The English-only way of life could explain the erasure of cultural differences. Manuel Muñoz explains this by using life experiences in his essay “Leave Your Name at the Border”. Muñoz came from a small town called Dinuba‚ where he grew up learning both English and Spanish; in Dinuba‚ there were only two groups: whites and Mexicans. Having his name butchered was something he unfortunately got used to‚ and many of his peers decided to go by names more “American” for convenience to non-Spanish speakers
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Why You Should Become an Organ Donor Almost everyone would want to be able to say “I have saved a life.” But by becoming an organ donor‚ you will be able to say “I WILL save a life.” Organ donation is a selfless way of giving back to others and being able to make a huge difference by giving another person a second chance at life. Unfortunately the number of patients waiting for organs far exceeds the number of people who have registered to become donors. Patients are forced to wait months‚ even
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“You are what you eat” Did you know that 31.8 percent of the children in America are overweight‚ and 16.9 percent of that 31.8 percent is considered to be obese? Though America is not the only country with an obesity rate over 20 percent‚ America definitely takes the lead. Some seem to believe that Americans are overweight because we are spoiled as a whole. While others may believe that‚ you are what you eat. Meaning if you over eat you will be overweight. Personally‚ I have to agree with the
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hypocrite is something we all strive to avoid. Philip Meyer takes this emotion to the extreme by examining a study done by a social psychologist‚ Stanley Milgram‚ involving the effects of discipline. In the essay‚ "If Hitler Asked You to Electrocute a Stranger‚ Would You? Probably"‚ Meyer takes a look at Milgram’s study that mimics the execution of the Jews (among others) during World War II by placing a series of subjects under similar conditions of stress‚ authority‚ and obedience. The main theme
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You own a chain of restaurants and you have very high staff turnover. You don’t know why people are leaving you. Your profits are down. what you can do to change this situation. The high turnover rates in the chain of the restaurants that are operated in the firm significantly affect the bottom line of the firm. It has been noted that it costs approximately two times to train an employee to fill the vacancy that has been left by an employee as compared to the cost of paying the salary of the given
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One year in high school some of the boys thought it would by funny to make a list of all the girls. They wanted to rate and make a comment about them next to get their hands on the list. They wanted to see how they rated and what they said about them. It seem like we couldn’t get the list quick enough. I never thought anything was wrong with me until I heard of the list they were making. I always thought there was nothing wrong with me and that’s what everyone else thought of me too. Before I saw
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Name : MOLINA‚ SHERLY B. Course : BS in Business Administration Major in Operations Management Subject : Work Ethics Adviser : Prof. Romana L. Bitancor Did You Bring Your Ethics to Work Today? Unethical behavior has become an increasingly prevalent issue in today’s workplace. It is a sad truth that in every workplace‚ there are always employees who take part in unethical behaviors‚ mine is not an exemption. In fact‚ if an assessment of my workplace in terms of ethical behavior
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Interview with Someone Different This paper is a result of an interview with someone who is different from the interviewer in race‚ age‚ culture and ethnic background. This paper will discuss the background of the individual as a child and will also discuss crucial issues on how the individual feels with regard to herself‚ society‚ her family and to the interviewer. The individual being interviewed is my friend‚ Shelley. Shelley is a dynamic‚ Jewish woman who was born and raised in the Washington
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I was a little girl‚ I’ve been constantly compared to others and never been able to voice an opinion. Constantly hearing "you should stick to arts and crafts" or "boys are smarter than girls"‚ made me question my abilities. It made me think that I had to know everything in order for someone to listen to me. My mom would say "do whatever you like do‚ yet show the world that you are brilliant in that". I made it my mission to never give up and to create a better future for myself. I threw myself into
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technology‚ such as online learning can greatly benefit students’ education‚ by offering classes they could not normally have access to. According to the Federal Communications Commission‚ 97 percent of schools across the country had Internet connectivity as of 2010. By utilizing this schools can offer students opportunities that they could not normally offer. According to United State’s Department of Education‚ 48 states (and the District of Columbia) currently support online learning opportunities
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