Urban families often also face the challenges of interracial marriage and the struggle to develop identities that honor the traditions of the Indian and non-Indian heritage. ... On the other hand, according to Morris, Crowley and Morris (2001), enhancing and honoring cultural or ethnic identity may reduce these problems as well as loneliness and depression and heighten emotional well-being, social adjustment, self-esteem, coping abilities and optimism. ... Furthermore, children with a strong bicultural identity may have a wider range of options, greater success, and experience lower levels ...

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Turner states, "Noble Drew Ali was an intelligent and creative signifier, a self-styled prophet of the city who utilized eclectic religious, cultural and political motifs to construct a new black American culture and political identity" (p.72). This is another example of signification and identity because Ali amalgamated Garveyism, the religion of Islam, and cult movements in the formation of his new religion. ...

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She was sitting in a room quietly trying not to pick up her head, afraid of what she might see if she will. Hiding in a place of her clothing and wishing she was back in her environment with her people who were not that much different from her. Feeling uncomfortable from all the glances people were...

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The United States was founded upon diversity. Racism in America began when the first African slaves were brought to the North American colony of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619, to aid in the production of such lucrative crops as tobacco. These slaves were not brought by will, but by force, and they faced great oppression while giving the dominant white race the blue collar resource that they so essentially needed in order to stake their claim in the new and soon to flourish United States of America. Plagued by hundreds of years of slavery, discrimination, segregation, hatred, and victimization, ...

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1. WORLDVIEW/RELIGION The worldview of people is the way they interpret reality and events, including images of themselves and how they relate to the world around them (pg 120). My worldview is shaped by my religion (pg 126) which is Christianity (pg 134). Everything I do is based on my religion and knowing that I am being watched over by God and that he sees everything I choose to do. I believe I am on this earth because God died for my sins and created me putting me on this earth. ...

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." - Fortune Magazine Table of Contents Introduction The Rise of the Automobile The Styling Redesign The Role of Attainable Pricing for the Masses The Emerging American Obsession The Impact on the Nuclear Family Redefining the American Teenager The Rise of the Hot Rod Culture The Rise of the Excess Culture Baby Boomers and Redesign Converting from Chrome to Muscle The Automobile as Identity Downfall and Decline Conclusion Bibliography Introduction With the end of World War II, the United States returned to a different life and culture than the one it had left behind at the start...

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First one must come out to oneself and "progress through the stages of homosexual identity formation" (49). ... She believes that the "commitment rites of passage are awesome rewards for the necessary identity sculpting, self-discovery, communication efforts, and compromise" (76). ...

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Classroom of America 2 Classroom of America: Inequality in the Educational System The United States of America has long been referred to as the "land of the free,"" a place where "all men are created equal."" But how united is America in the classroom? Within America...

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What does it mean to be an American? What does it mean to be an American slave? These two questions are ideal thematic rhetorical statements that both Crevecoeur and Douglass write about in various ways. Crevecoeur was not born in the United States, but once he arrived here, he was a free man who ma...

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The In's and Out's of Political Participation In America political participation is an important factor when discussing democratic governments. Americans use their participation as their voice. By definition, democratic governments depend on political participation by citizens in order to keep demo...

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"They wait for a problem to happen and then they pay attention." This was stated by Jennie Luitenn who was forced to witness a school shooting (Cloud 8). Being afraid you were going to be killed at school was practically unimaginable not long ago and now it has become a very clear reality in America. There have always been troubled children in this country but unfortunately it took some very violent acts to put this problem into the light. Why is it that children suddenly feel the need to take their peers lives and why has it become more and more prevalent over the years? ...

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Prynne, her presumed-dead husband, returns to discover all of this.45 Now called Roger Chillingworth to hide his identity, he sinks to a new low as he tortures Dimmesdale by keeping him alive to suffer his guilt and shame.46 Chillingworth becomes an almost supernatural being, part devil, part medieval alchemist, and part evil scientist.47 Hester's daughter, Pearl, is described as a "demon child"48 who constantly taunts her mother. ...

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Family and Gender What is the definition of a family? Is it a "Mother- and "Father-, the father being the breadwinner and the mother staying home doing the cooking, cleaning and raising the children. Is it a same sexed couple with children, or it a single parent raising the children alone. What is considered a women, is it a female that has the body of a model. What is a man, is he a male that goes into the service to protect his family and country, that is muscle bound. ...

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The lecture by psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud in 1909 at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, has introduced an American audience to the notion that sexuality is a central part of human identity and development. ...

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Abortion is an important social issue, as it would encompass a woman freely giving up on her baby by killing the little creature. Is abortion a choice or is it immorality? Different people have different opinions over it. Few might think that we do not have the right to abort. We do not have by any ...

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Body Modification and Contemporary American Rites of Passage INTRODUCTION Rites of Passage The term "Rite of Passage" describes any rite or ritual which marks or induces a change in an individuals social position. These life changes include birth, puberty, initiation into social and familial groups, marriage, pregnancy, childbirth, and death. In most pre-industrial societies these rituals are the keys to determining the social hierarchy of the community. In societies emphasizing technology, where life is based on individual achievement and is less dependent on communal cooperation for pros...

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1. Introduction This term paper will be about the magazine FIRE !! which was published during the time of the Harlem Renaissance. For the first time important figures ( writers ) of the Harlem Renaissance worked together, they found out that it was a great chance to show the blacks that, if the...

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On Fear and Freedom The dawn of Orwellian Era: An analysis of USA Patriot Act and its implication on Telecommunication By Tafheem Bari My paper is on the legislation passed by the congress known as USA Patriot Act. My main focus will be on the part of this legislation that deals with ...

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The present is based on the past. The experiences in our past lives shape the way we live today. The same can be held true for the world of politics and international relations. The present system of the world is established on what happened centuries ago. To follow from that, what happened fifty- six years ago - the end of World War II. ...

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History Coursework To What Extent Did The Key Political Ideas Directly Influence Change And Development In Your Chosen Period Of Study? Throughout the 19th and 20th century many political ideas have helped change and shape society, to what it is presently today. The list is endless for w...

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HISTORY: in its broadest sense, is the story of humanity's past. It also refers to the recording of that past. The diverse sources of history include books, newspapers, printed documents, personal papers, and other archival records, artifacts, and oral accounts. Historians use this material to form coherent narratives and uncover linked sequences and patterns in past events. Most histories are concerned with causality, that is, why certain outcomes happened as they did, and how they are linked to earlier events. 1 Origins of Historical Writing In preliterate societies, the acc...

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