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Colonial to Romantic Period American Literature »

This 5 page paper traces the development of American literature from the religious and puritan themes of colonial sermons to the political writings of the revolutionary years and into the mature use of fiction to reflect reality rather then recreate it in the romantic period. Authors discussed in the paper ...
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Eighteenth Century Writers' Spiritual and Worldly Interests »

This 5 page paper discusses writers such as Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and William Byrd. This paper examines their contributions in terms of writings and how those writings reflect both spiritual and worldy ideals. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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America's Enlightenment »

Origins of the Enlightenment in America are explored in this 5 page paper. The ideas, events and conditions that led up to the era are discussed, in both Europe and America, with an emphasis on the latter. The American Revolution is reported as being integral to the Enlightenment and the ...
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What People in the Colonial Era Knew »

This 5 page paper explores the importance of learning and knowledge in colonial America. There is a focus on Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin and their thoughts about education and learning. The essay discusses the purpose of learning and what knowledge was perceived as the most valuable. Bibliography lists 6 ...
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Slavery Throughout History »

A 5 page research paper that gives a brief history of slavery, focusing on the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Anne Moody's Coming of Age in Mississippi »

A 2.5 page paper which reviews activist Anne Moody’s autobiography, set in the context of the civil rights movement, 'Coming of Age in Mississippi.'
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Iraq War and Views of Past Leaders »

This 8 page paper examines the war in Iraq through the eyes of Elizabeth I, Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Banneker. Bibliographic information is included about each of the individuals. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Four Commencement Speakers from American History »

A 7 page exercise in selecting speakers for a fictional graduation. The author selects four key speakers from three different historical periods. The theme of the proposed graduation is individualism and spirit of community, the balance between the spiritual and material worlds, and race and ethnicity in American ...
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Chang-rae Lee's A Gesture Life, Doc Hata »

This 10 page essay focuses on the characterization of Franklin "Doc" Hata in Chang-rae Lee's novel A Gesture Life. The writer describes the nature of this psychological complex narrative. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Leadership: A Comparison of Notorious Leaders »

This 10 page paper examines five leaders of the twentieth century: Adolf Hitler, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Mahatma Gandhi and Chiang Kai-Shek. Leadership is examined in general. Ethics play a role in the analysis. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Comparative Analysis of Notable Americans of the Past »

This 8 page paper compares and contrasts Ben Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison. These men are examines through the eyes of assorted authors who are experts on these men. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Nineteenth Century Social Relationships »

This 5 page paper discusses the nature of social relationships in the 19th century and references the autobiographies of two people of that era. This paper asserts that the social relationships of that era were negatively affected by race and gender. Bilbiography lists 2 sources.
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Civil Rights' Activist Anne Moody »

A 5 page analysis of Moody's autobiography, Coming of Age in Mississippi. The writer demonstrates that while this book gives a personal account of Moody's involvement with the Civil Rights movement, it can also be seen as a means of understanding what the general experiences of others who were drawn ...
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Harriet Jacobs/Slave Girl »

A 6 page research paper/essay that discusses Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, which is a brutally honest autobiography of a woman who was born into slavery. The writer discusses how Jacobs addresses the ramifications that slavery had on women, particularly those of a sexual nature. ...
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Oral Traditions of Native Americans »

A 7 page research paper/essay that offers a close reading of a passage from Polingaysi Qoyawayma's autobiography No Turning Back. The writer discusses a quoted passage in detail and discusses it, drawing on a secondary source. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Economic and Political Freedom Views »

A 7 page paper presenting some of the views of Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Alexis de Tocqueville, Henry David Thoreau and Benjamin Franklin regarding the interconnection of personal virtue, political freedom and economic freedom. The conclusion from the readings is that political and economic freedom go hand in hand, and that personal virtue ...
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Changing American Values After the 1960s »

A 5 page paper that explores the redefining of values and beliefs as passed from American parents to their children following the era of the 1960s. Discussed is the unquestioned respect for both parental and political authority that existed in America prior to the 1960s and how these values ...
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Jones & Moody/Known World »

A 4 page essay that analyzes Edward Jones' novel of the antebellum South, The Known World, and Anne Moody autobiography, Coming of Age in Mississippi, which are very different books that are separated by roughly a hundred years of American history. However, each of these texts share the common factor ...
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Blue Sky Dream by David Beers »

A 5 page analysis of the book Blue Sky Dream by David Beers. In this book, Beers offers his readers an unusual combination of personal memoir and commentary on the psychology behind the Cold War. This unusual perspective is half autobiography, half political commentary. Beers pictures his family as part ...
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A Woman Soldier's Own Story: The Autobiography of Xie Bingying A Critique »

A 5 page review of the first English translation of the experiences of one Chinese woman in pre-revolutionary China. The contention is presented that Xie’s experiences serve to dispel the Twentieth Century notion that up until the 1949 revolution China remained to a large degree traditional. Bibliography ...
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Teddy Roosevelt's Autobiography »

A 5 page paper which examines the autobiography of Theodore Roosevelt as it relates to its illumination of American history. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Abraham Lincoln and FDR on War and Social Upheaval »

An 11 page discussion of the many similarities which existed between Lincoln and Roosevelt in their handling of two of the most turbulent times in American history. The author asserts that while the presidencies of these two men were separated by some seventy years of history, Lincoln stood as ...
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War Beginning, Ending, and the Role of Politicians »

A 5 page paper discussing the validity of the statement, "Politicians start wars, armies do not. Government end wars, generals do not." A variety of poorly-planned laws and policies beginning in 1850 with the Missouri Compromise led to steadily increasing tensions regarding slavery, culminating in bloodshed over the Kansas-Nebraska Act during Franklin ...
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