Heather Mathews Extra Credit #4 4-9-2007 I attended the lecture‚ "Hmonglish: Transitions Between the Old & New Culture"‚ which was presented by Bee Lo‚ Ph.D. I didn’t know anything about the Hmong people before this lecture so it was interesting to learn about their history‚ problems‚ and culture. They are mostly from northern China‚ the Middle East (Iran‚ Iraq‚ and Syria) and Russia but they don’t have a country to call their own. The Hmong people possess many traits unique from the people they
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The image of racial tension and segregation in A Gathering of Old Men is portrayed by the setting. The setting gives way to many important themes throughout the novel‚ one of them being the redefinition of black masculinity. The novel is set around the mid 1900s on a sugarcane plantation in rural Louisiana. This southern setting displays the tension occurring between blacks and whites. African Americans now began to demand equality and would not be suppressed by whites. One theme of the book‚ the
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the plot. They’re many differences between both movies the nineties version and the original. Which are the weapons they used‚ in the older version they use swords while in the nineties version they use 9mm pistols. I think that having the use of pistols instead of swords helps me realize the severity of the situation. I believe that having pistols used shows the lethalness of the sword. Another huge difference is the clothes they wear are very different in the new movie the Montague’s usually where
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Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal benefited the lives of most farmers in many different and powerful ways. The combination of the "alphabet soup" acts and the long lasting effects that they produced transformed the modern individual farmer of the late 1920’s and the entire 1930’s from the down and out‚ could barely survive "Okie" farmer‚ as depicted in John Steinbeck’s "Grapes of Wrath"‚ to a more uniform‚ government backed‚ stable farmer that still exists today. Many reasons as to why agricultural recovery
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The New Deal greatly affected the U.S. during its economic downfall‚ the new deal had a great impact on the great depression. The New deal gave the government maturity growth‚ the government now could aid itself and those in need. Employment rates went up as ensurement acts provided jobs for the needy and the skilled. Acts of which provided the people with retirement funds and secure homes at affordable costs. The New Deal greatly guided the economy and government to a mature and stable state. The
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brush up on some hill history‚ or those of you who don’t associate yourselves with the sport for fear of a broken hip‚ here’s the run down on the divergences the sport has undertake. Without further a due; snowboarding‚ a closer look at the old school versus the new school. Joe and Jane Shredpants‚ we need to talk. If you’re in the scene‚ then you know a large part of snowboarding is image; for those of you who aren’t‚ now you do. Who’s reppin’ the gnarliest threads‚ who’s just oozing steeze
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Period: __________ Unit 5: The New South Page Numbers – Textbook (p. 317-373) Coach (p. 110-121) CRCT Prep (94-107) I. Economics of the New South 1. Bourbon Triumvirate Group of three wealthy men (Joseph E. Brown‚ Alfred H. Colquitt‚ John B. Gordon) that led the Georgia Democrats and tried to help the wealthy‚ white citizens of Georgia during the New South. 2. Populist New political party that was formed during the New South; supported farmers and African
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transportation. Reasons for immigration‚ like those for migration‚ are often economic‚ although religious or political factors may be very important. These economic‚ political‚ and social conditions led to the "New" immigration after 1890. Take for instance the political reasons‚ where new immigrants favored democratic America where citizens had a voice in government because European governments were run by upper classes and commoners had no say in political matters. When it comes to social reasons
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How can one’s actions when they are upset or in a rush bring different repercussions then if they were calm and used logic? How someone acts when they are upset or inpatient could differ from when they are calmed down. The difference between these two is that they each could bring different repercussions. This is shown in depth in the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and in today’s world. In the play written by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet both make mistakes because they were
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Although the 1920s and 1930s only have a ten-year difference the 1929 stock crash in New York distinguishes the years very differently. Cinderella Man follows the story of James Braddock‚ a popular boxer during the Roaring Twenties‚ and the Cinderella Man during the Great Depression. The opening scene is of James punching Tuffy Griffith in the face at Madison Square Garden on November 30‚ 1928. James has a different life in the 1920s and 1930s. In the 1920s the life of James is bright‚ in the 1930s
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