Most second-generation Asian women were exposed to American values since an early age. Nevertheless‚ they were detested and oppressed by the American society. They were facing a major identity crisis because they were in between the need to fulfill their parents’ expectations and the inclination to be in an American culture (Fan 79). In an Asian family‚ the tradition is to value elders and other members above one’s own individual self. Especially in patriarchal Asian communities‚ family
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Do Mexican American parents have different rules or expectations for their children than Anglo American parents do? Studies show this is true. Mexican American parents have big traditions‚ expectations‚ and rules‚ not only for their children‚ but also the whole Latino population. Therefore‚ Mexican American parents do expect their children to abide by stereotypical “rules” such as patriarchal authority‚ motherhood‚ and sport. First‚ machismo or patriarchal authority is a big and famous stereotypical
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The Spanish-American war was the war between Spain and America‚ From April- August‚ 1898. The fight occurred Caribbean (Cuba) and Asia (Philippines). The causes of the war was the De Lome letter‚ Yellow Journalism‚ and USS Maine. The US won the war. The us gained the Philippines‚ Cuba‚ Guam‚ and Puerto Rico (Cuba was not added to the USA). The USA got involved in the Cuba war in 1899‚ Philippines war 1899‚ and the Hawaii war in the early 18th century. Local people had self determination
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"To what extent can the Korean War be regarded as a Cold War proxy war?" The Cold War was the continuing state of political conflict‚ military tension‚ proxy wars‚ and economic competition existing after World War II between the Communist World – primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies – and the powers of the Western world‚ primarily the United States and its allies. The Korean War was a military conflict between the Republic of Korea‚ supported by the United Nations‚ and
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The American Revolutionary War was caused from the political issues between the "mother country"‚ Great Britain‚ and its "children"‚ the American colonies. Most of the Americans initially didn’t want to completely separate from England but wanted to compromise and regain the rights that Parliament had taken away. England made war unavoidable with its unwillingness to negotiate‚ heavy taxation of the colonists that violated their rights‚ and strict trading policies. The English hardly every interfered
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The period 1990-1994‚ negotiations between the nationalist party and the ANC took place. As this was a need for the country‚ the current Prime Minister‚ P.W Botha‚ didn’t support or have the vision for‚ was forced to stand down. Under the influence of President De Klerk‚ who had the foresight to recognise the power of the change to a democratic country‚ who paved the way in the support of change? To unban certain parties such as the ANC and PAC‚ he also at the time drove the policy of change to avoid
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Panski April 22‚ 2013 To Justify War or Not to Justify War? That is the Question On May 11‚ 1846‚ James K. Polk delivered his address to Congress requesting a Declaration of War on the Republic of Mexico. President Polk justified his war by saying in his message that Mexico had attacked American troops and invaded the United States. He also brought up the issue that initially brought about all of the tensions between the U.S. and Mexico‚ which was the Mexican government had not been cooperative
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The war of freedom The actions and events that took place between 1765 and 1783 were truly one of the most influential moments in our history‚ this chapter in our history is known as the American Revolution. The American Revolution also related to the war of Independence began when conflict arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies‚ which represented the British crown. One of the moments that led us to the patriotic movement was the French and
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to the Opium Wars‚ imperial China lacked the proper ideology and infrastructure needed to successfully compete with the Western world‚ resulting in the “Century of Humiliation”‚ or the period of intervention and imperialism by foreign powers. Consequently‚ the imperial Qing court made numerous reforms in industry and education through the Self-Strengthening Movement to contend with the foreign powers and regain sovereignty. The Opium Wars‚ and the resulting Self-Strengthening Movement‚ were the catalyst
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just war and all justifications for violence. I actually disagree with the extreme pacifist that rejects the concept of just war and all justifications for violence. I feel that sometime war is something that just has to be done in order for people to solve curtain conflicts. St. Augustine is the known as the first one actually noted to be the founder of the theory of just war. A Just war is a theory that deals with the reason on why and how curtain wars are fought. The concept on a just war can
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