Kingdom of Mysore

The relationship between the American Colonies and Great Britain were changed economically and politically after the seven years’ war (1756-1763). The conclusion of the war led to more events that began with The British Empire restriction on the expansion on settlings of colonists towards the states that were abandoned by the French colonies. The Great Britain won the war, so they went into deep debts which led to unfair taxation of the colonists. The real shift in mutual relationship is rooted…

It was 13 years ago when we came to America and everything changed. It was only my parents, my two brother and me. Everyone else was still in the refugee camps in Somalia a week after our arrival my parents announced that I would be going to school. At the time I didn’t know what school was but I soon found out that it was something I didn’t like, plus school was very hard. My parents didn’t know english or the american culture. I didn’t have any guidance, I didn’t speak the language and I…

Learning a new language is one of the most difficult things I have done in my life. My whole life has changed since I moved to the United States. I did not know how to speak English when I arrived here. It is difficult to survive in the United States if you did not know how to communicate or understand what the other person is trying to say. I had to learn English by reading books and watching movies. I had a friend of mine who helped me with learning English as well. I am getting better with my…

“National Center for Education Statistics’s Common Core of Data, declines in the level of exposure to students of other races have occurred more rapidly in the suburbs of our largest metropolitan areas than in the cities”. Followed by “In the past 25 years, the number of Latino students in U.S. schools has more than tripled”. This isn’t right, when I was a student at my old high school we would have international night where people would make displays with food or small items from and…

The American Revolution The American Revolution started in 1765 and ended in 1783 after the French and Indian War. The reason why the American Revolution occurred was because the colonists were tired of the British monarchy and aristocracy. The colonists had the right to revolutionize against the British. During this time the British Crown had no idea how the colonists lived and the rules he was suppressing on them seemed unjust to the colonists. At first he sent men to settle the land and…

Published in 1952, Ralph Ellison ' s Invisible Man is the story about a man in New York City who believes himself to be invisible to American society because of his black skin. Entire the book reflexes the author 's stands about relationships between black identity and Marxism as well as his anger toward racial issues. Chapter 3 of the book tells the trip of narator, a black man, and Mr. Norton, a white man having alcohol dependence problems to the Golden Day bar. This is the typical…

My mother had to put me in school, find a job, living situation wasn’t so great she had to find a house, it was just an abundant of work that she had to get done and on top of that she is trying to learn a new language. There are many Multilanguage organizations for people who are in my mother’s situation since my mother had not mastered the English language, she needed a helping hand, having someone to translate important documents, give suggestions on where are the finest places to stay, eat,…

There have been countless television shows that focus on black people and black cultural issues; for instance Family Matters and Fresh Prince of Bel Air more recently Everybody hates Chris and Black-ish. Although each show focuses on black families and certain cultural issues and stereotypes, there is always the underlying presence/influence of white culture whether it be the fact that the show was produced by a white person or a white character. This essay will analyze how rapper childish…

During the time that Great Britain occupied India, there was a push for the English to hand over the power to the Indian people, one of the main leaders of this movement was Mahatma Gandhi. He protested against the British occupying Indian and stripping it of its resources all while demeaning the people who lived there and not adapting to the way of life in India. In the article titled “ Indian Home Rule,” Gandhi speaks of what would happen if the British left completely, and what they should…

Whether we are Hispanics, African, or other ethnicities, our mother tongue is different than the English language. When pronouncing our name in English the accent of our name changes it is no longer our name, When English becomes our second language, our mother tongue stays with us because it is our language from culture. However, when English is our second language it is more likely to become less fluent than our first language. In Manuel Munoz essay, "Leave Your Name at the Border", Munoz…