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    A Second Generation of Books

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    l d e n ‚ U SA S OI N S o c i o l o g i c a l I n q u i r y 0 0 3 8 - 0 2 4 5 © 2 0 0 8 A l p h a Ka p p a D e l t a X XX O r i g i n a l A r t i c l e s B OO K REV I EW ESSAY B OO K REV I EW ESSAY After Katrina: A Second Generation of Books (1) The Sociology of Katrina: Perspectives on a Modern Catastrophe ‚ by David L. Brunsma‚ David Overfelt‚ and J. Steven Picou‚ eds. Rowman & Littlefield‚ Lanham‚ MD‚ 2007. 288 pp. $29.95 (2) Through the Eye of Katrina: Social

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    Second Generation Computers (1956-1963) The computers built in the 1950s and 1960s are considered the 2nd generation computers. These computers make use of the transistors invented by Bell Telephone laboratories and they had many of the same components as the modern-day computer. For instance‚ 2nd generation computers typically had a printer‚ some sort of tape or disk storage‚ operating systems‚ stored programs‚ as well as some sort of memory. These computers were also generally more reliable

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    to millions of immigrants and their families. News outlets‚ polls‚ and the general insight into immigration widely stop at the first generation immigrants. This can paint a negative outlook on immigration and only show the hardships each person suffers. However when looked into deeper the success of second-generation immigrants is astonishing. As second-generation immigrants adapt to society more than their parents they are open to a wide range of success. The rates of immigrants born children and

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    The following voice project will discuss second generation Vietnamese Americans struggling with cultural expectations. In this assignment‚ I will discuss an advocacy initiative for this specific population. Immigration status is one of the many issues this specific population may face. It continues to be a politically divisive issue. Lack of American citizenship brings other issues like access to health care. Many individuals are against illegal immigrants having access to health care as well other

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    lifestyle that people live in today. Indigenous cultures are continually changing overtime and a constantly facing disadvantages. Colonialism has separated Indigenous people from European settlement and naively continue to do so. Present issues that communities are still facing is racism as an undocumented policy of assimilation in the Second Stolen Generation and the product of racism in large influential organisations being passed down to younger generations. Everyone is entitled to good health and well-being

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    The Struggle of Second Generation Acculturation and Assimilation The graphic novel American Born Chinese (2006)‚ by Gene Luen Yang‚ is a very modern and influential piece of work that can be compared to the short indie film Two Lies (1990)‚ directed and written by Pamela Tom‚ which had preceded the novel by 16 years. These two different forms of work‚ both utilizing their ability to teach the audience‚ are used as powerful venues for the topic of identity crisis among the Asian people in a majority

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    Debra DeLaet explains that the United Nations differentiates between civil and political rights (first generation rights)‚ and economic‚ social and cultural rights (second generation rights). While both sets of rights are vital to ensure basic human rights in any society‚ second generation rights are more essential in enabling people to lead dignified lives. At least some version of first generation rights are guaranteed to citizens of most democratic societies. In contrast‚ economic‚ social and cultural

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    much more sinister. It means to scrap away the home culture from the immigrant and force them to adhere to the American way.

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    First Generation and Second Generation Antipsychotics First Generation atypical antipsychotics (FGA) were introduced to the United States in the 1950’s as a way to help individuals who experienced psychosis (Preston‚ O’Neal‚ & Talaga‚ 2013). FGA are characterized by low and high potencies. FGA are broken down by potency to distinguish if the medication is a higher or lower amount and the frequency needed to result in effective treatment. Researchers noticed FGA were effective in treating psychotic

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    The term “beat generation” was coined by John Clellon Holmes in his 1948 article‚ to describe an artistic movement in the mid twentieth century. This movement began as a group of Columbia students in the 40s who wanted to be different and experimented in ways to express their difference. They migrated to San Francisco and grew in size to become a huge influence on American culture‚ inspiring new art and poetry‚ a music genre‚ and two sub-cultures. The Beat Generation‚ through their determination

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