American

African Americans are in denial of who they are. Denial of their race has affected the black community as a whole, and it is important that they embrace who they are. Many have often forgotten where they have come from. Other African Americans just do not want to accept it. Embracing blackness means acceptance, realization, and unification. Black people cannot be qualified as African American nor are they qualified as Americans due to a lack of acceptance in the community. Africans will not…

considered the core values of the American Dream. These values upheld the idea that anyone from any background could become someone; that they would be able to live freely and leave behind a legacy that would be carried on from generations to come. In the 50’s, the American Dream prospered with the goal that every family would be able to own a home, be debt free, and be able to raise a family. However, with the rise of consumerism in the past six decades, this American Dream has been harder for…

During the two decades leading up to the American Revolutionary War the British government instituted a fair amount of policies concerning the their North American colonies. Almost all of these incited colonial resentment, whether in the form of sabotage, violence, or American committees. William Pitt’s intervention in the French and Indian War in 1757 caused the first experience of Anglo-American tensions. The colonial governments thought of themselves as largely independent prior to the war…

America’s justice system One like myself does believe that the justice system has in fact been bias towards African-Americans. Many people believe this because our country's history with treating African-Americans horribly and very unfairly. Yes, I do understand that some may believe that the bias of the justice systems towards African-American is just a fallacy and the number of African-American behind bars has nothing to do with an unfair justice system, but there are many studies that have…

Invisible and Struggling Asian Americans are generally known for their diligent work ethics, their high levels of education and the high paying job that follows from their education. This stereotype is even supported with statistical data, Asian Americans holding a higher median household income, $66,000, compared to the general population’s $49,800 (Pew Research Center). With a rise in Asian immigrants and the Asian American populace as a whole and how they are projected to be the largest…

The common thought was the American dream only applied to people who fit within some certain criteria. That criteria of course, being that they were white and male Americans. Immigrants, African Americans, and women did not get as many opportunities as the white men did. Even though that was the case, they still believed they would have the chance to succeed in America. For most of American history, men who were Native American, Asian, African American, or poor were barred from all but a narrow…

to America throughout the 1900’s (History of the Mob). About twenty years later from the root of Italian American Mafia prohibition became a law in January of 1920. Though many Italian American Mafia sanctions had already been existent in major cities in America since the beginning of the 1900’s the Italian American Mafia began to explode during the Prohibition…

The Acts of the British had lead to the American Revolution all because many of the colonies did not agree on how the British Parliament enforced lots of acts that taxed subjects and left many of the colonists with very little rights.The war began because the colonists felt like they were treated with disrespect. Over time, the Road to Revolution grew. The colonies split up into 3 parts which were ⅓ in favor of rebellion, ⅓ had their side on Great Britain because they didn't want to be traitors,…

The Evolution of The American Dream The raw idea that became America was founded on some very basic principles, commonly known to be life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. A people, who for so long were oppressed by an incredibly invasive, and destructive monarchy finally said “enough”. The “American Dream” did not start being called the American Dream until 1931, the phrase was coined by an author named James Truslow Adams. However, the concept of the American Dream had been long in…

one could cover the cost. Due to the fact that the ceremony was in Packingtown, Chicago, several guests left no money at the end of their feasting, leaving the couple more than one hundred dollars in debt. A reoccuring factor in this novel is the “American Dream” and how at first, Jurgis truly believes in it, promising to work harder in order to bring money back home. The only reason that Ona really marries Jurgis is due to her father, who had died, leaving Ona and her nine other relatives…