Reading Response on Latinos in the media. "The Real McCoy’s (Irving Pincus‚ 1957) had a Latino farm hand named Pepino. Some shows and movies portray John Leguizanio as a drug-dealing murderer. Never was a Latino cast in a show displaying good family life or decent person with a normal everyday life." I notice that even though Latinos were cast in Hollywood‚ there is still stereotyping and discriminating going on. These Latinos who were cast to be in the movies or comic or drama weren’t always
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Eight years ago‚ two pink lines signaled my greatest honor‚ and challenge. My daughter arrived at twenty-six weeks gestation. She fit completely in my hand: a tiny piece of my soul. A miracle for my wife and me‚ she fought to survive. Our first‚ a boy born at the same twenty-six week mark‚ drew breath for exactly twenty-four hours. A lifetime for him‚ not long enough for us. Her birth provided us with a new hope and opportunity. Maris Irene gripped onto her life as hard as her miniscule hand gripped
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In a small Canadian town there is a class going on. There are actually many classes going on but this is the one that is relevant right now. Anyways‚ in this classroom there is many pictures of great men in history. Writers‚ poets‚ philosophers‚ inventors etc. All men‚ and only men. The few that are recognizable to a short girl in the back are Shakespeare‚ Edger Allan Poe‚ Gandhi‚ and whom she believes is Tesla. Naturally‚ the girl will feel bad not knowing the rest but she already accepted that
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Over the past century‚ Parents and their children have gotten very alike. From their habits to their overall lifestyle. One has built America‚ The other will technologize It over the next century. Continue to read the following paragraphs below to learn more about this story. A few unique characteristics about me is that I am a dependable‚ hardworking student and won’t give up until I’m satisfied with my grade.I can multitask quite well and I’m always thinking on my feet as my dad say’s. I enjoy
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Respond to the following prompt: "There are 3 Rhetorical Devices (logos‚ ethos‚ pathos). Provide a quote from each of the two speeches that best represent the use of each of the rhetorical devices. Keep response to a minimum of 1000 words.” In the 1960’s‚ civil rights were becoming a very present and evident concern to the people of America once again. Issues were being brought up to leaders that could and had the authority to actually help out and do something about these said issues. John F
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Greatness is what comes from change. And leadership comes from those who seek to help and lead. Good Morning‚ staff‚ teachers and fellow grade 9s. I am here today as Emily‚ the candidate running for Grade 9 Representative. But most times I am just Emily the student who is just another classmate‚ friend or stranger. We have arrived at a time where we need to find a person to represent the Grade 9 students of Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School. This could be a time of change. This could be a time
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Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) was a Baptist minister and social activist who played a key role in the American civil rights movement from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968. He was inspired by advocates of nonviolence such as Mahatma Gandhi. His name was originally Michael‚ not Martin. At the age of 12‚ he seems to have tried to commit suicide. It was May of 1941 when his grandmother passed away after a heart attack. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.’s birthday was first observed as a national
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studies have been conducted on automatic stereotype activation. Stereotype is the understanding and "expectations" of the typical characteristics of a group which is already implanted in our mind (Kunda‚ 1999‚ p.315). For example‚ Devine found in her study in 1989 that White Americans often view African Americans as aggressive. Aggressiveness is one of the many negative attributes that is frequently associated with African Americans (Devine‚ 1989). However‚ stereotype will not be automatically activated
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Writers is based on a true story on how a teacher used writing to change the hearts and minds of some teens that were facing social economic issues‚ gang issues‚ homelessness and other different things. Exploring themes of tolerance overcoming stereotypes‚ the kids in this film clash between inner-city students and their white‚ middle-class teacher. By utilizing the works of Anne Frank and Zlata’s Diary: A Child’s Life in Sarajevo to teach students Mrs. Gruwell‚ not only taught the basis of the English
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Every time you go through school you have new teachers. They all have different ways of trying to get to know you. But one thing they all have in common‚ they start by calling roll and sometimes saying someone’s name wrong. Then after that they ask you a ton of question‚ like who is your favorite person. I said “Martin luther king jr.” because without him the world would have never changed. This brings me back to my third grade class. Where I really started learning history and seeing how important
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