with the war efforts. There were restrictions placed on consumer goods such as automobiles‚ electronics‚ and nylons. Also‚ there were limitations placed on housing construction. But the greatest sacrifice of all was made by the Japanese Americans. In Mine Okubo’s book Citizen
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Better education Throughout the years there have been many arguments on how to educate and in whether changing the mode of education‚ and what is the best strategic concept to be used in mainly public schools. In the article “The Banking concept of Education”‚ Paulo Freire is leading an influential figure to guide students into helping them develop their critical thinking and consciousness of freedom. He noticed and studied a dichotomy between the teacher and the student‚ and realized that
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Secularism - myth OR reality? Secularism means indifference towards religion. A pluralist country like India needs secularism like life-blood. In democracy‚ all citizens are equal though they may not follow same religion or may not even follow any religion at all. India is multi-religious country. A multi-religious society cannot function democratically without secularism. It is a great need for democratic pluralism. However‚ since very early times‚ secularism has evoked controversy in India as
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A Better Daughter “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” My eyes opened to the familiar sound of the lady singing from my alarm clock. It was two days after Christmas‚ 8:00 a.m. in the morning. I slowly spill out of bed‚ very slowly‚ continuously murmuring‚ “Why do I have to wake up? I’m not even in school anymore.. ugh..” As I was crawling up the stairs to the dining room‚ I can already tell by the sound coming from kitchen; my father was very ready to start our day. The major plans for
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been published in various national publications‚ covered novels for young readers as well and even a children’s book. Straight has received several literary awards for her work and is now a Professor at the University of California. Her short story “Mines” was included in Best American Short Stories‚ 2003. The Golden Gopher‚ another of Straights short stories‚ received the 2008 Edgar Allan Poe Award. Straights last three novels are Highwire Moon (2001)‚ A Million Nightingales (2006) and Take One Candle
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How to become a better person? This is a question often asked by the people who want to have a new life. Some said that to become a better person‚ you must be true to yourself or you must have a goal in life so that you are directed to do things positively. Others would say if you only have a determination in facing the challenges or trials of life‚ then definitely you will become a better person. Whatever the ways of becoming a better person‚ these are only some key ingredients that will eventually
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Briana Mitchell Miss. Miller English 1 8 September 2011 “Are Women Better Parents Than Men?” As a young woman‚ growing up in a house full of women‚ I can say that women because from birth‚ the mother nurtures the child and care for it‚ even though they aren’t born yet. The mother starts to learn the different ways of that child. Things that the father could never figure out. Then‚ once the child is born‚ most of the time‚ the child stays by (or with) its mother. Because she is the first
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Does Immigration Contribute to a Better America? “Give me your tired‚ your poor‚ your huddled masses yearning to breathe free‚ the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these‚ the homeless‚ tempest-tossed to me; I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" American Jewish poet‚ Emma Lazarus‚ wrote the sonnet entitled “The New Colossus” which‚ today is engraved on a bronze plaque and mounted inside the Statue of Liberty. The message portrayed by Lazarus’s poem is to the millions of immigrants
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Joshua Simmons Professor Goodman WRI121.04 11/4/14 A Better World In today’s world‚ it can be very difficult to survive. The economy is a disaster in most places around the globe. Countries are devastated with hunger‚ drought‚ natural disasters‚ crime‚ and many of other challenging things for a nation to overcome. What could you do to overcome the world’s problems‚ and make life a better place? You could possibly end world hunger by growing mass farms and providing free cattle for those in hunger
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Abel Villalbaso Edward Gika English 21 2/27/13 Better Man This experience taught me to be a better man. Unfortunately I learn that acting like a man made me act like a child. When I was fifteen‚ I drank alcohol for the first time. I was with my neighbors outside grilling food and talking. Everyone there were all men in their twenties and drinking beers. I chose to drink with them to be a part of their group and act like a man. After a few hours I had drank six beers and decided to go to bed
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