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Number of pages: 6 | Number of words: 1627.... in the U.S. (LIA).
Many people support multilingualism and oppose having English as an official language because it is unfair to individuals who are not fluent in English. Also, they create false stereotypes of immigrants and non-English speakers. They conclude that it violates the diversity embodied in our Constitution, creating restrictions and limits instead of protecting individual rights, and it does not help the integration of language minority citizens into the American mainstream.
I personally support keeping the U.S. as a multilingual nation. I feel that t .....
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The Relationship Between Research Labs, Media, Government, And Industries
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 430.... say that he has the cure, he does not say that he will be going down in
history as the man who single-handedly beat the monster disease, he simply
states the project. The rest of the articles then refer to a New York
Times article, in which Nobel laureate James D. Watson, allegedly states
that “Judah will cure cancer in two years,” it turns out that this was
mearly an ovezealous reporter trying to get a big scoop. Either way, the
article fulfilled the equation. Dr. Folkman's office counted 1000 phone
calls a day for a week, and countless doctors were flooded with hopef .....
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Joel Poinsett
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 540.... power, American mass ideology, and Public opinion.
In 1845 President Polk began, cofidentially from the public, considering the annexation of California. Polk's initial desire was to simply purchase California, attempting to maintain peace. He soon learned this would be impossible. When Polk ordered General Taylor to cross the Nueces River and eventually to fortify on the Rio Grande, he fully understood the possilble consequences of these actions. In fact, by deploying Taylor and his troops, Polk putting a slow squeeze on the Mexicans which would leave them with no other optio .....
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The Land Ethic
Number of pages: 6 | Number of words: 1639.... them. The fact that our earth is in trouble is not obvious enough right now for these people to pay attention to. The ones who are in power and are being successful on their terms like it the way it is and to drastically change something would shake the mountain placing them closer to the bottom. So they would rather overlook this notion of a land ethic and pretend that everything is alright.
The way we are using or should I say abusing the land at the present time displays a need for a land ethic. Implanting one is a major problem, however, because economics are a higher .....
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Childhood Socialization
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 820.... community, popular, and have many friends and acquaintances. Ironically, a person could have all of those characteristics and not fall under the definition of "social."
Socialization is the ability to look at society as a whole and be unbiased and open-minded which in turn decreases negative attitudes toward racial, ethnic, and religious groups. People who understand socialization realize that a big part of it is an understanding
of the world and the people around them. It is a very important task to teach children the ways of socialization and this job should not be taken .....
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American Education System Versus Asian Education System
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 764.... be, but rarely have been told how they can achieve their goal. This is
because in America there are so many ways to achieve one's dream.
Because of this belief in natural born ability in the land of
opportunity, students receive very little pressure in school, so whatever they
do in school is totally based on their personal beliefs. If a student wants to
be successful he or she can study very hard and get in to a very good college.
On the other hand if a student doesn't have any self control and just wants to
get school over with, it is OK too, because nobody cares. The ad .....
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Conscription In Canada
Number of pages: 10 | Number of words: 2540.... Protestant anayway ? France herself was no better ; she had deserted her Canadians a century and a half ago , had left them in the snow and ice along the St . Lawernce surrounded by their enemies , had later murdered her anoited king and turned athiest ... if a people deserted God they were punished for it , and France was being punished now . " 1This sort of sentiment was one that was shared by many French Candiens . French-English relations were already suffering and continued to do so before World War 1 . But the biggest strains occurred when issues of Canadian participatio .....
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Issues Of Addiction
Number of pages: 10 | Number of words: 2679.... drugs for the sake of taking drugs, rather than for the sake of some other desired end. A casual user uses drugs or alcohol for increased enjoyment and to become more sociable. An addict, however, continues to use this drug for fear of returning back to "normalcy." The addict needs no reasons to take the drug; he simply uses it because it has become his way of life. (Seeburger 50-51). To the alcoholic, alcohol seems to be a necessity rather than an extravagance. He washes away his negative feelings with the drug, trying to somehow suppress the pain that has been placed up .....
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