Commonwealth of Nations

Being an immigrant is not easy. Growing up in a foreign place where one does not speak the language and is completely unfamiliar to the culture can definitely put oneself in isolation. Identity has been one major issue for most minorities and immigrants. Should they maintain their culture or should they conform? This is why community is crucial for them as it is the closest thing they have to their homeland, especially for the immigrant youths who are in a constant battle in adapting to the…

the nation. The American people need to quit procrastinating and show action towards buying the quality things that are made for the people throughout the country. It is about taking action and showing an effort to better the nation. When an individual does these important things, that is the true meaning of being a patriotic citizen. Patriotism is all an American citizen should desire to do. Buying goods created in our country is how one can fulfill this…

would trample it down if you don’t. At the same time, you also need not to obey nor respect the rights of others. When applied to a much broader idea of international relations, each nation has to protect itself and self-help is the domineering belief. The dilemma of attacking before being attacked comes into play. As nations desire for power is never-ending, international relations, then, is in the state of constant war. An exemplary example…

After I completed the “Sorting People” activity on the PBS: Race as an Illusion website, I was told that I had correctly paired 6 out of 20 people’s faces with their corresponding U.S. racial classification. These results were not entirely surprising. I often find myself categorizing others, whether it be by gender, ethnicity, race or age, but I recognize that I am usually wrong in these assumptions. I’m horrible at guessing someone’s age and, more often than not, I’m wrong when it comes to…

Furthermore, World Health Organization (WHO) report of June 2011,shows that western countries (industrialized nation) indeed show more willingness to pursue the ehealth application in the health sector as compared to developing countries that are lower-income nations. Consequently, Australia, United Arab Emirate, Saudi Arabia seems to be one of the few nations that have fully integrated the complete component of eHealth, with countries in the European Union bloc actively trailing behind while…

However if the country rallies behind its country across ethnic groupings through nationalism, then they begin to identify with each other as a nation rather than individual ethnic groupings. Constructivist theorists view this as a change in national identity that can greatly benefit a country. Once the people of a country begin to identify strongly as a nation there will be significantly less internal…

There are a number of outlined strategies that can be used to reduce racism. One thing that needs to be realized is that every single person looks at racism in a different way. The only way to get these points across is to have ever individual on the same page with what racism really means. Strategies should address both official and single sources of prejudice and discrimination in the settings and circumstances in which the applicants in the program or activity learn, work, and live. This…

When biologists look to determine whether two organisms are of the same species, one of the things they often look for is whether or not these these organisms can mate and produce fertile offspring. If they can, then they are considered to be of the same species. Humans are no different; however, when it comes to the actual act of sex, so much more goes into it than the simple ability to produce offspring. Sex involves an attraction, a connection, a spark, and, as Diaz and Alexie point out, it…

Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake depicts the development of a man named Nikhil Ganguli, commonly referred to as Gogol. Written in 2003, The Namesake illustrates the toils and internal journey many children of immigrants face in contemporary times. Seeing as they experience a clash between their ethnic culture and American culture, first generation children must seek a balance between the two in order to understand their identity, which is evident in Gogol’s experience. Through three phases of…

Good evening and welcome to all the parents, relatives and friends who have made this day possible for the Thornapple Kellogg High School graduating class of 2006. I would also like to thank this year’s graduates for the honor and privilege of speaking at their commencement. To be a part of such an important night in your lives is indeed a very special moment for me. Graduation marks the end of one part of your life and the beginning of unlimited possibilities. This is the moment when you…