Arranged marriages: the differences between American and Indian marriages
Essay - 4 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Marriage, which is the bonding of two individuals usually for the rest of their lives, can occur in many ways. In some cultures, such as that of the United States, men and women decide on their own whom they would like to marry. This type of system is representative of American culture in...
The price of the dream: subprime mortgages in the African-American community
Essay - 2 pages - Finance
Let us first say that the financial disaster which has just recently occurred has effected the entire world, regardless of race, color, or creed. It is perhaps a testament to the new levels of equality and interconnectedness that what may have started out primarily among certain populations can...
Do the Right Thing - Spike Lee (1989) - Examining Race Relations in American Culture
Artwork commentary - 3 pages - Sociology & social sciences
As the sizzling heat of Brooklyn summer sets in, Lee's 1989 hit film, "Do the Right Thing," approaches simmering disputes and clashes of culture that arrived and were boiling. Floating in the background, it becomes a formidable formula that helps to see the race relationships of the late 80s...
Nineteenth-Century American Literature: Louisa May Alcott, Hospital Notes (1863); Mary Chesnut, A Diary From Dixie (1861-65)
Book review - 8 pages - Literature
The Civil War is just the most important thing in American cultural and social history—as well as political and military history, of course—since the War of Independence from Great Britain. It is, quite simply, fundamental to America's identity and sensibility, and it remains so...
Opinion: the process of plea bargaining should be reformed in the American Justice System
Essay - 5 pages - Criminal law
According to the Department of Justice, more than 90% of Criminal Justice cases end in plea bargains (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2005). This statistic shows how important the process of plea bargaining is in the American Justice System. Clark Neily (2021) describes plea bargaining as "a...
American Cultural Aspects for Business
Course material - 11 pages - Modern history
America has been created from the East to the West. The West is a concept in history, for an American it is often associated with the idea of frontier. In the 19th century St-Louis (Missouri) was considered as the gate way to the West, when people went to the West they went directly to...
Address to the American Equal Rights Association - Sojourner Truth (1867) - How does Sojourner Truth highlight the unfinished struggle for equality by identifying the historical foundations of oppression?
Text commentary - 4 pages - Linguistics & languages
In 1865, the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment ended slavery in the United States, marking a major historical turning point. However, two years later, in the midst of Reconstruction, this emancipation remained incomplete: African Americans continued to suffer economic and social...
What role did myths and heroes play in shaping our modern society?
Essay - 1 pages - Sociology & social sciences
I'm going to deal with the notion of Myths and Heroes. To start with, I'd like to define the notion. A myth can be understood as a popular belief or tradition embodying the ideals and institutions of society. A hero refers to a person admired for his achievements, noble qualities...
The Social-Cultural Identity of Greek- Americans
Case study - 10 pages - Political science
According to some, Astoria is the largest “city” of the Greek outside the Athens-Greece. The New York's Queens Neighborhoods of Astoria, New York conjure up the image of a Greek immigrant community that has lived in it for over forty years (Hantzopoulos, 2005). For the Greeks and their...
Is the American Dream a myth ?
Essay - 2 pages - Philosophy
The American dream is the notion that the American social, economic, and political system makes success possible for everyone. It's linked to the notion of the ‘self-made man : the idea that, with enough work & dedication, anybody can climb the social ladder and become wealthy.
Is Violence an American Tradition?
Case study - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Thio, Taylor, and Schwartz (2012) considers violence to be of types which include assault, serial and mass murder, terrorism, genocide, hate-motivated violence, school violence. The authors argue that the poor are the most likely persons in the world to engage in violence, specifically homicide....
Religion and American History
Case study - 3 pages - Ancient history
According to Winthrop, United States is a Canaan (promised land) for the people according to God's will so as to a life regarded as moral (Winthrop, 1996). By following God's laws and rejecting the Europe's morally flawed ways, United States would as well be referred to as a city upon a hill. To...
Prevalence and Health Impacts of Vitamin D Deficiency Among Young African American Children in the United Kingdom: A Systematic Review
Dissertation - 3 pages - Medical studies
Vitamin D is one of the essential nutrients for a child's average growth. It exerts a significant influence on bone mineralization and immune responses. Despite being an essential nutrient, its deficiency is predominantly worldwide, leading to an alarming public health issue. Also, studies...
Common Academic Goals in American Universities
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
A goal is a desired result that an individual makes a conscious effort to achieve (Weatherford et al., 1960). Universities are institutions of higher learning that instill technical as well as cultural and social skills to students. In the universities, the students are required to set aims and...
