Jordan Blackwell To Swim or Not to Swim To swim or not to swim: this is the choice I have to make Whether it is to change my current body heat to the waters temperature‚ Or just stay out of the water and go along with my day. And don’t have To worry about others peoples filth carried into the pool traveling onto me. To swim To either keep excelling in my skills in the water and make a job out of it in Summer. If I shall become one who keeps
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‘Harmony within diversity’ a common phrase that always we heard in our globalization era. What we know about diversity? And what we know about harmony? It those important for our live? Malaysia is a multiracial country. Malaysia has a population of 23.27 million consisting of 61 percent Malays‚30 percent Chinese‚ 8 percent Indians and 1 percent of other ethnic groups. Malaysia is unique because of its diversity of races‚ religions and cultures‚ the stability of the country and many places of interests
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We had the annual sports day of our school the other day. I took active part in the various events. The sports day began with the races—the hundred meter race‚ the 400 meter race‚ the 300 metre race and one mile race. The last event was the most keenly contested one. Most of the competitors were exhausted4 in the first round and gave in. Only three remained in the field. The one who was last‚ made an effort in the last round and won. There was loud applause. The hurdle race1 also provided a good
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Latinos in America What is an American? This is a difficult question to address‚ especially concerning Latinos who only speak English. Many Latinos in the United States‚ consider language a point of high controversy. Some consider speaking spanish an essential part of being Latino ‚ while others consider it a barrier that will prevent the assimilation into the American culture. Tanya Barrientos‚ like many other Latinos‚ wrestled with this very issue her entire life. Growing up as a Latina came
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Chicanx is an idea that emphasizes self-determination‚ it is essentially a new way of thinking; it reveals a higher sense of “ pride” and “confidence”. In Menchaca’s reading “Recovering History‚ Constructing Race”‚ describes how race has created form a hierarchy among groups based upon skin color and culture. Which relates to Du Bois ‘contradiction of double aims’ in result to this “fictional border” due to race‚ African Americans and Mexican Americans have been labeled as underrepresented groups
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Human Variations: The Building Blocks of Society You cannot change‚ no matter how hard you try. You have exclusive traits that help diversify our world. The unique creation that you are is something to be cherished. Your attributes should not be depreciated because you do not meet a specific checklist of socially acceptable terms. These are the things I learned about myself after being bullied. In eighth grade‚ I was a part of the “popular” crowd. In eighth grade‚ my friends‚ appearance and possessions
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“Reflection Précis” Reflection Précis #2‚ Tracking‚ Radical Possibilities‚ Race ethnicity‚ etc. (10/16) PART I: The article Tracking focuses on elaborating how teachers and counselors choose to split students into three categories: “fast‚ average‚ or slow learners”‚ depending on test scores (pg.3). Some schools state that they do not track students but that they place them where they would feel more comfortable. Standardized tests were created to sort “students into ability or achievement groups”
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Summary and Personal Response English Composition Summary and Personal Response Se Habla Espanol by Tanya Barrientos was about a Latina girl who struggled with her identity. She was born in Guatemala but has lived in America since she was three years old. In the beginning she was somewhat embarrassed by her Hispanic heritage. Tanya felt inferior to the white people because of how she looked and because of her last name. The tone of the essay was a serious
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The Constructionist Theory of Race‚ Ethnicity‚ and Culture Race‚ ethnicity‚ and culture are terms in which resonate throughout American society. Sometimes these words are often overlooked and thrown out due to their negative historical background. Joane Nagel takes the plunge in an effort to determine the true essence of ethnicity and culture in her work‚ “Constructing Ethnicity: Creating and Recreating Ethnic Identity and Culture.” She says the constructionist view is that “the origin‚ content
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“People like Us” In People like Us‚ David Brooks suggests that maybe America isn’t as diverse as we all say it is. That maybe no one really cares about diversity as much as they claim to. He may be right. Have you ever been to a school cafeteria? People group together into different racial and social groups. It’s more comfortable to be around people similar to us‚ and comfort is what America is all about. It’s human nature to want to be around people similar to us. Some wise man once
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