Moon-Ho Jung set out to not only help define a “coolie” but also to help us understand that "coolies" towed a line between slavery and freedom. The term "coolie" is quite tentative but the basic idea is that a “coolie” refers quite broadly to people of a subjugated “race” who have emigrated from another country to become cheap labor. Often the term “coolies” are targeting the Chinese‚ but it also expands to immigrants from India and the Caribbean. With the idea of exactly what a “coolie” might be
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Topic: Should we all study a second language? A second language is more important because of life’s demand. Many people agree that a second language is useful many ways in their life. However‚ others argue that they do not need to study a different language because they are not interested in going other countries and wast time to study language. This essay examines that we should study another language for communication and job’s demand. First‚ a second language allows people good at
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The lessons we learn affecting our future By: Leo Ye What is a lesson? A lesson means an experience‚ especially an unpleasant one that somebody can learn from‚ so it does not happen again in the future. And everyone probably had a lesson of some sort before. For me‚ I have had many lessons throughout my life already‚ from small things‚ like you should always bring an umbrella with you to school‚ never run with your wallet in your pocket‚ to something big like studying hard before a test. And these
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twelve and it’s really sad. Moreover‚ children shouldn’t be forced to go into war. Kids should be at home going to school everyday‚ playing sports‚ and even having a job to keep a little money in their pocket. Also‚ war is very dangerous and could change your life forever. Others may disagree‚ they may think that children going into war is a good idea. In this writing‚ I will be
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and worth one cent‚ so if I was you I wouldn’t let that precious penny walk out of my life. Pennies are very expensive to produce. We have spent over eighty million dollars over the production of pennies‚ while pennies are only worth one cent. Even though some people want to get rid of the penny‚ it would be better if we keep it because it is apart of or culture. Also‚ we could avoid price increases from rounding up‚ and pennies are good for charities. Many people have opinions on keeping or eliminating
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Summary Of “The Men We Carry In Our Minds” In his essay “The Men We Carry In Our Minds” Scott Russell Sanders explores the relationship between gender roles and social classes in both men and women. Sanders disputes that‚ the personal experiences of individuals within our society‚ lead to conflicting perspectives about the gender roles for men and women. The varied social classifications of both male and female citizens allows for different opinions and prejudices’ to arise. Throughout the essay
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Should We Hunt? Ever since I can remember my dad has always taken me hunting. The beginning of hunting season is like a holiday at my house. I hadn’t gotten anything until this deer season but I love being out hunting for so many other reasons as well. I love the fresh air and watching nature. Such as the little birds and squirrels starting their day. And I believe everyone should get to experience that. Enjoying nature is only one of the many things that hunting provides. There are many things
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mankind. Today ‚ a major threat to survival of these organisms is deforestation. We know that deforestation means clearing forests and using the land for other purposes. Trees in the forestare cut for procuring land for cultivation‚building houses and factories and making furniture or using wood as fuel.Some natural causesof deforestation are forest fires and severe droughts. We know that deforestation disturbs the balance in nature.If cutting of trees continues
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topics today in American culture. The million dollar question is whether or not we should let immigrants in; legal or illegal. In my opinion‚ we should let immigrants in that are willing to go through the process of becoming an American citizen. Legal immigrants are tolerable‚ but when we start to see illegal immigrants hop the border in big packs‚ our economy starts to plunder with the mass amounts of immigrants we have to care for. I personally believe everyone has a shot at living such vibrant
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does vote. Voting is often taken for granted‚ many Americans do not realise just how important their vote is. Voter turnout is at an alltime low for recent elections; the more votes there are means more of a fair and legitimate election. Americans should be required to vote because it informs people of what people are voting on and it improves government legitimacy. Citizens would have to know what they are voting about if they are required to vote. Joe Heller’s‚ “School Repairs”‚ political cartoon
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