Equality of Opportunity Archives – Vintage American Ways
June 21, 2017 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment
Times are tough. We’re facing a lot of important issues in the United States and instead of thoughtful, serious discussions, many political leaders and commentators on television have resorted to …
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Filed Under: Civil Conversation, Cultural Values, Government and Politics, Six Basic American Values Tagged With: American Ways 12, American Ways 2, American Ways 7, Audio Recording, Branches of Government, Church and State, Commentary, Commentators, Competition, Constitution, Equality of Opportunity, Hard Work, Hereditary Aristocracy, Immigration, Individual Freedom, Lesson Plan, Material Wealth, Responsibilities, Rights, Self-Reliance, Settlers, The American Dream, Titles of Nobility
October 3, 2015 By Maryanne Datesman
Meet Granny Rhoda, who could be the “poster child” for the self-reliant frontier woman. She was beautiful, accomplished, fearless, neat, sweet-tempered, and had faith in God. An inspiration to us …
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Filed Under: American West, Cultural Values, Gender Roles, Home and Family, Lifestyle Leisure and Sports, Nature, Religion, Short Stories, Six Basic American Values Tagged With: Accomplishments, Adventure, Audio Recording, Equality of Opportunity, Family, Gender Roles, Hard Work, Lesson Plan, Nature & Science, Parenting, Self-Reliance, Women, Youth’s Companion 1914
September 17, 2015 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment
What do you think of when someone says they are going to talk about the “culture” of a country? Do you think of art, classical music, ballet, and literature? Or do you think about food, hip-hop …
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Filed Under: American Culture, Cultural Values, Six Basic American Values Tagged With: American Ways 1, American Ways 2, Anthropology, Audio Recording, Behavior, Beyond Culture, Commentary, Common Sense, Competition, Cultural Iceberg, Edward T. Hall, Equality of Opportunity, Hard Work, Immigration, Individual Freedom, John Zogby, Lesson Plan, Material Wealth, Motivation, Polls, Self-Reliance, Sociological, The American Dream
September 25, 2014 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment
With elections coming, there is a lot of talk about the women’s vote and how to secure it. One party claims that the other party is waging a war on women and that women had better vote with them or …
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Filed Under: American West, Government and Politics, Home and Family Tagged With: 19th Amendment, 2012 Election, American Ways 11, American Ways 12, American Ways 4, American Ways 7, Audio Recording, Barack Obama, Candidate, Civil War, Commentary, Conservative, Constitutional Convention of 1787, Declaration of Independence, Election, Election, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Equality of Opportunity, Family, Family Relationships, Feminism, Feminism, Freedom, Gender Roles, Lesson Plan, Marriage, Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney, Platform, Political Parties, Political Parties, Susan B. Anthony, The East, The West, Throwback Thursday, Voting Rights, Voting Rights, Women, Women’s Rights, Women’s Suffrage Movement, Youth’s Companion, Youth’s Companion 1914
September 14, 2014 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment
Maryanne Datesman gives an overview of the Vintage American Ways website and shares her experience writing American Ways: An Introduction to American Culture with her two co-authors. She explains …
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Filed Under: Civil Conversation, Cultural Values, Diversity and Immigration, Education, National and International News, Six Basic American Values Tagged With: American Ways, Commentary, Equality of Opportunity, Hard Work, Self-Reliance