Immigrants flooded into the United States during the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century‚ providing cheap labor‚ creating an economic boom‚ and making the United States a global superpower (Gale). Although immigrants enabled the industrial revolution‚ most Americans believed the immigrants were a threat: “They worried that the newcomers carried or spread disease‚ they were disturbed because the immigrants followed different religions and customs‚ and they felt outnumbered by the large
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A gender doesn’t define how intelligent‚ skilled‚ or motivated an individual can be. Based on a true story‚ the film Hidden Figures proved the importance of Katherine Johnson’s brilliant mind in the launching of the first man into space. Surpassing the math skills of all her male colleagues‚ Johnson calculated the landing coordinates of a capsule when no one else could
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According to your social status‚ it determines what education you will receive. The author Jean Anyon states in her article “Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work” that “In the two working-class schools‚ work is following the steps of a procedure. The procedure is usually mechanical‚ involving rote behavior and very little decision making or choice”(7). She establishes is that the education
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Kristeena Gonzalez Gonzalez 1 Smith Eng. - 50 September 28‚ 2013 Pop Culture in Academics In Gerald Graff’s “Hidden Intellectualism‚” Graff argues that schools should encourage students to think critically‚ read‚ and write about areas of personal interest such as cars‚ fashion‚ or music but as long as they do so in an intellectually way. I happen to agree with Graff and his perspective for many different reasons. I personally
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Characters in the stories we have read so far this semester have been faced with a multitude of problems‚ emotions and impulses to work through. It seems that from three stories the characters carry out very different actions‚ but they all have an underlying bond‚ selfishness and the desire to be something there not. It also seems that they are judged in the eyes of the narrator‚ as either succeeding or failing due to the way they carried themselves throughout the story. In the short story‚ “A
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Teenage Smoking There are several causes for teenage smoking‚ as well as many effects. There are no positive effects of teenage smoking‚ so there are no only negative causes for teenage smoking. The effects of teenage smoking can be both physical and mental. Despite all of the warnings there are‚ teenage smoking is not on a decline. Teenage smoking has many causes. Several teens take that first puff just to try something new. One might see his or her peers smoking and think it is the coolest thing
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The quality of a good citizen Is good character the same as being a good citizen? Many confuse having good character with being a good citizen. They aren’t the same. It would be similar to saying that having good character is the same as being a good parent or being a good manager. Character relates to the quality of one’s actions such as acting in a manner that is honorable‚ courageous‚ compassionate‚ and/or ethical. Good citizenship relates to the type of one’s actions such as actions that
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Ron Gutman : The Hidden Power of Smiling I have watched this video and can say that I’ve heard a lot about the benefits of a smile. For example: if you smile you look lovelier‚ a smile can light up someone’s day‚ or pick someone mood‚ but I never thought that the benefits of a smile so much‚ it is not only external but also internal use! Smiling meditation will be a very interesting experience for me‚ not only interesting and also useful for my inner peace and well-being! In my opinion
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Extraterrestrial Entities Hidden In Leonardo Da Vinci’s Paintings. Leonardo da Vinci is considered a true genius of painting. Specialists in the field say that he had an extraordinary intellectual capacity and a wide range of inspiration to achieve his works. Many are those who have searched for clues or codes hidden in the works of Vinci and to everyone’s surprise and some have found. Universalist spirit: painter‚ sculptor‚ architect‚ musician‚ engineer‚ inventor‚ anatomist‚ geologist‚ cartographer
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In the article “Hidden Intellectualism” written by Gerald Graff‚ Graff target college students to inform them about a hidden intellectualism that can be found in our everyday society. In the article Graff draws attention to the many types and ways different people can identify with intellectualism. He argues that people are intelligent in several ways and just need to learn how to plug the intellectualism they enjoy into a school-like setting during classes. He exemplifies this by using his own intellect
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