Essays on History of The United States

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Harlem Renaissance: in Search of a New Freedom

3 pages / 1536 words

In 1917-1938, The Harlem Renaissance was in full swing. In a small New York borough called Harlem, black people were beginning to gain social, cultural, and artistic freedom. Black poets, writers, musicians, and scholars flocked to Harlem in search of such new liberty, yet many...

Harlem Renaissance

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Steinbeck and Stirge: Cultural Dialogue Through The Great Depression

3 pages / 1283 words

Though operating in vastly different mediums, novelist John Steinbeck and filmmaker Preston Sturges were among the first American artists to explore philosophical solutions to the economic travesty that gripped the national psyche from 1929 to 1941. Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath (1939) and Sturges’ “Sullivan’s...

Grapes of Wrath Great Depression John Steinbeck

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Two Sources, One Story: "Eight Men Out"

3 pages / 1526 words

The book and subsequent film Eight Men Out both portray one of the lowest points in professional sports in American history. Popularly known as the Black Sox Scandal, it involved members of the Chicago White Sox baseball team allegedly taking money from gamblers in exchange...

American History Movie Review

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The Start and End of The Great Depression in America

1 page / 363 words

The Great Depression occurred in 1929 affecting the global economic status through a contraction. It kicked off during the Black Thursday when traders sold millions of shares with a day, which was three times the usual amount. In the consecutive days the stock price with...

Great Depression

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The Factors of The End of The Great Depression

2 pages / 1046 words

The Great Depression stands as one of the most harrowing chapters in American history, casting a long shadow over the nation’s economy, society, and collective psyche. Its impact was profound, stretching from bustling urban centers to the remotest rural communities, sparing no social, racial, or...

Great Depression

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The Culture of Poverty in America During The Great Depression

3 pages / 1286 words

The Great Depression is remembered as a time of universal destitution and hardship. Millions in extreme poverty and the entire nation in ruins economically, politically, and socially. However, as always in U.S. history minoritized groups were hit the hardest, unveiling America’s indelible racist roots. The...

Great Depression

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The Contradicting Outcome of The Civil Rights Movement in America

4 pages / 1611 words

The 1960s were a turbulent decade in the realm of political and racial tensions. A momentous time for the civil rights movement, African Americans were starting to become more integrated in society—given more rights with implementation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the right...

Civil Rights Movement

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The Role of The Media in Ushering The Civil Rights Movement

7 pages / 3196 words

The media played a significant role in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 60s. In the past people could only use newspapers and radio to learn about news, however, suddenly, most people had televisions in their homes, which allowed them to easily and...

Civil Rights Movement

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The Influence of Jazz Musicians on The Civil Rights Movement

2 pages / 993 words

Racial segregation was extremely common in the first half of the twentieth century. During the 1940s segregation was enforced by law. The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution states that everyone should have equal rights, but the meaning could have been taken many ways. Until fairly...

Civil Rights Movement Jazz

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The Worldwide Impact of The Industrial Revolution in The 18th and 19th Centuries

2 pages / 719 words

The Industrial Revolution was a worldwide, loosely defined event that took place during the 18th and 19th centuries. During this time technology advanced rapidly and the world transitioned from a dependence on manual work to machine operation to manufacture goods. Arguably, standard of living increased...

Industrial Revolution

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An Overview of The Changes During The Industrial Revolution

1 page / 506 words

The Industrial Revolution was a time between the 18th and 19th centuries that marked the industrialization and urbanization of Europe and America. Before the Industrial Revolution most manufacturing was done in people’s homes and they used very basic hand tools and machines. The Industrial Revolution...

Industrial Revolution

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The Article on The Fourth Industrial Revolution

1 page / 526 words

Main Idea of the Article Even though the world has seen several industrial revolutions over the past two centuries, the fourth industrial revolution will change the world in ways humanity has never experienced. This revolution is similar to past ones in that it will raise...

Industrial Revolution

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Violence in Music and Media and Its Effects on Children

6 pages / 2599 words

We always wonder why bad things happen, maybe the answer is right in front of us but we’re just too blind or na?ve to see it. Most would like to think that all people know the difference between right and wrong. The problem is we...

African American African American History Music Industry

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Harlem Renaissance and The New Negro

2 pages / 766 words

“During the early 1900s, the burgeoning African-American middle class began pushing a new political agenda that advocated racial equality. The epicenter of this movement was in New York, where three of the largest civil rights groups established their headquarters.” (Harlem Renaissance, 2011). Made-to-order essay as...

Harlem Renaissance The New Negro

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The Human Body as a Site of Traumatic Narrative in Ambrose Bierce and Stephen Crane’s Civil War Stories

6 pages / 2546 words

One of the more impactful means by which the experience of war is recreated for a civilian audience is through the illustration of the human body, with lived experience and relevant literature illustrating war as an entity so powerful that it physically brands trauma onto...

Civil War Short Story The Red Badge of Courage

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Naturalism in Jean Toomer’s Cane

2 pages / 779 words

Naturalism describes a type of literature that attempts to apply scientific principle of objectivity and detachment with regard to the study of human beings (Campbell). Charles Darwin, renowned biologist postulates his natural selection theory in his work, “The Origin of the Species”. In the animal...

Harlem Renaissance

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Heavy Loads: Cane and The Burden of Discrimination

2 pages / 961 words

Introduction Jean Toomer, in his novel Cane, compiles issues that plague the black community of the United States through the lens of characters who struggle with conflicts that arise because of racism in both the North and the South. These issues include grappling with masculinity,...

Harlem Renaissance

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Racial and Sexual Identity in Cane by Jean Toomer

2 pages / 821 words

Throughout the text Cane by Jean Toomer, the author creates a paradoxical depiction of women because, although he at times criticizes the metonymization of women, he also participates in it. For example, the first half of the book relies almost entirely on the mythologization of...

Harlem Renaissance

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A Brief History of The Salem Witch Trials

2 pages / 746 words

The trials took place in colonial massachusetts. A few young girls were claiming to be possessed by the devil and suspicions began to grow. This caused many people to grow frantic and in order to settle this franticness, a special court was built to hear...

Salem Witch Trials