The poem "South" repossesses ideas of African heritage through the hybridity that "occur[s] in post-colonial societies both as a result of conscious moments of cultural suppression‚ as when the colonial power[s] [...] dispossess indigenous peoples and force them to assimilate to new social patterns" (Ashcroft‚ et al. 183). Hybridity is the force behind repossession in "South‚" and Brathwaite plays up what must remain from a hybrid (or colonized) identity. The poem reads‚ "But today I recapture the
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The two most important components in the development of the American West that took place in the second half of the nineteenth century were the expansion of the West and the decline of Native Americans. In the middle of the Civil War‚ Congressional Northerners were looking to populate the West with free labor and they developed the Homestead Act of 1862. This Act would promise settlers 160 acres of land to populate and develop and after five years‚ the land would become theirs. Almost 400‚000 farms
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Reconstruction (1865-1877) 2 main issues: Reconstruction failed to alter the South’s social structure or its distribution of wealth and power which disadvantaged African-Americans. Reconstruction left significant legacies‚ including the 14th and 15th amendments which would be used 100 years later to protect minority rights. 3 different kinds/plans: Executive Legislative Judicial Executive Reconstruction Lincoln 1863 Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (10% Plan) 10% of
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North Korea Conflict with the United States and South Korea On March 30‚ 2012 the new charismatic leader of North Korea‚ Kim Jung-un announced that he had plans to attack the mainland of the United States. He made claims that his military had the capability of launching a nuclear war head which was mounted on a long-range missile. Since the end of the Korean War‚ 60 years ago‚ there has been a constant air of tension on the Korean peninsula. Korea was unified until it was invaded
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Racial Discrimination Hits Pennsylvania During the summer of June of 2009‚ 73 African –Americans children of Creative Steps in Northeast Philadelphia paid the Valley swim club in Huntington Valley for pool access for summer campers. After the first day of swimming‚ the campers were told not to return. Several campers claimed they heard pool members making racial comments while they were at the club. At the time valley swim club officials said race had nothing to do with it and that there were
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package je; import java.applet.Applet; import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.Graphics; public class je { public static void main(String[] args) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub /* <APPLET CODE="Animation.JAVA" WIDTH=400 HEIGHT=300> */ //The basic applet class.The applet shows 4 cars crossing each other at a square. @SuppressWarnings("unused") class Animation extends Applet implements Runnable { //4 variables used to vary the car’s positions
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Ethnic and racial assimilation Melting pot or salad bowl Assimilation is the process by which many groups have been made a part of a common cultural life‚ which commonly shared values. The United states is described as a melting pot‚ because various racial and ethnic groups have been combined into one culture. The united states is described as a salad bowl‚ because various groups have remained different from one another. A bicultural group is characterized by considering themselves as
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English 12 May 28th‚ 2014 Racial Discrimination For as long as history can remember‚ there has been racial discrimination between one or more kinds of people. But how far back does this history go? Racism exists when one ethnic group or historical collectivity dominates‚ excludes‚ or seeks to eliminate another on the basis of differences that it believes are hereditary and cannot be changed. The reasoning behind this thought came to a unique conclusion in the West during the modern period. No
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Romeo and Juliet/ West Side Story Compare and Contrast I recently finished reading Romeo and Juliet‚ as well as West Side Story. As I read I noticed various things which were similar between the two stories. That also got me thinking about the things that are different as well. One of the obvious similarities is what happened to Bernardo and Tybalt as the stories progressed. They both tried to stop the two lovers from continuing their romance. If they left the two lovers alone they would have lived
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In the period 1865-1900‚ technology‚ government policy‚ and economic conditions all changed American agriculture a great deal. New farming machinery had a large role in the late 19th century‚ giving farmers the opportunity to produce many more crops than they had ever been able to previously. The railroads had an enormous influence on agriculture. They were able to charge the farmers large fees‚ expenses that farmers barely had enough to cover‚ in order to transport their goods throughout the expansive
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