Multiculturalism Paper Children’s Literature Due: 11/23/10 PART 1: The need for multicultural literature in the classroom… There is a definite need for multicultural literature in the classroom. Good literature can help reflect many aspects of a culture--its values‚ beliefs‚ ways of life‚ and patterns of thinking. Good literature can also help readers to learn about an individual or a group of people whose stories take place in a specific historical and physical setting. In
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Instinctively‚ individuals who have joined a new society do not simply forget their past culture but instead integrates it with the culture of the new society they live in. Belonging to multiple groups and cultures due to this constant shift is known as multiculturalism. In the text The Old Chief Mshlanga by Doris Lessing‚ the reader is introduced to the protagonist‚ a little girl named Nkosikass. Her parents are European‚ yet she was born and raised in Africa and has little knowledge about what is supposed
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Multiculturalism in Christian Perspective As early as historic records have been kept‚ humans have been faced with the relocation of people and the occupation of homelands by stronger tribal or national groups. This is demonstrated by the records of Egyptian and Babylonian expansion‚ the exploits of Alexander the Great and the growth of the Roman Empire. Some of the struggles associated with this are reflected in the Bible. For example‚ when the Israelites were exiled to Babylon‚ the prophet Jeremiah
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was a strong‚ powerful and lavish ruler of France. He believed in the Divine Rights of the King and ruled with total authority. King Louis faced many problems‚ and attempted to solve them by issuing policies however they did not all have positive effects on France. King Louis worked to improve the economy and industry of his reign‚ became a patron of the arts and lead France into constant warfare. When Louis came into power Frances economy was “fractured‚ unstable and nearly insolvent”(History.com
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Positive and Negative Impacts of the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was a change in the mid-18th century from small scale‚ domestic production of goods to machine-based‚ mass production of goods. It is usually thought of as having mostly or only positive impacts on Europe. Although the revolution did have many positive impacts‚ it had its fair share of negative impacts as well. Some of the positive outcomes included the overall increase in production and value of
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The 1800’s were a time of innovation and immigration to cities for the new factory jobs‚ because the Agricultural Revolution changed farms. There were many positive and negative effects of the Industrial Revolution. One positive effect of the Industrial Revolution‚ was urbanization. Urbanization was when cities were built because of all the jobs the factories were offering. Many people wanted these jobs‚ and went from farms to these new cities. They needed homes for these new comers‚ so they
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Negative Effects of Advertising on American Youth From the past decades‚ technology has advanced at a rapid pace‚ and today‚ the technology cannot be compared to that of the past decades‚ it terms of efficiency and complexity. Technology is useful in various spheres in the world‚ including the business sphere. One of the ways through which companies use technology is through advertising and marketing. Through this‚ companies communicate with consumers‚ mainly creating awareness about their new
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I have chosen to write about negative music and its effect on human behavior. I will trace the history of this type of music and discuss some studies which point out effects of listening to it. What is negative music? Negative music is music that has a negative effect. One form of negative music is music that is used to express or to stimulate negative emotions. A Viennese classical composer named Arnold Schonberg was the first person to openly create negative music early in the twentieth century
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Outline Effects of the increase in mass shootings in America Intro. Technique: News story from Colorado Theater shooting 1. Examples: Columbine‚ CO Theater‚ Virginia Tech‚ Ft. Hood‚ Sandy Hook‚ Washington Navy Yard A. Most notable: Columbine B. Evolved and multiplied over times C. Nowhere is sacred 2. Positive Effects of the mass shootings A. Increased awareness of mental illnesses B. Experience from past shootings have allowed first responders to better response tactics 3. Negative
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everyone nowadays. The negative effects of these social networking sites overweigh the positive ones. These sites have caused some potential harm to society. The students become victims of social networks more often than anyone else. This is because of the reason that when they are studying or searching their course material online‚ they get attracted to these sites to kill the boredom in their study time‚ diverting their attention from their work. Other negative side effects of social networking websites
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