Third Day

“What’s the difference between here—America—and Vietnam?” I received this question every time someone found out that I was born and raised in Vietnam. Before I came to America, I lived in a Communist country that controlled almost every aspect of your life. I had to go to a state approved school—which my family had to pay for—that propagated a lot of media that shows America as an evil country. I grew up in an environment where your future occupation is usually the occupation of your father or…

(Allan et al, 2004), it shows the contrast between what ages the children in Western cultures begin to work to when children in other parts of the world begin working and the work they do. This article also shows how much more reliant children in Third World countries are on their jobs in comparison to children here who are working. In comparison to the children working in Zimbabwe, we see how much easier it is for young children and teens in Western cultures to access jobs, which have a safe…

When examining Idiocracy as a piece of dystopian fiction it is very important to define the term dystopian. According to google the definition for dystopia is a perfect world often imagined existing in the future. A world that is the by-product of the reaction between ominous social social trends. The impacts of such trends are so deep into the society that it changes the way we as humans evolve ourselves. We have come a long way and to survive in the world as we move forward we not only have to…

make while deciding how they are going to write their story. Will they write in first person and use “I”, and “we”, or write in 3rd person and address people by their names or use pronouns like “he” or “they”? Although many people decide to write in third person point of view, both the stories The Georges and the Jewels by Jane Smiley, and Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse by Anna Sewell develop their characters through first person point of view. The Georges and the Jewels is a story…

School uniforms are not universally utilized throughout the world. In fact, across the globe people of color are significantly more likely to attend a school that mandates uniforms. Given this, one might postulate that communities of color value school uniforms and therefore, utilize them more often. This paper will suggest that this is not the case and demonstrate the role that colonialism and systemic oppression play in the widespread use of uniforms on students of color. This is increasingly…

Although the allies had defeated Hitler, and his third Reich, a much bigger conflict had yet to be solved in the world, which lasts to this day. Throughout the whole war, the allies had worked together closely, but a feeling of distrust permeated the air amongst them. After the war the Russians felt they should receive the bulk of the prize as they had barred the brute force of the German army. However, the allies thought otherwise and thought it should be equal amongst them all. As the…

How Immigration Affects America America is a country built on immigrants. One way or another we are all immigrants. Either our parents where immigrants or all maybe dating all the way back to our great-great grandparents. In this country you’d think that with all the diversity and amount of cultures we have, you’d think people would be more open and accepting of others. Unfortunately there are still people that believe that immigrants are bad for our great nation. America is a multicultural…

The world around us is constantly changing. How we interact with the world around us evolves over time. Technology has forever changed our world and will continue to do so. Technology is not going anywhere and should be incorporated in all aspects of our education. Haven and Keller show different aspects of the debate of academic writing in this new era of technology. Keller points out there are positive and negative affects of technology in academic writing. Haven and Keller both understand…

Insanity of God begins with a foreword written by David Platt. Following the foreword is the prologue, which is the followed by 34 chapters. Book Content: Chapters 1, 3, 5, and 7: In these chapters Ripken describes his time in Somaliland in the days before his organization began to take hold in this war-stricken country. He recounts stories of children dying of malnutrition just hours after interacting with him and mothers attempting to shove their infants into his team’s truck to give the…

A few months ago, a couple of friends and I traveled through California. Before leaving, we made a deal: no electronics or social networks unless it’s necessary. Of course we were all reluctant at first, because as teenagers, we are glued to our phones, but it turned out to be the best decision we had ever made. Getting off of our phones did not give more access to only appreciating the scenery, but we had deep conversations and learned about each other and ourselves. I don’t believe we are…