I think racism does not exists in sports because there could be a whole black team and you have to play an out of state school and the other team coach might say black boy or nigger. But i say that it isn’t that bad it’s just certain people that don’t like colored people.But i think that this stuff happened back then because coaches now they can roll with a black and white squad and the coach will treat them both the same because we are the same and no one’s different.and i think after Martin Luther
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Not a Noun”. During the time that the poem was written there was an uprising against immigration laws. The word choice‚ word order‚ line breaks‚ and the use of stanzas in Alarcon’s poem leads me to believe that Alarcon was a part of the stance against the governments treatment of Hispanic’s and the harsh immigration laws. The tone of Alarcon’s poem is corrective‚ condemning‚ bitter‚ painful and sad. The short stanzas along with the choice of words used to describe what Alarcon feels about the word
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In reviewing the poem “Mexican is not a noun” written by Francisco X. Alarcon‚ it was an interesting take on how Alarcon thinks the word is viewed as a verb rather than a noun or an adjective. Many years ago‚ we learned that a noun is a person‚ place‚ or thing. In addition‚ an adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun. In this poem‚ Alarcon shows us how the word “Mexican” is used in today’s society. In the first couple of stanzas‚ Alarcon describes to his readers that Mexicans may not
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These collective nouns are commonly used under the category of people. A class of students. An army of soldiers. A choir of singers. A crew of sailors. A band of musicians. A bunch of crooks. A crowd of people/spectators. A gang of thieves. A group of dancers. A team of players. A troupe of artists/dancers. A pack of thieves. A staff of employees. A regiment of soldiers. A tribe of natives.
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2. The moon and stars shine in the sky at night. 3. barking dons seldom bite. 4. The man gave sweets to the orphans. 5. Bread is made of flour. Fill in the blanks with suitable Adjectives given below (sharp‚ good‚ long‚sweet‚small) 1. My knife is………………………… 2. Monkeys have …………………..tail. 3. What a …………………………..boy you are. 4. The grapes are ……………………. 5. A mouse is …………………animal. Fill in the blanks using ‘A’‚ ‘AN’‚ or ‘the’ as required 1. He is……………….honest man 2. He
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(Translation of an excellent article from Thuglak‚ a Tamil fortnightly) Preface: Is it a rule that only PM or CM should unfurl the National Flag and address the citizens? Should not a chance be given to a citizen who is enjoying independence?(?!) This is an attempt to think how a citizen will address on the eve of Independence Day. My dear Citizens of India (bayoon aur bahnoo) Namaskar. India is a free country and everybody has freedom. Isn’t it? There is no section of our society
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of the main types of sharks are the angel sharks‚ saw sharks‚ and cow sharks. Squainiformes‚ or also known as the angel sharks‚ are characterized by their ray like flattened bodies. This order has one family that is called Squatindae that contains about 13 species. The maximum size that can be reached by any one of these species is 4-6 feet in length. Pristiophoriformes are also known as the saw sharks. This order has only has one family‚ Phistophoriformes‚ which contains five species. These sharks
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The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: An Investment Itself? “Race is a cultural construct‚ but one with deadly social causes and consequences” (Lipsitz 2). In his book‚ The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit From Identity Politics‚ George Lipsitz argues that it is in the best interest of white Americans to “invest in whiteness‚ to remain true to an identity that provides them with resources‚ power‚ and opportunity (Lipsitz vii).” Lipsitz’s book gives a substantial
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Running head: COMPOUND NOUNS IN VIETNAMESE AND ENGLISH COMMERCIAL TEXTS Compound Nouns in Vietnamese and English Commercial Texts A Contrastive Analysis Abstract Learning has always been a challenging process to obtain knowledge. This is undeniably true in studying economics in a different language. The quest to understand a concept itself may present some difficulties. Yet‚ comprehending the wordings that may lead to such understanding can also be overly frustrating. Through reading some
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January 2013 English Language and Literature Seminar paper Topic: Noun phrase premodification by participles Student: Mentor: Jelena Galić Dejan Milinović Table of contents 1. Introduction 2. Participles in premodification 2.1. –ed participle 2.2. –ing participle 2.3. The
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