Social identity and national identity. The social identity approach assumes that social identity depends upon social groups and category membership. Tajfel (1972)‚ for example‚ described social identity as individual’s awareness of belonging to a group‚ together with the emotional and evaluative significance of that group membership. The strength of social identity is measured by asking individuals to assess cognitive and affective aspects of their group (for example‚ Brown‚ Condor‚ Mathews‚ Wade
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Jordyn J. Steinmann Informative Speech‚ March 4‚ 2014 Title: Immigration at Ellis Island Specific Purpose: to inform my audience about the immigration process at Ellis Island Central Idea: The immigration process at Ellis Island had four main steps: arriving at Ellis Island‚ the medical examination‚ interrogation‚ and actually leaving the island Method of Organization: chronological Introduction Have you ever wondered where your family history lies and how your ancestors ended up in
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Approximately 4.5 million Irish immigrated to the United States between 1820 and 1930 according to the American data. Also‚ during the period‚ half a million went to Canada‚ another 350‚000 to Australia and New Zealand‚ and another 60‚000 to other overseas emigrants. The immigration percentage has grown from 1820-1924 to 12.7 percent (Daniels 126-7‚ 129). The Irish immigration was from 1860-1930. As shown in Table 6.5‚ more than 2.6 million Irish came to America in the decades after 1860. The Irish contributions
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Banshees‚ the messengers of death‚ the walers of doom‚ and the haunting shriekers of the damned. Throughout history and across cultures there are stories and myths of beings that forewarn of human death. Who are these mysterious creatures? Where do they come from? Most would tell you that these ghost have come to warn of death but behind these chilling stories there is a simple explanation to this Irish folk tale that most would never expect. In Scotland‚ the banshee or washing woman is seen by
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to other countries." (Marks). The rulers influenced them to cross over to the New World because it’s possible to expand their empires to America. Soon after the colonists crossed over‚ they began to set up in different areas. "The first English emigrants to what would become the New England colonies were a small group of Puritan separatists‚ later called the Pilgrims‚ who arrived in Plymouth in 1620." (The 13 Colonies).
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Fanny Varain Period 6 The First Transcontinental Railroad The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1‚907-mile railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast at San Francisco Bay with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network at Council Bluffs‚ Iowa. It was built by three private companies: the original Western Pacific Railroad Company‚ the Central Pacific Railroad Company of California‚ and the Union Pacific Railroad Company
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patron saints‚ Santacruzans and many more. LanguageThe Waray-Waray people speak the Waray-Waray language‚ a major Visayan language. Some people who are of Waray descent also speak Waray-Waray as their second or third language‚ especially among emigrants to Manila other parts of the Philippines and in other parts of the world. TraditionsMany Waray-Waray traditions can be traced to pre-colonial times. For example‚ the Kuratsa dance is a very popular traditional dance of the Waray-Waray at many social
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[A. MAALOUF. In the Name of Identity] __________________________________________________________________ 1. What calls Maalouf “murderous identities”? Which are the characteristics used to define them? The concept of identity becomes dangerous when groups place one part of their identity so high in the hierarchy that all other aspects are neglected. The meaning of identity here is that of social identity‚ which results from our identification with others in social groups according to shared religion
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The influence of globalization on education systems and education delivery is a topic that is increasingly being discussed among governments‚ teachers‚ students and communities. There are concerns on whether the education sector is benefitting from the positive effects of globalization or is it at risk from the negative impacts. This essay will argue that globalization has a vast influence on education systems and that there are ways in which the negative impacts of globalization can be controlled
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Reform movements including religion‚ temperance‚ abolition‚ and women’s rights sought to expand democratic ideals in the years 1825 to 1850. However‚ certain movements‚ such as nativism and utopias‚ failed to show the American emphasis on a democratic society. The reform movements were spurred by the Second Great Awakening‚ which began in New England in the late 1790’s‚ and would eventually spread throughout the country. The Second Great Awakening differed from the First in that people were now believed
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