How Can American Foreign Policy Be Explained Through the Developments and Demands of Its Self-Conception?
Essay - 2 pages - Modern history
American imperialism and expansionism to the West and in the Pacific can be seen as a colonial process. This essay will attempt to demonstrate how this ideology emerged from the development, articulation and demands of its own religious identity.
The role of mobs in colonial society and The American revolution
Essay - 2 pages - Modern history
When thinking of the American Revolution, most people today think of George Washington's solidarity with the troops at Valley Forge, Thomas Paine's call for liberty and independence and Paul Revere's ride to warn the townspeople of Boston of the incoming British invasion. While...
English (Anglo-American) & Spanish societies in the Americas prior to 1790
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
The Europeans have contributed much to United States development from time immemorial. The north of America was colonized by Europeans. Their culture, social ideas, and language were common to those of North American. Consequently, European influence pre dominated their territories...
Death of a Salesman - Arthur Miller (1949) - American theater in the 20th century
Book review - 5 pages - Literature
Miller's play is based on a number of assumptions on national, social identity of his audience. He imagined that he would really address a wide-social spectrum and not just Americans impatient with any theatrical enterprise that require education or patience. He addressed a serious...
Shadows - John Cassavetes (1959) - What is the representation of the African American in the 19th century?
Presentation - 18 pages - Film studies
This slideshow is a support for an oral presentation of John Cassavetes' film Shadows, highlighting the representation of the African American in the 19th century.
Why are African American Women More Prone to Venous Thromboembolism?
Essay - 4 pages - Medical studies
Venous thromboembolism, which is the simultaneous existence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is a dreadful condition with a fatal outcome even when a hormonal contraceptive is utilised. Besides, studies report that the risk of VTE among these African American...
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...
How the Trump Administration Refashioned American Strategy - Elbridge A. Colby and Aaron Wess Mitchell (2020) - The first Trump administration : isolating allies and encouraging enemies
Text commentary - 10 pages - Political science
I choose to work on the reading How the Trump Administration Refashioned American Strategy written in 2020 by Elbridge A. Colby and Aaron Wess Mitchell. When Donald Trump announced that he would seek the Republican nomination in June 2015, the media described him as an eccentric...
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...
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...
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...
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 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....
The American psychologist journal - published: 30/03/2015
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
There is no discrimination in the publication of articles in the journals. This implies that article have a chance of being publishes provided they follow the correct format. However, there are recurring authors. For example, Dr. Norman B. Anderson, the editor, publishes many articles relating to...
How African American heroes managed to lead the black community to recognition?
Presentation - 2 pages - Everyday's life
I am going to talk about the notion of "Myths and Heroes". But before we start, we shall say that a myth is a story that was initially "true" but as people retold it some parts may have been changed whereas a hero is a man or a woman of distinguished courage and ability who is admired for his or...
The unavoidable American Revolution
Essay - 2 pages - Political science
During the 1600's, English settlers sent the initial group of colonists to the newly discovered continent. (Namier) With inspiration from the nearby country Spain, they made the decision to attempt the similar feat. The English were not alone in their attempts to conquer the new continent....
12 Angry Men - Reginald Rose (1953) and Sidney Lumet (1957) - To what extent is debate necessary for a trial in the American Democracy?
Text commentary - 2 pages - Political science
This document tackles three documents : - Document A is a still from the film 12 Angry Men entitled « Preliminary vote ». The film is a courtroom drama, it was directed by Sidney lumet and released in 1957. - Document B is a literary extract from a play called 12 Angry Men written for television...
The Thing Around Your Neck, The American Embassy - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2009)
Book review - 1 pages - Literature
The document is a 200-word review of the chapter "The American Embassy" of the short story "The Thing Around Your Neck" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
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...
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...
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...
"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...
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 Tenement Saga: the Lower East Side and early Jewish American writers - Sanford Sternlicht
Book review - 1 pages - Literature
The book "The Tenement Saga: The Lower East Side and Early Jewish American Writers" by Sanford Sternlicht explores the life of Jewish immigrants living in tenements on the Lower East Side of Manhattan during the early 20th century. The Jewish immigrants who migrated from Europe to find a...
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...
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).
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.
Results of the American economic meltdown of 2008 as per the video "Inside the Meltdown"
Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies
The video “Inside the Meltdown” shows the immediate responses of various institutions as a result of the American economic meltdown of 2008. The meltdown occurred as a result of the Great Recession which was beginning to take form at this time. An economic recession is a state of...
The American Education System
Essay - 2 pages - Educational studies
Let's start with the courses, and the different grades. In the USA, compulsory education begins at 5 years old, in the Kindergarten, which is the equivalent of La Grande Section in France. Before 5 year-old, you can go to Preschool and Pre-K, which are fee-paying schools, and it's really...
Why did the Catholic Church bind together yet simultaneously tear apart nineteenth-century Latin American Societies?
Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies
The Great Schism of 1054 signifies the split between the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches as a result of Patriarch Michael I and Pope Leo IX excommunicates each other. In the past, there were disagreements between these churches sighting the bishop of Rome (who was the acting pope) who felt...
