interest. Multiculturalism became a major force in American society in the 1970’s and 1980’s as African-Americans‚ Latinos‚ and other ethnic groups explored their own history. I believe that America is a multicultural society. I feel this way because we have several different cultural history months. Some may include February’s black history month‚ May’s Asian Pacific American Heritage‚ Older Americans Month and Jewish American Heritage Month‚ and so on. Multiculturalism is an issue for some people
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Tina Barsam November 28‚ 2001 Paper 1 Eng 305/Cross Multicultural Education in America America has long been called "The Melting Pot" because it is made up of a varied mix of races‚ cultures‚ and ethnicities. As more and more immigrants come to America searching for a better life‚ the population naturally becomes more diverse. This has‚ in turn‚ spun a great debate over multiculturalism. Some of the issues under fire are who is benefiting from the education‚ and how to present the
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Different Mirror by Takaki‚ talks about American history of the exploration age with Christopher Columbus as he encountered the native people of Caribbean‚ riots by L.A and the relationship of multiculturalism with the American society. The book has a unique aspect in that Takaki uses his major ethnic character as Caliban and also uses Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Although he uses literature as the background of history‚ it shows in the real what experiences and situations most of the immigrants go
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In Chapter 8 of A Different Mirror Takaki talks about the experience and the reason why The Chinese immigrated to the U.S in the late 1800’s. He also talks about the work and jobs the Chinese people were able to produce. While some did experience the same discrimination and racism as many other immigrant groups during this time such as Eastern Europeans‚ Irish‚ and‚ later‚ Mexicans‚ the United States seemed to welcome the Chinese immigrants and their labor. Takaki talks about a time when the Chinese
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Hong Shen Chen DOC 3 B07 Jacquie Paper1 A Different America Society tends to silence the dark park of the history‚ and this is no different to what happened in the 50’s‚ post-Korean War. Many people were guided to believe that post war was a good time due to the phony improvement done by the government - GI Bill and the first integrated army. Moreover‚ televisions were censored to broadcast happy stories only. Yet‚ in reality‚ the power of white supremacy and patriarchy continued to expand
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Between the years of 1981 and 2001‚ three intelligent men known as Ronald Reagan‚ George H.W Bush‚ and Bill Clinton represented America. Each of these men had the ability to contribute to America in their own unique way. Many different opportunities were given during these three presidencies‚ which each man used to shape America differently. Though the United States has seen forty six different Presidents throughout history‚ Ronald Reagan‚ George H.W Bush‚ and Bill Clinton were three of the most
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Analysis of ’Mark Twain--Mirror of America 2010级商务英语班 姚嘉琦 201003071128 Mark Twain who is well known for his master-pieces like Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn‚ in which he used his extraordinary writing techniques thus combining rich humor‚ sturdy narrative and social criticism‚ plays a vital role in the history of American Literature. The reason why the author regarded him as a mirror of America was not only because of the true and vivid description and representation in his pieces‚ but for
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MIRROR MIRROR The idea of not looking in a mirror for three consecutive days seems quite obnoxious‚ not to mention a challenge‚ but then again the feeling was what kick started my experience for the same. At first I inverted my mirror to help me get started on my assignment but that was purely for the sake of the assignment and didn’t mean any more than that. But‚ a few hours into the experiment‚ I found myself making silly excuses to look at my reflection for reasons that I thought were valid
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myself in the long mirror behind it. I was convinced that within the mirror there was another world‚ another dimension in which another me lived. Mirror Me was perfect in my eyes for even then I knew the real me wasn’t. I found solace in knowing that somewhere there was version of myself that was perfect and I suppose this is where my deep fascination with my reflection was born. But things are so different now. Gone are the days when I could converse with my reflection in the mirror‚ to do that now
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“mother tongue”‚ the language she was brought up to speak by her mother. Bhatt was born in India in 1956‚ moved to the USA in 1968‚ and now lives in Germany‚ so she is well aware of how much a change of culture and language can affect people. ‘A Different History’ is in two linked parts: lines 1-18‚ then lines 19-29. The first suggests that although life in India is – or should be – free‚ there is constant pressure to conform to other ways of life; the poet uses the way we should or should not treat books
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