On November 8, 2016, Donald Trump officially became the 45th President of the United States of America after the victory over rival Hillary Clinton. He is the first president in US history with no political or military experience prior to taking office. The previous US presidents from 1789 to 2016 came into the White House with an average of 13 years in public office and 5.6 years of military service. This information belonged to the article “Donald Trump will be the only US president ever with no
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finding a good job difficult. Local people can be prejudiced against those who have an accent different from their own. “The stronger the accent, the more contempt will abound” (Giles and Niedzielski 86). For example, a Chinese student came to America a few days ago and began studying at a university. There was a discussion time during one of her classes. She was on a team with three American classmates. During the whole session, she only said two or three sentences. One might think it is because
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“ I was born in Mexico, I am from Mexico city”(Rubioand. in Brainy Quotes). Mexico city can provide many things for visitors and residents, such as deep history, breathtaking scenery, and extraordinary activities. Mexico city has a very profound history that can be very intriguing. It was originally built over a lake named Lago de Texcoco, during the Aztecs period. A group called the Mexicas once believed that one day God would send a sign about an eagle eating a snake on top of a cactus. Once the
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I would like to be an ambassador to Japan for the Daikin America, Inc. 22nd Annual Homestay Program because I have an immense interest in the Japanese culture and I want to learn about the Japanese way of life, Japan has some of the most beautiful geographical lands in the world and I would be very honored to see such a place that is so breathtaking. I have many reasons why I would like to be an ambassador to Japan, but here are three that I am going to discuss: To share my culture while also learning
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The Evolution of Music: Offensive to Women, yet Acclaimed in Society Victor Hugo, a well known French Romantic writer, once stated “Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” Though this statement was made in the 19th century, it continues to stand true to this day. Through decades of evolution, music has constantly been a way for anyone to express themselves through melodies, timbre, dynamics, and lyrics. People around the world are composing
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prioritize, as evidenced in our typologies. City Profitable - Functionality = Rybczynski. City turned from a place to live into a machine, hence functionality. Not meant for living, more for products to be made and mostly for the designer people. City beautiful – attractive to citizens, lots of history, cosmic gridline, place to sit down and enjoy a cup of coffee. 4.) Describe Cadillac’s “way of seeing” the new world. In other words, “who is he” and “where is he going” as a precursor to how the design/layout
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Mountaintop Removal in Appalachia There is nothing more beautiful or peaceful as the Mountains of Appalachia. Whether you are in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, or West Virginia, the mountains are breathtaking…until you see the bare, flattened remains of mountaintop removal. In 1990 the coal industry was given new life by the Clean Air Act, which restricted sulfur dioxide emissions believe to cause acid rain. This increased the demand for low sulfur coal which is abundant in central Appalachia.
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The Princess Bride is an epic romance novel written by William Goldman. The Princess Bride began with a man telling his grandson a story about the love between a beautiful girl, Buttercup, and her family’s farm boy, Westley. One day, Buttercup fell deeply in love with Westley; she expressed her love forhim but, he left to go to America to find fortune. After he left, Buttercup heard the news that he was killed by Dread Pirate Roberts. She vowed to never love again, but Prince Humperdinck of Florin
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Has anyone thought about the impact of Pearl Harbor on America? Well maybe someone people should. Pearl Harbor is one of the most memorable events that has happen to America.”Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory and our interests are in grave danger”( US Historical Documents).The effects that Pearl Harbor had could still affect someone today. Most of the people in the world will always remember the date December 7th, 1941. Pearl Harbor attack was an
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Image: Cultures Idolizing the Female Form A Comparison and Contrast of the Barbie Doll and Venus de Willendorf Image: Cultures Idolizing the Female Form A Comparison and Contrast of the Barbie Doll and Venus de Willendorf The fact that cultures have idolized the female form in our modern era is not a new concept. Beauty in modern times has been held to the highest standard, but where and why did we get our ideal of beauty? Culture plays a large in role in how beauty is defined, and this
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