She is friendly and helpful in providing a brief history of her life in Thailand as well as her experiences in America. ... Prior to 1940, her country was named Siam and was a monarchy and military dictators ruled the country until the early 1990's. ... Census Data Related to the History of the Person's Ethnic Group in the U.S. ... Family history per patient report is positive for elevated cholesterol and triglycerides of her father as well as a heart attack at an early age; she believes he was forty-four. ... She reports mother as being healthy with no past medical history. ...

• Word Count: 2075
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This evolution in the American family was already in progress. ... The early colonial family were generally self sufficient, or at least dependent only upon a close neighbor. ... However, it happened more in the outlying settlements than in the earlier now settled towns. ... In earlier times, the neighborhood worked and worshiped together. ... This was thought of as a real possibility; after all, looking back women had shared the burden of keeping society going through out the republic's history. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

As I begin to research my family history I first wanted to know the history on the Willis History and where the last name came from. ... The American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) was a conflict between Great Britain and the 13 British colonies of North America. ... I'm trying to write this paper on the history of my family. ... She told me that my great, great, great, grandfather had shot and killed a man in the early or late 1800's and had to flee to the United States so this is probably how our family came to the United States. ... But according my mother and grandmother'...

• Word Count: 1828
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• Grade Level: High School

The director, Wayne Wang is a Hong Kong-born American filmmaker, he was sent to America to study medicine, however, his eyes widened to new experiences and developed interest in film. ... At the same time, the movie depicts the social issue of the oppression of women and power of men, a long history in China and as racial minorities in America. ... An-Mei one of the mothers in the movie, tells her beloved mother's story where her mother experienced multiple oppression due to her status as a woman in a long deep-rooted Chinese history. ... An-Mei faced social destruction and family's...

• Word Count: 2268
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Through these next few pages, the history of Hughes" younger years will be explained, and how they influenced his poetry. ... Langston has been quoted by saying, "So I learned early not to hate all white people" (Rummel 22.) ... They would also tell him stories of black history, and encourage him to try to make positive changes someday. ... Upon returning to America he wrote a very popular poem called, "I, too, sing America." ... This title holds great significance because Hughes is stating that everyone born in America has the right to be free as an American. ...

• Word Count: 1483
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

My life has changed for the better since I moved to America. ... I was studying a lot for the middle school graduation test and offers exams in many subject areas, including history and literature, science and mathematics and foreign languages. ... I went to my class and took the tested math to history. ... We woke at 5am, It was really early, My sister and I thought we were getting a tourist visa. ... But we had no one in America. ...

• Word Count: 2164
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• Grade Level: High School

A book of natural history followed, which he tried unsuccessfully to locate years later for his children (Contemporary Authors, 25). During adolescence, L"Amour immersed himself in books of chemistry, mineralogy, geology, and the history of aircraft. ... He had helped skin 965 head of cattle by staking their skulls and tying their hides to the bumper of an early model pickup truck. ... L"Amour's family history is rich in frontier adventure. ... He wrote more million-copy bestsellers than any other American fiction writer. ...

• Word Count: 1689
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

"The traditional Italian American family is in many ways a matriarchal culture in which feminine strength is accepted. ... The relationship between fathers and daughters is important in the Italian American culture, however nowhere near as strong as the mother and son relationship. ... "In Italy, in contrast to America, drinking is institutionalized as part of family life and dietary and religious custom; alcohol (wine) is introduced early in life, within the context of the family, and as a traditional accompaniment to meals and a healthful way of enhancing the diet" (Journal of Personality ...

• Word Count: 1484
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude takes place in a Latin American setting. ... Similarly, Jorge Borges' short story "The Intruder", also set in Latin America. ... This mystical book contains all of the Buendia family's history. ... Both sets of brothers were around the same age - their early twenties - and the girls were beautiful and youthful. ... It is safe to attribute the history of the Nilsen brothers and their cultural opinion of women to their choice to kill Juliana. ...

