The American view of the Asian "other" largely affected American assumptions from the beginning, as they believed most Vietnamese were politically immature and lacking a sense of nationhood. ... The efforts of the Vietnamese people against the United States demonstrated how misguided American perceptions were about the strength of ideological resolve and the social organization of Vietnamese culture. ...

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The American dream is a perception that life in America is great and if I move to, or live there now, there will be financial freedom and wealth, and all my dreams are possible. ... The other main part of the equation I want to look at is the foreign perspective and what people from other countries think of America in the sense of freedom, and equality, all in terms of pursuing the American Dream. ... Thirdly, with both of that in mind, I will look at if the over all perception of the American Dream in the 20th Century is just an attempt to reach its illusionary goals and that if there is...

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The costs of total war, mobilization, and the end to modernity ultimately led to drastic shifts in the perceptions of identity across the globe, which led to decolonization and the birth to new nations, and whether or not the assimilation and abandonment of old traditional ways of life, as is the case presented by Leslie Marmon Silko in the novel Ceremony. ... In this film, there is an immediate sense of discrimination while the troops go into the mess hall to receive their food rations. ... However, the identification of Algerians, in their perception, changed less than 10 years later, as...

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With statements such as these, King places the reader in a small area of his life, stating events he has lived and sensed, enabling the piece to penetrate further within its lectors. ... Pity can be sensed in this remark, but is still not completely authentic to appeal in its entirety to the reader. ... Humans act upon accordingly to what the conscience dictates, idealistically speaking, and the conscience acts upon that individual's perception of right and wrong. ... Here King approaches his audience in a humble manner stating that one should hold himself responsibl...

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It also inhibits your memory and sense of perception, as well as causing people to become abusive and do things that they normally wouldn't do. ... Pot does cause short-term memory loss and impair your sense of judgment and perception, but these are not permanent (Cloud, 65). ...

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Given the level of poverty in the country, it would make sense that the consumer-products companies should concentrate on producing necessity items rather than luxury items. ... Unfortunately, the fact that the U.S consumer does not have a very positive perception of Vietnam as a whole creates a sort of bias towards products "made in Vietnam". ...

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Marijuana is illegal, and to many people, that makes less sense than prohibiting alcohol in the 1920's. Legalizing marijuana makes sense on so many levels, starting with easing the financial burden of the war on drugs. ... So it is not an issue of money spent or money taken that holds the prohibition of marijuana strong throughout the United States but the perceptions the public has of marijuana and it's users. ...

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While certainly West has lived in the US as a marginalized race, I tend towards the softer approach of Baldwin in his perceptions of blacks. ... It is the sum of that that forms our perceptions. In this sense, this connects today with my own belief on racial issues. ...

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Marijuana has some psycho-active chemical, which once it hits the patients brain, opens doors of perception which, in most Americans, remain shut throughout most of their days and even lives. ... Because marijuana actual heightens sense perception, people are better drivers when stoned than when drunk, so the number of car accidents attributed to intoxication would drop drastically. ...

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They say the Internet is global, and in the purely technological sense, it is. ... In fact, the diverse approaches to Internet development taken by various countries are, in part, a reflection of their perception (or at least their leaders' perception) that the Net is potentially an American Trojan horse seeking to pollute or to dominate their indigenous cultures. ...

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It was designed to "express the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued in honor of the United States Masters Swimming program." And who could forget House Concurrent Resolution 191 from that same congress, whose purpose was to "express the sense of the Congress regarding the importance of parents and children eating dinner together as a family." ... The first (and perhaps the most common sense) argument against Congressional representation for DC is that The District is just too small or doesn't have very many inhabitants. ... There is a perception among the poor...

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In the US, since the terrorist attacks of the 11th of September, their perceptions towards the Muslims and their religion have greatly changed. ... Even in the workplace some employers refuse to hire these Muslim women because they may wear a headscarf that can frighten certain customers which makes no sense to me at all. ...

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The article, "Denotation, Connotation and Myth," by Ronald Barthes, states that "dominant cultural and historical values, attitudes and beliefs seem entirely 'natural', 'normal', self-evident" (9). Daniel Chandler argues that denotation is the "'literal' and connotation is the "personal ...

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Marijuana has been used throughout history in many different cultures to change mood, perception, and consciousness - in other words, to get high. Its effects range from increasing creativity to provoking mystical experiences, to heightening the capacity to feel sense and share. ...

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Carter shows a similar understanding to Rosenblatt where Carter changes the team's perception of attending college and made it to a reality even though the players thought that attending college is an unattainable feat. ... Carter's short and terse breaths in between his sentences creates a better sense of fluidity, and allows immediate clarity of the point of his assertion. ...

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The impossible coexistence of constant dusk and the inexorable progress of time serves to highlight human fallacy in the perception of time – particularly in Nick, whose account of events it is. ... There is a constant sense of melancholy, and the pervasive twilight lends a certain gloomy ambience; the streets of New York that Nick Carraway walks are constantly mentioned to be unlit. ...

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Jefferson made the first action toward reconciliation and moderation of his political outlook with the Federalists by contributing a sense of peace in his First Inaugural Address (Doc. 3). ... The Democrat-Republicans began as a minority party that affirmed the Constitution was a fair and tough document to be obeyed, until they came across power and their ideology alleviated, as did their perception of the Constitution. ...

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Introduction You hear more and more every day about a mother or a father accidentally killing their child for a small misbehavior. This is becoming more and more of a problem. Parenting children is a very difficult task, one of the most challenging things anyone will ever encounter. The reason I wan...

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