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    “Outline the evidence that some ethnic groups are disadvantaged in contemporary UK” Ethnic identity as difference can be related to the qualities we carry that makes us different. For example the different clothes we wear the different cultures we adopt or the different languages we speak. As a result of difference‚ inequality may arise as some cultures or ways of life are seen to be superior compared to others. This is also enforced through various socialisation processes like Education where Gilborn

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    Chapter 12 of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter is an important symbol. As the minister watches the night sky‚ together with Hester and Pearl‚ a meteor appears that traces out an „A“. While most of the people think that the „A“ stands for „Angel“ and is showing that Governor Winthrop is gone and it marks his the entry to heaven‚ which will be proofed later on‚ but Dimmesdale‚ on the other hand‚ interprets it differently. Him hiding his sins and „cover his heart with his hand“‚ the „A“ reminds

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    Republican president on a platform pledging to keep slavery out of the territories‚ seven slave states in the deep South seceded and formed a new nation‚ the Confederate States of America. The incoming Lincoln administration and most of the Northern people refused to recognize the legitimacy of secession. They feared that it would discredit democracy and create a fatal precedent that would eventually fragment the no-longer United States into several small‚ squabbling countriesThe Civil War started because

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    Medieval symbols and customs are so unmistakably medieval because of their distinct traits. Many modern day interpretations of medieval society involve the use of symbols and customs that almost anyone can recognize as medieval. Some of these symbols and customs include armor‚ swords‚ thrones‚ jousting‚ and castles. Today‚ we might recognize medieval society as violent and barbaric‚ but that is because we perceive their ideas and customs through our modern lens. We also do not know if our modern

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    People are constantly secreting for their identity throughout life. James Marcia was one researcher who described four different ways people cope with their identify. The first way people cope with finding their identity is role confusion. Role confusion is the polar opposite of identity achievement. People who are using role confusion to cope with their identity are unconcerned with future goal‚ and have no motivation to further themselves. In worse cases‚ people going through role confusion have

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    PASKO SYMBOLS AND RITUALS Misa de Gallo The dawn of December 16 is different from any other morning in the Philippines. When the day’s first cockcrow is heard‚ exultation rings throughout the nation as church bell toll loudly to signal the official start of Christmastide. The dawn mass is aptly called Misa de Gallo or Mass of the Rooster. While Christmas has been in the air for weeks‚ or even months‚ and people have been busy with Pasko activities--- today‚ Christmas really begins. The

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    Strategy for Groups with Different Learning Styles and Personality Types What makes this world so unique is that there are not two people the same. That makes for many different learning styles and personality types. I will cover a few examples of each and how they are beneficial in helping a group communicate and collaborate effectively. Being aware of different learning styles and personality types can be very beneficial to help communicate and collaborate effectively with different people. Everyone

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    York: Oxford University Press. McClintock‚ Anne. 1991. "No longer in a future Heaven: Woman and Nationalism in South Africa‚” Transition‚ Vol. 51‚ pp. 104-23. Vol.-II 3 Jan-June (Summer) 2010 207 Malhotra‚ Meenakshi. 2003. “Gender‚ Nation‚ History: Some Observations on Teaching The Shadow Lines.” In Brinda Bose (ed) Amitav Ghosh: Critical Perspectives. Delhi: Pencraft International‚ pp. 161-172. Paranjape‚ Makarand. 1991. : World Literature Today. Volume: 65. Issue: 1. pp. 72-74. Sarkar‚ Tanika. 1987

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    WHAT ARE SOME TECHNIQUES WRITERS USE TO PARAPHRASE EFFECTIVELY?  Integrating Sources  Techniques for Paraphrasing   When you write a paraphrase‚ you restate other’s ideas in your own words.  That is‚ you write the  meaning of the author’s ideas.  You use some of the author’s key terms‚ but you use many of your  own words and sentence structures.  You include in‐text citation‚ including the author’s last name and  year of publication.  WHAT ARE SOME TECHNIQUES WRITERS USE TO PARAPHRASE EFFECTIVELY

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    explaining what the main purpose and reason behind every detail of each symbol in many different ways. Symbolism is expressed in artistic and poetic movement or style using symbolic images and indirect suggestion to express mystical ideas‚ and emotions. An example is smile it’s a symbol of friendship. Similarly‚ the action of someone smiling at you may stand as a symbol of the feeling of kindness which that person feels for you. Like in the story a rose for Emily there were many symbols that meant

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