and we gotta prove to the Americans how American we are‚ we gotta be more Mexican than the Mexicans and more American than the Americans‚ both at the same time. It’s exhausting‚” this is a quote from the movie Selena. Throughout my life‚ I’ve dealt with a lot of obstacles‚ but one I seem to continue to deal with is knowing my cultural heritage. I am a Mexican-American. Every day I have to deal with the struggles of not fully understanding what being a Mexican-American means. There are days I’m with
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The Relatives Came is the story of a family living in Virginia who visits their relatives in another state. This book appeals to an extensive range of children because its plot focuses on a large family living together throughout the summer and having to share a small space. Nevertheless‚ the initial discomfort later turns into a memorable experience as family members come closer together. The language style used in the book is age-appropriate and the characters are realistic without being over-exaggerated
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Assess the importance of school factors such as racism and pupils responses to racism in creating ethnic differences in educational achievement. (20 Marks) There are many factors which lead to differences in educational achievement between different ethnic groups. These factors consist of labelling and teacher racism‚ pupil responses and subcultures‚ the ethnocentric curriculum‚ institutional racism and selection and segregation. Labelling and teacher racism is when you attach a meaning or definition
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The film‚ “Rebel Without a Cause”‚ directed by Nicholas Ray‚ takes place in the 1950’s. The story is set in Los Angeles‚ California‚ where main character Jim Stark battles to make friends at his new school‚ yet everyone but his new friend‚ Plato‚ is rejecting him. Plato’s parents have left him in the care of the housekeeper‚ never to return again. When Jim and Plato meet in jail‚ another character was introduced‚ Judy‚ who is desperate for the male attention she does not receive from her father.
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There are many defining moments and events in our young American history that have led to the great nation‚ we live in today. Though all of these moments and events helped shape our nation‚ some of them were not easy and came with great consequences. Others came as natural as the land and nation itself‚ raw‚ sometimes unforgiving and other times‚ simply breathtaking. These moments make up our history and this country that I call home. This country was founded by many great men. George Washington
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Rebel Child Some say‚ I was a rebel growing up. Sometimes‚ I like to think of myself as one. I would like to go against my parents rules. You only live once‚ so what do I have to lose? When I was a kid‚ I had plenty of talks about no social media until you are thirteen. I never thought I would‚ but I did it anyhow. I was about nine or ten when I first signed up for Facebook. Some of my friends had an account‚ so I wanted one too. I signed up‚ and everything was good for a period of time
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1776 by David McCullough Characterization: George Washington: Washington was 43 year old when he was appointed by the Continental Congress to be Commander-in-Chief of the American army. He had almost no formal schooling‚ and was a self-educated man. He was a brave man who was totally dedicated to America‚ the country he loved. He was strong and rarely showed his discouragement or despair‚ even though he suffered greatly through the course of the American Revolution. After seeing Washington
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declaration of Independence was put in place on July 4th‚ 1776. The declaration came more than a year after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. It made the thirteen American colonies at war with Great Britain independent states and no longer under the British monarchial rule. Thomas Jefferson was chosen by John Adams to write the original draft of the declaration in which congress would finalize it. The declaration explained why the American colonies voted on July 2nd to declare independence;
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be proud there from that country. I am an American Patriot because it is important to me to serve my country in a good way. Being an American Patriot‚ I say "The Pledge of Allegiance" every day at school. I sometimes sing "The National Anthem." These things are patriotic because I am pledging to the American Flag and singing America’s song. Also‚ I celebrate many of America’s holidays such as: The Fourth of July‚ or Independence Day. An American‚ like myself‚ celebrates Memorial Day as well
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What is American Identity to Millennials? What is American identity to anyone? These are difficult questions to answer. And since they are so hard to answer‚ you can ever answer them correctly. Thus you can not answer them. It is because America is so great that its people can not be defined by one thing. Because even the greatest heroes and the worst villains are still American if they live in America. Because we are Americans we don’t have a standard we can love the government. Or hate the government
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