nation that its policy of segregation was wrong. To me‚ that is true patriotism: not only being willing to fight for our country but willing to try to change it so that our ideals are preserved. My favorite thing about the United States? Lots of Americans‚ one America. ~Val Saintsbury Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag‚ but in striving that our country shall be righteous as
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Achieving The American Dream All Americans can achieve the American dream. Immigrants consistently prove that with hard work and dedication the American dream can be fulfilled. Education makes it possible to achieve the American dream. There are programs available to help people get out of poverty and achieve the American dream. I chose that all americans can achieve the American dream‚ because what you put your mind to you can achieve. Immigrant consistently prove that with hard work and dedication
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American literature is any written work of art that is created in the United States. American literature is like all literature‚ it has literary experiences and contextual history of America. It depicts how America has changed is still changing today. American literature has changed over time just like most canons of literary works. The uniqueness of American literature is that America from its beginning had a special philosophy of life and freedom. The special philosophy of life and freedom that
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The Status of Mexican Americans‚ 1848-1900 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: treaty that conclude the war b/w U.s and Mexico. U.S wins and texas is now part of USA 50% of Territory: mexico forced by this treaty to give up 50% of its territory Mexican Nationals Property & Economic Rights Article IX: provide protection of property Article X: grants citizenship Changing Society: Americanization 1. head political system 2. dislocate the landed elite 3. displace
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Dear Sir or Madam‚ I am writing to express my annoyance at the main wiew of your restaurant yesterday. I chose your restaurant to invite three of my important business clients‚ i have read "Best Restaurants in Britain 2000"‚ but the reality was far from its you were proomising. First‚ as stated in the guide book‚ you had a variety of meals at the menu. However‚ only two plates with meat and one with fish were on offer yesterday. This deeply disapointed my guests. Therefore‚ we chose
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When looking at the American society and its culture‚ one could safely say that through hard work individuals are able to succeed in the country. The “American dream”‚ in a sense can be accomplished by any individual that puts determination and initiative to their dreams. The division of a society based on economic status can create restrictions that can make some individuals work harder than others‚ nevertheless‚ any person can be successful no matter what race‚ gender‚ or age one is. Although
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American Culture American culture is something that is kind of hard to define. As an “outsider”‚ I think this is a good thing. It is easy to be impressed with other cultures such as Chinese‚ Japanese‚ and European cultures‚ just to name a few. These civilizations are so much older than American culture‚ it is to be expected that theirs may be more impressive to some‚ and there is nothing wrong with that. In referring to American culture‚ I realize that Native American culture is a large part of
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focus on Indian Americans and their assimilation in to the United States and its culture. Being a second-generation Indian American‚ I believe that I can relate to this subject well. I and other second-generation Indians Americans face a unique set of entirely different social issues. I will focus on the main social institutions of family‚ education‚ religion‚ politics‚ and compare and contrast the experiences of first generation Indian Americans and second generation Indian Americans. It is a generally
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speech patterns. A person’s dialect forms around those he is surrounded by‚ and may change through the course of their life. This video captures the different aspects and unique characteristics of the American language‚ creating a modern since of togetherness for the world. The video American Tongues produced a clear representation of how differently you may speak from your neighbor. Some differences in dialects can grow into stereotypes and the way individuals are observed. For example‚ those
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Name: Vo Thi Huynh Nhu Student code: 7116773 Instructor: Truong Thi Kim Lien Literature and movies (XH541) Group 1 Reflective journal 2: The Quiet American April 4‚ 2014 The Quiet American: A wartime love triangle One of the famous novels written by Graham Green‚ The Quiet American was adapted into the film with the same name directed by Phillip Noyce in 2002. The themes of the film mention not only war‚ but also love setting in Saigon‚ Viet Nam‚ in 1952‚ during the First Indochina War where
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