Higher Education in the USA and the UK USEFUL VOCABULARY admission board – приемная комиссия admission n - прием в колледж (университет) applicant n - претендент; соискатель‚ абитуриент apprenticeship n - обучение‚ ученичество (процесс обучения на производстве) Associate’s degree – диплом/степень кандидата в бакалавры/младшего специалиста (в некоторых университетах и колледжах – степень‚ получаемая лицом‚ прослушавшим неполный курс‚ обычно двухгодичную программу из четырехгодичного курса‚ требуемого
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poem‚ A Far Cry From Africa‚ by Derek Walcott‚ is that of the poet’s indecisive feelings towards his motherland of Africa compared to the English in him. Derek Walcott is a poet who is mixed race; both sets of his grandparents were mixed color marriages. This background on Walcott is what gives the poem depth‚ as it is in the first person from the point of view of Walcott being the narrator‚ and it deals the Walcott’s duel identity and the proceedings of being two races. From research on Walcott
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Qiutong Ye 10/25/1994 While dragon boat racing is very popular in China‚ the sport of “crew” has not existed there. Thus‚ when my family moved to the United States from China‚ I became eager to embrace my new culture by immersing myself in a truly Western sport and chose crew‚ which has been very meaningful to me. At my first American school‚ the Knox School‚ in St. James‚ NY‚ I was the only girl on the team. Working with my four male teammates‚ I underwent rigorous workouts‚ investing all
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Deonca Pierce ENG 350 American Literature I 2 September 2011 Response paper 3: “On Being Brought from Africa to America” To the literary world‚ Phillis Wheatley is recognized as the first black American poet (Archiving Early America‚ 2011). At the young age of seven‚ Phillis Wheatley was stolen from her homeland of Africa and sold into slavery to John Wheatley becoming the personal slave servant to his wife‚ Susannah Wheatley. She was taught to read and write English as well as the study
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Alex The differences between Chinese education and American education Different countries have different education systems because each country has different policies and cultural background. Every country’s education is made for their particular situation. This essay will discuss the differences between the Chinese education system and the American education system in relation to the differences in their social environments and cultural tradition The America education system not
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Art from Another Culture: Africa There are multiple cultures in the world. Within these cultures there are traditions like dance‚ food‚ music. Another one is art. Art is such a powerful part in cultures. Africa has art that is so elegant‚ structured‚ and complexed. Even today’s modern African art is still so complexed and traditional. These ideas come from artists who take traditional ideals in African art and make a new movement of african art. Like‚ Gilbert “Bobbo” Ahiagle and El Anatsui. There
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In John Taylor Gatto’s article he explains the difference between “schooling” and “education”. And if children really need to be in school to get and have an education. Or can the children simply teach themselves by there own experiences and or mistakes. This also goes for the teachers that teach these kids to have an education. Gatto states “I had enough time to reason to think of our schools-with their long-term‚ cell-block-style‚ forced confinement of both students and teachers- as virtual factories
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points with examples drawn from USA-Africa relations. Nations and people interact across boundaries for many reasons but the primary purpose may be for the exchange of trading goods‚ ideas‚ or services. Complexities arise among interactions when cultural differences and stereotypical assumptions are present. This presents the issue of power differentials especially in the case of African history. Since the Transatlantic Slave Trade‚ America interacted with West Africa through powerful empires and
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Accommodating Differences Gloria Robinson Grand Canyon University EDU 313N Dr. Meyer September 25‚ 2011 Accommodating Differences Multicultural education seeks to create equal educational opportunities for all students‚ including those from different racial‚ ethnic and social-class groups. Multicultural education tries to create equal educational opportunities for all students by changing the total school environment so that it will reflect the diverse cultures and groups within a society
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Why did the USA Withdraw from Vietnam? US military tactics The US military attempted to handle the Vietnam war with tactics similar to what they learned in World War II. They had used tanks to break through the enemy front line and the infantry would follow‚ not having to break the frontline themselves made this easier. This had worked effectively in World War II but there were no jungles in Europe‚ Tanks found it impossible to force their way through the jungle thanks to trees and vegetation
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