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    “7th grade” and “Melting pot” Every story has a conflict. Some stories the conflict could be internal which means they take place in the character’s mind. In “7th grade”‚ The conflict would be Internal because Victor wants to impress Teresa. Other stories could have an External conflict‚ which basically means that it happens amongst a few groups of people. In the “Melting Pot”‚ the conflict would be external because everyone who lives in the narrator’s neighborhood hated each other. In “7th grade”

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    Avon‚ Indiana: A Melting Pot of Immigrants The United States is often referred to as a “melting pot” or the “land of opportunity.” These are names that demonstrate the U.S. as a country that consists of a wide variety of people from different parts of the world. In many ways‚ these words symbolize the United States as a chance of a “new beginning” for immigrants fleeing from their native countries. The same way the United States citizen witnessed a massive wave of immigrants in the county‚ my own

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    either through geographical proximity‚ migration‚ conquest‚ trade and exploration‚ or in other ways‚ will start to syncretize aspects of each culture. A melting pot is a metaphor for a society where many different types of people blend together as one. America is often called a melting pot. Brazil is a melting pot‚ the most authentic melting pot in the entire World. Brazilian culture is a mix of cultures from other parts of the world‚ it’s impossible to talk about Brazilian culture without the influences

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    diverse range of people in New York City that one could lose themselves by turning the wrong corner and end up being in a place like Chinatown‚ where they still wouldn’t believe that they are in America. New York City has been referred to as a “melting pot” of different cultures. Kwame Appiah‚ a philosopher and writer‚ states in his work‚ “Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers” that‚ “Because there are so many human possibilities worth exploring‚ we neither expect nor desire that every

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    "The Mosaic". No other country in the world encompasses inhabitants from so many different backgrounds who exhibit strong loyalty towards Canada‚ while still preserving their cultural heritage. This is contrasted to the American ideal of the "Melting Pot"‚ which attempts to shape all of their citizens into a set mold. Canada’s philosophy is believed to be more effective and respectful than that which is possessed by our American neighbours. The following will discuss the advantages and disadvantages

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    practically impossible to locate one city which embodies American diversity. A colony started by the French was the first area to fully integrate culture and religion. The city of New Orleans‚ now prosperous from its diversity‚ epitomizes the "American Melting Pot". It is complicated to relate such different backgrounds‚ but with an overview of history‚ culture‚ religion‚ and integration on a small scale‚ a reader is capable of applying the values to the American culture as a whole.      In 1699 the first

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    Computers Personal Computers Stephen Kemper August 12‚ 2012 ENGL 106-1203B-227 Instructor: Steven Huffman Abstract In this compare and contrast essay the graphics‚ RAM or random–access –memory‚ connectivity‚ optical drive‚ storage‚ and price were identified and explained in detail on the computers that were in question of purchasing for a company. The three computers examined for purchase by the company were the Hewlett Packard Compaq 6300 Small Form Factor desktop Personal Computer‚ the

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    Multiculturalism vs. Melting Pot Before I begin discussing these two topics‚ we must fully understand what they mean. The definition in the dictionary states that‚ multiculturalism consists of‚ relates to‚ or is designed for the cultures of several different races. Whereas the word melting pot is not a term used in the dictionary. For the purpose of this assignment I will make up my own definition for both these terms. Multiculturalism to me is defined as abundant amounts of cultures in one area

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    things about it. POTS was Named and identified by Schondorf and Low in 1993. But the symptoms for this disease have been recorded as early as 1940. At first it was just thought to be migraines and they didn’t look into it much after that because there was no reason to if it was just migraines. This disease is most likely to be found in a woman instead of a man. There is a 5 to 1 ratio that I find incredible. No one really knows why it is this way it just is. The cause of POTS is unknown at this

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    Comparison of idioms I am going to compare today the idioms (idiom: is an expression that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words) in two stories which is The seventh grade and Melting pot. See how I am going to compare them by judging on how amusing it sounds which is going to make the reader interested and entertained by the story‚ the idioms help by making the reader think that it is actually a sentence that has been used be real people in the world. First I

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