Ben Franklin and Frederick Douglass are the most prominent figures in American history that fought for freedom and equal rights‚ democracy and racial equality. Frederick Douglass was one of the most important figures in anti-slavery and civil rights movement which took place in the 19th century. Ben Franklin was a scientist‚ politician‚ diplomat and author. His social and political activity coincided with consolidation and creation of the nation. For both Franklin and Douglass‚ escape from oppressive
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AMERICAN AND BRITISH ENGLISH Lexical and grammatical differences LEXICAL DIFFERENCES • Vocab – most noticeable differences • Differ in: – total meaning OR – in one particular sense of usage OR – totally unknown in some varieties REASONS FOR VOCABULARY DIFFERENCES i) New objects & experiences encountered in N. America - new names – adapt or neulogism (i.e. create new word‚ expression or usage) e.g. corn (US); maize (UK) robin small red-breasted (Eng.) large red-breasted (US)
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the movies is becoming increasingly expensive these days. Unlike the old days‚ when you could afford to take your entire family out to the movies‚ now you can barely go on a date to the movies. Another recent study shows that about 72 percent of Americans go to the movies at least once per year. (Screen vision‚ 2011) In 2007‚ there were 2 percent less people that went out to the movies than‚ in 2006. (mpaa.org‚ Movie Attendance Survey 2007) References Mpaa.org‚ Movie Attendance Survey 2007
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named Junior. Growing up‚ fitting in was always hard for Junior as he left the school on the reservation to a predominantly white school the struggle to find an accepting group became harder. The essay “Should I act more black?” is about an African American teenager who is struggling to find a group of friends to fit in with and is criticized for the way she acts and her choices in life; like going to college. Both readings hold a similar theme‚ but they differ as well. A big difference is the way
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Name: Qihua Zhang (David) English 100 F Comparison Essay (Final Draft) Similarities between “Live Free and Starve” and “Plata o Plomo: Silver or Lead” In the essay “Live Free and Starve” by Chitra Divakaruni and the essay “Plata o Plomo: Silver or Lead” by Marie Javdani‚ both the authors discussed the serious issues happened in the world due to the appearance of globalization. The issues happened under globalization includes child labor and objects importation. Two authors explains these two aspects
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Chinese parenting‚ and contrasting them with the Western views of parenting. Parenting for Chinese is like a dictatorship; telling their children what they can or cannot do in their free time. Rosin is the extreme opposite of Chua‚ “What privilege American children need is not more skills and rules and math drills. They need to lighten up and roam free‚ to express themselves in ways not dictated by their uptight over invested parents” (Rosin par. 4) Rosin believes children should grow up in a way where
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out of two. When it comes down to it‚ snobs have to have every little thing in life. Clothing‚ for example‚ has to be one main priority of a snob. They all have to have that fancy clothing. Snobs have to have the name brands such as Aeropostale‚ American Eagle‚ or Buckle. But on the other hand‚ they also have to have the name brand shoes to go along with the name brand clothing like Clarks‚ Sperry’s or the Nike tennis shoes. Name brand clothes to snobs are the biggest thing if they do not have them;
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Benjamin Franklin and the American Dream Allan Kulikoff‚ University of Georgia Americans refer to their Founding Fathers (Benjamin Franklin‚ George Washington‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ James Madison‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ John Adams) with extraordinary frequency: a July 2006 Google search turned up 61.4 million references to Washington‚ 24.8 million to Franklin‚ 20.4 million to Jefferson‚ 19.2 million to Madison‚ 10.8 million to John Adams‚ and 4.6 million to Hamilton. They call upon them in to settle
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immensely. They’ve brought about anger and happiness‚ debt and wealth‚ and change—both for the good and bad. The American Revolution of the 1700s and the present day Arab Spring revolution are two profound examples of revolutions that have affected people and county’s around the world and impacted history. Although centuries and miles apart‚ these two revolutions share many similarities. The American Revolution and Arab Spring are similar because they both erupted due to an unsuitable and unjustifiable government
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Student Loans: Good or Bad? Esperanza Bauder When most high school seniors graduate‚ they plan on immediately attending college to better their lives. The goal is to get a successful job that will pay enough to provide for the needs‚ and most of the wants of life. Unfortunately‚ the great cost of attendance at most universities leaves many students scratching their heads about how they will pay for the better future they desire. Some dig into their life savings‚ some receive scholarships‚ and most
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