An independent school in the United Kingdom is a school relying upon private sources for all of its funding, predominantly in the form of school fees. In England and Wales the term public school is often used to refer to what is normally called in other countries a \"private\" school, a term which originally referred to those schools named in the Public Schools Act 1868. These schools themselves tend to prefer the term \"independent school\".
is the United States regarded as a \"melting pot\" and a \"salad\"
The melting pot is a metaphor for a heterogeneous society becoming more homogeneous, the different elements \"melting together\" into a harmonious whole with a common culture. It is particularly used to describe the assimilation of immigrants to the United States; the melting-together metaphor was in use by the 1780s.
After 1970 the desirability of assimilation and the melting pot model was challenged by proponents of multiculturalism, who assert that cultural differences within society are valuable and should be preserved, proposing the alternative metaphor of the salad bowl – different cultures mix, but remain distinct.
did America change its policy and enter world war two
Because the Great Depression lead a worldwide warfare crisis . But in the face of the Warfare crisis，the thinking of isolationism and anthropocentrism filled the society of America,most of American pay no attention on the war of other countries. It was until March of 1941 when the warfare fo west Europe is become incandescent the Capitol Hill adopt the Act of Lease. This marked US was no longer neutral state but a member of Allies. Than the Pearl Harbor incident finally made the United States enter The World War II on the side of the Allies.
were Nixon's well-known contributions during his presidency
Nixon is noted for his diplomatic foreign policy, especially with the Soviet Union and China, and his efforts to end the Vietnam War. He is also noted for his
middle-of-the-road domestic policy that combined conservative rhetoric and, in many cases, liberal action, as in his environmental policy.
As president, Nixon imposed wage and price controls, indexed Social Security for inflation, and created Supplemental Security Income. The number of pages added to the Federal Register each year doubled under Nixon. He advocated gun control, reduced speed limits, and eradicated the last remnants of the gold standard. Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency and Occupational Safety and Health Administration and implemented the Philadelphia Plan, the first significant federal affirmative action program.
was the cause of the American civil war
1. Economic and social differences between the North and the South. 2. States versus federal rights
3. The fight between Slave and Non-Slave State Proponents. 4. Growth of the Abolition Movement. 5. The election of Abraham Lincoln.
are the two characteristics of the construction
the Statue of Liberty The Capitol
are the qualifications for a senator and a representative respectively
Senator:1) each senator must be at least 30 years old, 2) must have been a citizen of the United States for at least the past nine years, and 3) must be (at the time of the election) an inhabitant of the state he or she seeks to represent. Each representative must: (1) be at least twenty-five years old; (2) have been a citizen of the United States for the past seven years; and (3) be (at the time of the election) an inhabitant of the state they represent.
are the Major powers of the supreme court
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal judiciary. It consists of the Chief Justice of the
United States and eight Associate Justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed with the \"advice and consent\" of the Senate. Justices serve \"during good Behaviour,\" which terminates at death, resignation, retirement, or conviction on impeachment. The Court meets in Washington, . in the United States Supreme Court building. The Supreme Court is primarily an appellate court, but has original jurisdiction in a small number of cases.
does an American university choose its applicants
It will through some aspects：transcript，academic performance，extra-curricular achievements，personnel，inherence，artistic skills
are the origins of thanksgiving day
Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American holiday, which is a form of harvest festival. The date and whereabouts of the first Thanksgiving celebration is a topic of modest contention, though the earliest attested Thanksgiving celebration was on September 8, 1565 in what is now Saint Augustine, Florida. Despite any scholarly research to the contrary, however, the traditional \"first Thanksgiving\" presented by Chief Massasoit is venerated as having occurred at the site of Plymouth Plantation, in 1621.
is the essence of American puritanism
1，puritanism is a strict religious doctrine.
2, puritanism also has practical aspects. Puritans have to work hard, and prepare for the obstacles they will meet in their life.
American puritanism contains origional sin, predestination,total depravity，limited atonement of God's grace
is the lost generation
The Lost Generation is a term used to refer to a collective group of artists and writers who settled in Europe in the wake of the First World War. Members of the Lost Generation lived in Europe in the 1920s and early 1930s, and they had a profound
impact on society and the arts. This generation is referred to as “lost” not because it has faded from memory, but because the individuals in the Lost Generation often expressed a sense of emotional confusion, feeling lost in their own society.
are the characteristics of American writing during the romantic period
reaction against logic and reason; antiscientific in its bent; faith in something inherently good and transcendent in the human spirit in no need of salvation, but rather in need of awakening...\"
In this romantic period, writers put more emphasis on moral enthusiasm, and their masterpieces were full of passion, emotion, fancy and imagination. They also had a faith in the value of individualism and intuitive perception, they displayed personalities, express feelings and ideas, emphasize men’s rights for freedom and happiness.
For their part human nature is of good will. Men can learn the world through their own ability, conscience and intuition. The romantic showed a deep admiration and love for nature. They praised America’s landscape of its primitive forests, meadows, vast plains, seas and blue oceans. The beauty and perfection of nature could enable them to have unutterable joy and exuberance. And nature was regarded as a source of goodness while man’s societies a source of corruption. Writers like Freneau, Cooper and Bryant took a great interest in external nature in their respective works.
the background for the American civil rights movement.
The Civil Rights Movement in the United States has been a long, primarily nonviolent struggle to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to primarily African American citizens of United States. There have been many movements on behalf of other groups in the . over time, but the term is often used to refer to the struggles between 1955 and 1968 to end discrimination against African-Americans and to end racial segregation, especially in the . South. See African American for information on how various terms have been used at that time period for African Americans.
comments on women's liberation movement.
The changes women worked for included changes in economic practices, such as not only asking equal work, but also equal opportunity for jobs in fields such as science and technology, management and politics.
They wanted changes in social practices and attitudes which would acknowledge that women were not inferior to men in intelligence or ability
Legal segregation ended in the South as a result of the civil rights women's movement continues to gain more rights and opportunities for women.
The social movements of the 1960s had a strong effect on the way people think and caused changes in many laws.
is the lvy leaguename at least 4 of its members.
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The term is most commonly used to refer to those eight schools considered as a group. The term also has connotations of academic excellence, selectivity in admissions, and a reputation for social elitism. Brown University Harvard University Yale University Columbia University
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