five countries‚ that opposite to our situation‚ they are in the rank of the top of the better scores in maths‚ science and reading. These countries are: 1.Finland‚ 2.Japan‚ 3. South Korea 4. New Zealand 5. Canada . Anu Partanen in her article “What americans Keep Ignoring About Finland’s School Success.” December 29th‚ 2011. “The survey compares 15-year-olds in different countries in reading‚ math‚ and science. Finland has ranked at or near the top in all three competencies on every
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parts of the world‚ particularly America and Asia. The American system consists of approximately thirty-five hours of school each week with about an hour of homework and no school on weekends. The Asian system of learning is comprised of around fifty hours of school each week including a half day on Saturday with four hours of homework each night. The better learning system for me would most definitely be the American system. The Asian school system would not allow me to spend time with my friends
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Robert Harrison October 24th‚ 2010 This past Sunday I went to Snyder Moral Baptist church to hear the music of Joel Raney. Joel is a very emotional performer I could tell he is very in touch with God. While I was there I learned that he began his career in Alabama by cutting his teeth on hymns and gospel music. He attended Juilliard School in NYC where he also worked in musical theater for a time. Listening to Joel’s music made me feel closer to God‚ he made me think about the finer things in
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Case Studies CJ211 Christine Levers Term Paper – Criminal Behavior April 3‚ 2013 Joel Rifkin – “Joel the Ripper” Joel David Rifkin‚ also known as “Joel the Ripper”‚ who was born on January 20‚ 1959 is a serial killer convicted of the murder of nine women. Although it is believed he killed as many as 17 drug addicted prostitutes‚ between 1989 and 1993 in New York City and Long Island. He is suspected by some to be responsible for some of the Long Island prostitutes whose remains
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Kumler English 10 4-26-12 Comparison of American Education and Asian Education For many years‚ the United States has prided itself in producing the most intelligent people in the world. Much of the U.S.’s advances have been through the contributions of many brilliant scientists‚ doctors and other professionals. However‚ recent studies have shown that America is losing this advantage to many Asian countries including Japan and South Korea. American education has fallen short of the education
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Laura Young: A historian writing about the Asian Americans: Chapter 1 When people think of Asian-Americans‚ typically people automatically think of just Chinese people or Japanese people. The Asian-American community is made up of not only the Chinese and Japanese‚ but also Filipino‚ Indian‚ Vietnamese‚ and Korean. The term Asian American was used informally by activists in the 1960s who sought an alternative to the term Oriental‚ arguing that the latter was derogatory and colonialist. Usually
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Joel Lebron vs. Florida ABSTRACT The Joel Lebron vs. Florida case was a complete tragedy of Ana Maria Angel and her boyfriend Nelson Portobanco. Ana Maria and Portobanco were both kidnapped and robbed by 5 Orlando men. Ana Maria was gang raped in front of Portobanco as Portobanco was stabbed multiple times‚ then the couple was soon executed on the side of I-95 in Boca Raton. There Ana Maria’s life was taken as a straight bullet to the head and her witness‚ Portobanco played dead and luckily
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choose us and agree to be a citizen under us." And such is the way that Asian Pacific Americans‚ a term coined not more than forty years ago‚ choose to tackle prejudice‚ ignorance‚ and greed throughout their four hundred year history. Citizenship is defined as broadly as: "Democracy" by Manuel Buaken‚ "loyalty" per Mike Masaoka‚ and "equality" according to Amy Uyematsu. Asian Americans always resort to accepted means within American society to pursue favorable ends. Despite a stacked deck‚ Alien Land
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In the near future‚ I would like to see the Asian Pacific American community get more involved with business. This has typically been a mostly Caucasian field‚ but I believe there should be more Asians striving to get degrees in business administration‚ finance‚ and accounting. Many are capable of excelling in these facets of business‚ and I believe they would make a strong impact. My dad is a testament to this and he has done well for himself as a CPA and partner for an accounting firm. He is my
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Patient Information: Patient: Sue Li Age: 20 Ethnicity: Asian American (a) What cultural considerations are important for you to remember while you interview Ms. Li? When conducting the interview and asking about pain‚ depression‚ abuse‚ etc…‚ keep in mind that culturally‚ Asian Americans are generally stoic and tend to hide depression‚ pain‚ and mental illness. Therefore‚ watching for signs and body language as well as affect will be the better way to go than just asking. Be sure to ask about traditional
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