weakened by the idea that Asians have the ability to rule the nation. In his essay‚ “The Harmful Myth of Asian Superiority‚” Ronald Takaki effectively argues that Asian Superiority in the United States is nowhere near the truth through the use of statistical evidence to provide reasons why Asian Americans do not actually have advantages compared to other minorities. Takaki establishes logos and pathos effectively to prove his point to his intended audience. First‚ Takaki’s essay is effective due to
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article ‘The Harmful Myth of Asian Superiority’ written by Ronald Takaki The article ‘The Harmful Myth of Asian Superiority’ written by Ronald Takaki is an explosive piece that discusses the real life situation of the Asian community that is based overseas. It is evident that their daily lives are comprised of numerous problems. However‚ this condition is overshadowed by the deception that they possess a superior status. According to Takaki (1990) the Asian migrants are considered very successful which
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Ronald Takaki examines the struggles Mexicans faced in obtaining equal rights in his book‚ A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America. According to Takaki‚ the American people and government affected Mexican lifestyles through encroachment on their rights‚ starting just before the Mexican-American War. Takaki posits that “political restrictions” made it difficult for Mexicans to secure their “rights as citizens” and maintain their “rights as landowners” (167). Takaki explains that
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Thomas Jefferson became one of the wealthiest men in America through the “ownership of land and slaves”(Takaki 56). The value of slaves and land doubled in approximately twenty years due to the “multiplication of [his] slaves...the extension of culture‚ and increased demands for lands”(Takaki 56). The main source of Thomas Jefferson’s wealth was derived from being an active slaveholder and landowner. How did Jefferson treat his slaves? Jefferson treated his slaves in a harsh manner. For instance
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had effected them. In 1607 the first Europeans decided to come to America in search of creating a “city upon a hill” (Takaki 26). So many Europeans had started to make the journey to America that there were not enough resources to go around. This was known as “the starving time”‚ so many people were dying and were going to the extreme by eating rats‚ dogs and even corpses (Takaki 35). The Powhatan Indians decided to bring food and other resources and saved the settlers. The settlers then in 1608
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Mexican people lost half their land to American invaders. Takaki states “In the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo‚ Mexico accepted the Rio Grande as the Texas border and ceded the Southwest territories to the United
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A Different mirror: A History of Multicultural America Ronald Takaki is one of the foremost-recognized scholars of multicultural studies and holds a PhD. in American History from the University of California‚ Berkeley. As a professor of Ethnic Studies at the same university‚ he wrote A Different Mirror: a History of Multicultural America as a fantastic new telling of our nation’s history. The book narrates the composition of the many different people of the United States of America
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all descriptions‚ raked from the gutter” (Takaki 53). They were called a variety of insults because of their social class even though they were the only group of people that were working hard and helping to restore Virginia back to a livable colony. Both races were being treated indifferently by Virginia’s
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of the Anglo-Saxon race” (free). This belief in themselves as a “special” people when incorporated into American expansion would have a tremendous impact on the history of the world—and grave implications for many “inferior peoples” (Horsman c.1) (Takaki c.1‚2‚3). The atmosphere of England in the 1600’s was one of social unrest. With the Protestant reformation in Europe and England came religious and political conflict causing a series of civil wars in England. In the latter half of the 17th Century
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men that had powerful authority had the mindset that all English men had‚ they deserve it all. In A Different Mirror written by Ronald Takaki‚ he explains how the English were able to acquire all they land and how they used force by any means to push out the other races. He also describes the living conditions of certain races when they are in America. Ronal Takaki opens our eyes to a different view of one of our early presidents. Andrew Jackson was for removing the Indians‚ “He supported the efforts
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