is something you admire about | | |States? |United States? |people of this group may practice? |this group’s people, lifestyle, or | | | | | |society? | |Native Americans |When you think about
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Now that you have selected a topic and generated ideas for your final paper, it is time to write a one-page proposal. This proposal should include your main idea, your plan in terms of research and writing approach, and any other information pertinent to your final paper. One of your sources for this paper will be a personal interview. Choose a person that knows you well (one of your parents, a family member, a friend, a former teacher, etc.) and interview them about your topic. You may quote
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AK Liza Erpelo May 9, 2009 “Before I learned how to speak Tagalog, people made fun of me because of my New Jersey accent. They would ostracize me because I am an American,“ (Reyes). As one can see, language is the main issue in the Filipino American society that needs to be resolved in order to reserve history and traditions. Throughout the interview with Brian, I found that he went through hardships because he could not speak Tagalog. His early lifestyle of growing up in New Jersey gave
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Essential Survival Issues for The Asian-American Communities What a sad state we live in when women, living in the United States are still denied basic health care simply because either they are unable to understand what is expected of them or the physician and/or medical office are unable to explain it. Connie C. Chan writes of the frightening ordeal that these non-English speaking women are forced to face. Imagine walking into a medical office where you are unable to fill out the forms, are
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made it seem as if he was the man who explored the great unknown that he was a brave man. They literally painted a picture of him being the person who helped or even created exploration. In this day and age in America if you talk down on Columbus or even speak harm to his name you are looked down upon because he “Founded America”, this statement is true, but what he did after he found this great land is questionable. Before I read this text I believed that Columbus was a good man because no one ever
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Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) • Racial/Ethnic groups (based on divisions in U.S. Census Bureau documents) o Black (African descent) Part III Answer the following questions in 150 to 250 words each about the religious group you selected: • How does your selected religious group differ from other religious groups (such as in their beliefs, worship practices, or values)? Other religions don’t believe in a spiritual being like Jesus Christ, for example, Buddhism.
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“Why do you want to go to American? Everything in Vietnam is very good.” Suddenly in my mind I heard these words: “American curriculum is very well and the best in the world. You will learn many good things here.” My family hope I can study well in here. Moreover, I want to get a university degree and come back to my country to get a good job. During the first two months, I lived in my friend’s house. Then, I had to get driver license, make friends and know what about American cultures
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in Hindi. As I grew older and began to go to preschool the videos slowly transitioned to me speaking English. I came very close to completely forgetting how to speak Hindi, yet my parents only spoke to me in Hindi at home. Even though speaking another language has countless benefits, I have always felt different from the typical American teenager. Richard Rodriguez describes how speaking a distinct language created a barrier between his family and the rest of the country whereas Audre Lorde retells
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that I went from heaven to hell. Although I was so ashamed and felt tremendous pressure to speak English, I must find how to solve all problems of my family. Using my “broken” English is difficult for me to assist my mother, so I am eager to improve my English and teach my mother to learn English to solve her problem by herself in life. According to “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan, Her parents are Chinese and speak “limited” English. When Amy Tan was fifteen, she used to feel pressure to be a translator
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Then we have been to the Adult school to learn English for a year to advantage our English and now we are in the college students. My sister and I do have many friends who come from many countries in the world; we use the English to communicate with our friends and understand them. Like my sister, I feel confident with my English even though somehow I speak not very well; I practice English everyday, in everywhere. I can communicate with my teachers, my doctors, my customers, my friends or someone else
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