From the many inventions that emerged from the American Civil War, the Ironclad, designed by Captain John Ericsson and Robert L. Stevens, has impacted the world by advancing naval warfare technology. It gave America more influence in Europe and put America ahead ...

Sex and the City Television is an immense force that can push a society in certain directions. Billions of people watch it daily for its news, information, and entertainment values. As America has changed over the years, the television industry has changed with it. One can not say weather tele...

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 influence of Folk tradition on Afro-American poetry and the impact on the major poets of the 21st century Introduction A large of portion of American culture exists today because of the color that the African Americans have given it. Without these people, American culture would have ...

Rituals are a significant part of our society and the way we live our lives. They are important because they give us a sense of security and loyalty to a group. Rituals are also a main aspect of religion, and studying the differences among cultures helps us gain a greater understanding of how ritual...

The economic downturns of the Great Depression contributed to the county's fascination with gangster genres. As Americans lost their jobs or saw their farms foreclosed on by the once admired establishment or banking system; with public endorsement gangsters descended in spirit from America...

The years between 1930 and 1945 were among the most extraordinary in American history. From the depths of the Great Depression to the exhilaration of victory in World War Two, the American experience was marked by extremes of discontent, deprivation, dislocation and, finally, the feeling of undilut...

Diversity! According to Encarta's online dictionary, the definition identifies diversity as a variety of something such as opinion, color, or style. Perhaps this explanation best suited this high powered drama as diversity observed, explained, and adversely affected the lives of people along...

INTRODUCTION War has a great impact on popular culture within a society and in fact, infiltrates every aspect of pop culture including music, television, film, and even video games that children play. This has been highly evidenced during the present ongoing war in Iraq which culminated followin...

Entertainment in AmericaAmericans are very active in spending money on things that they like to do in their free time and on what they like to do for entertainment. Americans find many ways to entertain themselves in their free time such as going dancing, going shopping, and going on vacations. Ther...

WilliamTHE MIRROR IMAGE OF GREECE 2017 wordsIn an ever-changing world such as America, it is hard to trace the roots of a nation so grand without getting lost in the everyday confusion of technological advancements.Still, much of what America is today is owed largely to such cultures as t...

\"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press...\" (United States Constitution 1789). Throughout the history of the United States of America, the Constitution has always been put to ...

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"Defining the Cultural Forum"Defining the cultural forum, Newcomb and Hirsch explain that television serves as a medium whereby "contemporary cultures examine themselves through their arts." Examining current television programming, an argument can be made that the medium has and continues to benefi...

At 11:40 a.m. on January 28, 1986 as millions of Americans watched live, as the space shuttle Challenger exploded into a ball of fire. (William Broad, New York Times, pg.23) Just as the Kennedy assassination was the baby boomers disaster, this tragedy became 1980's most tragic disaster. Everyone k...

"Might is right" is a well known and much talked Universal truth. The champions of democracy and human rights have done a lot to assure the people round the globe that they are sovereign and no powerful can suppress weak and no big nation will curb the freedom of the smaller ones. They preached it a...

A good and nearly complete account of the happenings during the firstnineteen months of the participation of United States in the First WorldWar has been documented in "Over Here" by David Kennedy. The details inthis book are between the period between April 2, 1917 when the war mes...

Censorship versus the First AmendmentThroughout the history of the United States of America, the Constitution has always been put to the test. The first amendment guarantees freedom of speech and the press. The founders of the United States of America originally created the first amendment to allow ...

Beware of the Media Through out the history of the United States of America, the Constitution has constantly been put challenged and tried. The first amendment guarantees freedom of speech and the press. The great founders of this incredible country originally created the first amendment t...

Throughout the history of the United States of America, the Constitution has always been put to the test. The first amendment guarantees freedom of speech and the press. The founders of the United States of America originally created the first amendment to allow colonists to speak out against the Br...