Boy Scouts of America

American people in pursuit of the American Dream. The myths of the frontier made the Great Plains look like a land that was full of opportunity. An illustration of this idea is the dime novel, Young Wild West written by An Old Scout. This novel was about an eighteen-year-old boy who traveled all over the western frontier looking for adventures. Young Wild West, no matter the issue, always saved the day. Americans have a fondness for the frontier myth because of the belief in economic…

· Sexual abuse in children is found in all socioeconomic classes and family settings. At one time girls were sexually abused more than boys however, boys are being sexually abused, but many times it is unreported and not told until adulthood. · The age of the child at the onset of the sexual abuse. The highest risk are children between the ages of 8 and 12 years old. · Sibling abuse has been…

language barrier.” Since he was only 10 years old when he moved to Brazil, he was able to slowly adapt and learn Portuguese with time. While in Brazil, he decided to take charge in participating in the community, “Oh yeah I forgot, you wanted to join boy scouts when you were younger”, his mother says. At the age of 12 he formed a group within his school called “Group of Teens” which is a community service group designed to help clean up the surrounding community. “Yeah after I made that group…

knows it would destroy him to go out into public after so many years of seclusion and tells Atticus that “taking one man who’s done you and this town a great service an’ draggin him with his shy ways into the limelight-to me, that’s a sin.” (Lee 370)Scout understands why Mr. Tate did this and tells Atticus when he asks her if she can understand that Mr. Ewell ‘fell’ on his knife she responds with “Yes sir, I understand”, “Well it’d be sort of like shootin’ a mockingbird.” (Lee 370) Daren Felty,…

the summer of my 11th birthday. About to be a preteen, the time when you are growing and learning. SO many things changing emotionally and physically. Girls are becoming something to focus on more than ever. At the time My brother and I were at boy scout camp in northern Minnesota. A beautiful part of the state. The air was very clean and the weather was a perfect 80 degrees. I was amongst the…

In the beginning of the story, we get a glimpse into the future of the crew, as their ship,Endurance, gets wedged in between floes of ice that render her useless. This ends all chances of the 28 man crew, with Sir Ernest Shackleton as their leader, to complete their Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. In the beginning of their story Shackleton sets out to cross Antarctica, soon after a failed expedition to be the first to reach the South Pole, however, they’re beaten by a few months. It takes…

Coates writes, “I have seen that dream all my life. It is perfect houses with nice lawns. It is Memorial Day cookouts, block associations, and driveways. The Dream is treehouses and the Cub Scouts.” (Between the World 11). Coates appropriates his Dream from the American Dream, the belief that America is a beacon of hope for success and equal opportunities. (One could even argue Coates appropriates civil rights champion Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech.) For Coates,…

The book I read was Always Running by Luis Rodrigues. The book was published in 1993 and it a memoir. This genre is set in America during the 1960’s to 1970’s, more specifically it is set in Los Angeles. Most of the book highlights gang life and inequalities in America, such as housing inequalities, racism and education. However, in the later of the book it focusses on the Chicano movement during the 1970’s. A common theme in Always running besides gang life is police brutality. In one of the…

the science and mathematics of the 1960s. The value of history became one of making students into good citizens, ones that would support the United States government, ones that would participate in government, and want to make a difference, assist America in the fight for space race. The United States wanted loyal citizen, anti-communism types. In 1948-1949 there was an increase in the enrollment of history class, with a concentration in United States history over 200,000 schools reported as an…

“I don’t like books, they’re all fact, no heart” -Stephen Colbert. As ironic as this quote may seem it is another example of Stephen Colbert’s comedic style, thick satire. “I Am America (And So Can You!)” is another fantastic presentation of Colbert’s conservative capitalist character already shown on the Colbert Report. The book addresses issues that Americans face as adults and current issues facing the nation, plus a note to the future. All these issues are taken on with humor and satire…