In the article College Immigrants in the United States‚ written by Jie Zong‚ and Jeanne Batalova‚ spoke about the amount of Immigrants looking for higher education in the United States. The articles leads the discussion of with this statement. “In 2014‚ 10.5 million immigrants had a college degree or higher‚ representing about 29 percent of the total 36.7 million U.S. foreign-born population ages 25 and over”(Zong‚ Batalova). This fact puts the reader into perspective about how many students are
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The Roots of Muslim Rage Part A: An overview of the article 1. Read the title and subtitle. What information do you expect to find in the article? According to the title and subtitle I will expect to read about the reasons for the deep hate that Muslims feel about the West. I assume that the author will explain how historical events created the fury of Muslims. 2. Who is the author? What is his profession? Where? How old is he? Prof. Bernard Lewis was born in 1916. He is a British-American
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Assigment 1: Swift Modest Proposal Luciana Quispe Professor Michael Briere HUM 112 11/04/2014 The article by Jonathan Swift begins by making a description of the poor ladies with children and nowhere to stay in the streets of Ireland. The description clearly shows how the families have problems in terms of finding for themselves. With large families of up to six children‚ the poor ladies have no option of feeding their families. Finally‚ the audience thinks that the author would provide
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Julian Savulescu and Richard W. Momeyer‚ wrote an article expressing their theories on informed consent being based on rational beliefs. The article constructed around Jehovah Witness beliefs causing its followers to reject blood transfusions‚ and how it is theoretically irrational. Both pressed the reason for irrational behavior due to the fear of violating biblical principles according to their interpretation of the scripture. Thus leading to Savulescu and Momeyer’s concussion‚ Jehovah Witnesses
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In the article‚ After-School Programs: Keeping Children Safe & Smart‚ by An-Me Chung; she discusses how after school programs positively beneficial for the youth. Chung states‚ that according to U.S. Departments of Education and Justice‚ local after school programs have proven to “reduce risk-taking‚” in youth (An-Me Chung 2010). She says‚ after-school programs‚ provide “safe and caring” environments (An-Me Chung 2010). Chung realizes that after school programs will keep most youth occupied and
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protest‚ usually with the intent to achieve a specific goal. Two examples of this can be found in the articles “Going Hungry for Tenure” by Colleen Flaherty‚ and “Ex-Guantanamo Detainee Plans Hunger Strike in Uruguay” by Leonardo Haberkorn. Both articles tell the stories of two different men who have chosen to go on hunger strikes due to situations that have arose in their lives. In Flaherty’s article‚ she tells the story of Juan Rojo‚ an assistant professor of Spanish at Lafayette College‚ and what
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The United States has actually not declared war since World War II. In Article I‚ section 8 of the U.S. Constitution‚ Congress has the power‚"to declare war [and] grant letters of marque and reprisal."(archives.gov) But Article II‚Section 2 provides that‚"The president shall be Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States." (fed-soc.org) While it’s clear that the intended action for Congress alone to declare war‚ presidents don’t necessarily act with them but rather on their own will
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options. Bullying takes 4‚400 lives every year‚ according to the Nobullying.com website. According to the same article‚ 30‚000 children stay home because of bullying. Bullying is a serious issue which needs to be punished harder. There are several types of bullying for example cyberbullying and bullying people based on how they look or features that are abnormal. For example in the article "Bullies Behind Bars?" ‚ Carmen Morais makes mention of a young 15 year old child‚ who was bullied because she
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According to Rob Walker‚ the author of the article “Stuffed‚” hoarding has “more to do with a person’s psyche than their taste in decorating” (Walker‚ “Stuffed”). It is becoming a growing trend as Americans tend to accumulate things in their own home or external environment over time. It becomes hard to get rid of their objects because they become emotionally attached to them over a period of time. Rob Walker‚ including Diane Cole‚ the author of the article “Bookmarks‚ Possessed by Our Possession”
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taking action to stop bullying and directly associates self-hate as the main reason of suicides in children and teens. In Bennett’s article‚ “Teenage Bullying Should Not Be Treated as a Crime‚” she argues “Its one thing to hold bullies responsible for their own actions‚ but it ’s trickier to blame them for the chain of events that may follow .” In John Cloud’s article‚ “Bullied to Death‚” he takes a look at four cases that resulted in suicides in only four weeks. Cloud states that bullying is more
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