Kabaddi (sometimes transliterated Kabbadi or Kabadi; (Bengali: কাবাডি‚ Hindi: कबड्डी‚ Kannada: ಕಬಡಿ‚ Malayalam: കബഡി‚ Marathi: कबड्डी‚ Punjabi: ਕਬੱਡੀ‚ Persian: کودّی، کبدی‚ Tamil: சடுகுடு‚ கபடி‚ Telugu: కబడ్దీ‚ Urdu: کبڈی) is a South Asian team sport. The name is derived from the Tamil word (கை-பிடி) "kai" (hand)‚ "pidi" (catch)‚ which is translated into "Holding Hands".[1] Two teams occupy opposite halves of a small swimming pool / field and take turns sending a "raider" into the other half‚ in
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Observation: Stereotypically‚ Asians are higher performing than Caucasians Outline: I. Asians tend to excel more both in school and the work field than the average Caucasian person. II. Do better in school A. Higher GPA B. Harder classes C. Spend more time studying III. Stricter parents A. Forced to go above and beyond B. Forced to do scholarly extracurricular activities C. Less freedom when out with friends D. Morals IV. Success in life A. Higher median income B. higher positions
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But we must look deeper past the numbers and statistics and into the cultural aspects and the effects and consequences of the myth of the model minority has. Asian children are increasingly pressured by family and cultural values to achieve. The parents of these students feel that the performance of their children is a representation of their parental abilities and when their children fall short of their expectations‚ these feelings are sometimes expressed in form of physical violence for something
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The Longer Paper: What’s the story? The Legend of Miss Sasagawara is a narrative of tragedy. A tragedy typically illustrates the downfall of the protagonist‚ who is usually a person of good standing‚ through one or a series of tragic incidents that he or she does not have control over. The protagonist usually has a wish to achieve some goal but encounters obstacles along the way. The outcome is that the protagonist is unable to overcome these challenges and therefore suffers a change in fortune
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Bluebird In Streets of Gold: The Myth of the Model Minority by Curtis Chang‚ he discusses the stereotypes labeled against Asian-Americans and explains how the U.S. Society sees them as the “model minority”. He goes to the core of the “model minority” assumption‚ and shows the reader how the media heavily influences these ideas. He shows how cultural patterns within the Asian-American society fuel these ideas. Chang uses very interesting ways of presenting evidence by putting quotes within his piece
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In the documentary film "The Color of Fear‚ "a group of men engaged in a candid discussion on racism. The group consisted of eight men‚ and they were African‚ Asian‚ Latino‚ and White Americans. It was to show that all Africans‚ Asians‚ Latinos‚ or Whites do not think alike and are diverse. I believe that is why there were two men representing each ethnicity. At some point in the movie it made me feel quite uncomfortable to watch because of the intensity of the men. For the most part I felt as though
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2012‚ http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_1YR_S0201&prodType=table The Pew Research Center. 2012. "The Rise of Asian Americans." Last modified July 12‚ 2012. http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/files/2012/06/SDT-The-Rise-of-Asian-Americans-Full-Report.pdf Accessed November 12‚ 2012.
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Thomas As Am 560 10/5/12 Option 2 Through racism and stereotypes‚ we examine how Asian-American superheroes are often relegated to a secondary or “side-kick” status in modern comic books. In “Blue Scorpion and Chung‚” we take a look at Chung‚ an Asian-American chauffeur whose advanced combat skills and athleticism are dwarfed by his eccentric partner and boss‚ Blue Scorpion. We also take a look at James‚ an Asian superhero with a vast amount of powers‚ who becomes relegated to side-kick status to
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Harbor‚ the Japanese were called traitors and Asians of all race were stereotyped because everyone seemed to think that they all look alike. Even if they were not in internment camps like the Japanese‚ they were still thought to be evil. Even now‚ they are still stereotyped‚ even for different reasons. It’s unfair that for all these years‚ Asians are stereotyped into smart people who eat rice and have extremely strict parents. However‚ it’s not just Asians that are stereotypes. For example‚ Blacks are
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location and how it is used as a ‘definable characteristic’ and henceforth as an identity that makes Southeast Asia. Obviously‚ Oxford Dictionaries has already defined for us which countries are included. Just to make sure‚ the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries could also be used as a medium to look into which countries is part of Southeast Asia. But is there all there is to it? Obviously in order to define a region‚ it has to have ‘definable characteristic‚’ and henceforth
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