1. Howard Zinn
American Renaissance Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter," belongs to the period known as American romanticism, the period called, by F.O. Matthiessen, the American Renaissance. The American Renaissance took place roughly from 1840-1865, though the most significant work of this period was prod...
This paper will examine the writings of Walt Whitman, "Leaves of Grass-, John Winthrop's "A Model of Christian Charity- and Thomas Jefferson's "First Inaugural Address & Autocracy and Liberty- (Bellah 44, 22, 27). The conclusion will address my thoughts on Walt Whitman's "Leave of Grass-. ...
Reservation Life in Literature Ask someone what comes to mind when they think of an Indian reservation and you might get anything from tribal dances with feathery headdresses, and teepees to buffalo running wild, Indians on horseback, the Calvary chasing close behind with their guns blazing. That ...
American culture after the Revolutionary War was one of change. After securing freedom from King George III, the former colonists began to develop their own sense of national identity. With this recent individuality came new innovations such as the cotton gin, which cemented slavery as the cornersto...
