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trying to fit in such a diverse society can be at times difficult. Everyone's grows up with different learning styles, traditions, religions, and even different styles of dressing which makes everyone unique in their own way. In the book, “The Muslim Next Door: The Qur’an the Media, and the Veil Thing”, by Sumbul Ali-Karamali talks about how growing up in the United States has brought a significant amount of changes and challenging moments to her life because of her religion values, practices,…

The Fire Next Time is paralyzing essay written by James Baldwin that captures the essence of a young black man experiencing the racist terrain of America. Through this mesmerizing exploration of fear, pain and rage, Baldwin, relocates the reader into a foreign –the world of the Negro in America. His challenge was to write a book that would provide white Americans a first-hand perspective of black males in the ghetto –the quest was to find out what made black males so attentive to the Nation of…

everyone else does, we need to be different. Instead of going to the place we want, we may have to go to a cheaper place. The idea that where people go to college matters for your future is completely untrue. Thomas Stanley, who wrote The Millionaire Next Door did a study of decamillionaires. Stanley found 38 correlating statistics among these decamillionaires; whether a character quality, demographic difference, marital status, education, etc. He ranked them in order of probability for success.…

his platform on the Huffington Post website to call for change in the navigation of the socially-fraught waters surrounding mass murder events. A more detailed and focused discussion can be found developing these ideas, in Mia Consalvo’s The Monsters Next Door, wherein which she develops the notion of multiple masculinities and the hierarchy of power that exists within them. This essay will analyse what features of the human body are rendered invisible or significant, as argued by both authors,…

persuaded. Predators are masterful at reading young children and knowing their vulnerabilities. They have become skilled in knowing how to convince young girls that this lifestyle is the best option for them. While watching the documentary The Girl Next Door I discovered that many of the girls who are exploited are victims of physical and sexual abuse, runaways, throwaways, neglected, and living in foster care. Runaway and homeless children are the most vulnerable to predators. All of these…

Who comes to mind when you think of a drug addict? Someone you know may not be the first person you think of. Kristen Hannum is the author of "The addict Next Door" (2015). The author has written this article to portray the different stages of drug addiction and possible treatment. In this article, Pope Francis talks about his stance on illegal drug usage and the use of other narcotics to help with the addiction. So, should an addict be given a substitute drug to overcome another addiction?…

Clinton: Next President or Not? As the 2016 presidential elections approaches one name in particular stands above the rest: Hillary Clinton. The 2016 presidential elections are a mix match of odd candidates. Among these candidates there are retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, Billionaire Entrepreneur Donald Trump, our very own John Kasich from Ohio, and a scandalous Hillary Clinton; despite having choices, the 2016 candidates are not very good ones. However, voting is a very important right and…

Earth’s Next Big Event: Welcoming or Devastating How would a parent feel if her baby was on fire due to the rising temperatures? A real event happening despite most people unawareness of it happens to be global warming. This phenomena portray catastrophic events for earth's future. Scientists conclude that from the many studies done on this topic, not many people take into account what their findings show. This shows that global warming really occurs and scientists have evidence to back it up…

working hard and being optimistic about the future success in life. 2. What impulses are deeply rooted and perhaps “bred” into Americans? The pursuit-of-happiness impulse is deeply rooted and perhaps “bred” into Americans. A constant search for the “Next Big Thing”, to go break barriers and go beyond imaginable. 3. Kluger says that “Happy people don’t just accumulate fortune; they invent things”. Why do you think he says this? Do you agree or not? I believe his statement reflects that even…

The Slaves Next Door is a controversial story which makes the reader see prostitution from a different angle. Bales and Soodalter (2009) claim that a trafficker sold a teenager with the name of Maria to a Mexican organized crime group. “They took her further north…