Although Asians and Asian Americans have been present on American television screens for decades, [1] few television series have featured Asian or Asian Americans in starring roles. ... Ralph Macchio in The Karate Kid (1984): American action film and television, involving martial artists as heroes, tended to be dominated by narratives revolving around Euro-American protagonists. ... American narratives about crime and ethnicity have often dealt with the difficulties of finding the American dream of personal freedom, and the voice over opening for Vanishing Son's credit sequence summari...

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Natty Bumppo was the first true recognizable American hero. ... "An American novelist, travel writer, and social critic, James Fenimore Cooper is regarded as the first great American writer" (Groliers NP). ... This wilderness scout is the first of his kind in American literature and was seen nowhere before by the American readers. ... Indians of this time were looked upon as savages, "but Natty has taken unto himself the best of both civilization and so-called savagery" (Cliff Notes 11). ... Again, Indiana is showing the attributes of an American hero. ...

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Traditional housing: There were many variations across North America: conical wigwams or tipis, long houses, and cliff dwellings. ... It can be one you remember from childhood, or one you saw yesterday. ... Note its details clearly. ...

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• Grade Level: High School