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- 261: The X Files: Negative Images of Races
- ... world. This is demonstrated with three episodes of the television show "The X-Files". In the first episode entitled "El Mundo Gira, Latino immigrants are viewed as stupid weak peasants, in the episode "Hell Money", Asian immigrant are viewed as small minded, easily persuaded people, and in the last episode entitled "Teliko" African immigrants are viewed as superstitious, and dumb. The many many viewers of the show see these images of ... everyone the answers to everything, they might think of every Latin American as stupid, and ignorant. Weather this is true or not, this person that is watching this believes it. In the episode "Hell Money", Asian immigrants are bribed into a gravely dangerous game with the false hope of making a large amount of money, really quick. There are some consequences to this game. If you lose, you have to give ... to believe so heavily in this, that they can't see that they have been drugged with a hallucinogen that is giving them these visions. The viewer takes this image in and thinks that all Asian people are superstitious, and ignorant, and therefore, inferior to them. This brings the whole issue of racism in that I don't have time to talk about. In the last episode "Teliko", African immigrants ...
- 262: East Goes West
- One of the first works of fiction written by an Asian immigrant to the United States, Kang's novel describes his early adulthood with a poignant humor that touches not only on his most positive experiences in a new country--such as being befriended by other ... American culture distasteful. I did not fully receive the effect of Kang's humor until reaching the final sentence of the story. Before the final scene, Kang's wit serves the purpose of elevating the Asian Han in the eyes of his audience, but ultimately, it has a more serious, lingering effect. Ironically, it reveals the life of this character to be tragic, hopeless, and not at all amusing. The final ... she is portrayed as devoid of humor, the white employer who represents a class of the American population evokes no respect from the reader. Adroitly, the author has aligned his Caucasian audience with the young Asian Han, and comedy has triumphed over racism. Although Kang's humor provides comedic relief for the highly charged subject of racism, it ironically serves as well to poignantly demonstrate the desperation of the situations ...
- 263: Geography Of Indonesia And Aus
- ... Japan is its greatest trading partner, with its need for the excess food, metals, and minerals. Australia needs the cheap manufactured goods provided by Japan. However, Australia continues to have tariffs against imported goods, and Asian countries maintain strong tariff barriers against foods and minerals imported. Plus, the Asian marketers are more interested in the cheap labor and high demands found in nations such as Indonesia. As a result, it is difficult for Australia to open its economy and lower the tariffs without fear ... much larger landmass, but the population also is heavily focused to the east coast. They are both, however, fighting to maintain stability often disrupted by the sheer diversity of the people and overseen by the Asian giants to the north and northwest. According to records kept on the economy, government, and demography, both Australia and Indonesia are continuing to be recognized as similar and distinct in their own right.
- 264: JFK
- ... to be born in the 20th century. Kennedy was assassinated before he completed his third year as president. Therefore his achievements were limited. Nevertheless, his influence was worldwide, and his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis may have prevented war. Young people especially liked him. No other president was so popular. He brought to the presidency an awareness of the cultural and historical traditions of the United States. Because Kennedy expressed ... bill to lower tariffs and thus allow more competitive American trade abroad. Congress also authorized the purchase of $100 million in United Nations bonds, and the money enabled the international organization to survive a financial crisis. Further, Congress appropriated more than $1 billion to finance sending a man to the moon by 1970 which was accomplished in 1969. The major American legal and moral conflict during Kennedy's three years in ... route into West Berlin. The troops went uncontested. Communist interference stopped, allowing Allied forces travel to and from Berlin . Amongst other problems President Kennedy faced, none was more serious than this one. The Cuban Missile Crisis was perhaps the world's closest approach to nuclear war. In 1960 Soviet Premier Khrushchev decided to supply Cuba with nuclear missiles that would put the eastern United States within range of nuclear missile ...
