Although they are caught between two different cultures and expectations, Vietnamese refugees and immigrants successfully adapted and integrated into America with their infinite perseverance and diligence. ... It is true that to move forward as a nation, one has to preserve ones own culture and heritage in the adopted land. ... Indeed, the end of the Vietnam War sparked the beginning of Little Saigons, with the great effort and contribution of the first wave refugees. ... Orange County's Little Saigon has became a major hub of the Vietnamese diaspora. ... The center is considered a home ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In many schools throughout the country, however, certain educators have attempted to combat this growing mediocrity through the use of gifted and talented education programs. ... Many high schools have some form of this: often, there are 3tracks:? ... The tracking method has received the most attacks. ... (Doina) There has also been little observation of the effects gifted education has on the social nature of students. ... These include: a flexible thought process, high levels of language development, accelerated pace of thought, unusual sensitivity to the expectations and feelings of others,...

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Despite, widespread publicity about the perils of sexual harassment, surveys demonstrates that many businesses operating in the United States have yet to address the problem adequately. Moreover, recent news reports indicate that sexual harassment has reached the highest level of management. ... Specifically defined, sexual harassment at work means sexual attentions that are unwanted, repeated and affect an individual's job, either his or her performance or an individual's expectations (Read 11). ... I work for the United States Navy and the military has a very strict policy on se...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The world, say traditions of the Yoruba people, began at Ife, a city of great historical and religious significance in the heart of Yoruba country. ... In recent years, availability of attainable air travel has enabled African Americans to go back to the essence from which this great culture derived (Africa) and gather the information needed to teach and assist others. ... (Source 2) Surely the great achievement of early Yoruba-speaking communities was carving open spaces for farming out of the forests which dominate most of Yoruba country. ... Yorubaland has at least nine cities with populat...

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• Grade Level: High School