America: Melting Pot vs. Salad Bowl Multiculturalism is also known as ethnic diversity relating to communities containing multiple cultures. The term is used in two different broad ways‚ descriptively and normatively. By using the descriptive term‚ we usually refer to the simple fact of cultural diversity. This can be applied to the demographic make-up of a specific place and sometimes at the organizational level such as schools‚ neighborhoods or nations. The normative term is often referred to
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characters Dill‚ Scout‚ and Jem in the book " To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee live a somewhat diverse childhood as they become aware of the prejudice in their hometown Maycomb and "learn to climb into other people’s skin and walk around in it". In the story the children behave as a child would at their time‚ but their childhood evolves from playful innocence to realizing the pressures of living in a timeframe where prejudice is all around them. Scout‚ a 6-year-old tom boy‚ Jem‚ Scout’s older
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demonstrate the loss of innocence in Scout and Jem. As Scout matures at a young age‚ she must learn to control herself and respect others. Hardships are forced upon her by her community throughout her life as a child. Hartley illustrates the process of maturation when she says‚ “in the process of growing up‚ the children learn the value of self-control‚ tolerance‚ and respect” (Hartley 15). Hartley elaborates on the components of Scout’s maturing process. Scout goes from a young girl with no
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Hey I’m David Smith and I’m running for 8th head boy. Everybody please stand up! Take one step to your right. Take one step to your left. Clap three times! Now sit down. My parents told me that if I could somehow “move the crowd” then I would win! So thank you for your cooperation. But on a more serious matter‚ I am here to talk about why I want to run for Student Council President‚ my experience as a leader‚ and how I can bring many new and creative ideas to Viewpoint Middle School. Student
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observe the ascension of them through morality levels and the events that cause or show this. The main characters of this book were Jem and Scout who we first meet with morality levels 0 to 1. It is their experiences which cause them to ultimately arrive at a high level of morality and exhibiting characteristics of level 6. Early in the story Jem and Scout act with a level of 0 and 1 in my opinion for many reasons. The first indicator is their bluntness when they first met Dill. They don ’t meet
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The Forty Thieves Retold by Andrew Lang In a town in Persia there dwelt two brothers‚ one named Cassim‚ the other Ali Baba. Cassim was married to a rich wife and lived in plenty‚ while Ali Baba had to maintain his wife and children by cutting wood in a neighboring forest and selling it in the town. One day‚ when Ali Baba was in the forest‚ he saw a troop of men on horseback‚ coming toward him in a cloud of dust. He was afraid they were robbers‚ and climbed into a tree for safety. When they
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Bravery “Scouts Honor” by Avi is a realistic short story about three 9 year old boys who go on a camping trip together to make them look tough and brave. In the beginning the main character gets the idea to join the boy scouts to make him look tough and he wants his friends to join. Soon‚ they all go on the camping trip but they can’t handle it and they hate it. In the end they all admit that they hate roughing it up ( doing rough things ) and they go home. This story shows that these boys struggle
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In the book Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathebane there are many obstacles that Mark the protagonist has to overcome. The first of his problems was to get through school in his poor South African ghetto. The second was to achieve his goal and receive a tennis scholarship to an American college. Mark’s father is one of the major antagonist‚ he was opposed anything to do with Mark getting an education in a school. He was a very traditional man and he didn’t like anything that had to do with
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Summer Book Report Title: Miracle’s Boys Author: Jacqueline Woodson Copyright Date: 2000 Number of Pages: 133 Setting: Manhatten ‚New York Main Characters: Lafayette -12‚ Charlie -15‚ and Ty’ree -22 Summary: The story is about Lafayette who’s relationship with his older brother had changed ever since he came out of a detention home. Charlie blames Lafayette for the death of his mother‚ Milagro. Thier father‚ Lafayette had also died before Lafayette was born. Ever since Charlie
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FILM TITLE: NEW BOY SHORTS INTERNTIONAL What was your opinion of the film? I think that the film was very well made representing many belonging conveyed through the aspects or social‚ cultural‚ historical and personal. Is this a good related text of belonging and why? This is a good related text of belonging because the main character‚ Joseph is moved into a new environment where he initially did not establish a sense of belonging. The film shows flashback of the past of where he felt content
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