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- 20491: Stereotyping and Racism
- ... plenty of work and good pay, luring families (like mine) from the overworked “dust bowl” farms. Many native Californians were angry that the “Okies” were arriving in such large numbers. As my brother entered his new school, he experienced stereotyping, by teachers and classmates. They teased him because he had an accent and wore “Okie” overalls. He worked hard at trying to fit in, even changing his accent. Though my brother ...
- 20492: Robinson Crusoe
- ... England where he sells his plantain which since grew and becomes wealthy and marries. He went on one final voyage to the islands where he spent half of his life where there is promises of new adventures. This adventure book held my attention until the very end. The struggle of man vs. nature and man vs. man was interesting to read. Some of the struggles and hard ships Crusoe overcame in ...
- 20493: Robinson Crusoe
- ... arrival and their meeting. Friday’s deliverance from certain death was the beginning of Robinson Crusoe’s preparation for going back home. He was alone on this island without contact with the outside or civilized world for so long that there needed to e some sort of reorientation to civilization. The appearance of Friday was the first stepping stone towards getting reacquainted with other mankind. Robinson Crusoe needed to regain the ...
- 20494: Types of Bosses
- ... have a boss named Phil, when the workday begins he makes out a huge list of things he would like to see completed; before the shift is over. As the day goes along, Phil adds new things he sees need to be done. Phil’s lists are impossible to complete along with the regular work requirements. A boss can be considered to be mean or uncaring when all the boss may ...
- 20495: Show Your Love
- ... mean Peter's father loves his son very much, he just never says it. He just does something silently. Peter knows all of the things his father does, so, after his father gives him a new, bright penny. He plays with that penny, and imagines that it is a real gold. He can use that penny to buy a moving machine to make his father finish the work early, and buy ...
- 20496: Greed
- ... more one becomes greedy for knowledge, the more our education system will keep improving and advancing in all of its fields. This is all necessary to keep innovation and invention updated, and more efficient. Our world would not be able to prosper in areas such as technology, which has become vital to many. Our economic system is also based on a certain kind of greed, that, without it, may stay outdated ...
- 20497: What Are You Watching
- ... industry over the next several years. One of the most controversial sections of the bill was Section 551, titled "Parental Choice in Television Programming," which calls for manufacturers to include a "V-chip" in every new TV set 13 inches or larger. The V-chip is a device that will enable viewers to program their televisions to block out content with a common rating. Proponents of the system say that it ...
- 20498: Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry
- ... different personalities and ages. It shows how every character pulls through all their hard times. There are characters who are very loyal, and there are characters who are very dishonest. There are characters who are brave, and there are characters who are fearful. The difference in every character only makes the book more interesting. For example, in the story there is a man named Uncle Hammer who has a very bad ...
- 20499: Australia Day
- ... the arrival of Captain Arthur Phillip and the First Fleet at Sydney Cove on the 26 January 1788. On the day of his arrival, Captain Arthur Phillip declared the area that became the colony of New South Wales to be a British possession. This landing started the first permanent European settlement on this island continent. Australia Day, January 26, is celebrated with a public holiday and celebrations in every State. The ...
- 20500: Root
- ... not understood were whispered from mouth to ear along the shelves until someone who knew more than one tongue would send back their meanings. In the process, all of the men along each shelf learned new words in tongue they had not spoken before." Kunta and the other prisoners, all were from different villages and spoke different languages. They communicated their shared language without toubob's knowledge. Hence, that is the ...
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