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Papers On Papers Covering More Than One Period In U.S. History
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California & Migration
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A 10 page historic discussion of migration to the state of California and the reasons people have chosen this particular region to live. Focus is on Spanish life and struggle in California's cities from the 16th through the 18th centuries. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Calimigr.wps
California's Unique Spirit
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This 7 page paper focuses on California's unique spirit from its inception through the Great Depression. The California Gold Rush, manifest destiny, immigration and the Great Depression are some of the main topics of focus. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: SA546CA.rtf
Capitalism: Democracy’s Bane
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Martin Luther King, Jr. said that anyone living in the states should never be considered an outsider, but Henry David Thoreau points out that the United States is not truly a society of people, but a country made up of individuals with only their own needs to consider, under the law. As such, their capitalist pursuits destroy their democracy. Yet they do not see it and are incapable of changing it. Bibliography lists 5 sources. jvCapDem.rtf
Filename: jvCapDem.rtf
Carl Vinson and the Two Ocean Navy
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A 6 page paper on Congressman Carl Vinson who was responsible for forming the two ocean navy in the United States. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAvinson.rtf
Centuries of Change - Man's Greatest Achievements
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A 5-page paper that examines the accomplishments that mankind has achieved since the sixteenth century and the ultimate effects these accomplishments have had on modern existence. Discussed are the discoveries of the seventeenth century, the revolutions of the eighteenth century, the medical breakthroughs of the nineteenth century and the massive progress of the twentieth century. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: LCAchiev.doc
Changes in Social LIfe in South Carolina
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This 3 page paper examines South Carolina using a book by Peter Wood as a springboard for discussion. The fact that blacks were in the majority during the seventeenth century is accentuated. Changes focus on religion and family. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA439SC .rtf
Changes in Warfare: 1776-1918
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A 7 page paper which examines the changes in warfare from 1776 to 1918. The primary focus is on the repeating rifle. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAwarch1.rtf
Children in the United States: Worse Off Today Than in 1900?
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A 4 page paper which examines whether or not children are worse off today than they were in 1900. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAch1900.rtf
Civil Rights Movement: Howard Zinn
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A 5 page paper which discusses the book "A
People's History of the United States, 1492 to Present," as it addresses the Civil Rights
Movement. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAzinn.wps
Clifford Odets’ “Waiting for Lefty” and Rebecca Harding Davis’s
“Life in the Iron Mills”
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This 5 page report discusses the
various aspects of how both writers show the universal issues of
injustice that humanity perpetuates against itself in pursuit of
capitalism and wealth. Davis says to her readers: “Stop a moment.
I am going to be honest. This is what I want you to do. I want
you to hide your disgust, take no heed to your clean clothes, and
come right down with me, - here, into the thickest of the fog and
mud and foul effluvia. I want you to hear this story.” Odets
repeatedly tells the audience watching “Waiting for Lefty” that
the “little guy” can be and often is the central character in a
tragic situation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWodets.wps
