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“We choose to go to the moon in this decade” (Kennedy qtd in Space Race). On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin landed on the moon. (Race to the Moon). The accomplishments of landing on the moon, building bomb shelters, and passing education acts all contributed to the idea that America, as a whole, reacted in many different ways. Fear, excitement, happiness, and relief all shined through the dark smoky clouds of the space race. Although the Soviet Union continually surpassed the U…

Having your college education taken away from you is like striping away your future. Students in the United States should not have their education and future striped away from them therefore, community colleges must be free to attend and state colleges need to lower their tuition in order for student to continue their education. For those who are interested in continuing their education, could benefit from this, they can become successful and live a better life. They wouldn’t have to worry about…

After World War I, the United States became increasingly isolationist until World War II, when America was forced to become more involved in foreign affairs to support France and Britain against Germany and Japan. Originally, the devastating consequences of World War I including war costs, the failure of the Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations in the US, and the harsh treatment of Germany led to America’s isolationism and neutrality. After pulling out troops from Latin American nations,…

An author does not have to be Asian American to write Asian American literature. The content of the writing and what it is exposing the reader is what defines it as Asian American literature. Karissa Chen states that the APIA librarian association defined Asian American literature as “works [that] should be related to APIA experiences (either historical or contemporary) or APIA cultures.” This definition of APIA literature is a general one which does not…

(doc 2) The rise in the stock market in the United States can be attributed to all of the loans being made, and goods being sold to the Central Powers, and Triple Entente during World War I. Going into the Peace Conference the United States would want to keep this increase in their economy, and would seek to create good economies for the other nations so as to get their loans back, and continue…

leading factor that caused this war. The United States on the other hand, believed that it was only right for them to try to stay out of trouble. Soon, the United Sates adopted The Neutrality Policy in 1914 and later in World War 2 also adopted numerous neutrality policies in 1935 to 1939. In some ways, those policies have very limited differences and much similarity as time periods affected each. Prior to the commencement of the world wars, the United States had come to an agreement to…

Over the past century, the United States has been involved in numerous wars that have left individuals with conflicting beliefs regarding Americas war on terror. Some issues that are in support of America continuing its war on terror includes defending democracy, stimulating the economy by creating jobs, helping the manufacturing industry to thrive, allows America to make international allies, prevents future threats and attacks, and aids in technological advancement in military weapons and…

A People’s History of The United States by Howard Zinn is a book meant to show history in a way it is not usually presented. He cuts out the sugar coating of modern textbooks and aims to show flaws in the traditional tellings of history. In the end, Howard Zinn managed to tell history in a more negative light, but he uses bias and the same techniques he criticizes. Howard Zinn goes through history in order to break down everything that happens in America from the time Columbus arrives to the…

analytic and criticizing. I believe he is like that because he had lived in two completely different cultures. One is in Saudi Arabia and the other was in the United States. He had to become someone else in order to fit back in his society. On the other hand, I have a similar but different experience. I am currently studying in the United States, the same city he studied in, and that is the similar part. The different part is that I will not have to change to fit in the society because the…

With the factual, yet diverse based opinions of United States citizens’, America is facing many great controversies that have resulted in the uprising of a plethora amount of said people. From topics about issues regarding “Santa Claus” as either a fictional character or a real life human, to stricter ones regarding the amount of migrants a country should take in. One of the most recent leading debate in the U.S. is deciphering whether or not abortion should rightfully be legal or illegal in…