America Essays

It is historian James Brewer Stewart’s thesis that the massive social changes and revivalism in the 1820’s had started New England’s abolitionist crusade against slavery. Revivalism had given a powerful impact to abolitionism in the eighteenth century. As Protestants struggled to overcome the adversities of immense new challenges, the abolitionists’ …

The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement. The Red Cross provides relief to victims of disaster and helps communities prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. The Red Cross is a …

The controversial issues of women’s rights and equality for blacks in America during the 19th and 20th centuries’ are themes that paved the way for the success of two famous historical playwrights. Henrik Ibsen, one of the founders of modernism in theater, explores throughout some of his plays the theme …

American Home Products Corporation1. CASE SUMMARYAHP Chief Executive”I just don’t like to owe money”, said William F. Laporte, AHP chief executive, when asked about his company’s almost debt-free balance sheet and growing cash reserves. Mr. Laporte had taken over as chief executive of American Home Products in 1964. Throughout 17 …

During the post-Napoleonic Era, countries began to seek ways to maintain the balance of power among Europe. Thus, they called on cooperation and created a good start of the Concert of Europe—the collaboration of countries. However, by 1823, failure loomed and the Concert of Europe began to collapse. What were …

Los Angeles is well known for being the center of fashion, media and entertainment, but also serves as the home for many diverse populations: one of them being the Mexican Americans. Since their arrival, the Mexican Americans has been the target of racism from the white men in the United …

The events leading up to April of 1917 left the United States no choice but to enter the war against Germany. The United States had every intention to maintain its neutrality throughout the European conflict but Germany’s actions pulled them into fighting. Germany’s submarine warfare, threats to democracy, and contacts …

‘Campus bums’, intellectuals, liberal-minded politicians, middle-class suburbs, labor unions, government institutions and later on, returning Vets made up the majority of the protesting population in the United States who sought to end the Vietnam War. The anti-war movement became prominent in 1965, reached its climax in 1968, lasting through the …

Canada’s treaties with the Native peoples were not extremely freely negotiated. Firstly, the Canadian government’s intention of the treaty was quite well-known. Obviously, they wanted to take the land which belongs to the natives’. In order to achieve their ambitious goal, they took advantage of the decay of the bison. …

The short story ‘This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona,’ has various locations or settings. These include different locations on the reservation, the airplane, the trailer in Phoenix, and the long road through Nevada. Do these settings have any influence on the character actions? To further understand how …