Optimism is the ability for you to go on when bad things happen. ... Since we as Americans are optimistic, we don't let bad things suffocate us. ... Even our forefathers were optimistic of our future and visioned a land of freedom and equality. ... Yes, America is the land of the free. ... No matter how bad things are stretched out to be, America and its people will always bounce back into place. ...
Feelings Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a full account on the annihilation of the American Indian from the 1860's to the 1890's. I like the book for its information but I did not enjoy reading it. I appreciated the story from the perspective of the American Indian. From reading Bury My Heart at ...
This was at a time in which the country was not full and was still looking for people to fill up the land. ... A few immigrants would not be too bad, but we can not just open up the gates and let them all in or else we would have serious problems. ...
He is a good boy living in a bad neighborhood while surrounded by violence and drugs. ... "America is the land of opportunity and freedom." ... Many people illegally come across borders to be in this "Land of the Free," but how free is it? ... It is harder if not impossible for poor people living in bad neighborhoods to reach their goals than it is for an upper-middle class person living in a nice suburb. ... The math portion is as bad with scores of 446 for the kids with incomes less than $10,000 and 559 for the rich kids whose parents earn more than $100,000. ...
I thought this was the land of thefree,? ... Therefore you shouldn't get put for what you are wearing but for acts of badness. ... As we look back at the amendments this points out the 5th amendment, which is states that no person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be ...
From the other end of the earth from where I came, America was a land of living hope, woven of dreams, aflame with longing and desire"" (Anzia Yezierska). ... Americans went through many things, through lot of bad and good in their lives and now they are what they are citizens of one of the most powerful countries in the world. ... And that's what America is, a promised land....
Not only do we waste money on trying to clean up the land that we have wastefully polluted, but billions of dollars are wasted regularly in this country. ... The Government wastes America's dollars just as bad, if not worse. ... So until we realize what we are doing to ourselves, we will continue to be the land of the free and the home of the... wasteful....
Recognizing Texas After Mexico won its independence in 1823, it gave a huge tract of land to Stephen Austin. ... The Second Great Awakening surged across the land. ... They either ignored the factory workers, or blamed their problems on bad habits. ... Americans in a hurry often exhausted the land in the south with tobacco and then pushed on. ...
As bad as it was, it was what they needed to realize something had to be done. ... The Constitutional Convention finally decided to write a document that could set laws for the entire land, that everyone would follow. ... (The Bill of Rights and Land mark cases page 19-20) Then on August 24th the House of Representatives approved the Bill of Rights. ... The Constitution gave the United States a strong central government, and the Bill of Rights gave the people a strong sense of freedom and justice in their new land that will live on from century to century. ...
Another thing big corporation don't have to deal with is working the land themselves all they have to do is hire employees to work for them. On the other hand small farms have to deal with plating the crops themselves and if you have a lot of land you might have to hire others to come help you during planting and harvesting. ... Most industrialized farms would probably use a lot more of chemicals then family farms to grow their crops; I would assume that this would be bad for the environment. ... So I think that they would not be as concerned as much as perhaps a small farmer would be ...
Whether the blood, sweat, and tears were for good or bad, I used them for a reason because I began standing up for what I believed in, even if I was alone on the issue. ... They gave not only myself, but also all of America, the feeling that made this land of the free, free. ...
Segregation was especially bad in the South, one incident included a young black boy who allegedly whistled at a white women, only 14 years old got lynched. ... It shows that America is not perfect and the land of the free all of the time, it shows our country has also had it's downfalls....
Through the photographers perspective and intent of portraying the land we call home gives the individual the opportunity to feel and experience what they get from the photos whether its intended or not. ... Changing speeds from the people of America to the land of America the land holds its own meaning through experiencing the topography as if you were there living in that same moment in time, trying to understand the reality of that and the meaning behind it is what Robert Adams did with his landscape photography. ... Adams photos show the rural west and the living conditions understood from...
Mary Antin shows intellectual freedom and personal liberty is evident in the reading of "The Promised Land." ... After the immigrants reached land at Camp Malaysian, they were so happy to be off the boat. ... When it was all over Tam explained it as "waking up after a bad nightmare. ...
Settlers fled to this land in order to be able to practice religion as they pleased, here they had the opposite to what they had in Europe. ... The treatment of the slaves was bad and even the treatment of the small African-American children were treated badly. ... America is the land of the free. ...
It is said in Canada, a slave could own land and even vote (National Geographic.com). ... Along with the good guys there has to be bad guys, these were the slave hunters. ... The African's helped cultivate land and fought with native American's in the Seminole Indian wars. ...
From the end of the Civil war to the end of the 19th century, the United States population had doubled due to the huge influx of immigrants, seeking a promising future in the "land of freedom". ... It were those people that obtained jobs and incomes to feed their families, because no matter how bad or how hard the job was, even under the worst conditions, they gain the right to practice the freedom of speech and religion, which were major reasons they left their homelands to come to America. ... For example, if there were three competing companies over a particular section of railroad, two com...
We were always given the works that the white men didn't want any part of, but it was not a big thing for us because work was work, and no matter how bad the job it is, it was still work, and we had to do it to get the money. ... But the people up on the top of the mountain weren't quick enough to pull him up, so his body was spread all over the land of gold. ...
Places To Live Throughout our country, there are many different ways people can go about living. The diversity in America is greater than ever. Depending on an individual's lifestyle, there are several different choices one can have when looking for a place to call home. While in the market for...
I. Background information: Before The War The Vietnam War, well known and brought up a lot in today's world as a comparison to the current Iraq war. This war took place because the Vietnams couldn't agree on one government so they broke up into two major parts, North and the South. North Vietnam w...
We love our land and show unbreakable hopes tall as the highest mountain. ... Well, if you are someone like me, you will think that we have no choice in changing, but this change will be for the best of out nation because somehow changing is a positive reaction in which we are trying to prevent bad things from happening again. ... When the terrorist attack was fresh, the media (because they are humans, and humans make mistakes) did some bad reporting. ...
Our knowledge has changed and our land has changed, but our way of thinking in some areas remains pretty much the same. ... They achieved some confidence to start some protests like the Stono Rebellion in 1739, where one hundred slaves attempted to escape to Florida as a result of the bad treatment and the conditions they lived in. ... Their trip to the land of freedom is not so different that it was 400 years ago. ...
