The American Crisis

Thomas Paine in the book American Crisis claims that america needs to continue the difficult fight against britain for independence. Paine supports his claim by utilizing personification, rhetorical questions, appeals to ethos through the bible and the audience's fears. The audiences purpose is to convince the american people to continue the fight in order to gain independence from great britain. The author writes in a serious tone for the american citizens hesitant to if the war is worth the…

Identity Crisis At first glance most would never think I am Mexican-American. Every person only finds out I am a Latina, when they read my name. Even though people think I am some Spanish girl, they do not realize I am actually a Mexican-American. Growing up I was never told that my ethnicity would ever have an effect on me. The term Latino and Mexican-American were the only terms I grew up knowing. Hispanic was a term that was forbidden in my house. It was viewed as a term that was meant to…

The First and Second American Crisis The first American crisis started after the Articles of Confederation were issued. These articles shaped the constitution of the United States at that time and limited the power of the central government over the country. Individual state government had more power than the central government. This limited power that the central government had at that time prevented it from passing several laws including the taxation laws. The issue of limited power exposed…

The American Dream is what all Americans are striving for. The book, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis by Robert Putnam, is about how the American Dream is getting harder to get a hold of. The American Dream is that if someone works hard, that they can have huge success and live a nice life. The book have chapters that talk about different things. This includes, families, parenting, schooling, and more. In the book, there are different stories of kids that grow up in different places, time…

because of the present social class. The American Dream is a dream of success, fame and wealth achieved in the United States of America. It's thought to be achievable by "hard work, courage, and determination", or by "getting rich quick". Now, it appears that for millions of Americans, the American Dream is looking different. The speaker uses rhetorical situation in order to persuade his audience. In the lecture, ‘’Our kids – The American Dream in Crisis’’, Dr. Robert Putnam talked about his…

I have a small identity crisis every time I am asked where I’m from. My first instinct is to say I’m American. However, I always struggle to say it because of how I look. I’m not your average blue eyed and blonde haired American; I’m your brown eyed, brown haired, and tan skinned American that lives right by the border and is always asked to be a translator. One thing I failed to mention, I can only say about three phrases in Spanish. It’s hard to believe that my first words were in…

AP Government Book Assignment By Tristan P. Myers “Our Kids, The American Dream In Crisis” By Robert D. Putnam “Our Kids, The American Dream in Crisis,” is an interesting piece of text that compares past and present day life stories of multiple teenage children along with their families’ outlooks of the American Dream. Using both quantitative and qualitative data, author Robert D. Putnam provides an analysis that we could all relate to. Robert D. Putnam immediately informs the reader the prime…

Just as everyone comes to United States with hopes of receiving many opportunities and freedom, one of the main problems is that American Education is in crisis. Even though equal opportunity for education is something that people think they receive only few students receive it due to the lack of funding for certain schools provided by the government. As we spoke about education problems being one of the social problems in society, I have narrowed the topic down to provide more information about…

At the heart of the AIDS crisis, amidst stigma and silence, Mr. Callens and Mr. Lyons' voices rang out, challenging perceptions and advocating for empathy: “This is a health issue. This is not a gay issue. This is a human issue.” For many, AIDS became more than a medical condition; it became a hidden burden, a journey of self-discovery and acceptance. “For me, AIDS was another closet, another coming out,” echoing the personal struggles and societal complexities of an era marked by fear,…

institutions founded on liberal principles, like the World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme “offered valuable consultation and guidance” according to the Commission report. The Commission identified three major “roots” of the Central American Crisis: 1) political institutions in the region failed to advance during the economic expansion from 1950 to 1978; 2) the economic structures within the region failed to share economic growth and wealth in an equitable and sustainable way;…