Audra McDonald: A Trailblazer in American Musical Theatre
Biography - 4 pages - Music and dance
Audra McDonald's illustrious career in American musical theatre has solidified her status as a beacon of talent and creativity among BIPOC artists. Her beautiful voice, which reveals a breathtaking vocal spectrum and true mastery of emotions, was awarded the unthinkable six Tony Awards...
The American Civil War and the independence of the Southern States
Course material - 2 pages - Modern history
Although historians now agree that there were many causes for the American Civil War, one of these causes remains the desire of the Confederacy to defend the institution of slavery against what they perceived to be an attack by the Northern states. By electing Lincoln as President, the...
The United States and the World: The Sources and Tools of American Foreign Policy
Course material - 8 pages - Modern history
There is undoubtedly an American exceptionalism: the US considers itself since the 18th century to be different from Europe. It has seen itself from the beginning as a universal model: the “American way of life” (linking most strongly liberal democracy and free enterprise,...
Benjamin Banneker, African-American mathematician, astronomer, and inventor
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
Benjamin Banneker was an exceptional African-American mathematician, astronomer, and inventor. He was born near Baltimore, on November 9, 1731. He was the son of a slave man and free black woman, however, grew up as a free black and demonstrated his abilities in mathematics while attending...
American institutions
Course material - 17 pages - Constitutional law
This is an entire course in legal English at L1 level.
american history 1945
Course material - 1 pages - Modern history
The booming 1950s Intro: think about the tree sessions - Context: post war triumphant America - Superpower yet vulnerability - Paradox of prosperity and fear - Booming economy/political conservatism - Segregation - Anti-communism Truman becoming president in 1945/1948-1952 Eisenhower...
Asian Americans
Case study - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
To start the study of Asians in the United States who are not as feared as immigrants from other origins, we could use the traditional approaches of Functionalism, Conflict Theory and Symbolic Interactionism to the statistical and descriptive information from López et al. (2017).
Is Quebec the only distinct society in Canada at the sub national Level?
Essay - 4 pages - Geography
The idea behind the consideration of Quebec as a distinct state was brought up back in 1995 on the 27th of November when the then Prime Minister Jean Chretien expressed his desire to introduce to the House of Commons a motion which if adopted would mean that Quebec was to stand as a distinct...
Idea of progress - How Americans relate to ecology nowadays?
Essay - 2 pages - Ecology & environment
We will talk about the notion of the idea of progress and illustrate it with the environmental issue in the USA. Progress can be defined as an improvement, a development or a change. It can be a technical, scientific or social advance which contributes to making the world a better place. Here, we...
Book review: American Africans in Ghana: Black era Expatriates and the legal civil Rights Era
Book review - 3 pages - Literature
The book; American African in Ghana was written Kevin Gaines and published by Chapel Hill publishers, at the University of North Carolina. The book emphasizes on the interconnections between the African studies and African American studies by introducing, in its broad chapters the...
McLuhan's Global village in today's society
Thesis - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
"We now live in a Global Village... a simultaneous happening" McLuhan and Fiore (1967) declared. Indeed, with the rise of electric media such as TV, radio, the telephone, and especially the Internet, it seems that people are ever more connected with each other. Herbert Marshall McLuhan...
Women and Society
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The gendered politics of housework have long been a focal point of unequal distribution of household chores and responsibilities based on gender roles within a household. The gendered politics phenomenon in the housework context has been extensively explored in sociology and gender studies,...
Chinese American museum
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
The Chinese America Museum is found in Los Angeles California. The museum is a part of a historic movement known as the El Pueblo de Los Angeles. The museum is a dedication to the history and experience that the Chinese Americans have in the state of California. Exhibited in the museum is...
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë (1847) ; The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood (1985) ; Kissing the War Goodbye - Victor Jorgensen (1945) - How have British and American artists dealt with feminism in relationships through time?
Text commentary - 3 pages - Art history
We will study this through three documents. The first document is the novel "Jane Eyre", written by Charlotte Brontë and published in 1847 in London. It is a coming-of-age novel: indeed, we follow the story of Jane, a young orphan girl who lives with her aunt, Mrs. Reed, and her cousins, John,...
"Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass, an American Slave" - Douglass
Book review - 2 pages - Literature
In "Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass, an American Slave," Douglass tells us about his life during slavery. He demonstrates with explicit details how cruel and morally wrong slavery was, and he also describes, in bitter detail, how the system of slavery made cruel all those who...
Constitution - Comparative study between American and French constitution
Course material - 2 pages - Constitutional law
This document is a comparative study in the form of questions/answers about french and US constitutions.
