Cultural, Racial, and Ethnic Diversity: Ideologies of Assimilation
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A 6 page review of the numerous factors which have led to diversity in the United States. The author explores the three major ideologies of assimilation (“Anglo-Conformity”, “the Melting Pot”, and “Cultural Pluralism”) and rejects these terminologies in favor of “structural pluralism”, a terminology which takes into account factors such as economics and geography as well as race and ethnicity to describe American diversity. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Darnton and Ulrich: Literary Contrast
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A 6 page paper which contrasts Robert Darnton's "The Great Cat Massacre & Other Episodes in French Cultural History" and Laurel Thatcher Ulrich's "A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812." Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
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David Davis’ “Slavery and Human Progress”
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This 5 page report discusses David Brion Davis’ 1986 book “Slavery and Human Progress” in which the author looks at slavery in the much more broad context than the experience of Africans sold into slavery and working on plantations in the American South. He uses the ideals of contributing to overall human progress to demonstrate how slaveowners justified themselves and became wealthy in the process. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Declaration of Independence: 225 Years Later
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A 5 page paper which discusses the Declaration of Independence as it has affected us 225 years after its conception. The paper discusses ideas realized, or not realized through the Declaration of Independence, and addresses where some ideals may have been compromised, especially in relationship to groups such as African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, homosexuals, and women. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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DECLARATIONS AND REVIEWS
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This 4-page paper compares and contrasts assertions made in the Declaration of Independence (1776, Philadelphia) and the Declaration of Sentiments (1848, Seneca Falls). The discussion centers around the mission of both these documents, and the wording of them.
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Democracy and the American Electorate of the 21st Century
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This 10 page report discusses American democracy and the role played by the nation’s voters. How the right to vote came about for all citizens and who modern voters actually are is covered, as well as a consideration of the ideological aspects of democracy and citizen participation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Democracy In The United States Between 1877 & 1975
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A 5 page paper discussing the gradual progression towards a more thoroughly Democratic society within the United States. This progression is illustrated through examples regarding documents that are a part of the Untied States' history. These documents include presidential inauguration speeches of various presidents. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Democratic Elections -- Protection Against Tyranny
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This 6 page report discusses how in the earliest days of the fledgling United States, the leaders of the country were clear on their intention to assure that the government they formed would be one with safeguards against the forms of tyranny they had known in their native England. The rules established by the Constitution were designed to carry out the principles of limited government and individual freedom that continue to be valued today. But regardless of how such ideals are still valued, the fact remains that modern Americans’ high rate of re-election of their representatives to Congress may suggest that the citizens of the nation are not exercising full democratic control over the House of Representatives and the Senate. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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