I use this narrative anecdote to introduce this ethnographic study because it highlights the unifying and cathartic power that the ideology of our "war on terror" has upon Americans, as illuminated within the microcosm of Boston College. ... " According to The Long Shadow of 9/11, a recent Rand Corporation study, more than 70,000 American's have been killed or injured in this conflict. ... An examination of cultural critics who have made a study of America's response to terror following the 9/11 attacks suggests that the phenomena that occurred at Boston College on Apr...

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This became a trademark Brill dinner touch and began using marketing techniques to tease customers to buying more food while they sat there and starred at their delicious treats. ... Covered in neon, the windmill sat above the retail bakery of the diner and attracted viewers from miles away. ...

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On December 8, Americans anxiously sat around their radios, ready to hear President Roosevelt address the nation. ... He left home in 1896 to study at Groton School for boys in Massachusetts (Schuster 59). ... Soon after he decided to study law at Columbia University, although he did not graduate with a degree, he was fortunately able to pass the law bar exam in 1907 (Schuster 112).He remained in New York practicing law for the following three years. ... Near the end of his studies at Yale, Bush applied for a pilot trainee in the Texas Air National guard, commissioned as a second lieutenant i...

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10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America by Steven M. Gillon brings to attention the ten days that the History Channel believes to be some of the most influential days in America. Gillon purposefully avoided obvious days, such as the bombing and Pearl Harbor or the signing of the Constitution in order to provoke discussion. The introduction points out that it is almost never planned events that change the course of history, but random, unexpected ones. Gillon also points out that it is not always large groups of people that make a difference, but in many instances it is just a single person....

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Introduction When I first sat down and researched into American exceptionalism I discovered an idea that was complex in not just its definition but also its understanding. ... I also intend to study how Truman used these for his foreign policy pursuits. ...

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