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    about how different his perspective of America is to others. Peter was in search of the redeeming qualities of America‚ which aided in him having a change of opinion and a change of character. He ultimately learned about himself in the process‚ as both the friends and enemies he met along the way‚ help form his ideals and opinions. Peter decided to begin his journey to learn about America and see it in a different light than from view he was raised seeing. America seemed like an awful place to him

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    “Women Who Make America” continues to be an inspiring and entertaining documentary that portrays many different aspects of the efforts to change and enhance the rights of women. From the very beginning‚ men were the breadwinners who protected their family and provided support‚ while the women were expected to stay at home and take care of the children. Society did not see as much promise for young women as they did for the men. Women were encouraged to go to college‚ earn a degree and meet their

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    Family life and culture influences the way we see things. Like in “Two Ways to Belong in America” Mira is influenced by her family’s Indian culture. Even though she lives in the U.S. she choses to stay an Indian citizen and stay with the culture she grew up with. Even when her sister went from their Indian culture to American culture‚ she kept the same views she had when she came to the United States of America. You can tell this by when she tells Bharati over the phone “For over 30 years‚ I’ve invested

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    Martinez First Year Writing Professor Berger Nov 24‚ 2012 Langston Hughes’ “Let America Be America” Opposite Perspective The Poem “Let America Be America Again” by Langston Hughes did not have a significant impact on individuals during the time of its publication which was on July 1936. Themes of the poem‚ including prejudice and racism cease to remain today in the United States. Because America is considered the land of the free and the land of equal opportunity‚ all individuals are

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    1. The documentary gave many reasons‚ both anecdotal and factual‚ for singlehood in America today. One reason is that we now live longer than we used to‚ which can give rise to many other reasons for singlehood in America. Fear of commitment was also given as a reason for being single‚ one person said that 60 years married to someone is longer than some murder charges. Another reason is instead of marrying in their 20’s or early 30’s people are now waiting to get married later in life. The documentary

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    election. The title itself‚ Why I Fear America Could Enslave Black People Again‚ sets the tone for the paper. It obviously shows that the writer is worried about what direction our country is headed for. The author begins his paper by telling the audience that he was in Bethlehem Pennsylvania for a talk entitled “Making America As Good As Its Promise”. Hearing this‚ the audience obviously automatically thinks of Donald Trump’s campaign slogan “Make America Great Again” but the author quickly informs

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    Chloe Thomas Professor Christopher Tidwell English Composition 1 13 November 2014 The Day That Changed America Forever One of the most devastating events in American history took place on September 11‚ 2001‚ also referred as 9/11‚ and has altered America ever since. During this tragic event‚ terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jets and flew them straight into the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon in New York. There are many conspiracies on why this event happened‚ but no justification

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    that pushed them to the very edge of poverty‚ whereas they could not afford to quit their jobs or even come late to work. This led to the Triangle fire‚ an event that directed America in a new course‚ one in which the safety and well-being of Americans are protected by its rightful amount. “Triangle: The fire that changed America”‚ a monograph by David Von Drehle‚ encompasses the idea of the horrible working conditions for the unskilled immigrants‚ in which they had no choice but to work. Von Drehle

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    “How Candy Conquered America” by Lauren Tarshis ‚and‚ “This Cupcake is trying to hurt you” by Kristen Lewis‚ are both about candy and sugar. However‚ they are both different in how the topic is laid out. The first article “How Candy Conquered America” is about the history of candy. The second article “This Cupcake is trying to hurt you” is about the side affects of too much candy and sugar. “How Candy Conquered America” is about the history of candy. First off it says “how”in the title which means

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    the naked eye. In literature this is sometimes done through the use of metaphors by using specific words when relating two inanimate objects. A writer might use metaphors in order to hide these messages and not be completely obvious. In the poem "America"‚ by Tony Hoagland‚ specific diction is used in metaphors in order to expose corruption in American society. The poem begins with a " student" (1) symbolizing the innocence of the person being corrupted such as our youth. By using the word "student"

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