A Different mirror: A History of Multicultural America Ronald Takaki is one of the foremost-recognized scholars of multicultural studies and holds a PhD. in American History from the University of California‚ Berkeley. As a professor of Ethnic Studies at the same university‚ he wrote A Different Mirror: a History of Multicultural America as a fantastic new telling of our nation’s history. The book narrates the composition of the many different people of the United States of America
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New Cultures Meeting people of other cultures has helped me to become a better person. Some people do not know how to meet or become friends with people of other cultures. A lot of people need to learn how to understand the cultures of different people. For example‚ there are several kinds of people that you could meet‚ be friends with‚ and learn a lot from. I have encountered people from some of the Indian tribe cultures; as well as the Mexican‚ Latino‚ Irish‚ Pilipino‚ Dutch‚ and Greek
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DARE TO BE DIFFERENT If you want to get what everyone is getting‚ do what everyone is doing. To my mentor‚ to my fellow classmates‚ friends‚ ladies and gentlemen‚ good afternoon. This speech is about wanting to be different. WHAT DOES BEING DIFFERENT MEAN? It means not being afraid to challenge the norm-- willing to take a risk-- making your own track‚ not just following what is common. I believe that every one is born unique. But through the years we work very hard to be like everyone else
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November 19‚ 2012 Disabled or Different? Learning disabilities affect 2.4 million students currently in the U.S (General LD‚ n.d). A learning disability (LD) is a neurological disorder that affects how one ’s brain is able to receive‚ process‚ store‚ and respond to information (General LD‚ n.d). Although their brains process information differently those who have learning disabilities have a normal or above average IQ. Now that there is more knowledge regarding LD ’s‚ children are typically diagnosed
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wonderful and other times it was an experience that I will never forget or want to repeat. Living in a multi-cultural society has created a diverse workforce‚ a larger circle of friends and in my opinion a better world. Interaction with people of different cultures clearly depicts that there are some differences yet we have more things in common. Around the world‚ people tend to describe others as more or less stable‚ outgoing‚ open‚ agreeable‚ and conscientious (John & Srivastava‚ 1999; McCrae &
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divided heritage are explored in her work‚ most explicitly in ’Search for My Tongue’ which alternates between the two languages. The complex status of English - its beauties and colonial implications - are also conveyed in the moving ironies of ’A Different History’ and ’Nanabhai Bhatt in Prison’ about her grandfather who read Tennyson to comfort himself during his incarceration by the British authorities. Such division finds geographical expression in poems which explore ideas of home (’The One Who
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KELLEY’S A DIFFERENT DRUMMER Notes including • Life and Background of the Author • List of Characters • Critical Commentaries • Character Analyses • Critical Essays • Essay Topics and Review Questions • Selected Bibliography LIFE AND BACKGROUND OF THE AUTHOR Like many young men‚ William Melvin Kelley’s ideas about who he is and what America is all about have undergone major changes. For many years‚ he was‚ in his own words‚ an "assimilated student." He was educated at Fieldston
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it good to be different? Everyone is different‚ and each of us has its own personality Owned. But it is nice to be different? Be distinguished from the others. What is to be different? Do you feel alone‚ living in their different world... It is hard to be different. Everyone sees you as an outsider and will not accept in their world. Among them is the fear that something more of them‚ others see it as something more unworthy and unnecessary. It is hard to be different because its not
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“Culturally Different” In my life I have to interact with many people all the time who are culturally different. The hardest part for me was when I first came to the United States as an immigrant from Bosnia. To me‚ everyone was different. In my life I never seen a person of different color until I came to America. At first‚ when I started school in America‚ I was scared to talk to a person of a different color‚ but as I learned English‚ I also learned that these people are same just like me in
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people who have to communicate with a foreigner from another country and have a different culture. Not only different country will have a different culture. Even though we are in the same country we still have different culture. There are some importance of understanding other people’s cultures. Firstly‚ understanding different cultures can help us reduce misunderstanding and conflict. We are come from many different backgrounds and cultures. The conflicts most of the times stem from misunderstanding
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