Richard Rodriguez, an Indian American writer and Malcolm X, an African American Muslim minister and a human rights activist have been smiled upon because of their interest in books and learning. ... Sherman Alexie, a Native American poet, is able to help students who are like him. ... English has limited my possibilities with my native language. Coming to the US at the age of seven my native language vocabulary wasn't at its greatest. ... You can't really make it far without knowing English in America. ...

• Word Count: 1991
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

A young African American man is about to make a decision that will dictate and impact the rest of his life. ... The young African American man agrees with everything that Affirmative Action provides and stands for. ... The number of minority students attending American colleges and universities jumped 48% in the 1990's, with all minorities posting double digit gains in college enrollment, according to a study by the American Council on Education. ... In general, African Americans and Hispanics continue to be in the back of the pack compared to the white population. Asian Americans are...

• Word Count: 1177
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In North America it means "trousers" but in the United Kingdom its mean is "underpants". ... EFL teacher would like their student to comprehend foreign behavior for three main reasons: to reflect about cultural values of other societies, to appreciate foreign traditions and to facilitate the successful interrelationship with native speakers of the language being taught. ... When doing an interpretation of these words it can be said that, by understanding traditions or determined social situations in culture, the goal of reaching successful interrelationship with native spea...

• Word Count: 976
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Therefore, he responded," So, why do we say that Columbus discovered America". ... The only good thing that he actually did, by accident, was finding what is later to be known as America. ... Many attribute Columbus with discovering America. However, he actually did not discover America. Before he arrived in America, it was inhabited by the Native Americans. ...

• Word Count: 653
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Does America honestly believe that segregation is gone? ... In comparison to European and Asian students, American student test scores are low internationally. ... In 2013, when the effects of poverty were controlled, American students ranked near the top of the world. ... Those that are of lower-income tend to be immigrants of Hispanic, Native American, African, Asian, Arabian background. ... If America adopts Common Core then refugees would not benefit because they would remain poor. ...

• Word Count: 1147
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

It is important for me, as an African American, to learn more about other African American educators that made a difference for education and to also be a native to North Carolina's neighboring state of South Carolina. ... Moreover, when Mary was eleven years of age, a school opened its doors for the African American children to attend. "The Mission Board of the Presbyterian Church opened a school for African American children" (Botsch 1). ... "The white child grabbed the book and told Mary she couldn't have it because African Americans couldn't read" (Botsch 1). ... Mary le...

• Word Count: 1677
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The child that I am tutoring is African American and lives in the inner city. ... She needs to know that her own "native" language should not be lost, but that there is a way to write and speak formally. ...

• Word Count: 728
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

His mother was: "a new girl to America [she] had been awarded a high school diploma by teachers to busy or careless to notice that she hardly spoke English" (552). ... He also did not take advantage of any of the more worldly advice that his parents had to offer, "stupidly I took for granted their enormous amount of native intelligence" (551). ...

• Word Count: 1139
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Bill, National Defense Education Act, and The Elementary and 2ndary Education Act many Americans have been able to reach higher education. ... This Act concentrated on African American and other minority groups that were disadvantaged because of social and economic conditions. ... Only part of the American society saw the benefits of this spending. ... Dade County, Florida, reports spending $1,141 more per year to educate the average foreign-born student compared with the average native-born student (Visiedo). ... Political Factors In the effort to make the American education system st...

• Word Count: 2518
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

I was in classroom number 102 with Mr. Harry Gonzalez who taught Bilingual Kindergarten to nineteen students. The day I went to observe one student was absent. The classroom was pretty much split equally between boys and girls and all of the students were of Hispanic descent. Mr. ...

• Word Count: 6745
• Approx Pages: 27
• Grade Level: High School