John de Crevecoeur's "What Is an American- and in James Baldwin's "The Discovery of What It Means to Be an American- one of the most profound themes that try to define America is the role of American citizen's effort to distinguish themselves from European citizens. ... In the first part of his essay, de Crevecoeur describes American identity: "Here he beholds fair cities, substantial villages, extensive fields, and immense country filled with decent houses, good roads, orchards, meadows, and bridges, where an hundred years ago all was wild, woody and uncultivated! ... Bal...

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Eminem is a living proof that hip-hop can break intolerance and racism allowing people from different ethnic backgrounds to work together. ... Even the most popular white rappers from the Beastie Boys to Vanilla Ice did not have the necessary standing to accomplish this comradery. ... He gets his listeners to think about what they would do if they were put in his shoes; it tells us a story from his point of view. ... This song specifically bridges a gap between music genres and ethnicities. ... Eminem spoke to our generation like no other artist has done before through his rebellious lyrics a...

• Word Count: 1858
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Porter formed the Hong Wah Kues basketball team who consisted of six Chinese American players from Chinatown in San Francisco, California. ... " (Yep 58) The players from the Kues were greatly admired by all other Chinese people during their tours across America. ... There were multiple bridges and alliances formed amongst the minorities in America during that time which were the Chinese, African, and Native American peoples. ... The Hong Wah Kues did not take many political stands, but were viewed as role models by the rest of the Chinese American communities and accepted that position w...

• Word Count: 889
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate