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    like. The Spanish, French, and English all established rather successful colonies in the Americas but the locations of these colonies varied by founding country. The Spanish crown-sponsored conquests gained riches for Spain and helped expand its empire. Originally claiming the Bahamas and most of South America the Spanish Empire eventually claimed most of the southern and southwestern regions of the North America, as well as sections of the California coast. The French were likely as ambitious but found

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    they should be like in relation to ancestors. When the word amerca comes to mind do you consider it part of you? Walt whitman was a man that was born in New York, he knew what america came from. Whitman wrote a poem called I Hear America Singing. In this poem he tells of citizens doing their job or daily duty while singing America. Later on in history a man named Langston Hughes, he was an African american poet during the Harlem Renissance. This was a time period that allowed Afican Americans Poetry

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    poem, “Childs of America tackles the complex issue of social diversity in the United States, a country made up of immigrants. Specially, it explores an American with a family tree that reaches all around the world. Morales describes how the rich cultural diversity of the American people are an important similarity with many other diverse nations. In her opening paragraph, Aurora Levins Morales introduces the main idea of the poem: that she is a multicultural immigrant and that America is the great country

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    1492 Reflection

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    personal desire for them to search for the unveiled truth. Those that witnessed their struggles, journeys and successes called them dreamers. The movie 1492: Conquest of Paradise is an account of the expeditions of an Italian explorer who discovered the Americas. The paper will address questions from the course syllabus serving as a film review for this movie as well as integrating some personal reflections. Keeping in view that the beginning of the movie points to the struggle of Columbus seeking permission

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    Two hundred forty-one years. In that small amount of time America forged its self into a vast landscape of different cultures. A combination of numerous cultures mongrelized together to form “We the people” in America today. Due to all the mixing in the pot, an uncertainty about the countries identity arose. For all the beauty that the melting pot brought, it also created a darker side, as aspects of each cultures fought for superiority in the nation. This fight emerges throughout American history

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    native American writers that I was reading about is how similar the short stories and poems seemed. Erna Gunther, the author of the Native American Literature article stated, “These include ancient hieroglyphic and pictographic writings of Middle America as well as an extensive set of folktales, myths, and oral histories that were transmitted for centuries by storytellers and that live on in the language works of many contemporary American Indian writers” (Gunther). There was a very clear idea that

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    Living In America Essay

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    What it means to live in America is having freedom and plenty of opportunities. America is a land that usually has open arms to anyone and everyone who needs a change. Living in America opens the doors for all people men and women. America is one of the most if not the best country to be discovered because we learn and build from our mistakes. Living in America is a blessing and a grateful chance to do what I choose to do in life. Living in America is different than living in other countries in

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    All hail drug traffickers “The mexican drug war left more than 60,000 people dead and threatened to destroy the entire country.” Drugs have been a big thing in countries across Latin America for many years. One of the most popular drugs there is Cocaine. Many people believe that Latin America is drug populated. These people are right. Latin American countries like Mexico, Peru, and Columbia are three of the most drug populated countries in the world. Although some people may say that’s only three

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    Technology And Technology

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    and the sense of fairness and justice are being compromised by technological advancements. The erosion of the traditional American identity has become prevalent, and if society continues to allow these radical technological changes the future of America may be in jeopardy. What needs to be addressed are the negative effects of social media and news outlets, and how the people are conforming their lives around them. With the continuation of the publics demise into technological control, there is no

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    conformity and individualism. From colonial times all the way to the revolutionary period these two concepts have forced a split in the identity of American literature. The split is not a harmful occurrence, in fact the spilt exposes the culture of America. America was founded on freedom, every man and woman can believe in whatever they desire. When two concepts are on complete opposite spectrums like conformity and individualism and the culture grants the people the freedom to express their beliefs, it

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