1) In your own words‚ describe the meaning of segmented assimilation. Segmented assimilations meaning is in regards to the experiences immigrants face as they attempt to become part of a dominant nation. According to the sources in the text‚ “the traditional model of assimilation involves 4 phases: contact‚ competition‚ accommodation‚ and then finally‚ assimilation.” At one time‚ these experiences were average for new immigrants to live through. However‚ segmented assimilation describes the different
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Our hometown is where our roots lie. Mine lie in a peaceful little town nestled in the north-west of Romania‚ called Satu Mare‚ with a history going back to the Middle Ages. Today‚ it is an academic‚ cultural‚ industrial and business centre in northwestern Romania. At first it may not seem to be the most amazingly beautiful and interesting city‚ but as soon as people start to discover its secrets I am sure it will strike a chord with everybody. The city is located on the Someş
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Tea Tea Primary What I have chosen to do my assignment on is the product Tea. It is a familiar product which is known worldwide. The process to making tea requires a lot of effort and hard work. Tea is the second most common beverage worldwide‚ the first being water. The company I have chosen is Lyons. They are the most common tea company in Ireland. Tea comes from the plant Camellia Sinensis. This plant can be grown anywhere‚ tea is best grown in cooler climates. The Tea plant has
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Time Is Frozen From the little swing I see everything‚ from the big black beetle to nice friendly people. As the happy sisters sit in their places with ivy locking them into a maze. The cool‚ soft breeze skips around them‚ flowers bloom as they stand and plants of all sizes and colours fill up the empty spaces. Interesting and fascinating creatures belong to this community of self-entangled living … People come; people go while the houses in the forest stay. Fruits ripen by the
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Trip to the Zoo The Lion King is my daughter’s favorite movie to watch. It has been on repeat for weeks on end now. David and I decided it was time to plan a family trip to the Toledo Zoo. A visit to the zoo would be an exciting and thrilling way to let her see and interact with all the animals she loves within the movie. The next morning we woke up early to make our two hour drive to the zoo. As I strapped her into the car seat‚ all I could hear was her tiny voice screaming‚ “Roar‚ roar
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1. What is forensic science? the application of science to the criminal justice system. 2. What three tasks or responsibilities does a forensic scientist have? collect and analyze the evidence found at a crime scene‚ apply the techniques from the physical sciences and use their knowledge of these areas in order to make sense of the evidence that has been collected from a crime scene‚ interpret the evidence. 3. What criteria might be used to establish someone as an expert witness? consideration
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The purpose of this essay is to connect a discourse community I am a part of and finding a genre that focus on reading and writing. Every human being is a part of discourse community. A discourse community for me is where I am working at. I have been part of this discourse community for three years now. I work at Valle Optical it is an eye care clinic. It is located in Southwest Detroit. I am an assistant. Being an assistant means having to assist patients with any questions they have in regards
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each family member has which emphasizes their cohesion. Also the use of enjambment of “each morning” symbolizes a sense of routine‚ which further conveys to the responders how the family worked efficiently and together. The positive visual imagery of “My parents watered plants – grew potatoes and rows of sweet corn: tended roses and camellias like adopted children” further supports the feelings of warmth‚ care and kinship that the family has towards each other. The possessive pronoun of “We” emphasizes
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There’s nothing like a good pizza. The combination of melted cheese and tomato sauce with my favorite toppings all on a tasty golden brown crust is amazing and mouthwatering. The only thing that tops a great pizza is the feeling you get when the great pizza is a creation of your own. Every kind of pizza begins with the crust‚ but before you have crust you have pizza dough. The soft off-white pizza dough is very malleable. The dough feels cool in your hands as you shape it into a circle adding flour
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His gum comes in a pink and silver box. Half light‚ half dark blue orbit box that has various shades of pink. When he pulls out the rectangular piece‚ the wrapper is white like snow. Printed on the wrapper a light grey logo flows across the wax paper. As the piece comes out of the box the smell of cheap Pepto-Bismol spills out with it. On the gum is a fine white dust almost like cocaine. The dust fills every crack of his fingerprints. On it‚ fine lines are etched. The wrapper sounds like paper being
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