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Youth gangs may have first appeared in Europe (Klein, 1996) or Mexico (Redfield, 1941; Rubel, 1965). No one is sure when or why they emerged in the United States. The earliest record of their appearance in the United States may have been as early as 1783, as the American Revolution ended (Sa....

how 13 colonies cametogether
At the dawn of our country there were many different views and ideas spread throughout the regions of the thirteen colonies. These regions were the New England Colonies, made up of Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, the Middle Colonies made up of Delaware, New York, New Je....

How did the U.S. constitution protect against tyranny?
During The American Revolution (1775-1783) the United Sates was governed unsuccessfully under the Articles of Confederation and was in desperate need of a new Constitution. Keeping their motives for fighting in mind, the Founding Father constructed a Constitution to protect the American population f....

Howard Fast
Howard Fast, the son of a factory worker, was born in New York City on 11th November, 1914. He dropped out of high school and at the age of 18 published his first novel Two Villages. Fast held strong left-wing views and a large number of his novels dealt with political themes. This included a series....

Illuminati: Truth behind the conspiracy
In a world in which many things are not shared, rather withheld from one another, people tend to wonder what they do not know. This information is said to be kept secret for the good of the people and may never see the light of day. Of course, humans are very curious and do not see it that way, ....

Incidents in the life of a slave girl - Life of Harriet Jacobs
Great determination, constant harassment, religion and a struggle to survive; these words and many more are the real meaning of Harriet Jacobs's narrative, "Incidents in the life of a slave girl". Her plight or lot in life was to raise awareness of the suffering endured by herself and two ....

INDUSTRIAL Revolution: Friend or Foe?
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: Friend or Foe? "For years the government regulators looked upon corporations as big money trees. They figured if they just shook the money trees hard enough, they could find money for everything" Howard M. Love, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Steel Corporat....

Interest Groups
Interest groups play a major role in the government of the United States. An interest group is a group of persons working together to support their particular cause. Some of these causes may include a piece of legislation, an industry or a special segment of society. They are found in almost all soc....

Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple
Background of the People's Temple: This was a Christian destructive, doomsday cult founded and led by James Warren Jones (1931-1978). Jim Jones held degrees from Indiana University and Butler University. He was not a Fundamentalist pastor as many reports in the media and the anti-cult movement clai....

John Locke and Thomas Hobbes: Two Views of the Social Contract
John Locke and Thomas Hobbes were two English thinkers who contributed their ideas to the Enlightenment. There are a few similarities between these two. They were both English thinkers, and they both lived in the 1600s. Locke and Hobbes both lived through the upheavals in England early in the 17th c....

Kissinger, Metternich, Realism
Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State during the Nixon administration, sculpted his statesmanship from the realistic ideals of Prince Klemens von Metternich, who served as the Minister of Austrian Affairs nearly 160 years earlier. Although Kissinger has denied fashioning his ideas after Metternich, h....

Kmart merges with Sears
Overview, Current Technology Assessment, and Value Chain Analysis Kmart Holdings purchased Sears Roebuck in an effort to help the two struggling companies survive by combing their technology. Kmart who had filed bankruptcy several years ago has taking on a new challenge. The two companies merge....

La Amistad and Slavery
In the film La Amistad, the attorney, Roger Baldwin, treats his case as a property issue rather than a case involving morals. It can be said that Baldwin was very smart to handle this case in the manner he did, for if he were to handle it any other way, it may have resulted in his loss. By cho....

latin america
Latin America Enlightenment ideas in Latin America took place during the 1700's to the early 1800's. These ideas were appealed to the people because they taught that man was free and that all were equal. These ideas were important especially in countries were slavery existed and countries under ....

Latin American Immigration
Latin American Immigration Introduction There are many origins of immigration into the United States. I chose to focus my research on Latin America, and more importantly, Mexico and Guatemala, based on a few factors that play key roles in the development of the United States. Latin Americans, inc....

Let them Eat Cake - Marie Antionette
A queen is commonly defined as a female ruler of an independent state, specifically one who inherits the position by right of birth. (Ask Oxford) A queen may also inherit her title by marrying a king, as did the Queen of France. Marie Antoinette is very well known for her frivolous behavior, what m....

Liberty on the Waterfront book review
Liberty on the Waterfront Piecing together bits of history from marine collections, Liberty on the Waterfront by Paul A. Gilje provides a lively portrait of the people, places, and ideas that constitute an American maritime culture in the late 18th and 19th century. For most of the waterfront, ....

Life of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson was a poet who made his name in history when he was named the founder of the transcendental period of literature. Some of his inspiration came from his childhood, which was tinged with sadness and death. Emerson managed to channel sad events from his life into the poems he create....

