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    There is always a difference between the ones that conquer and the ones that are conquered. In this case, Britain and the American colonies developed great gaps during time, not only religious, economical and finally cultural. The beginning of this separation between the colonists and Britain runs deep. The Britain crown didn’t invest directly in the search of colonies in the Americas and by doing so, it gave the colonist a lose rope to start developing a new vision. The colonists had little or

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    world. The American Dream is something many people aspire to achieve. It is a belief that anyone can be successful if they work hard enough for what they want. It is considered to be a ‘perfect life’; it can be filled with money, happiness or even love - there are many definitions of what this means. Whether the dream is big or small, it has inspired many people from all over the world to leave their country, culture and family for a better life in the United States. But what if the American Dream doesn’t

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    A question that is commonly returned to in African American diaspora studies is how much should African roots be considered in the study of African American culture, and how much influence should African heritage have on black individuals. For Columbia professor Saidiya Hartman, this question could only be answered by returning to the motherland. Through her journey to Ghana, Hartman is able to redefine her identity as an African American woman and better understand her relationship to the country

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    Asian American Refugees

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    the most problems that Asian Americans or immigrants faced in the United States is that they are considered under the pan- Asian racial group, which is model minority among the ethnic groups in the United States. Belonging to the American group involuntarily places Asian refugees in minority class and even though they are praised for their hard work ethic, but they are never accepted as true Americans. And they are also labeled and recognized as Asian American (68). The

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    pressure to two different ethnic groups from America, white and black teens. Let’s compare the way in which the two different ethnicities are raised by their parents (efface, talk relationship). According to Christerson, Edwards and Flory, African American teens are monitored by their parents a lot

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    presentation of bona fide American opportunity. From this moment on, the debilitating outing of securing and extending adaptability to all began, an outing not yet wrapped up. Opportunity for the pilgrims was not won on the bleeding edge, nor was it gotten when ink stamped material; rather, the start of authentic adaptability for America began from a noteworthy move of characteristics and wishes significant inside the structure holding the framework together. The American Revolution, from 1775 to

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    The American Revolution was a major turn point in American History. The main question is what started this revolution? The seven-year war caused the Parliament to reconsider their primary revenues to be more beneficial to their large national debt. The rioting and rebellions started from multiple acts being implemented on the colonists, whom did not approve these laws. They came up with multiple acts such as The Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend Act to possibly reverse this tremendous amount of

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    North and South had so many differences and could not keep a steady compromise, heavy tensions arose between the North and the South which then caused the Southern states of America to decide to leave the American Union and create their own Southern Confederacy. This tore our nation apart. The American Civil War had begun and the very people that were once neighbors had each

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    The Methods Leading to the American Revolution The colonist’s rebellious reaction to the British King and Parliaments actions led to their American Revolution. Did the colonists rebel in a justice form or was Great Britain taking advantage of them? Did the methods they used like the Boston Tea Party and Boston Massacre proper? Was Great Britain right not to include colonists to represent in Parliament? Was it right for Great Britain to tax the colonists or were the colonists right to revolt

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    in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one…”, using this idea to serve as a reason to rebel against the oppressive British Parliament. The American Revolution was not something that occurred overnight. It resulted from the many decades of tension between the British Crown and the American colonies. As the years went on, the rift between the two groups only expanded due to reasons such as little British intervention in the colonies for many years, as well as differing

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