Matter of Mogharrabi‚ 19 I&N Dec. 439 (BIA 1987) Decided by Board June 12‚ 1987 FACTS: Mogharrabi and his wife were permitted into the United States from Iran as nonimmigrant students. They stayed in the United longer than the initial time allowed and arrangements were made for them to be deported. Mogharrabi filed for asylum to void the deportation for fear of his persecution because of his political opinion if he were to return to Iran. He claimed a well-founded fear of persecution based
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Race Matters In America‚ society likes to believe that America is a Color Blind Society. They say they don’t see race‚ but just Americans. It has been noted that whites who are exposed to images or shows of upper-middle-class blacks‚ like the Huxtable family in The Cosby Show‚ the Kyle family in My Wife and Kids or the Banks family in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air‚ believe that blacks have the same socioeconomic opportunities as whites (Gallagher 94). Media is one of the main reasons why people in
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loyalty and trust‚ for the knights of medieval times strove to be chivalrous. As Jocelyn says to Count Adamar‚ ‘he shows mercy’ which is referring to Williams decision to honour the knight he was jousting. These principles are very appealing to us modern folk‚ as it is not seen as crucial to our lifestyle and the differentiating ideologies draw us in like moths to a light. The time period can also alter and make up parts of a personality‚ a fact proven true in The Knights Tale. Character can make or
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Furthermore‚ in reference to the Green Knight many scholars have written on the subject‚ and few scholars discuss the Green Knight without first discussing John Speirs’ Medieval English Poetry. as previously stated many scholars discuss Bertilak’s ambivalent personality‚ yet as Benson states many focus too strongly on various myths instead of how the Gawain poet has modified these myths‚ such as Speirs‚ who claims that Bertilak “is the Green man” (225‚ italics Speirs’). However‚ as Benson notes
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The Knights of the White Camellia was a secret organization of white men formed in the lower Southern states in the Reconstruction period. They were considered much more conservative than the Klan and they were generally less violent. Its members were pledged to support the supremacy of the white race‚ to oppose the uniting of the races‚ to resist the social and political seizing of the carpetbaggers‚ and to restore white control of the government (Cantrell‚ 2005). The Knights of the White Camellia
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Unit 1 Notes Chapter 3 Matter Observation v. Inference • Observation: • Quantitative or qualitative • ___________________________________________________ • Inferences: • Something that you know from ____________________________ • Ex. “made of wood”‚ “wax” Physical v. Chemical Properties • Physical Properties: • Can be observed without changing the chemical makeup of a substance • Examples: • Chemical Properties: • Describes a chemical change & the kinds of chemical reactions that
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people dream of‚ including myself. Everybody wants to seen in a positive way. According to the dictionary chivalry is the sum of the ideal qualifications of a knight‚ including courtesy‚ generosity‚ valor‚ and dexterity in arms. Back when knights were see as the face of castles and the visual acceptance of man kind‚ chivalry was what those knights had. To me‚ its more than just courtesy‚ generosity‚ valor and dexterity. These are qualities that really define chivalry but to me‚ I think one thing their
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Warriors: Knights VS Samurai: Introduction: For this ‘Japan Under the Shoguns’ assessment task‚ I have chosen Warriors: Knights VS Samurais. A knight is a mounted warrior of the feudal system of Europe. A samurai is a member of a powerful military caste in feudal Japan‚ especially a member of the class of military retainers of the daimyos. Roles and responsibilities: Knights had the responsibilities of fighting in the king’s army and leading troops of soldiers to war. Not only those responsibilities
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Once upon a time‚ there was an 11-year-old knight named Hugo. Hugo was a misbehaving knight. He fought dragons‚ went into dark‚ deep‚ forests alone‚ and trespassed into other people’s houses and stole from them. He was quite mischievous. The village people were scared of him‚ yes‚ scared of a little 11-year-old. But they had good reason to because he stole their things and trashed their houses. When they try to catch him‚ he’s gone in a blink of an eye and without a trace. Hugo had quite a reputation
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A popular theme that made its way into popular culture from “The Knight of the Cart” is the idea of the knight in shining armor. In “The Knight of the Cart‚” Lancelot is on a journey to rescue Guinevere‚ thus being her ‘knight in shining honor’. Several movies depict this ideal‚ such as Shrek‚ Sleeping Beauty‚ Batman‚ and more. During these movies the knight is trying to prove himself courageous and save his lady. “Erec and Enide” pushes another motif of a ‘Prince
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