Made in America a Thing of the Past
As a kid I remember the great pride that everyone around me had in this country. America was the place to be. This was where you could find a good job with benefits and raise a family with no worries. It also seemed that every company had the same motto, "Made in America". But now that I am an adul....

Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou was a poet, a writer, a teacher, and a lecturer. Her favorite people in American History were Frederick Douglass, Patrick Henry,and Thomas Paine. She would get up every morning before dawn to study the words of these people. She would pace back and forth reading to herself and drawing i....

Morris jumel Mansion
Chapter One Introduction The subject of this thesis is the analysis, conservation, and stabilization of a lace lappet from the Morris-Jumel Mansion. The MorrisJumel Mansion is an historic house museum located in the Washington Heights section of northern Manhattan. The Mansion is the oldest r....

MTV: History and it's Effect on Modern Culture
Before the powerhouse MTV was created, there was an interactive TV system called Qube. Qube offered specialized channels such as Pinwheel (which would later be known as Nickelodeon), and more specifically, Sight on Sound. Sight on Sound featured concert footage and TV programs that were focused ....

national treasure
Benjamin Franklin Gates descends from a family of treasure seekers who've all hunted for the same thing: a war chest hidden by the Founding Fathers after the Revolutionary War. Ben's close to discovering its whereabouts, as is his competition, but the FBI is also trailing him. Ben Gates comes from a....

No taxation without representation as a symbol for democracy and revolution
Taxing on the colonists was brought to America by the British Parliament, creating many altercations throughout the colonies. First came the Sugar Act, putting tariffs on foreign sugars and certain luxuries. Following the Sugar Act was the Stamp Act placing taxes on all legal documents, pamphlets, n....

Painters of the American Revolution
When you are painting you should take a flat mirror and often look at your work within it, and it will then be seen in reverse, and will appear to be by the hand of some other master, and you will be better able to judge of its faults than in any other way. 1 The painters of the American Rev....

Philadelphia Campaign
The Philadelphia Campaign (1777-1778) In the winter of 1777-1778, American fortunes were at an all time low. The British had defeated George Washington and the Continental Army in both Brandywine and Germantown, captured the capital of Philadelphia, and drove General Washington's soldiers back ....

Place of Religion in Early America
The Place of Religion How did a new land, founded as colonies motivated with religious objectives, be the first nation to develop a barrier between church and state? A group that Frank Lambert, in his book titled The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion in America, calls the Planting Fathers,....

political developments of pre colonial american and there after
One could argue that politics have encompassed all civilizations since the dawn of time. Where a congregation of people could be found, such things as: hierarchies, divisions of labor, and a cultural identity could be seen, even at a minuscule level. In Mesoamerica one predominate culture that e....

Power of the Pen (Revolutionary Writers)
The power of the pen is undeniable; the power to influence people's actions through writing requires a dedication and passion for a cause. Throughout history, one can see in many occasions how a writer not only got his message across to the public, but also made the public realize their ignora....

Pre-Revolution
George Washington was promoted to lieutenant colonel by Governer Dinwiddie in 1754 with orders to attack the French fort Fort Duquesne. Washington was inexperienced in battle and inevitably blew his assignment. While marching towards Fort Duquesne, Washington and his men came upon a French reconna....

Progress and Power: The Barbarism of Modern Civilization
Slovenian psychoanalyst Slavoj iek says that philosophy is not a discipline where answers are to be sought. Rather, philosophy is a byproduct of millennia of intellectual ferment, where problems are redefined (Zizek 2006, p.137). Thus, Herbert Spencer redefines progress as the increase in he....

Realism in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
In Mark Twains novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain gives particular insight to his characters, without giving them credibility. By writing about an illiterate and poor young boy, Twain makes this a realistic novel. Realism is commonly known as literature that depicts real situations of....

Reconstruction
American Reconstruction Reconstruction, the period that followed the Civil War, is perhaps the most controversial era in American history. It is usually seen as a time when vindictive Radical Republicans fastened black supremacy upon the defeated Confederacy, Reconstruction has come to be....

Religion and State Sovereignty
The influence of religion on humankind can be traced back to the first records of history. Religion has served as a pillar of strength to some and binding chains to others. There are vast amounts of information and anthropological studies revealing the interaction of religion and humankind. However,....

Religion Versus Cult
J. Gordon Melton, the founder and director of The Institute for the Study of American Religion once said One person's cult is another's religion; all religions begin life as cults. An alternative definition is that a cult is a religion which you happen to dislike." Is there truth behind this state....

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