American English

It was common for African Americans to some degree to be convinced that their worth was less than their white counterparts. Although, African American is now being used, in the past they were the Negro’s as they were referred to had just as many skills, just as many dreams and worked just as hard if not exceeded the qualifications of a Caucasian applying for the same position. African Americans (Blacks) were stereotyped not only on the color of their skin and their ability to perform, but also…

Research conducted by Dervartanian Kulwicki and Miller (1999) sought to investigate beliefs and actions about domestic violence in Arab American immigrant families with the purpose of providing education and intervention. The results revealed that moderate percentages of women approved of husband perpetrated violence and control against their wives under certain circumstances (Dervartanian Kulwicki and Miller 1999). The majority of women agreed or strongly agreed that men could tell their wives…

their defensive plans to keep their colonies protected. While the English were predominantly the sole holders of America following the Treaty of Paris, French and Spanish colonist still remained with outposts and along the Proclamation Line, causing quarrels and the potentiality of another war (Elliot 6). The Seven Years war “exposed major structural weaknesses” in the colonies militia and government power (Elliot 295) . The English Board of Trade realized that the colonial militias wouldn’t be…

endowed by their common creator with certain unalienable rights that among this are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”. The main purpose of the constitution was based on the defeat and prevention of excess of power previously vested by the English empire. Their discontent with the imposed rules and norms as “taxes without consent, cutting off trades with all parts of the world and establishment of an arbitrary government” made them defined clearly the purpose of the new document that…

I am a Chinese-American. Before I was born, my parents traveled from China to America to pursue their studies and dreams. Being Chinese is as much my identity as my hobbies, my interests, or my talents. It is an aspect of my life that has defined who I am and how I grew up. As a Chinese person, I experience the unique culture and community built by my ancestors. I learned to understand the unity of a community as well as loyalty to others as I spent time with my grandparents and extended family…

The purpose of this paper is to provide an explanation of the three major groups in the Hard of Hearing community. This paper is not intended to support or deny the existence and importance of these groups instead to compare and contrast this group among each other. It rather seeks to examine each group diversity within the community and provide an explanation of the factors that identified each group within the Hard of Hearing community. By focusing on three major groups of the Hard…

De Genova’ book was an interesting piece to read (not my favorite book that I agree with, but still interesting), and at times I felt frustrated (as a Mexican American) at the things that occurred. To start off, I read Part Two of the book and it had some interesting ideas. One thing that caught my attention right from the start was, “The racial factor, which ostensibly united them, was the center of their dispute” (De Genova 94). This passage was interesting to me because it clearly shows the…

revolution and the fight for independent. His first attempt to change the government in the Colonies was the Albany Plan. The Albany Plan was a plan to unite all of the colonies. “Under this plan each colonial legislature would elect delegates to an American continental assembly presided over by a royal governor. This Plan failed but it was an important milestone for the colonies because it was the first attempt to change their government and unite the colonies” (Albany Plan). Next off Benjamin…

HAMILTON: Joel, thank you for mentioning this. Can you further explain how white privilege and racism is a part of the American school system today? SPRING: Of course, with the installation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, it mandated that states develop a uniform curriculum standard for tests. The law meant to create an all equal curriculum because all students in the state public school systems would be learning through the same standards. This installation meant to eliminate the claim…

heritage comes from a Hispanic background I grew up with a lot of novellas thanks to my Abuela. However, they were too dramatized for me so I stuck with my English shows. One show I loved was Mysteries of Laura that played on NC. However the show was cancelled and I was searching why it was cancelled. This led me to discover that this show is an American remake of Los Misterios de Laura. The novella has the same premise and was developed in 2009. Soon I will watch the series in Spanish and…