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When the Hawaii sugar industry obtained Korean workers into the American labor market, it only concerned about how these cheap labor forces from Korea effectively maximized its profits, but it ignored that some of these people were suffered from health problems in both physical and psychological aspects after they migrated from Korea to Hawaii. In order to seek solace and comfort, most bachelors started to gamble and visit prostitute houses. This massively distracted them from working in the…

was highly successful, and Steinbeck 's 1962 Nobel Prize citation referred to the work as a “little masterpiece” (American). He aimed to have Of Mice and Men represent the universal longings for a home. Steinbeck wrote to his agent about this novel, “the earth longings of a Lennie who was not to represent insanity at all but the inarticulate and powerful yearning of all men” (American). In Of Mice and Men, Lennie is portrayed as a mentally slow person and throughout the novel, Steinbeck writes…

Soccer’s appeal was in its opposition to the other popular sports. Soccer in America isn’t meant to be violent, it is used as a way for parents to project their values. In other words, the American interpretation of soccer is to “represent the fundamental tenets of yuppie parenting.” Unlike any other sport, soccer would foster self-esteem, as well as minimize the pain of competition while still teaching life…

There has been three times as many gun laws passed in 2009 as antigun measures. 40 states legally provide concealed-carry permits. 10 years ago, only a few hundred thousand people had concealed weapon licenses, but by 2013 more than 6 million Americans had a concealed carry permit. One question was should there be semi automatic and handgun restrictions? In January 2013 there was a proposed ban on assault weapons and magazines that hold more than ten rounds,…

through innovation and providing jobs to many talented Americans. Finally, when people explore it inspires young children to pursue science which will later aid everyone's lives. It also improves people in the current time through innovation that is needed to explore the final frontier. While many people could be given free health care or free college, clearly NASA assists people in many other departments. Assuming that for every dollar that an American pays only half a penny goes to NASA,…

hand. The oppression of minorities extends to the food they eat as well. These neighborhoods are flooded with cheap, fast, and poorly processed foods. From an economic standpoint, this makes sense. A person who is in poverty cannot afford to go travel to a Whole Foods and pay the prices they have to receive better quality of food. Instead they are relegated to entering the nearby bodega or McDonalds to buy cheap alternatives usually loaded with high amounts of sugar fat, and sodium. This…

This past semester in English 215: Introduction to American Literature, we focused on four pieces of literature, as well as other short literary texts and a handful of context sources. The themes of these novels were violence, death, and human suffrage. Each piece also provided a unique perspective, whether it was from the narrator or from the characters that we were introduced to, and the settings all varied in time periods of history. However, while reading all these pieces of work, I found…

With origins dating back 10,000 years, the psychoactive Cannabis plant, or commonly known as marijuana, has swept the globe as one of the oldest agricultural plants. Stemming from Eastern Asia, using exportation of goods and exploration as a tool to travel the world, it has left roots scattered across every continent (excluding Antarctica). Its use has varied from helping to reach a state of euphoria, to being used in textiles, which has helped countries such as China and Turkestan to develop as…

With as many as 11 million undocumented citizens in our country, it is becoming increasingly important that U.S. citizens understand and become aware of the impacts of illegal immigration. This paper aims to examine the key factors of illegal immigration and the reforms to fix our system. Primary research is conducted by interviewing college level students as well as college educated adults, by asking them certain questions pertaining to their opinions of illegal immigration. There are four…

races Ive seen seem to interest me to travel to where they are…