Sometimes things change; sometimes they remain the same. Fifty years ago, Japanese Americans were forced into relocation camps due to the distrust of Americans towards Asians. Fifty years later, not much has changed according to a recent poll. A quarter of Americans polled aren't quite ready for an ...

"The Puritan ethic: the haunting fear that somewhere, someone is having a good time," annonymous. This qoute is an amusing example of the Puritan ethic. The modern American ethic is quite different. The Puritan value system is different from the modern American value system. Puritans valued G...

"American History" is a story about a girl in 1963. She is a Puerto Rican girl and she lives in the tenement building El Building. She sits on the fire escape and watches the family in the house beside her, a family from Georgia. Over time, she feels like part of the family. In school,...

Trunble low-security prison, located in a backwater of Florida, is home to a trio of former lawyers. The self-styled Brethren, comprising a Federal Judge, a Justice of the Peace and a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, arbitrate on behalf of the jail's inmates. Their daily meetings in the law libra...

Education is essential to me; for without an education we are nothing. I want to keep and serve the people in my home town. Furthering my education will give me the opportunity to give them something back; and to better understand their problems. I am the first generation in my family to g...

The College Life More Independence, Freedom, Harder work, and being away from home. The college experience is one of the most memorable moments in a persons life. Ms. Holmes, Mrs. Wheat, Mrs. Parham, and Mr. Monroe all had the privilege of going to gollege without scholarships. Choosing a co...