United States communities with Hispanic majority populations

grounds. With the fact that Richard Rodriguez describes how he would have been more grateful if his teachers addressed him in Spanish, he also describes how he was Americanized. The Americanization he experienced was caused by his teachers taking his Hispanic culture at home was turned into a more English speaking environment. So, with that the fact that us as a society are trying to take away the diversity our country preaches is another reason why bilingual education should be used to bring…

their Caucasian, male counterparts. One of the areas most affected by this prejudice is the film industry in Hollywood. In this industry, talented members of minorities receive significantly fewer speaking parts and smaller wages than members of the majority. We must put an end to this troublesome trend because every actor deserves to experience the same chance at success, regardless of their gender or race. In order to combat the issue of inequality, we must educate everyone, including…

Diverse Student Population: Academic Success for all English Language Learners American schools are experiencing an influx in their English Language Learners (ELLs) population. In the 2003-2004 school year, an estimated 3.8 million ELLs enrolled in America’s schools (Ross & Begeny, 2011). Furthermore, in the 2007-2008 school year, ELLs’ population increased to 5.3 million (Calderon, Slavin, & Sanchez, 2011). The numbers keep increasing due to the rise of immigration in the United States.…

children have to live in a world where dad went off to jail because he was dealing, and they have zero respect for their remaining caretaker. This is a deadly combination that will only lead to increased violent and nonviolent crime rates. The United States has to realise that imprisoning vast numbers of miscreants at best is not protecting us now, it’s hurting us in the all-too-near…

envisioned himself as a coalition builder. In the November 1964 election, the president received the majority of votes, and Goldwater could only obtain the support of his home state. The Medicare program, established in 1965, provided federal aid to the elderly for medical expenses.However, those who denounced it called it a “socialized medicine”. To defuse the opposition of the medical community, doctors were allowed to serve Medicare patients privately.In 1966, Johnson lead the passage…

Immigration Reform in the United States There are hundreds of thousands of immigrants who come to the United States from all around the world every year. The main reason for immigrants, legal and illegal, coming to the United States is that they all want a chance for a better life. Many people believe that the United States is one of the best countries for immigration because it has been known as the land of opportunity for centuries. Therefore, many illegal immigrants from Central and South…

day the accounts shared previously are up to interpretation and everybody has an opinion. People will choose one of those phrases and live by it. Even though the police are destined to have their enemies and their allies, the entire Manhattan community joins together to ask the Manhattan Police Department to take these stories of lost lives and keep them close to the heart. Understanding the needs of the people results in the people supplying ample respect towards the men in blue. These…

role of public administrators. Yet, the power to change comes from a united front which I believe stems from other administrators working towards similar…

was that they focused on retribution instead of “fixing” criminal behavior. There were many forms of retribution. The first type is personal revenge: in small societies, the victims of the crime would punish the offender. There is also vengeance by state. In this case, the governments of larger societies would take over the process of vengeance. The bigger the society, the less the victim has to do with vengeance are more to do with justice. Most forms of punishment would involve public torture.…

departments throughout the United States.1 There are several risk factors predisposing an individual to stroke such as smoking, leading a sedentary lifestyle, increased stress, diabetes, or genetics.1,2,3 Following a cerebrovascular accident, there are several long term effects consisting of: decreased strength, decreased force production, decreased endurance, decreased function, and decreased gait speed contributing to the patient’s difficulty performing everyday activities or community…