She continues, explaining the connection between communism and minority liberation, by saying that what struck her so emphatically was the idea that once the emancipation of the proletariat became a reality, the foundation was laid for the emancipation of all oppressed groups in society (111). ... While in France she becomes acquainted with Herbert Marcuse, a prominent political figure. ...

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America has always been seen as a 'melting-pot' of culture and tradition, and saying that we are losing that because we are gaining more cultures and traditions is a flawed argument. ... John De Crevecoeur takes on an interesting outlook on the American Identity Crisis in his book The Language of Literature: American Literature; "I could point out to you a family whose grandfather was an Englishman, whose wife was Dutch, whose son married a French woman, and whose present four sons have now four wives of different nations. ...

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