While reading “Achievement of Desire”‚ I came across the idea that the self hated that Rodriguez and I felt is not innate. Someone is teaching us‚ people of color‚ that our accent‚ parents‚ origin is wrong and only by assimilation and conforming to a Eurocentric idea of professional will we become accepted. In the media‚ especially growing up I saw professional individuals of color as exceptions to the rule‚ however an abundance of white professionals. Growing up‚ all the professionals that I had
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Evidence of the presence of wheat and some legumes in the 6th millennium BC have been found in the Indus Valley. Oranges were cultivated in the same millennium. The crops grown in the valley around 4000 BC were typically wheat‚ peas‚ sesame seed‚ barley‚ dates and mangoes. By 3500 BC cotton growing and cotton textiles were quite advanced in the valley. By 3000 BC farming of rice had started. Other monsoon crops of importance of the time was cane sugar. By 2500 BC‚ rice was an important component
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Yet Japan’s strike in no way diminished the value of the base. After the raid‚ one of the greatest salvage jobs in history began‚ clearing the harbor of its debris‚ salvaging sunken ships‚ rescuing trapped personnel‚ and repairing damaged equipment. (Victory at Sea Episode 2). Critical to the outcome of the battle‚ the U.S. Pacific carriers (Ranger
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a very influential women that has achieved many goals no matter the challenges she faced. Being a hispanic women I understand there will always be obstacles in my life‚ due to the fact that I am different and may be viewed as a minority. Jamison has inspired me that these obstacles can be terminated and I can accomplish anything I set my mind to. Jemison is an incredible woman‚ and I have a lot of respect towards her. Not many people have the opportunity to go into space‚ be a chemical engineer‚
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response for The Achievement of Desire Richard Rodriguez is a mirror makes readers look back their education experience and family relationship. Rodriguez was chasing the end of education for a long time until he wrote this essay and read Richard Hoggart’s book. He is trying to make a tight combination of education‚ family and growth process. For his argument of the end of education‚ readers always misunderstand the end is one kind of academic success. But compare with author’s essay and my own experience
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Indian trying to carve out a niche for their motherland in the international platform.Exactly sixty years hence when have entered the eighth year of the new millennium and have celebrated our sixtieth independence day‚we can proudly count on the achievements of our country. On the eve of independence the situation was grim and serious in the country.We were a free country but there were some glaring areas of concern.our per capita income was growing at a scanty rate of 0.5% per annum.Industrial growth
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How my optimism will help me press on to greater achievements of the future I can’t be optimistic about my future… I can’t‚ without looking at my past that is. I’ve seen where I used to be in life compared to where I am now. I use that climb in my everyday life to fuel my optimistic view‚ because without knowing struggle you’ll never know progress. I know that without a past I can never have a future and without a future what’s there to be optimistic about? Optimism is helping shape me into a leader
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Antibiotics Antibiotics transformed medicine. The discovery of antibiotics began by accident. On the morning of September 3rd‚ 1928‚ Professor Alexander Fleming was having a clear up of his cluttered laboratory. Fleming was sorting through a number of glass plates which had previously been coated with staphyloccus bacteria as part of research Fleming was doing. One of the plates had mould on it. The mould was in the shape of a ring and the area around the ring seemed to be free of the bacteria staphyloccus
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Billy is now thinking why did I ever play baseball I have always wanted to play football what should I do if I tell dad he will be mad at me because he has always wanted me to play baseball he hates football what do I do! ‘’Son are you ok said dad My head hurts well the doctor said you can’t do anything for a couple of days that means no thinking too hard‚ and no bright lights. Your going have to stay the night at the hospital just for tonight I will see you in the morning good night Billy get some
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The Achievements of Edwin Powell Hubble By: Patricia Hageman Astronomy September 7‚ 2011 When I think of an accomplished Astronomer from the 20th century‚ the first person to come to mind is Edwin Powell Hubble. He had numerous achievements in the study of Astronomy before his death in 1953. Among those was his discovery of galaxies outside of the Milky Way‚ the expanding universe‚ and overseeing the construction of the Hale Telescope. Because of his major contributions to the study of Astronomy
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