The movie‚ Hidden Figures‚ was a very interesting film to watch. This story reallytouches on many important themes of American history. The film stars Katherine Johnson who was working in the West Area Computer division of the Langley Research Center in Hampton Virginia‚ Mary Jackson is working hard to become an engineer‚ and Dorothy Vaughan who is their unofficial supervisor. A large political competition was ensuing. Both the Americans and the Russians were in what was known as the “Space Race”
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Reading Among Students Reading Among StudentsByAbdullah I. Al FaifiIntroductionReading in general is a big word that branches into so many topics. Nations advancement is based on education which includes reading as a main part of its elements. Therefore‚ whenever a nation wants to advance‚ reading must be one of its characteristics. Reading is not dedicated to certain people indeed. It is a gift for anyone can read and understand as well. But‚ there are places where reading must take place. In
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Simon Garfield has presented the diary entries of five ordinary citizens living between 1945 and 1948 in his book‚ Our Hidden Lives: The Remarkable Diaries of Post-War Britain. The content was drawn from what came to be known as the Mass-Observation Archive‚ an effort initiated by an anthropologist‚ a journalist‚ and a documentary filmmaker as “a study of everyday people living regular lives.” (Garfield‚ 1) From the thousands collected‚ Garfield selected these five diaries because they provided a
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Several religious groups are against the Harry Potter series because of their beliefs; they are against the idea of magical creatures‚ witches and wizards. But in reality‚ this story goes beyond these‚ it teaches us a lot of values through the characters and their actions. Some of these values include: respect‚ courage‚ perseverance‚ friendship‚ loyalty‚ and something that Voldemort could never have‚ love. In first place‚ we have Hermione Granger‚ a really intelligent‚ brave‚ and strong girl. Throughout
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The hidden truths of the Food Industry It was our normal routine during the week‚ driving through the drive thru to get the kids a bite to eat. One day it could be Jack n the Box‚ another day it could be Mc Donald’s or Carl’s Jr‚ which ever fast food was voted on amongst my daughters is where we went. This past summer what seemed to be just another trip through the drive thru became a nightmare after eating hamburgers at our usual Carl’s Jr. Not so long after we ate‚ my older daughter began with
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The “Hidden transcript” is always present because it represents discourse. When an African American is stopped by a police officer for a routine traffic stop‚ the tension is present. The officer is an authority figure so this person would give them respect but also find out why they were being pulled over. Any interaction with law enforcement could be an African Americans last encounter on the face of the earth so most of the time they are scared and will do anything the officer says to not upset
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teachers included‚ said that he lacked “book smarts‚” and encouraged him to attend technical school for a mechanics certification rather than a university for a degree. This is very common and probably sounds sensible to you. Gerald Graff‚ author of‚ “Hidden Intellectualism‚” an article published in the writing guidebook They Say‚ I Say would disagree. Graff would probably fault my friend’s teachers for not using his interest in cars as a way to encourage academic thinking. Graff believes that street
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As I walked through the O’Hare International airport check-in queue‚ on a busy festive week‚ I noticed the queue was moving a lot faster than usual. I felt relieved and thought myself to be lucky. A group of Chicago college graduates ahead of me breezed through the initial security check‚ then I got through but just then‚ I saw a little stir in the queue and turned back to see a middle age Muslim gentleman was being cross-questioned. The man was allowed to pass after a brief questioning about his
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30. According to Credit Counselling and Management Agency in New Straits Times (2011)‚ an average of 41 Malaysians are declared bankrupt daily‚ with the majority failing to make repayment for car purchase loan. In short‚ the problem of bankruptcy among youth has to be taken seriously. 2.0 Problem Statement Statistics by the AKPK indicated that the number of individual bankruptcy cases had raised by 11.2% to 18‚053 cases in 2010 and increased by a further 6.2% to 19‚167 cases in 2011 (Curbing Credit
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PORNOGRAPHY AMONG CHILDREN What is pornography? Pornography is known as “porn” or “porno” which means the depiction of erotic behavior. It intended to cause sexual excitement. Some people believe that online pornography is just a form of personal free speech‚ Somehow we have to care to the under age children also. There is too many resources that can make children expose to pornography such as book‚ magazine‚ mass media‚ and gadget and so on. One of the easiest and most popular ways is over
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