- 265: College Stress
- ... Everybody experiences stress in their lives. There are many stressors in college that start with college work. College is a big source of stress for a variety of reasons, and poor planning often leads to crisis situations. The stress of every day life in college shows itself in different ways: the expectations of making an A in every course, the fear of doing poorly on tests, and worrying about failing. However ... on every request or opportunity that comes one's way. College is a big source of stress for a variety of reasons. Therefore, in a student's sometimes hectic world, poor planning often leads to crisis situations, and crisis almost always leads to stress. Work Cited 1.Schermerhorn, J.R., Hunt, J.G. & Osaborn, R.N., Organizational Behavior (6th ed)., New York: Wiley. 2. Eliot, Robert S. and Bero, Dennis L. Is it ...
- 266: Civil Rights
- ... solutions are out of their hands because this myth that he says black America believes in is encouraging the idea that attacking racism is the same as attacking their problems. He gave the example of Asian Americans. Instead of concentrating on the things they have going against them, they work on improving their lives. They believe they can change things for the better, instead of waiting for the government to help ... determine your fate, you are the only one in control of your life, if you want to be a success, put your mind to it and do it. He makes a great comparison with the Asian Americans. They have been more successful in America because of their own doing. He explains that "these groups have spent little time and energy proving that white people don't love them." He gives the example of the candy store, the Asian Americans are peering in saying if only I could get in there, wow what would I do, on the other hand, he says blacks are inside the store worrying about the maldistribution of the ...
- 267: Real Face Of Terrorism
- ... terrorist acts committed by Albanians against Serbs. The Serb civilian population of Kosovo was not a threat to the Albanians but the violence against them was not one of coercion but of revenge. The hostage crisis at the American embassy in Teheran twenty years ago was another example of terrorism based on revenge. While that incident involved the political theme of the revolution in Iran and the authorities used it to promote their Islamic ideology, those that carried out the hostage crisis took over the embassy in a fit of rage and under the euphoria of anger against anything American. They had already achieved their goal, which was to rid the American backed Shah who ruled the country with terror; the hostage crisis was merely an outburst of revenge against the west. Terrorism is not just coercion, but it also revenge. The use of terror to punish the victim and remind them of what the enactor of ...
- 268: Joy Luck Club
- Since America and Asia are far apart, there are a lot of differences between American and Asian culture. Everybody knows it, but it brings to mind a question, "Why are they different even though we are human-beings who are all same?" I found out why there is a difference when I ... more. After three years, I am taking food from the people in the dining hall, which means I have changed my way of thinking in this respect. The reason that I was upset is that Asian people have a stereotype about food. It is just like this. If I have taken this, this is mine, and nobody can touch this. This may sound barbaric or like animals fighting for their food ... I think about it in American way, it is a polite manner to bring something to eat or drink for the people who invited me, and it is the etiquette. But it is not in Asian way. I really don't know why it is rude if we bring something for the people who invited me. Although I guess it is because the people might not like what I bought ...
- 269: Using the Student Study Sheets in the Classroom
- ... their opponents and Jefferson, in his Kentucky Resolutions, encouraged change almost to the point of dissolving the Union itself. The study sheet presents an excerpt from this legislation showing Jefferson's reaction to the governmental crisis of 1798, and a contrasting excerpt from his first inaugural address in 1800, showing his view when the crisis had passed. Students may also wish to consider the Supreme Court case United States v. Eichman in the course of the discussion on social freedom. Discussion Jefferson's contrasting descriptions of American government, one founded ... other invoking its power to restore fellow-feelings among those whom opinion had divided. Students might note, too, that Jefferson speaks on both occasions for a government based in human emotions - at the moment of crisis, jealousy, and in his moment of triumph, jealousy's counterpart, love. Intellectual Freedom: The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind This study sheet focuses on Jefferson's final great accomplishment, founding the University of ...
- 270: Global Warming
- ... being from nature. The consumption patterns and lifestyles of the USA people clearly indicate our cultural values have shifted far from our perception of our dependence upon the health of ecosystems. Global warming is a crisis of human perception in competition with natural cycles, which we have ignored for far too long. A few examples might make this clear: There are many possible adverse side effects of global warming on living ... communities and inhuman systems is forced out into the open. Our dependence upon non-human species would become evident if the food chain were to be disrupted in a local community habitat loss. This environmental crisis we face is the product of a crisis of perception; we as a species cannot see that our actions will have tremendous effects. Industrial societies typically have a history of shallow ecological, reactive policy-making as opposed to deep ecological, pro-active ...
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