The turn of the century in America toward the 1900s was a time of growth in population‚ industry and invention. Approximately five million Polish immigrants came to the United States‚ fleeing their country for various reasons. Some emigrants left to escape conscription‚ others left to seek better opportunities in America‚ and some fled from religious persecution (“Polish Immigration”). This immigration to America and all went with it is an immense part of Polish history‚ as is expressed in the short
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she) is quite violent. Action heroes are strong and tough and think quickly when there is a problem. In novels the hero can simply be the main character of the story‚ though usually we feel some sympathy for him or her as well. Sometimes the hero is someone quite unexpected‚ who manages to do or say things that earn our respect and admiration. In Lord of the Flies there is no clear hero but there are three possible candidates for the description‚ Jack‚ Ralph and Simon. Jack could have been
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The setting of my book is in Honduras‚ a nation in Central America. This is not the only setting‚ as Enrique leaves for America‚ where his mother is located. Because of this‚ Enrique has to travel through Guatemala‚ and Mexico several times‚ as he has been deported frequently. Loudres‚ his mother‚ is in America‚ and left in 1989. Enrique leaves for America in the year 2000. Enrique bounces around from Guatemala‚ to Mexico‚ as he is determined to be with his mother. I think the author wrote this book
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Downfall of Educational Expectations "America Skips School" by Benjamin R. Barber and "Back to Basics: Test Scores Don ’t Lie" by Diane Ravitch are essays by accomplished authors examining the condition of Americas educational system. The main theme of both essays are a criticism of the public school system in America. While both authors have different objections and problems with the system‚ both clearly feel that there needs to be major changes. Barber‚ in "America Skips School"‚ makes a very compelling
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but one article‚ published in 1990‚ has managed to erroneously place itself amongst the multitude of scholarly articles. The article “America Needs Its Nerds” lacks validity behind its central claim due to the fact that its supporting evidence is wrongly based on misconceptions‚ generalizations‚ assumptions‚ and unfair comparisons. Leonid Fridman‚ writer of “America Needs Its Nerds‚” is correct in his message that Americans should treat intellectualism with greater respect‚ but presumptuous statements
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The discussion of education in America is one of the most important topics that our nation faces today. America’s economic future and ability to compete with the rest of the world depends on having a highly educated populace and well trained workforce. Our education system has had its problems but I feel that over time with the right elected officials‚ we can turn around and rank in the top ten to compete globally. Growing up and going to high school in Alaska‚ I never really thought much about
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Clear academic agenda can seem tough to acknowledge in what form of matter it should be organized in. The whole agenda must be organized in a specific way that would allow the student to manage the time for whatever reason they need it. The first approach in doing so is by managing academic time. As Lucier states in her article‚“When looking at the schedule for the week‚ figure out what the academic commitments look like” (Lucier 1). When the student figures out the first priorities‚ it then helps
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One would think that it is better to be all brains than all brawn‚ but contrary it is the exact opposite. In “ America Needs Its Nerds”‚ by Leonid Fridman‚ Fridman goes over the unfortunate reality of “nerds” being overshadowed by athletes or anyone with great physical capabilities. Fridman analyzes how the United States‚ a country who desire to be top in academics‚ would praise “jocks” and not give proper recognition to “geeks”. The author With rhetorical questions‚ the consistent use of metaphors
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Pong Suk and use him as an interpreter. After the war he came to America with a military student visa. Chapter 2 follows the Alarcon family move to America from Bolivia‚ but only because of their grandma Edu. Edu wants to work in the big city to earn money‚ she is still a teenager. She’s a very good worker‚ and stayed living in the city. Later she moved to La Paz‚ the capital. Her children and grandchildren all moved to America and then Edu moved with
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"America" by Claude Mckay was a very interesting poem.‚ in my opinion. I wasn’t really getting what it was trying to say at the beginning‚ but after reading over it again and again‚ I started to realize what Mckay was trying to tell the reader. A couple of things that I rather enjoyed about this poem was the rhyme scheme that was used through-out it. I find when poems are written with this kind of rhyming scheme‚ it is a lot easier and more exciting for the reader to read. I also enjoyed the way
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