Theme for English B "Theme for English B- is a poem by Langston Hughes in which a black student in a predominantly white college takes a seemingly simple assignment as an opportunity to inspect the complicated issue of race relations in America. ... He tells us that he was the only "colored student in my class-, Then he takes us on his journey home where from that prestigious establishment of Columbia he returns to Harlem through a park, crosses St. ... I like to work, read, learn and understand life- (21-22). ... So, even though he is "colored-, they are connected in needs (eat, sleep, dri...

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• Grade Level: High School

The student then responds to this assignment by giving a brief biography, such as where he lives and his favorite things to do. The student compares himself with his white teacher, almost in an effort to gain approval. ... Just as students learn from teachers, teachers learn from students. Also just as the young learn from the older, the young also teach their elders. ... As I try to convey this moral in three awkward sentences, Hughes compresses it in a single statement, "As I learn from you, I guess you learn from me-although you"re older-and white-and somewhat more free." ...

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• Grade Level: High School

We can learn many things from this era in American history. ... One thing one should learn from the Civil Rights movement is that violence is not necessary. ... They were not served, so the students came to the counter every day. ... Another thing we should learn from the Civil Rights movement is to never give up. ... In 1957 nine students tried to integrate Little Rock High School. ...

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Throughout the Civil Rights Movement, Malcolm X preached everywhere he could, and his message was always the same; he said, "The white man wants black men to stay immoral, unclean, and ignorant. As long as we stay in these conditions, we will keep on begging him and he will control us. We never ca...

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• Grade Level: High School

But proponents say recognizing black English will only help African-American kids learn linguistic skills-- including standard English--better. ... Black students make up 71 percent of the special- education classes. ... Teachers should recognize that the linguistic form a student brings to school is intimately connected with loved ones, community, and personal identity. To suggest that this form is "wrong" or, even worse, ignorant, is to suggest that something is wrong with the student and his or her family. ... With the Oakland Resolution on Ebonics, the Oakland School Board has...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

We learn how to understand their feelings, and that makes us more tolerant. ... The same were for education; white people students and ethnically diverse student went to separate schools, and only schools for white students got funded by the government. ... This is actually a good thing because we can learn the history of each other's countries, share out experience, and help each other study. ... Reduce the tuition fee for international students, or allow them to get a job, etc. ...

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We as students in America have studied American history all throughout school, and took one Month out of the year to studied African-American history. Of course we learn some things about the important people and events in African-American history, but some of the most important things remain in the shadows. ... On September 25, 1957, nine courageous students better known as Little Rock Nine went to Central High in hope of furthering their education peacefully. ... Upon their arrival they were struck with the reality of how the other students wanted them out of their school. ... As an African-...

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When children can have an opportunity to learn on the same level as children that are characteristically and in other ways different it gives them an understanding of equality. ... Inclusive classrooms are classrooms in which teachers and students work together to create and sustain an environment in which everyone feels safe, supported, and encouraged to express their views and concerns. ... Content is presented in a manner that reduces all students' experiences of marginalization and, wherever possible, helps students understand that individuals' experiences, values, and perspectiv...

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The intention of this essay is to show the effects that Ebonics has on African American students; in doing, so a brief overview of the history of Ebonics will be presented also. ... In fact, educating students with Ebonics in the classroom will only provide those students who cannot communicate with proper English a blanket of security, showing them that the improper form of English is acceptable in all environments whether it may be business or casual conversation. ... Given that English is a major subject that must be mastered, Ebonics would only be a hindrance for students. School students...

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This provision was not permitted as white slave owners viewed blacks as property and as being unable to learn proper grammar and structure of the English language. ... If this book is taught, the novel can open student's eyes to the racial tension that ignorance causes. The students will become aware of their history. ... If this book is taken out of high-school curriculums where would students learn about the history of racism? ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Many high school students around this time are sending in applications to schools that they no nothing about. ... Being the youngest child, I'm fortunate to observe and learn from many of my sibling's mistakes. My sister was an A student with many leadership roles, basically an all around good student. ... As a strongly motivated and diligent student, I believe that I can make a difference in the world. ...