• Word Count: 1630
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In early American culture it was common for a women's job to be a submissive homemaker in clear contrast to the males aggressive breadwinner role. ... They are initiated at a very early age, beginning at birth. ... These roles have been in a state of flux in American society in recent years. ... The danger women feel has been fed throughout history by the practice of keeping women in their place by limiting their options. ... Yet opening the world of business with new opportunities for women does not dissipate much of this frustration because both men and women continue to be ruled by t...

• Word Count: 1361
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

History and Demographics: In the United States today, there are currently 26 million Italian-Americans. ... In 1850, there were less than 4,000 Italians in America. ... Italian-American cookbooks are possibly the most popular Italian-American literature sources to be found. ... The tendency for Italian-Americans to use nicknames here in America is something that ties directly to the old country. ... Early Italian immigrants brought the custom of honoring favorite saints with outdoor ceremonies to the United State more than 100 years ago. ...

• Word Count: 1690
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• Grade Level: High School

We came to America in May of 1987 as a family (my mom and dad, my sister, my brother, and me.) Our family has had a history of immigration both my mom's and my dad's fathers had come to the U.S. before when they were both bachelors, under the Bracero Program, which was from 1947-1964. ... He would have gotten them earlier when the law was that if you were in the U.S. in 1982 you could file for the papers but at that time he went back to Mexico to get married to my mom. ... She was the first Mexican-American woman to hold such a high government post."" ... I believe that everyone s...

• Word Count: 1638
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• Grade Level: High School

"The Jungle" shows the relationship between the animals that were being slaughtered and the workers who were slaughtering them, from very early in the novel. ... Immigrants with peasant backgrounds, and even migrants from America's own rural regions, are especially ill equipped to survive the urban jungle because of their stubborn individualism. ... To try to make their American dreams come true. ... (Pg. 19) Even after Grandmother Majauszkiene told the family about the history of the house they lived in. ... (Pg. 35) This is exactly how each of the immigrant families came over to America...

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• Grade Level: High School

Growing up African American in a segregated American society force one to question many aspects of their very existence. Beneatha Younger is a young woman growing up during a difficult era in American history. Although the situation for African Americans had improved, the Civil Rights Movement had not yet hit its peak. ... By straightening their hair, or changing something about their appearance, personality, or way of life, some African Americans have begun assimilating into American culture. ... Earlier, Joseph Asagai had visited Beneatha and implied that he was still interested in he...

• Word Count: 1948
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• Grade Level: High School

Family and society have come across many changes during our history. ... In the past marriage was top priority, now it was not as important, as it was during earlier times. ... If you had to select one period of time in history where you believed families had it best, what era would that be and why? ... People respected the American flag and what it stood for. ...

• Word Count: 1913
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

My family and I lived in a city where the aroma of oranges lurked in every corner; I can visit Tripoli, a city where Phoenician, Ottoman, and French history are still alive anytime I wish. ... That's my father, always a morning person: he would wake up really early to go to work and come home late; he didn't have much time for us. ... Is he thinking about our family back at home or is he thinking about his new life in America and living on his own for the first time? ...

• Word Count: 1360
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• Grade Level: High School

The divorce rate in America has gotten awfully high. ... "Today's children are the first generation in this country's history who think divorce and separation are a normal part of family life," says Andrew Chrerlin of Johns Hopkins University. A promise the husband and wife made earlier to be loyal and faithful to each other forever is being broken. ... According to Patrick Fagan, "each year, over 1 million American children suffer from divorce of their parents." ...

• Word Count: 1989
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

It cleverly tells the story of the Compson family from Jackson, Mississippi in the early 1900's. ... The Compson family throughout the novel, struggle to relate to the newly developing race relations that are occurring throughout America. ... He has no comprehension of the newly emerging race relations that are happening throughout America during this period of time. ... Quentin's encounter with a Negro on a streetcar gives the reader a valuable insight into his position on the newly emerging race relation in America during this period of time. ...

• Word Count: 2419
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography

All I knew was that they grew up having a difficult time learning the American ways and adjusting to them. ... We caught the early bus, that way we were able to have the free breakfast served by the school. ... They began to be aware of the "American way". ...

• Word Count: 2440
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School