Throughout the late 1800's and early 1900's America was overwhelmed with the idea of expanding its boundaries west of the Mississippi River. Stories of the lone pioneers who traveled west without a penny to their name and were able to achieve wealth through hard work and perseverance spre...

Student Research Fund Request During my studies of History at Saint Vincent College I have learned that a generation can be defined by its works of art and can be used to help explain questions not so easily answered by looking inside of historical textbooks. The one question that I intend to an...

The modern myth of the American dream is that anyone who works hard will be successful in a material fashion. However, the recent credit crisis in the housing market has illustrated that an easy trajectory to upward mobility for the deserving through material gains is a myth rather than a reality. ...

In the times of recovery after 2 great World Wars and The Great Depression it was not hard to realize why there were some people that held negative reactions towards the lifestyle that the average American was used to living in the 50's through the late 70's and their ideals of values and...

Bombs, Beats, and Bus Boycotts: The Turbulence of the 1950s At the end of World War II , Americans saw prosperity that they had never seen before. The standard of living had risen, and America was racing for world dominance. Moreover , the events that took place during this decade would change th...

At the end of World War II , Americans saw prosperity that they had never seen before. The standard of living had risen, and America was racing for world dominance. Moreover , the events that took place during this decade would change the way we look at this era forever. This decade was an era of tu...

Addressing contemporary feminism in this woman's studies course may become a challenge. In class, I noticed two things right out of the gate, that give me a reason to worry about this. First, many of the students don't seem to clearly know what feminism is. Secondly, the people that represent fem...

Poli Sci 2304 Prof. Linehan Chauncey Taylor Mar 8 99 What Senator Joseph McCarthy has taught me about Politics, America and Myself. Senator Joseph McCarthy was one of the most relentless, ambitious, and strongest anti-Communist Americans America has ever seen. America in the state of panic it ...

The conflict in ideologies between capitalism and communism resulted in one of the greatest conflicts of the twentieth century. The belief that freedom and democracy would die under communist rule caused the United States to start and continue waging a conflict that would last for decad...