The colors that represent this country and its people were acquired only through the courageous souls that came to this place with nothing and worked hard and overcame obstacles as well as the individuals that put their life second to the well being of the country and it's people. ... She found on and she soon found one that let her express herself and contribute what she was capable of doing to the country. ... This country showed the rest of the world that it could shine through the darkness of terrorism. ... This kind of courage shows that this country has citizens whose attitudes a...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Minorities from all over the globe wishes to immigrate to North America hoping to find a better living situation, enhance education and ironically to live in a country where individual's mind and self are valued with no oppression and power struggles. ... One day, An-Mei's mother was invited by the second wife of a wealthy merchant named Wu Tsing to spend time at their house. ... Ann Mei's mother eventually gives birth to a baby boy, her son however, is taken away from her and given to the second wife of Wu Tsing. Ann-Mei's mother is once again oppressed by the power strugg...

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William Thompson] stated that he would never give his pregnant wife a flu shot because of its high concentration of mercury. ... This leaves our country with less and less people who have lived to see the diseases that were a serious problem in America's past. ...

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One anecdote which comes to mind on a personal level is my having dinner with my brother and his wife at their home along with my nephew (as well as my godson), Lee, when he was five. ... I would not say I grew up ignorant or indifferent; I was simply unaware or made aware of the wider spectrum of people with different viewpoints experiencing different struggles in our country. ...

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Through this diversity America is always changing, evolving, into a more culturally enriched country by the year. ... John De Crevecoeur takes on an interesting outlook on the American Identity Crisis in his book The Language of Literature: American Literature; "I could point out to you a family whose grandfather was an Englishman, whose wife was Dutch, whose son married a French woman, and whose present four sons have now four wives of different nations. ...

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For many years now, pondering minds have questioned the thought of having marijuana, or cannabis sativa, listed as another medicinal drug. Some say that marijuana can not be used as a medicine and that there is no evidence of its medicinal purpose; But on the other hand, there are those who think di...

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