For example, the introduction of McDonald's and indigenous fast food restaurants reflects changes in the Japanese diet, eating behaviors and social patterns. ... Eating and social patterns within such establishments suggest that they provide opportunities for intergenerational commensality, conviviality and intimacy that are less evident in some of the traditional Japanese fast food establishments, where snacks and meals likewise are quickly served and quickly consumed. ... We also would go often to The Gap shops, which have a large assortment of American casual attires, are very popula...

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• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In To Kill a Mockingbird, Dill cries about the unjust way African Americans are treated, "Let him get a little older and he won't get sick and cry Cry about the hell white people give coloured folks". ... Nevertheless, Calpurnia is a maid because of the colour of her skin, and there remains a class divide between her and Scout's family, "We looked at her in surprise, for Calpurnia rarely commented on the ways of white people." Calpurnia doesn't eat with Scout's family, or speak out against Atticus or Aunt Alexandra, despite her strong character. ... She ...

• Word Count: 1031
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In To Kill a Mockingbird, Dill cries about the unjust way African Americans are treated, "Let him get a little older and he won't get sick and cry Cry about the hell white people give coloured folks". ... Nevertheless, Calpurnia is a maid because of the colour of her skin, and there remains a class divide between her and Scout's family, "We looked at her in surprise, for Calpurnia rarely commented on the ways of white people." Calpurnia doesn't eat with Scout's family, or speak out against Atticus or Aunt Alexandra, despite her strong character. ... She ...

• Word Count: 1031
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

People face different hurdles each day that stand in the way of achieving full happiness and oneness, whether it be in the form of social standards, political norms, cultural differences and expectations, and even racial stigmas. ... Perhaps, this poem is the best example of how cultural, social, and even racial stigmas hold people back from achieving their true identity in life. ... This first line sets a tone that the narrator is very proud to be American, whether people look at him as American or not, and he is willing to be patient and wait it out until people see him that way as well. Eve...

• Word Count: 2322
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When they arrived on American soil in 1839 they were technically free people, and that's the technicality that won them their case. ... Neo-Racism When I walk around my campus, specifically when I wonder around the HUB (a common area for us college kids to eat, relax, study), it is hard for me to not notice the color line separating my peers. People are usually in the HUB advocating for people to join their sorority, fraternity or organization and some of those organization or groups of Greek life explicitly state they are seeking African Americans, Hispanics, or Irish students. ... Cycle...

• Word Count: 2862
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Within the Chinese diaspora, the unpopularity of many of the People's Republic's domestic policies does not negate deep-seated suspicion of American immigration policies, cultural imperialism, neo-colonial economic programs, militarism and chauvinistic international political positions. ... Unlike Vanishing Son that presents a renewed suspicion of the People's Republic of China and the Red Menace after 1989, Martial Law features a Hong Kong action star, after the 1997 change of sovereignty, who seamlessly plays a representative of the PRC government without any mention of its po...

• Word Count: 9463
• Approx Pages: 38
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate