In 1620, pilgrims from England boarded the Mayflower to come to America to have freedom.The freedom they wanted was the freedom of religion. One question asked by many Americans today is, “Even though we are stated as a free country, are we totally Free?” Three of the most effective tools for keeping freedom for our […]
In the 1930s, the Great Depression that started with the stock market crash, caused people to reevaluate their definition of the “American Dream”. Steinbeck’s interpretation of the American Dream differs from the previous American Dream that focused on one’s motivation and drive to achieve materialistic goals. Using Taoism, Steinbeck redefines the materialistic and individual American […]
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Get startedJohn Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men follows two men’s journey of chasing the American dream. The fantasy of independence, freedom, and owning “‘a little house and a couple of acres’” (Steinbeck 14) described over and over throughout the book absorbs first Lennie and George, then Candy and Crooks. But success often comes with much sacrifice […]
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters. This struggle may be a moral one; […]
There are people who have traveled at great lengths to be able to arrive in the United States of America. These people may have gone through a lot of pain and suffering and have arrived in America for a chance to start over and to live a better life than the one they had in […]
The dictionary defines The American Dream as the ideal by which equality of opportunity is available to any American, allowing the highest aspirations and goals to be achieved. “The Dream concept, however, has acquired in the United States a very particular meaning. From the early years of the American nation, individual hopes, plans and ideas […]
Rights, liberty, opportunity, and equality. When it comes to America, these are the first things that come to many people’s minds. In fact, these ideas are the American dream that draws so many to do whatever it takes to come to this country. Sadly, there is very little left of this so-called “American dream”, unless […]
The economics behind raising the minimum wage in the United States are largely misunderstood. Increases in minimum wage prove to increase unemployment among unskilled workers, leading to a survival-of-the-fittest labor market, where only the most skilled and desirable workers retain their jobs. Those justifying raising the minimum wage need to realize there are innumerable people […]
Raise the Wage Act also known as the S150 Bill was introduced in Senate on January 2019 by Vermont Senator, Bernard Sanders. Senator Sanders is the original sponsor of this bill and have been actively advocating for a sustainable and fair minimum wage for Americans. According to statistics from the US Census Bureau, there was […]
The debate for gun control policy has been going on for years now. The policy has been brought up more and more as mass shootings and school shootings have been happening. But there was one school shooting that brought up more attention and that was the one that killed 20 young children in a shooting. […]
Research shows that in 2019 alone there have currently been 4,149 incidents involving gun violence. The number of reported deaths is currently 1,152. Studies have shown that when a ban was placed on assault weapons the number of deaths have decreased. Once the ban expired the gun violence increased. It was also shown that states […]
According to the “Gun Violence Archive”, there were 418 mass shootings in 2019. Only 5 years ago in 2014, there were 269 mass shootings (“Past Summary Ledgers”). This uptick in gun violence is an objective indicator that there is a problem with gun violence in the United States worth solving. Gun violence in America has […]
In the United States, illegal aliens have been a major controversial topic. Many citizens have their own opinions based on accepting or declining illegal alien’s stay in America. Not much information that citizens bring up about this topic is factual based, which is not backed up by real facts and data. Are illegal aliens welcome […]
Whenever you hear the word immigrant the first thing that comes to most peoples minds is someone who’s illegal but an immigrant is a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country. What do you think about immigration laws? Do you feel that there should be different laws for adults and kids? Barack […]
Immigration is typically defined as the global movement of individuals into a destination nation of which they are not inhabitants or where they do not own nationality or residency so as to live or settle there, mostly as permanent inhabitants or enfranchised residents, or to take up job as a migrant employee or provisionally as […]
The 1776 Declaration of Independence is noted as being the document that “…projected a new era of liberty, equality, and popular self-government.” In the context of the American Revolution, it represented a clear victory for the Patriots fighting for freedom from British colonial power. Yet it can be argued that these notions of liberty and equality […]
In this paper I will briefly discuss, as well as compare, the United States Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and Thomas’s Jefferson’s Letter to the Danbury Baptists. While these three articles may seem to share many commonalities, upon further research I was able to discover just how unique and intertwined they all they were. Now, […]
The Basic Symbols of the American Political Tradition, herein referred to as “Basic Symbols,” is a book first published in 1970, that recognizes its own timeliness within its first pages. The concept of necessity might initially evade the reader who assumes that the text would cover a narrative of simple historical facts. Rather, the book’s […]
The national anthem of America says, “the land of the free,” but have we lived up to this value? Although there is a lot of emphasis on the values listed in the Declaration of Independence, not all people of the United States are actually able to achieve the goals that these values infer. Three important […]
On August 28, 1963, in front of the Lincoln Memorial building, Martin Luther King Jr. gave a historical speech about humanity and equality of African Americans citizens. An estimated 250,000 people stood and listened to the civil rights activists as one of the largest civil rights demonstrations took place in America. The civil rights activist’s […]
Introduction William Faulkner was an American novelist who was known for writing mysterious works of literature. Some might would say that his literary works were somewhat “disturbing.” Family and community were always important aspects that Faulkner tried to incorporate into his literature. Faulkner’s, A Rose for Emily and Barn Burning focus on the protection of […]
The Industrial Revolution has many positives, negatives, and leaders like Susan B. Anthony. The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain started in the 1700s with the steam engine. It was successful because they had natural resources like iron and coal, lots of skilled workers, and colonies to provide raw materials and to buy goods. One inventor […]
The preamble to the Constitution of the United States begins with the recognizable phrase, “We the people,” implying that the form of government laid out in the constitution will be representative of the people’s will. The formation of the Electoral College in Article II, Section 1, leads to the conclusion that this may only indirectly […]
The United States has operated on an electoral based democratic platform for over 200 years, back as far as 1776 with the dawn of American democracy. This system of election to power has changed and evolved over the history of our country, but no change perhaps more influential than that made in 1804 with the […]
Why is voting not important to me? While researching others opinions on why voting is not a must I ran across several reason on why we should not vote. I know everyone is going to say voting is the right thing to do. It allows your opinion to be expressed in a format that gives […]
In 2016, during the Presidential Election, the political Blue Wall was breached in the Great Lakes, granting Trump a series of critical, razor-thin victories in Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Wisconsin. It was in the Great Lakes that Trump saw just enough of an increase in support to break the Blue Wall. Turnout increased statewide in Pennsylvania, […]
What is a Democracy exactly? Democracy is rooted from the Greek, literally meaning “rule of the people.” In today’s modern usage, democracy is a system of government in which the citizens exercise power directly or elect representatives from among themselves to form a governing body, such as a parliament. Democracy is a tender subject for […]
Most of us associate Thanksgiving with gleeful faces and pumpkin pie. But little do you know… there’s more to it than you think. Let us go back to the 17th century… Before we can even think about a big feast, the Pilgrims and Native Americans came across a rough path. They had consistent wars with […]
The main character of the book Fahrenheit 451 from the first trimester, Guy Montag, would respond to change in the world of the character, Malala, from I Am Malala, by trying to make people work to change society and make it better. Guy Montag tried to help people in his world in a very similar […]
Dehumanization is the mental process of demonizing the enemy, addressing them as less human and not deserving of human treatment. Throughout the course of the long-lasting struggle, violence, fear, and mistrust the way that the people see each other. In Fahrenheit 451 and The Crucible societies, there’s dehumanization, uncivil governments, and environmental disasters. Examining the […]