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These teachings from him help others learn. ... Woodson wanted to help Black historians to research and find the truth about Black people in Africa and American. " The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, however, has no special brand for the solution of the race problem except to learn to think." ... In education this means that teachers provide Black students the opportunity to study different subjects from a perspective that uses Africa and the societal contributions of African Americans as its reference point. Students therefore learn about the contributions that people o...

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• Grade Level: High School

In this prejudiced filled world where people are killed for walking down the street while black, I have come to learn the best possible thing to be in this world is white" (Thomas). ... A government study on discipline in public schools states that black students are three times more likely to be suspended than white students. ...

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Can a group of poor children learn the nature of inequality by visiting a high priced toy store? The main characters in the story are the little girl Sylvia, the other students on the field trip, and the teacher Miss Moore. ... As the reader, we learn through context clues that Sylvia comes from Harlem. ...

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I would recommend it to any student in a political science class for further clarification of class topics. ... I found this book to very interesting, especially as an African-American student in political science. It was very interesting to learn specifically about movements African-Americans started and other little known facts about how we have affected political decision making. ... The notes are also detailed enough for a student to go find additional information on the subject matter. I would highly recommend it to another student, especially one who is interested in politics ...

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Race Separation "Theme for English B" is a poem by Langston Hughes in which a black student in a predominantly white college takes a writing assignment as an opportunity to ponder over the complicated issue of race relations in America. ... The speaker asserts that he is the only colored student in his class. ... "I like to eat, sleep, drink, and be in love/ I like to work, read, learn, and understand life" (21-22), he says. ... He and the instructor are part of each other, whether they like it or not, and though the instructor is technically the speaker's "teacher," they both learn...

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DuBois studied very hard to learn how this race problem began. ... When he got to the university hall, all he found was one building, so he told the students to build the rest for the university. Booker T. thought that since blacks had been doing labor for such a long time it was good for them to learn their ancester's work. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The novel takes place in New Rochelle in the 1900's. During this time period a lot of changes were going on. Some of the changes were the women's rights movement, race relations, and family roles. The main thing that caught my attention was the race relations between the whites and blacks. Th...

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The novel takes place in New Rochelle in the 1900's. During this time period a lot of changes were going on. Some of the changes were the women's rights movement, race relations, and family roles. The main thing that caught my attention was the race relations between the whites and blacks. Thro...

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• Grade Level: High School

But as they continue to grow, they begin to learn new ways of doing things that stick into their empty brains for life. ... American English, for example, is as a result of the dialect made from the British English by the many immigrants and students that formed the culture of America after some time. ... In the Essay sample of students from, Blessington was forcing poems made by Robert Frost, who evidently is as a great intellectual than the Spaniard poet Julia day Burgos. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

These could be their parents, teachers, brothers or sisters, or celebrities from whom one learns various attributes that inspire their philosophies in life. ... In school, she was the only African-American student, which made her famous (Illouz, 2003). ... In 1971, Oprah, alongside another student, was chosen to represent Tennessee at the White House Conference on Youth in Colorado which landed her an interview by a radio station back in Nashville. ...

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Instead of recount and recall, the observer finds himself the subject of a lecture, the student of a historical information session. ... Here, not by narrative but by description does the reader learn of the situation in which the protagonist is placed. ...

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The perfect candidate that I chose for imagining myself in his shoes is my elementary school classmate named Adam. This man is an African American, who shared common interests with me like playing video games and combining our silly sense of humor we made good friends with each other. I met up with ...

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In a court case, a student's mother, Kathy Monteiro, an African American, unsuccessfully attempted to sue her daughter's high school, McClintock High School, because The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was a required reading in her child's English class. ... He believed that "it is important for young people to learn about the past - and to discover both the good and the bad in our history." ... I find it educational to learn how people used to talk in the 1800s, and I interpret the language as a realistic portrayal of that era. ...

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The postwar GI Bill sent millions of ex-soldiers to college "often to campuses that had never before been available to students of their means and ethnicity. ... What often makes his stories interesting, and sometimes fascinating, is that the characters are capable of being surprised and overwhelmed by something they learn in the course of the story. They can sometimes grow or learn right before your eyes. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate