There were many interesting facts in the Upfront Magazine “The New Face of America.” The first one I found was that other races outnumber caucasian races‚ “The Census Bureau announced last spring that minority births-Hispanic‚ black Asian‚ American Indian‚ Native Hawaiian‚ Pacific Islander‚ and Alaska Native-now outnumber those of non-Hispanic whites.” Living in a region with dominantly white people‚ I didn’t realize that we made up less than half of our country’s population. Another interesting
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America is better than it was 50 years ago. America has long been hailed as "the land of opportunity". While this has proven true in the past it is more true today than it has ever been before. Many forms of discrimination that have plagues the country in the past are nearing their ends and more people have the ability to live a happy life here. The country is learning from the past and building for a better future each and every day. America is better now because there is more of a opportunity
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having the right to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. These three principles created the American dream and established what American stands for. Throughout the history of America‚ millions of people have come from all over the world have come to experience the American dream. The United States of America has become such an eye catching place because it strives for opportunity. It is the right to life‚ liberty‚ and pursuit of happiness that creates the opportunity to allow an individual
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Racism in America Alton Dawson Liberty University Abstract The purpose of this research is to show the effects of racism in America. Racism is defined as one group assumes superiority over other groups that develop attitudes of arrogance and ignorance. Despite many laws and legislation attempts to eliminate the evils of racism‚ the problem focuses on the cultural differences of race‚ color and biological supremacy. Racism comes in the form of ethnic cleansing‚ hate groups‚ discrimination
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Today‚ many people immigrate to the United States of America in search of the American Dream; freedom‚ equality‚ and the opportunity to achieve their personal goals in life that they could not otherwise achieve in their homeland. The American Dream is the pursuit of prosperity Today‚ many people immigrate to the United States of America in search of the American Dream; freedom‚ equality‚ and the opportunity to achieve their personal goals in life that they could not otherwise achieve
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Incorporating Hispanic Culture in an Anti-Bias Classroom Nichole Spiller ECE 405: Children & Families in a Diverse Society Instructor: Lorianne Lammert-Arndt Monday‚ April 16‚ 2012 The culture I chose to explore is the Hispanic culture. The term “Hispanic came from the United States federal government in the 1970’s to group a large but diverse population to connect the language and culture from a Spanish-speaking country. Hispanic is not a race but an ethnic classification (Understanding
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Fiesta 1980‚ written by Junot Diaz‚ is about a Hispanic family that lives in New York. Their relatives‚ tío (uncle) Miguel and tía(aunt) Yrma‚ just moved from the Dominican Republic to the United states and therefore they are throwing their aunt and uncle a party. There is much representation on how the Hispanic people really live embedded within this short story. Such as the different roles of each family member‚ the extreme since of loyalty‚ actions that benefit everyone‚ and the different ways
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Making It in America America is growing and changing‚ and the fastest growing minority group is the Hispanic population. The 2010 United States Census Bureau data shows the Hispanic population grew from 35.3 million people in 2000 to 50.5 million people in 2010. That increase accounts for more than half the population growth in America over the last ten years. The Hispanic community is going to continue to grow and contribute to our society in big numbers. It is important that they successfully
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MARRIAGE CUSTOMS Most cases‚ a woman of one class are married to a man of her same class (eg. A noble married to a noble). However there were exceptions‚ this happens when a man showed bravery and courage in battle or he had become powerful enough to lead the people of his community. Mixed marriages were not common. They produce division of the classes within children (eg. Odd numbered children had the class of the father while even numbered children will have the class of the mother). If there
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The true Philippine Civilization has been dominated by colonial influences. Almost all the traditional art we are familiar with are derived from foreign influences. The admirable culture and traditions we once had have truly been forgotten and replaced by foreign ways of living. It is disappointing to consider our ethnic groups who have retained historical conventions primitive‚ ignorant‚ and uncivilized. In fact‚ the practices‚ way of living‚ and the kind of culture they keep possession of are
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