Filipinos are known for being close family oriented. Every weekend‚ members of the family gather together to share experiences‚ problems and successes in their daily activities. Our family is not an exemption‚ we usually have a small "salo-salo" every Sunday and talk about memorable events that transpired during the week. One occasion‚ my grandmother shared an exciting experience to us. She told us that when she was still young her place was very beautiful. She lived in Tanay‚ Rizal where the heavily
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The wolf of Wall Street The background of the story The film is talking about Jordan Belfort (Leonard DiCaprio starred) ran a stock brokerage firm called Stratton Oakmont that defrauded investors in 90s‚ this is one of the most famous business fraud scandals in wall street and he is known as “Wolf of Wall Street”. The company running the business by buying penny stocks with some secrets accounts‚ they hired salesmen to do the cold calls and persuaded them to buy their stocks that could make many
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“Unskilled Worker Lose Out to Immigrants‚” “There are an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States as of today‚” (Camarota‚ par. 1). Illegal immigration is split between supporting it and being completely against it in today’s society. Some people believe in them being allowed to stay and some believe in forcing them to leave the nation. In our nation‚ there are a ton of supporters for letting illegal immigrants stay. Many believe that the immigrants are very beneficial to the
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Keeping Marijuana Illegal 1 Why Marijuana Should Remain Illegal Keeping Marijuana Illegal 2 Why Marijuana Should Remain Illegal Marijuana is proven to contain more than 400 chemicals. Throughout time‚ it has been used to eliminate pain. Marijuana became illegal in the 1930s when it became known as an intoxicant drug and a dangerous narcotic. Along with becoming illegal came the restrictions of growth‚ sales‚ and consumption. Marijuana has
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Throughout history every generation has been different from the next‚ and every child is raised knowing the media and social acceptances of their own generation. Two generations that are very close to each other but are very different are the 1990s and the 2010s. The 1990s was revolutionary for its rise in multiculturalism‚ and also started to introduce technology in the forms of cable TV‚ internet‚ and videogames. The 2010s continues this rise in technology and multiculturalism‚ and has also become
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2007 18th Street Gang The 18th Street Gang is one of the biggest gangs in Los Angeles County. There membership has been estimated to be around 20‚000. Most members in this gang are Mexican and Chicano but they are one of the few gangs that have broken racial boundaries. They allow almost any race to join the gang. (Delaney‚ 2006) Because of their openness to other races the gang membership grew rapidly. An estimated 60% of the gang is made up of illegal immigrants. ("18th Street Gang"‚ 2007)
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Throughout my reading of Lawrence Hills “The Illegal” a convergent began to form. An unabating theological presence of hope continued throughout his work. “The Illegal” as well as “The Book of Negroes” coincides with the Christian definition of hope. The novel allowed me to become exclusive with the main character‚ Keita Ali‚ and his situation‚ as well as with my own beliefs towards Christianity. I was forced to question and compare many theological topics of hope due to this novel. In this paper
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leave their nation and move somewhere new. Either to build onto what they already have or start over completely‚ moving to another country provides a very appealing alternative to the state of their current lifestyle. Often times this ends up in illegal immigration‚ which has more positive effects than people are led to believe. At one point in time America relied on outsiders so much that they were willing to enslave them in order to. Like many other settler societies‚ the United States‚ before
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INT. GORDON GEKKO’S OFFICE (BUD’S POV) - DAY Furnishings in hypermodern gray and black lacquer‚ Modern Art ranging from black field paintings by Ad Reinhardt to the smashed dishes of Julian Schnabel. Nautilus equipment‚ hi-tech gadgets are in evidence‚ including a splendid Howard Miller World Time Clock‚ and a world map... Three of Gekko’s people‚ young MBA’s dressed for success‚ are scattered about the room‚ on phones‚ calculators‚ coming in and out. GORDON GEKKO aka Gekko the Great as
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Hendry Miranda Professor Pauline Rodock English 1301 October 10‚ 2012 Illegal Immigration in America America has always been a country of immigrants. Ever since the birth of this nation‚ waves of immigrants have come here in search of a happier life. America is known all over the world as a place where people can be free in so many different ways‚ a place where prosperity is possible for those who work hard and want a better life for their offspring. The dilemma is though‚ many of those pursuing
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