LOVE OF COUNTRY? Frederick Douglass’s speech “If I Had A Country‚ I Should Be A Patriot” delivers a blasting reproach on the discrimination of the African American and why he feels indignant about his country and being unwilling to call himself a patriot. Similar to Langston Hughes’s “I‚ Too‚ Sing America” ‚ both employ a chord informative structure and a canting tone simple enough for the audience to incite a reaction from the audience to plead for freedom in America. Both authors though
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Discourse Concerning Western Planting provides insight into fifteenth century rationale for English colonization by highlighting and elaborating on the three main purposes for expansion; God‚ gains‚ and glory. Richard Hakluyt‚ a Protestant minister‚ scholar‚ and author of the document‚ was one of the many citizens fueled by the desire for expansion. In Discourse Concerning Western Planting‚ he relays twenty-three justifications for colonization to Queen Elizabeth I‚ in order to standstill Spain’s
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Love in the US and China Studying in the U.S. for nearly a year‚ I learned a lot of knowledge and I made a lot of friends. Some of them are foreigners. This year’s study is very effective for me. In the United States‚ I found some phenomenons are different between my country and the U.S. Now I mainly want to talk about love in the U.S. and China. The United States is a free country. The United States advocates free development. It pays attention to every person’s personality. Some American
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The United States is in a time of turmoil‚ as anyone can undoubtedly see. The economy is down. We are still in a war in the Middle East. The country is no longer the best country in the world‚ as it once was. However‚ the biggest problem facing the United States is the education system. As recent studies have shown‚ America lags far behind the global leaders in education‚ even while maintaining the highest amount of spending. The heart of the education problem lies in the standardized system. As
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On 9 February 2007‚ South African President Thabo Mbeki acknowledged in his eighth annual State of the Nation speech that his government needed to work harder to combat the ‘ugly and repulsive’ scourge of violent crime. Mbeki‚ under pressure after recently saying that he did not think crime was a major problem‚ promised to increase police numbers‚ improve intelligence and forensic data‚ and reduce court backlogs. Mbeki’s recognition that violent crime was a problem came as a surprise to many critics
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"Integumentary " redirects here; in botany‚ an integument refers to an outer membrane of an ovule‚ which develops into the testa‚ the seed coat The integumentary system is the organ system that protects the body from various kinds of damage‚ such as loss of water or abrasion from outside.[1] The system comprises the skin and its appendages[2][3] (including hair‚ scales‚ feathers‚ hooves‚ and nails). The integumentary system has a variety of functions; it may serve to waterproof‚ cushion‚ and protect
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ove for your Country I don’t love my country. In fact‚ I fail to see how it is possible to love my country. Now‚ I live in America‚ and‚ from somebody who’s traveled a bit‚ it’s not too bad here. The streets are fairly clean‚ one is free to say more or less what one thinks (outside of school‚ of course)‚ and the standard of living is fairly high. So‚ I like living in the US. However‚ I could never love America. Loving your country is a bit like loving your race‚ or loving all those who follow
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Richard Prices’ Rainforest Warriors is an ethnography that is incredibly interesting; its contents discuss the history‚ politics‚ and overall well being of the Saramaccan people of the South American nation of Suriname. Suriname‚ being first colonized by English and Dutch settlers‚ was a nation used for the establishment of sugar and timber plantations for direct export to Europe. The first three chapters are fascinating to say the least‚ as they detail the history of runaway African slaves who made
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or a piece of young people ’s literature in which a teacher plays a fairly cental role. This essay will critically analyse the discourses‚ positions and relationships‚ as well as certain individuals habitus ’ (after Bourdieu and Wacquant‚ 1992‚ cited in Gale & Densmore‚ 2000)‚ which influence the classroom of Mark Thackeray (Sidney Potier) in the film To Sir with Love (Clavell‚ 1966). Via this analysis‚ I argue that the film portrays a simplistic‚ commercial palatable rather than a realistic image
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Nicole Hicks-Pinkard Is Greed Destroying Our Country? Greed comes from the love of money and power‚ which are the roots for all evil. One major cause of greed comes from the government and corporate firms that contribute to their temptation to do wanted is needed for them to obtain wealth and power within their industry. One should ask themselves‚ is greed destroying our country? The answer would be “yes.” Greed is the fifth of the seven deadly sins‚ which allows an one to become obsessive
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