In New York, a sixteen-year-old boy broke into a cellar. When the police caught him and asked why he was wearing gloves, he replied that he had learned from watching television, if you wear gloves you won't leave any fingerprints. In Alabama, a nine-year-old boy received a bad report card from his...

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; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances (United States Constitutio...

A History of gangs in the USA Although it is not fair and certainly not warranted to connect any ethnic group with organized crime, it is a fact that the massive immigration of the early 1900's fueled the creation of the early gangs, particularly in New York City. As more and more immigr...

Automobiles There was no greater symbol of the 1920's than the automobile. The impressive leather coaching and customized interiors radiated luxury and prosperity. The relative ease of operation and reliability meant freedom. Beneath their hoods many of the cars exhibited impressively large eng...

BLACK RAGE: A HISTORICAL ANALYSIS Outline Thesis Statement: Throughout the history of the United States, as seen through an analysis of African-American literature and rhetoric, black rage has not only existed, but has grown. As the momentum toward equality is clearly evi...

Since blacks have been in America we have been the victims of the most vile, and dehumanizing stereotypes and labels, the world has to offer. Education or miseducation of black children, internal and external conflict (factors) dealing with black people, systematic oppression and institutional iss...

Hate Crimes In America Did you know that people with blonde hair have low I.Q.s? Or that people less than five feet tall are more likely to spread a disease? How about that people with brown eyes are really worshipers of Satan? That did not sound very logical, did it? No,...

The 1960's were a time of major political and social change. These changes were primarily fuelled by the youth of the time. Their parents had come from life in both the great depression of the 1930's as well as World War II, and were on a whole more conservative than their children, a fact the young...

No matter what difficulties lay ahead, there was only one goal, to be free. It was the road to freedom; it was a challenge that needed to be completed. The foreshadowed consequences and high risks shed no fear upon the slaves. The journey was going to be difficult. It was down to making the decision...

One day as I was driving to my sister's house in Ravenswood, I saw an elderly man standing at the end of the off-ramp. The gentleman was holding a sign that read: "Homeless will work for food. God Bless." As I rolled to a stop, I rolled down my window and offered him my last five dol...

Contents 1 Introduction 2 The American-German History 2.1 The First German Settlers in the USA 2.2 The American-German Relationship before and during the Second World War 2.3 New Evaluation of the American-German Relationship after the Second World War 2.4 The Vietnam War and the Firs...