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Since the beginning of the nineteenth century, and maybe even before then, religious congregations have been struggling to maintain relevance. And although the United States may statistically be a predominantly Christian affiliated nation, there is no national religion. With the emergence of mega churches and television evangelists in the 1970s and 1980s, it may be…

“Why I chose to attend a HBCU School. ” I believe my college experience will be both exciting and life-changing. Choosing to attend a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) is equally as important as going to college. I believe all Americans can gain a sense of heritage, and culture at an HBCU. African Americans…

There is nothing more ostensibly American than apple pie, baseball, and ‘cowboys versus Indians’. Over the ever-changing course of the American Western film genre, two codes have remained center— the depiction of the cowboy and that of its rival, the Native Americans. Though center, these two codes do not remain stagnant with the genre, but…

Persons of Mean and Vile Condition The chapter starts out by describing Bacon’s Rebellion, using it as an example of unrest between social classes in the late 1600’s. While the rebellion isn’t described in great detail, it describes how slaves and servants joined together behind Bacon to fight what they considered a common enemy, the…

“From 1781 to 1789 the articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government”. I disagree with this quote because the articles was to weak to keep the nation unified which made the article a failure. The Articles were set up intentionally to be weak because of the memory of a strong central…

One of the first Native American novelists, D’Arcy McNickle is also regarded as one of the best. His realistic fiction depicts the hard lives of rural Americans on reservations, farms, and ranches during the Great depression of the 1930s. His sensitive stories detailing the consequences of Euro-American ethnocentrism neither romanticize nor demonize Native Americans. Although…

In a democratic government, functions of representation can sometimes become skewed or misunderstood. I will examine the different institutions of government including the legislature, the executive, the bureaucracy, and the courts pointing to their differences in trustee vs. delegate functions of representation. My understanding of a trustee is that it is someone in a position…

During the period between 1820 and 1840 ironically named the “Era of Good Feelings” the period was not as temperate as its name entailed. The nation was snagged with political conflicts, and economic distresses. During this period between 1820 and1840 the reemergence of a two-party system was due to multiple factors. Essentially two of the…

Introduction The relations between North Korea and the United States go back to the Korean War in 1950s. The United States always took interest in the Korean peninsula after the end of World War II. The US presence in the Korean Peninsula had been a bone of contention between both the countries for decades. The…

Many people struggle in life because of frustration and limits. Many don’t know how to deal with failure. Many are repelled just by the thoughts of failure. If there’s anything I’ve learnt in my coming to America, it’s that there’s always a way. Is the way easy? No, many times it’s not. It asks a…