immigrants would migrate here. Some came for the better economic opportunity while some came for the better change. Without speaking a hint of English‚ their life would soon be reshaped as their life will unravel soon. In the monograph The Long Way Home by David Laskin‚ he shared the lives of a dozen immigrants in their point of view. Laskin‚ a graduate from Harvard college is an American writer. In his book‚ Laskin detailed the hardships that they had to withstand. From trying to find their family knowing
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In chapter seven Hooks talks about feminism in the realms of class. Hooks explains that the focus of feminism came to be about the wealthy white upper class women who wanted the same opportunities as men of their own class rather than the focus of women receiving the same benefits to sustain themselves. Working class and middle class women were able to work‚ but they did not make enough money to support themselves. I liked this chapter because Hooks gave a resolution for the problem. Hooks explains
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think about his past 6) Keith’s father spends most of his time working at home and takes a massive attention to detail within everything almost presenting an idea that everything has to be perfect and in order. It is made clear to us throughout chapter 2 that Keith and his father do not have a strong relationship as Keith’s father mostly ignores him. He
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A constant theme in the United States in the legal system is that criminals should be punished and the reasons for their crimes are rarely addressed. The Ocean Tides program is an innovative system rather than punishing juveniles it is an approach that hopes to rehabilitate adjudicated boys in Rhode Island within a year. Typically the more severe a crime is‚ the longer the criminal is sent away for. At the Ocean Tides program‚ 1 year is retrospectively the time that is used to help criminals readjust
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In chapter one to three of Whistling Vivaldi‚ the author started the book with his memory of recognizing his given social identity. I paused for a few seconds after I finished reading the sentence that said‚ “I don’t know what being black meant‚ but I was getting the idea that it was a big deal” (2). This quote brought to mind my level of knowledge and awareness about race before I ever heard African American friends complained about the way people‚ outside the school‚ treat them. Looking back‚ the
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In Robert A. Gross’ novel‚ The Minutemen and Their World he takes his readers through what life was like in Concord‚ Massachusetts in the years of the late 1700’s. He starts his book off with a short prologue called “Winter Soldiers and Springtime Farmers”. This short seven page introduction could easily be a survival guide to any new settler that wants to call Concord home. The reader is given a map with all the main roads‚ neighboring cities‚ and boundary lines. One is also reassured that all daily
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the American colonies were under different social classes. This brought distress amongst the poor because they were the ones who suffered the most. To counter that‚ many groups combined to form unification to break their alliance from Britain. In chapter 4 of Tyranny is Tyranny‚ he states‚ “In North Carolina‚ a “regulator Movement” of white farmers was organized against wealthy and corrupt officials in the period from 1766 to 1771” (Zinn). These group of people were oppressed by the rich. The “Regulators”
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Important Turning Points 1763 and 1776 In 1775 the American Revolution officially began‚ due to conflicts between the thirteen colonies and Britain. In 1783 the Treaty of Paris was signed‚ granting the colonies their independence. The important turning points in the colonies break with the mother country are the French and Indian War (1763)‚ Common Sense by Thomas Paine (1776) and the signing of the Declaration of Independence (1776). The revolution began as a disagreement over the manner in
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Chapter 1 – Mystery “Hey Chloe‚ look what I found!” said my younger sister‚ Christy. “Shush! We are in the library! You should not shout!” I hissed. Christy waved the book under my eyes. I looked at the book cover and said‚ “This book is about the Gobi desert and it sounds interesting.” I started flipping through the pages. All of a sudden‚ everything in the library was gone. I found myself all alone with my sister beside me in a hot and sandy desert. I panicked. I didn’t know what to do. Then‚
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prepare for the test: 1. Make sure you study the following vocabulary terms: Assemblage‚ Globalization‚ Kitsch‚ Performance Art‚ Photorealism‚ Vanitas‚ Video Art. 2. Familiarize yourself with the following artworks/artists/concepts: • WWII summary • Popular styles of WWII-era art (Surrealism and Abstraction) • Jackson Pollock’s Autumn Rhythm • Robert Rauschenberg’s combines • Roy Lichtenstein’s comic book-inspired paintings • Style and purpose of Vietnam War
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