having an affair with a receptionist. He confronts his ...

Literature Review

This section contains a broad literature review by revisiting significant studies previously conducted on Affordable Healthcare Act (ACA); alternatively referred as Obamacare. Given the ever changing perception on the issue of healthcare policy, the information contained in this review is subject to constant review. In future researches, this information may be less relevant and may require updating with recent literature. Several recent studies have made a contribution to the debate surrounding the Affordable Healthcare Act (Souter & Gurevitz, 2012). The aim of some researchers is aimed at disregarding the act as undesirable, highly costly, and unbeneficial to the US economy (Souter ...

Society has evolved in so many ways after American slavery. Although isolated cases of racism still prevail in some places, African Americans are now enjoying the same rights and privileges that everyone else from different races have. African Americans, even women, now hold important positions in companies and government organizations. But perhaps the ultimate proof of recognition and acceptance that they were once completely stripped of is having an African American as President of the strongest nation in the world. However, despite the liberty and the success they were able to achieve in the society, female African Americans still ...

Difficulties ESL Students Face When They Come to America

English as a Second Language or ESL students, study in the United States to fulfill more of their dreams. As what have mentioned, there are difficulties and challenges that ESL students are experiencing in which they need to face along with their native speakers classmates. Yasuko Kanno and Sheila Dermer Apple Baum (1995) claim that ESL students are having an issue of raising their concerns in the classroom as they have limited vocabulary or some students may have not the awareness that they have the same right to raise their concerns (Kanno & Baum, 1995). This kind of issue is ...

One of the most important novels in 20th century American history, Jack Kerouac’s On the Road is an influential novel about the need to discover one’s meaning in life, and often acts as the thesis for the Beat movement of the 50s and 60s. The novel follows Sal Paradise, a stand in for Kerouac, and his free-wheeling friend Dean Moriarty as they wander and hitchhike across the United States, searching desperately for belonging and a newfound sense of purpose in Cold-War America. This book provides an interesting portrait of 1950s America and the anxieties of its youth, showing the ...

The Grapes of Wrath is a novel written by John Steinbeck as he gives the story revolving around the family of Joad. The novel illustrates oppression and hardship that faced the migrants’ workers during the great depression. In depth it is a political tract that governed collectivist action on oppressing those looking for jobs. In the same sense, the speech that was delivered by Martin Luther King on the oppression of the black people has a lot of similarities as compared to the The Grapes of Wrath. Martin Luther speech covers the oppression nature of the blacks as well. The Declaration's ...

I. Introduction In comparison to other industrialized nations, the United States does not place nearly as much educational emphasis on bilingualism or multilingualism. However, within the United States, there is a growing demand for bilingual and multilingual individuals at all levels of industry, from the lowest levels of customer service to the highest levels of government. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of government, industry, education, and society in regards to language education and policy in the United States and other English-speaking countries. It will investigate the ways in which other countries support and encourage ...

Summary and critical review of ‘To His Excellency General Washington’

Introduction I do not think Phillis Wheatley should have written a letter to George Washington praising him for fighting for America’s freedom. I believe she should have addressed the fact the she was brought to America from Africa as a slave. She should have written about the freedom for the African’s that were enslaved for hundreds of years, instead of worrying about George Washington’s fight for America’s freedom. In the following analysis of the letter of introduction, and the subsequent poem, Phillis Wheatley comes across as a poet who was out of touch with her roots and ...

Introduction

Addressing the objective of this academic investigation engages in dialogue how the writings of Norma Alarcon, Kimberle' Crenshaw, Judith Butler, and Roderick Ferguson align with the rearticulation of the theory of intersectionality criticizing the liberal notion of identity and subjectivity of women social and political issues. The ensuing academic goal also includes examining how these authors' seeming discrepant situations actually allow delineation of their shared point of conjecture, critical dialogues, and challenges of women in the 21st century.

The Unified Issue of the Authors

Review of Alarcon, Crenshaw, Butler, and Ferguson dialogue on American feminism expansion including global feminism reveals the one unified issue expressed ...

Natural selection is a premise advanced by Charles Darwin to explain the evolution of the human race. Darwin argued that evolution was based on a survival for the fittest strategy, and so some features of early humans evolved to ensure they dominated their ecosystems. This premise is applicable in analyzing the evolution of racism among the American society. Howard Zinn recognizes that whereas early African-Americans in the United States were treated as servants and not slaves, they were never regarded as equals to the Americans. Borrowing from Darwin’s arguments, it is evident that the natives considered the introduction of another ...

Literature Review

Terrorism has had a tremendous impact on the manner in which the United States approaches it foreign policy (Woodward 2006). Long before terrorism reached the mainland United States there was a significant pressure to constantly review and update the US foreign policy. In the modern era Clinton encountered the fact that the Cold War had given way to a new form of antagonism (Entman 2004). There was a beginning creation of a framework to deal with the emerging terrorist threat but, with the collapse of the Soviet Union, many of the factions once under their influence were once more free to do as they ...