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Mexicans and Assimilation in the U.S.

141). In this one can readily understand how her accent, also the title of the novel, is one of her biggest concerns in relation...

Current Prejudices against Women in the U.S.

stereotypes about lesser female competence" (Swim et al, 1995, p. 199). Modern sexism, however, is characterized by "the denial of...

Taiwan and the US/Comparing Domestic Violence

domestic violence, offering comparison to the legal standard on this issue in the US. In 1993, a horrific incident, the stabbing ...

ARTICLE REVIEW: MINORITY THREAT AND POLICE BRUTALITY

the Department of Justices Police Brutality Study 1985-1990; Uniform Crime Reports during the same period and the 1990 U.S. Census...

DO WE NEED MORE GUN CONTROL?

Discusses pros and cons of gun control in the U.S. while pointing out that the current solutions aren't particularly effective...

Negron-Muntaner/Barbie's Hair

if it was straightened, which is viewed as an "act of self-hatred or conformity" (Negron-Muntaner 45). Within this cultural framew...

Equal Pay

The past molds and conditions us yet few of us have an understanding of women's struggle for equality. Beginning in the early- to ...

An Examination of 3 Rhetorical Essays

insanity, which becomes her only way she can avoid the domination that threatens to totally suffocate her individuality. In his di...

Notebooks of Melanin Sun

This writer/tutor does not, of course, have any idea how the student feels on this topic, or, for that matter, the specific course...

Thomas Nagel/”Moral Luck”

that are beyond their control. In other words, there are factors that affect the way in which an event is evaluated morally that a...

"Size Six" by Mernissi/An Analysis

those who enforce religious laws" (Mernissi). In other words, by being larger than a size six, Mernissi, in the salesladys opinion...

Reaction to Philbert's "Good" Plus a Brief Autobiography of the Student

I must master the processes associated involved in writing clearly as my ultimate goal is to teach middle school, and I must, ther...

Firoozeh Dumas' "Sweet, Sour, and Resentful"

example, the author describes how her mother always shopped for fresh ingredients, and prepared fresh herbs, such as "parsley, cil...

William Jennings Bryan/Reformer

and borrower (Edwards "The Currency"). During this era, huge deposits of silver were discovered in Nevada, which greatly increas...

Interview/Living through World War II

out. You didnt know what the future might bring, or if they would survive. "Did you get married during the war?" I asked. "No, ...

A Black Oppression Theory

In an essay consisting of three pages Andrew Hacker's theory on the US mainstream society's oppression of African Americans is dis...

The Space Race and the Participating Cosmonauts and Astronauts

United States of America reigned supreme in space age technology and had won the race to the moon. It speaks of goals set and goa...

Corruption and Police

has the profession of law enforcement. We, both individually and collectively, entrust our police officers with our security, wit...

Why the U.S. Invasion of Iraq is Wrong

a service member in the fighting (Rangel). Otherwise, the Iraq War, and the on-going mess in Afghanistan, have remained unreal to ...

Complexities Of Delivering Health Care In America

because they do not have the means to get medical attention (Center for American Progress, 2007). Health care costs seem to rise e...

Interview, Moroccan Immigrant

had largely assimilated with each other. In discussing the differences between the US and Morocco, Sada also mentioned the differe...

Atwood & Bradbury/Best Dystopian Tale

his needs" (Atwood 8). Atwood obviously feared the emerging strength of the religious far-right and saw in its rejection of rights...

The U.S. Should Withdraw from Iraq Immediately

the people have "done nothing to liberate themselves" (Moore). We might reasonably object that Hussein would have had insurgents a...

Can We Believe Our Eyes?

shock and the second tower exploded. People held their arms above their heads and ducked down, but we still had no idea that it wa...

Visiting New York City

the things that tourists typically do on visiting the Big Apple. First on the agenda was to visit the Statue of Liberty. This stat...

Colombia - Foreign Policy

by the 1970s, mostly left-wing groups (International Crisis Group July). By the 1980s, right-wing groups emerged and by then, the ...

Better to Live in the US than Mexico

Constitution. There are also financial advantages to living in the US. In American culture, owning your own home or business is ...

Zero Tolerance Policies - Do They Work?

in the Gun-Free School Act (McAndrews, 2001; McCune, 2000). McAndrews (2001) reported that policies were passed by state legislat...

All Quiet on the Western Front & Iraq

by the reality of war. Their psyches have been reduced to the common denominator that is dictated by whatever has to be done in or...

A Review of First In His Class"

A 5 page essay exploring the book by Pulitzer prize winning journalist David Mariniss. This book focuses on Bill Clinton's climb...