They encouraged reproduction of the "best and the brightest" and discouraged reproduction of the "unfit" -- including criminals, alcoholics, psychotics, the retarded, paupers, and those in poor physical health and envisioned a society that perpetuated white middle and upper class power. ... American eugenicists hoped to use physical measurements of the human body to back up their claims about the superiority of the white race, although no relationship has ever been shown between bodily measurements and intelligence or other behavioral attributes. ... During the first two decades of the 20th ce...

• Word Count: 1062
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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, ...

• Word Count: 3113
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

Women's Roles and Rights Starting the nineteenth century, the U.S. was still a man's world. ... By 1840, the demographic center of the American population map had crossed the Alleghenies. ... The Economy and the Environment The westward movement also changed the physical environment. ...

• Word Count: 1767
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Many believe that Madame Defarge is the epitome of evil; where as, America is the light of the new world. ... Most people would agree that more than any other feeling Pride is what puts America on the map. ... On September 11, 2001, terrorist from the Taliban regime crashed Boeing 737's into the Pentagon, North World Trade Center Tower and the South World Trade Center Tower. ... Much thought has went into how this man could destroy the greatest nation in the world. Premeditated murder is what this man has caused mass destruction with an even greater emotional toll than physical. ...

• Word Count: 2691
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School