American Democracy: A Real Democracy or Hidden Oligarchy? The United States was founded with the intent that class distinction and rigid social structure were the things left behind in the old world. Life‚ liberty‚ and pursuit of happiness were the basis that created the American dream from the very beginning. The state where people face promise of political democracy‚ wide range of civil liberties‚ opportunity for economic prosperity‚ and equality between each and every citizen. “Government
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In “Hidden Intellectualism” composed by Gerald Graff‚ Graff argues how sports play a big part in the intellectual world because they contain components ranging from debates to evaluations‚ to intellectual systems. He states how sports made him a more intellectual being‚ and how schools should consider sports intellectual. Gerald Graff’s arguments that sports build intellectualism are ineffective because he lacks outside arguments‚ and backup to make his argument more credible. Graff states that sports
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In the nonfiction book Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly‚ Miriam Mann showed confidence. This helped her overcome many things‚ including the societal problem of racism. In the book‚ Miriam works at a aeronautical science lab that was part of NASA. In the cafeteria‚ there was a very offensive sign. It read: “Colored Computers.” Miriam did not let the hate get to her‚ she took the sign and put it in her purse. The book states‚ “Dorothy and the other West Computers watched as Miriam slipped the
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Memoirs should be written and read so people are educated on what to look for in slavery cases and when to report them. In the novel‚ Hidden Girl by Shymia Hall‚ Shymia Hall had been recently rescued out of slavery. She explains how a bystander‚ most likely in her neighborhood had saw multiple signs of slavery and contacted Child Protective Services to check on Shymia and her case. Shymia states‚ “The unknown person might have spotted me at midnight when I was hanging the clothes out to dry‚ or through
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What would you do if you were the third child having to hide your whole entire life? Well in the book “Among the Hidden” by Margaret Peterson Haddix. This book is very suspenseful. In their town that they live in they are only allowed to have two children‚ but one family decides to have three. Luke‚ as the third child is not allowed to step outside‚ he has to stay hidden‚ because they are too scared the population police will come and get him. Therefore this book is a mystery‚ because it leaves
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getting knowledge cause some people to doubt the functions of the college‚ and claim that the college has been already not the best place in nurturing intellectuals. Gerald Graff expresses the similar idea depending on his childhood’s experience in “Hidden intellectualism”‚ and claims the “street smarts” can provide more benefits than “book smart” which we learn in the college. I would argue that the college is still the best place for students become intellectuals because of the unique benefits such
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I only had the opportunity to listen to readings by Gina Ochsner and Marilyn Nelson. Mrs. Ochsner read snippets from her book “The Hidden Letters of Velta B.” As Ochsner’s character‚ Inara is dying‚ she finally begins to share stories of her family with her son. Inara tells her son about her grandmother‚ Velta‚ who grew up in Latvia during the time that many immigrants‚ such as misplaced Jewish immigrants‚ began to settle into the country. Velta’s story appeared to be mostly centered on her Uncle
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Zack Kawasaki Nam Lee Asian Cinema November 16‚ 2016 FS 443/543 East Asian Cinema Take-home Midterm Exam 1. Diasporic cinema is any film making surrounding a community that is not a part of its country of origin. Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger‚ Hidden Dragon can be identified as a diasporic film‚ and this can be traced back to simply Lee’s birth. Lee is of Taiwanese decent and reportedly had never been to China before shooting Crouching Tiger. This can be seen throughout the film as it mystically depicts
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the centuries‚ man has evolved technologically to the point where the overwhelming majority lives in urban areas. Although this advancement in technology may seem beneficial at first‚ it can prove to be detrimental in the future. In David Suzuki’s “Hidden Lessons‚” he raises awareness about the disconnection between man and nature. Suzuki’s perspective on this topic is convincing because he presents his arguments effectively‚ uses various methods of development to enhance his points‚ and it can be
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“melting pot” to describe how different cultures have combined to influence American culture. 1 The population of the United States is comprised of immigrates from other countries causing it to become one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. The different cultures have contributed to the languages‚ religions‚ style‚ cuisine‚ arts‚ sports and‚ holidays that are seen throughout American history and present day. If all of these areas are affected by culture why hasn’t health care adapted as
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