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Corresponding with Jagodzinski’s judgement of Milan’s work, Milan’s Trade Me challenges her audience to “explore and understand experiences of oppression” (Jagodzinski 128) caused by classism conflated with racism through the story of Xingjuan “Tina” Chen, the daughter of destitute Chinese immigrants. Milan’s “insistence on representing characters of diverse backgrounds” (Jagodzinski 131) is necessary in a literary genre where analysis of privilege rooted in socio-economic class status and…

of thermal power stations for electricity production, large industrial plants and areas where there is accumulation of many small industries. Natural causes can be a regions topography, climatic conditions and the dust transfer from deserts (e.g. Sahara), a phenomenon observed in all the Southern European countries under certain meteorological conditions (Eukolidou,…

messages to the adults and life lessons we may learn in the traits of the characters and in the concept of “love and friendship” in life. The story begins when the pilot or the narrator encounters the little prince when his plane crashed in the Sahara Desert and together they travelled through different planets and eventually developed their friendship along the way as they taught each other life lessons. The little prince talks to him about his insights concerning adults. Early in his…

The first essay I read is written by Charles Kenny “Haiti Doesn’t Need Your Old T-Shirt”, in Kenny’s essay, he argues that those who are in need would rather receive money instead of clothes, food and other necessities. As I was reading this essay, I question the validity of his arguments, does giving money solve these problems? I do think that when we give money to developing countries it is advantageous, however Kenny’s theme throughout his essay “bottom line: giving donations of cash are…

The Girl Who Identified Literary Techniques in Dr. Sacks’ Work In order to be an effective science writer, one must clarify their writing and ideas and captivate and convince his or her readers in their articles. Dr. Oliver Sacks’ article “The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat” successfully clarifies, captivates and convinces readers using various literary techniques that are common to both Science writers and English literary writers. Throughout the passage Sacks utilizes simile as a way to…

that the negative sides overthrew the positive sides. Some trades that were involved at this time of period are the Trans-Saharan trade and Transatlantic trade. The difference between these two trades is the Trans-Saharan was for traveling across the Sahara to obtain gold, but the Trans-Atlantic trade was for capturing slaves. These slaves were forced into traveling on foot from Africa to the Western Hemisphere. These Slave Trades had a big impact on many countries, especially the ones in West…

innate suited to domestication providing useful food sources. With expansive yet condensed populations, animal husbandry provided a rich, stable food supply. An example of early animal domestication is of North African cattle in c. 8000 BCE in the Sahara desert when it had adequate water sources. Additional animals that were domesticated over 7000 years ago included camels, chickens, horses, goats, sheep, llamas and buffalo. Common crops included maize, rice, wheat and millet. The major benefit…

the developing regons have acheieved gender parity in primary education  In Southern Asia , for every 74 girls enrolled in primary school 100 boys were enrolled in the 1990's, but as of 2012 the ratios of boys to girls was the same  In Sub-Sahara Africa, Oceania and western Asia there are still barriers for girls to enter secondary level education  Women in Africa hold less than one in 5 paid jobs outside the agricultural sector. The number of women in the paid sector outside…

and nations that have existed in our world. Slavery occurred within Africa itself; many tribes would take other tribe members as slaves that could be bought or sold. A significant amount of slavery occurred in Middle Eastern nations as well, in the Sahara, Red Sea, and Indian Ocean (Azumah).…

and Alexandria are some of the major cities in Egypt. Its official language is Arabic with English being understood and spoken by people of higher education. The climatic conditions of Egypt is hot and dry with mid-winter because of its place in the Sahara Desert. Egypt is a Muslim dominated country; with Muslim dominating the population of (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1% (http://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/egypt). The Arab Republic of Egypt has a democratic political system…