... , the E-Government Act, and the Education Reform Act. Our government even has gone so far as to appoint a committee to oversee, update, and post these rights and restrictions, establishing the EPIC. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own governors, must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives. A popular government without popular information or the means ... or a tragedy or perhaps both. (Madison) This quote, made by one of our forefathers, adorns the beginning of the EPIC's web page and clearly demonstrates the power of knowledge and its cor...

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... American Dream attracted many immigrants who aimed to achieve greater than they would have done in countries elsewhere. James Truslow Adams, a wealthy American historian, even said in his book, The Epic of America (1931) that, "The American Dream is better, richer, and happier life for all our citizens of every rank." In spite of the ruins of the economy ... ...

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... solidly defined, the Executive and Judicial branches are by definition equally as important. The Executive branch is responsible for carrying out the law. To do this, it employs a bureaucracy of epic proportions. Over the last two centuries and some, this bureaucracy has grown steadily bigger. It consists of several kinds of agency: Cabinet departments, Independent Regulatory Commissions, Independent Executive Agencies, and ... ...

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... are injected strictly for showmanship, but on the whole, Tora! Tora! Tora! is about as accurate a historical war movie that has been produced, one possible exception would be Steven Spielberg's epic Saving Private Ryan. The film truly defines the term "co-production" as it tells the story of the events that lead to the bombing of Pearl Harbor from both sides ... ...

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... . Helen Hunt Jackson explored white-Indian relations in both fiction and history. Her Century of Dishonor documented the American nation's shameful dealings with Indians. By the 1870s, Bancroft's self-congratulatory epic history had become second nature to most Americans who thought about the past. At this time, changes were taking place in the discipline. One change was in leadership. Amateur writers ... ...

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... continue to shoot through the roof. Teens need to feel loved and like they belong in this marvelous world we live in. If not, teens suicide will become a problem of epic proportion and spread like wildfire. To extinguish it, love must be the light in this world of hatred....

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... goal to reach in their lives. Many immigrants have faced a lot of prejudice and discrimination just to reach their goal, theirAmerican Dream,? as James Truslow described it in his essayThe Epic of America? in 1931, he described the American Dream in this passageThat dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity ... ...

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... on a popular evangelical Methodist minister, George Whitefield, brought her instant success upon his death. She also was well versed in Latin, which allowed her to write in the epyllion (short epic) style with the publication of "Niobe in Distress." Phillis' popularity as a poet both in the United States and in England ultimately brought her freedom from slavery on October 18, 1773 ... ...

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During the late 19th century and early 20th century a revolution of epic proportions presented itself to the American people. As a wave of nearly 12 million immigrants stepped onto United State soil, clashes between new and old Americans became a way of American life. ... ...

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