HOW MALAYSIA GOT ITS INDEPENDENCE 31th August 1957 has been marked as Malaysia’s day of independence from the grips of British colonization for 172 years. Independence Day is an annual celebration to witness the anniversary of a nation’s independent statehood. Apparently‚ the way Malaysia got its independence is different from others countries. The independence of Malaysia was peacefully attained by holding talks with the British. Second world war ended in 1945 and the Japanese surrended.It gave
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about the dominating ethnicities to better accommodate students’ needs and learning abilities. I believe that‚ for people to get along‚ the students need to be aware of their own backgrounds as well as backgrounds of their peers. Reading‚ They’ve got to be carefully taught‚ by Susan Brady Konig‚ has changed my view. I agree with her claim that too much emphasis on cultural diversity may actually divide people of different ethnicities and cultures rather than bring them together. I agree that
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most notable for being blacklisted by the House Committee of Un-American activities for allegedly participating in the Communist Party‚ demonstrates this father-son complexity with envy‚ nostalgia‚ and bittersweet moments in his 1939 classic‚ Johnny Got His Gun. Moreover‚ the narrator refrains from using quotations or be specific in who is communicating to really engrave the audience and the narrator themselves in understanding the tension and somber now that his son is soon departing to fish with
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They’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught By Susan Brady Konig In "They’ve Got to be Carefully Taught" by Susan Brady Konig‚ she writes about educating young children‚ as young as pre-school age about their ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Educators are teaching the children what country their ancestors came from and how that makes them all different‚ their hair color‚ their skin color‚ how they celebrate special occasions‚ the different foods they may eat. I agree with Susan’s take on her daughter’s
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read by millions each year. William Shakespeare is a famous writer and a lot of his work is still around today. I believe that Hamlet is his best piece. It is written in Old English‚ which is hard to understand because it is very different from how we speak and write today. The Old English style of writing makes it more authentic in the sense that you can take the words from the play and relate it to the current time period to have a better understanding. Although I read Hamlet in my English class
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The Way We Say What We Say In his book The Stuff of Thought (2007)‚ Steven Pinker states that all humans‚ universally‚ must be careful in the choice of their words in order to convey a specific message while keeping up a particular relationship between the speaker and the listener. In the simplest form‚ people do this for basic politeness. Whether it is asking for someone to pass the salt or asking somebody to donate to a specific cause‚ people phrase their desires in a way to not offend the listener
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Girls Can We Educate We Dads? Diction. “Girls can we educate we dads” is a poem written by James Berry‚ a Jamaican poet in the 1900’s which speaks about a girl who criticizes her dad’s stereotypical views about girls’ behavior and thoughts. The main message or theme that the author is trying to send to the reader is that involving stereotyping‚ generalization‚ and sexism and how these thoughts are present in many men all around the world yet are not true. This poem consists of many factors
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The Coach Who Got Poached Jared Gordan sat across from his VP of sales‚ Stan Simpson‚ in disbelief. “Let me make sure I understand‚” said Jared. “You’ve accepted a job with Hank’s division starting next week?” “I’m sorry‚” said Stan‚ unable to look Jared in the eye.“ I just couldn’t pass up this chance. Hank Dodge has offered to make me regional VP of marketing and sales for his division.” Jared felt his jaw lock. Hank hadn’t said a word to him about offering Stan a position. Since when was it
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wrongdoer. We no longer see them as a fellow human‚ a creation of God‚ but we look at them only in terms of their sin. Have you ever been to 6-flags and had one of the caricature drawings of yourself done. They take your worst feature - your big nose or forehead and they make it huge. That’s what we do. We begin to exaggerate the other’s sin while at the same time diminishing our own. See when someone lies to us and hurts us we see that person as a “liar’ - that’s who they are. But if we lie it’s because
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In this quote‚ Wes Moore‚ had been on the phone with his older half-brother‚ born to Mary when she was only 16. Tony is protective of Wes‚ although Wes doesn’t see him as often as Tony spends most of his time in the Murphy Homes Projects and has been dealing drugs since before the age of ten. By the time he was 14‚ he was a “certified gangsta” with a strong reputation. While on the phone with Wes‚ Tony asks about school; Wes attends an elementary school nicknamed “Chicken Pen‚” where 99% of the students
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