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The American Dream is the idea that everyone, excluding women and African Americans, is capable of building an exceptional, and rewarding life for themselves. A prime example of this would be in the poem I Hear America Singing by Walt Whitman. Whitman describes the sound of America as one of hard work produced by workers. He writes, “the carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam ” (Whitman 3). It illustrates the hard work that Americans put into their work and how they were happy doing

“The Powwow at the End of the World” by Sherman Alexie appears to be a modern free verse poem with varying line length and no end rhyme. It is actually a ceremony to preserve and restore the Native American land and way of life. The repetition of the beginning of the lines and the strong rhythm suggest the drumbeat and dance of the apocalyptic powwow, or communal dance of Indians at the end of the world when all will be put right again. The speaker is an Indian answering the demand for forgiveness

The Enslavement Of Equally Capable People In addition to becoming one of the greatest challenges to the US Constitution, slavery played a significant part of American history. The controversy of whether or not the practice was constitutional became a leading cause of the bloodiest war in American history. Benjamin Banneker, the African-American farmer, astronomer, mathematician, surveyor, author, and son of former slaves, writes to Thomas Jefferson in an attempt to claim African-American equality

“I have a dream” by Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most powerful and influential speech in history. He gave the speech on August 28,1963 at the Lincoln Memorial, where over 200,000 people had gathered. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leader of the civil right in the United State. In the speech, he spoke about the injustice of segregation and discrimination of African Americans that was taking place in the US nation at the time. The speech is an important step in the civil rights movement, because

Think about your American Dream. What has made you wished to have this dream a reality? What has influenced this dream? Many American Dreams are based off of one of the three different influences; Cultural, Social, and/or Political. After looking at many circumstances, I have come to the conclusion that cultural influences have most impacted the American Dream. Ideas, like freedom, can change your personal American Dream. Dreams as in freedom of Speech, Religion, Enterprise, etc. The freedoms can

honored. Moreover monuments are placed on a “sacred site” or a historical landmark for a reason. Location is one of the main factors companies have to consider when building a monument. For example, sometimes some monuments such at the MLK one in Washington D.C. was placed there because that is where he gave his most famous “I Have a Dream,” speech. In Source B (Christopher Columbus) the Christopher Columbus statue was put in RiverSide, PA not necessarily because that 's where he made history, but

In his 1796 Farewell Address, President George Washington warns against developing “permanent alliances” with foreign countries, arguing that this entanglement leads to unnecessary complication (Washington). Of course, Washington’s warning is somewhat grounded in the fact that the United States was a young country that could not handle excessive participation in foreign affairs. Nevertheless, it is important to pay some attention to Washington’s words. Since 1900, the United States has executed more

The statements by Sharon and Port Huron published in 1960 and 1962 respectively emphasize on the idea of defending the United States citizens. The two statements rely on the Declaration of Independence as the primary source of their arguments. The young authors present an opinion regarding the approach needed by the future government in addressing the future of the nation. However, despite the noted similarities, the two statements differ in regards to their conclusions as to how the U.S should continue

Business in Politics Politicians run the United States, or do they? Recent studies show that large corporations and businesses that fund candidates are actually behind what policies are being made, they also influence what laws are being changed or updated, and who wins these elections. It is no secret that these corporations play a vast role in politics. It takes a generous amount of money to fund a campaign and an even more substantial amount of money to fund a successful one. These large businesses

Abraham Lincoln was the United States 16th President in 1861. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Lincoln, which freed slaves. According to the National Archives and Records Administration, “The proclamation declared, "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free” (Archives.gov). Despite the fact that the Emancipation Proclamation did not free all slaves, it paved the way for African-American to fight for freedom. It also changed the focus