During the 1900's every decade changed massively but in my opinion the most interesting changes began in the 1960's. From our grandparents to our parents to our generation times have changed a lot. Fashion era's and fads and dos and don'ts were everywhere. I'm just letting y...

Mastering Stress for Optimum Performance Stress has been around from the beginning of time and it will be here till the end. Stress and challenges have brought about greats like Martin Luther King, Marcus Garvey and Malcolm X. Eustress is needed in our lives to make this world exciting and fulf...

In America today, there is a national shortage of jobs. Beyond that, there is an alarming number of Americans who want the federal government to enact new laws and regulations without ever thinking what the consequences may be. There are issues over marijuana legalization, smaller class sizes, and l...

When you hear the term "America", many different ideas come to mind. Some of these ideas include loyalty, patriotism, equality, and freedom. It took hundreds of years for America to be known for these ideals. When America was first undergoing settlement, it was introduced to many different peopl...

During the last decade issues concerning Who stole Feminism have been debated. Although the issues are complex and the opposition argues that it has not been stolen, that the fire burns on with ambitions of workforce equality monetarily and feminist leaders contend that they know exactly what this 2...

Don't Panic. It's Organic. An Analysis of Governmental Policies Surrounding the Legalization of Marijuana There is no doubt that alcohol is America's most popular and prominent drug. The sale and distribution has been legal since its early development. However, along with the ...

Gettysburg was the turning point of the American Civil War. This is the most famous and important Civil War Battle that occurred over three hot summer days, July 3, 1863, around the small market town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. More importantly Gettysburg was the clash between the two major Americ...

Divorce: What About the Children? Today we face a whole new era concerning the collapse of marriages and families. It is now estimated that one in two marriages will end in divorce. Lately, many consequences are being exposed because of numerous self-centered actions. It is unfortunate that it is...

Unemployment The economic concept involving unemployment is quite simple. When an economy is growing and is in an expansion, unemployment is usually falling; when an economy is in a recession, unemployment is usually raising, although often in a lag (Colander 140). Unfortunately, due to the event...

The Ugly American explained in graphic detail the reasons why American diplomacy was failing in Southeast Asia in the 1950's and the reasons why communism was succeeding. As a list of events for the struggle for influence in Asia, it caused quite a diplomatic rage. Its lessons seem urgent today...

"The flapper is a misleading symbol of American women in the 1920's." Discuss The 1920's are often seen as the birth of modernism and industrialization, often referred to as the Jazz Age. It was a time of change in many respects. The image of the American culture was being rede...

The foundation for black participation in the Civil War began more than a hundred years before the outbreak of the war. Blacks in America had been in bondage since early colonial times. In 1776, when Jefferson proclaimed mankind's inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...

Social Darwinism History Social Darwinism and its use to Justify Business Practices of the 19th and 20th century. Thesis: The need for a justification of enormous wealth of a few and an unimaginable poverty of millions was, as many tend to believe, fulfilled by the emergence of a the...

Western society has come a long way through out history. Living in plush and fertile lands following the prey primitive people, hunting and gathering for existence. There is food and clothing. The basic tools of this stage in stone aged history are the two most easily obtainable objects: rocks a...

The Americans triumphed in the war for Independence due to a number of reasons, which when combined, could only lead to one solution, that of victory for the Americans. As Hugh Brogan says, 'There was no middle ground for the Americans: for them it was either victory or total submission.'...

"Mickey Mouse" Ni Ugoku (Move over Mickey) Cartoons are what most children grow up on. Watching the wacky antics of the talking cartoon animals and comically drawn human characters can amuse a child to no end. Yet when a child grows up, cartoons are no longer a socially acceptable an...

Drive down your city's main street and observe how many fast food restaurants are located just in that area. This is a typical reason why about one-third of U.S. citizens are overweight or even worse obese. Americans have had an ongoing struggle with nutrition and living a healthy life style, a...

Throughout "Rip Van Winkle," Washington Irving creates a feature of a henpecked husband, Rip, who goes to the mountain to avoid his wife, but finds that he has slept for twenty years and wakes after the American Revolution. While reading "Rip Van Winkle", I found that it goes t...

The colonies prospered from transatlantic commerce during the eighteenth century. There was a greater abundance in goods in involving an enlarged market along with lower prices offered. As a result of the economic improvement and higher standards of living, common people were able to enjoy the goods...

Today, telecommunications technology affects lives to a greater degree than ever before. Communication has evolved over many years from the earliest attempts at verbal communication to the use of sophisticated technology to enhance the ability to communicate effectively with others. Every t...

The so-called \"flat tax\" concept has made the rounds of the U.S. Congress and local, state and regional discussion panels for many years now, but as yet the flat tax has not received enough support to be implemented. Advocates say it is far fairer and healthier for the economy than the current sys...

The solution to most of the nation's major crisis' lies in the educational reform. The education system is responsible for turning out the future of our nation, and it is severely failing at it. Current emphasis on money and capability of teachers is not where the solution of the problem...

Today, telecommunications technology affects lives to a greater degree than ever before. Communication has evolved over many years from the earliest attempts at verbal communication to the use of sophisticated technology to enhance the ability to communicate effectively with others. Every time a tel...

Marriage has long been considered one of the most important steps in a person's life. In America, little girls dream of the day they will get married. People spend a great deal of time looking for the perfect mate to marry. However, in other places of the world marriage is not the same. In m...

Age discrimination is one of the worst types of discriminations next to that of racial or ethnic discrimination. A person's age should never be a factor in how they are treated. Once we reach the age where we can make logical conscious decisions on our own, we should be treated like everybody e...