Taking into consideration my Libyan heritage‚ one might say I was able to experience the best of both worlds as a first generation Libyan-American. They wouldn’t be wrong‚ growing up‚ I was influenced by the cultural aspect of a Libyan as an American citizen. I partook in many common Libyan traditions‚ for instance‚ I would eat couscous most nights for dinner and learned how to play the darbuka‚ a Libyan drum held sideways and played with the fingers. I was convinced that everyone lived this way
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of the television or computer screens playing video games. Children or young adults‚ who become addicted to video games‚ tend to have bad relationships because they prefer to spend more time playing video games instead of spending time with their family or friends. Second‚ playing video games excessively can affect the health of children and young adults. Obesity is one of the most common health problems faced by most of the children who play video games excessively because they tend to sit for
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the various languages student posses by exerting American hegemony over different cultures. Prop 227 throws students in immersion programs that are suppose to last for one year‚ in order to make the students fluent in English. If the students cannot learn English in that one-year time period‚ they’re doomed to run into difficulties when advancing to a higher-level education of the dominant language. It is simply a “sink or swim” ordeal. The failure to address individual student’s language assistance
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Racial attitudes in my family were evident from an early age. I grew up in a typical Hispanic household. My maternal grandparents were very much involved in my upbringing. Because my grandparents‚ were born and raised in Puerto Rico‚ I grew up with a high level of awareness of my culture and my development of racial development started early. I remember family members speaking about Hispanics from Dominican Republic and even African Americans. They felt Dominicans were inferior because they were
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Our family car was a very reliable bronze Nissan Murano‚ this car had been part of the family for at least 5 years‚ it had taken us to Mcdonald’s trillions of times. However much we loved this car for it’s design‚ it would not save us from what was in our fates on that particular day. My mom‚ brother and I were on our way to one of my friend’s house and he lives approximately 15 minutes out of California‚ Missouri if you take the highway. We were driving approximately sixty miles per hour and we
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______________________________________________________________________________ OUMH1203 ENGLISH FOR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION MAY 2013 ______________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS 1. This assignment contains SEVEN (7) questions that is set in the language of the printed module for the course‚ answer FIVE (5) only. 2. Answer in English. 3. Download the language version of the assignment template concerned from the MyVLE for preparation and submission
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Written Performance Concept Play: Translations As a director‚ I want to emphasise the concept of a forbidden romance which is the essential theme of the play. So in my duologue‚ it was important to remember my directorial intentions throughout in order for the audience to understand the complexity of the situation. ‘Translations’ was written by the Irish playwright Brian Friel in 1980‚ however‚ it is set in the 19th century in it fictional town on Baile Beag. Brian Friel stated that ‘Translations’
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I feel as if I grew up in a pretty normal family‚ I had two siblings one brother one sister‚ my parents were together the entire time‚ and I feel very lucky because some people were brought up in unfavorable situations. My families beliefs I guess you could say are pretty traditional which I’d say has influenced my life in a way. By coming up this way the way I judged whether something was right or wrong I judged based upon my beliefs and by what my parents would consider to be right or wrong. An
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German management‚ as it has evolved over the centuries and has established itself since World War II‚ has a distinct style and culture. Like so many things German‚ it goes back to the medieval guild and merchant tradition‚ but it also has a sense of the future and of the long term. The German style of competition is rigorous but not ruinous. Although companies might compete for the same general market‚ as Daimler-Benz and BMW do‚ they generally seek market share rather than market domination.
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The first group we belong to‚ the family has more influence than any other group on forming our identity. Dear diary‚ Throughout my life in the Amish community‚ there is no doubt that I had learnt a lot‚ especially from my family who means a lot to me. Today I am 17 years old‚ the time when I am given the opportunity to make my life’s most important decision of living in the Amish for my whole life or joining the mainstream society‚ a whole new world‚ away from conformity and the restriction of
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