Lower Mainland

I was brought to the United States at a young age with my mother hoping to reunite with my father who had left China years earlier to pursue his vision of the “American dream”. Like many immigrant parents, my father recognized early on that he would have the chance to enjoy the “dream” that he worked so hard and sacrificed so much for. My parents abandoned their personal aspirations to ensure that both my brother and I would be able to live a life filled with opportunities that they could never…

term to replace ‘gay tourism’. They usually open-minded with their sexual orientation and gender identity. (Hughes, 2004) Over the past decade, Hong Kong has been relying too much on the mainland visitors since the Individual Visit Scheme in 2003. However, Hong Kong residents are resisting to receive more mainland travelers because of the cultural differences and government policies. While nowadays, many countries start targeting the LGBT tourism, Hong Kong can follow the examples and find out…

that USSR was no longer fully reliable. The 1971 Ping-Pong Diplomacy can be viewed as the demonstration of a friendly gesture to America Facing the deteriorating relationship with the Soviets, China set aside their ideological differences and other issues, such as the Taiwan problem, agreeing on the Sino-American Rapprochement. For the next part of the essay, I will focus on the how various historians’ viewed the significance of Nixon’s speech and his trip. The orthodox historical analyst of…

British parliament has a two house system. This bicameral structure includes a house of lords and a house of commons. The house of lords is made out of people who inherited the position or were elected by the monarch and prime minister, while the House of Commons consists of members elected by the people. The house of lords has very small influence in the British government. The most useful action they can perform is to delay a law brought up by the house commons. It is delayed for up to a year,…

Rhetorical Analysis of “The Hurting Heroes of 9/11 ” In the article “The Hurting Heroes of 9/11” (Sept. 16, 2016), Leah McGrath Goodman claims that those who helped with the rescue of the 9/11 attacks continue to die even 15 years after the attacks happened. Goodman supports the claim by using statistics and actual people who helped with the rescue of 9/11 who have some health issues that they are suffering over the last 15 years. Goodman has written this article in order to inform readers of…

Case study 1 Apocalypse and the influence of 9/11 on the apocalyptic movies Apocalypses have always been in people their heads, the thought of the end of the world has been and still is really popular in the film industry. Bendle says “Apocalypses are one of the oldest narrative forms, and they have informed some of the most imaginative and terrifying imagery in cultural history” (Bendle, 2005). In the years before 9/11 the apocalypse movies, books and magazines have been a great and widely…

A Multi-Media Assessment of “Portraits of Grief” by The New York Times Question 1: The focus of “Portraits of Grief” by The New York Times focuses on the different reactions of family members for those that had died in the September 11th, 2001 attack on the Twin Towers. The article focuses on “revisiting” the families and re-evaluating the personal lives of those that had died in the attacks. This presentation is meant as a memorial for those that died on 9/11. Question 2: There were two…

911 is the one phone number, aside from 867-5309, every American knows by heart. Americans are taught from an early age when there is a crisis they can call 911 and the emergency service responders will be there to help them. However, many problems can affect a dispatcher’s ability to do their job which can end in disaster for the person on the other end of the line. The 911 dispatch centers, also known as public safety answering points or PSAPs do their best, but sometimes these obstacles…

Source of Information: This case study is about Riccardo Perez. He was born July 1, 2011 to Mr. and Mrs. Antonio and Matilda Perez. An interview was conducted on July 25th after dismissal at Ricardo’s preschool, at a Head Start program in White Plains NY, Westchester County. Reason for Case study of Student: Riccardo was having difficulty speaking to others in his immediate family and preschool environment. His speech was not clear so his verbal communications seems unintelligibly sometimes.…

Looking back on my previous memoirs, I am slowly starting to realize how quickly things change. From what college you want to go to, to what career you want, or even your point of view on a particular subject. I have come to understand that nothing is truly set in stone. We build and adapt to the world around us. Whether it is to fit in with a crowd or to make a situation affect you in a positive way. Just from looking at my first memoir, I can tell that I have grown as a person and as a…