If you ask any American who was born here about their nationality, they would tell you a story about where they were born, grew up, and where their ancestors were originally from, and how much percent of each national blood they have. When I first arrived in New York, I was surprised that the city is divided into national communities, such as China town, Brighton Beach, Little Italy and many others. ... They don't need this, because everybody around speaks their native language. ... Immigrants should respect American culture, language, and history. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Since their arrival in the U.S. and up until 1946, Filipinos were classified as American nationals. ... Tagalog and English are the official languages of Filipinos, however there are over 100 different dialects in the Filipino language. ... In public schools, Filipino children encountered language barriers, which caused major problems. ... By doing so, it will decrease the problem of language and cultural barriers. ...

• Word Count: 1219
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Half Swedish, quarter Chinese, 1/8 Irish and 1/8 Scottish. This is Fred Jr Wah, the author of Diamond Grill. At the page 53 in the book, he mentioned that when he entered the elementary school, there was a form needed to be filled, and one of the empty block named as 'Racial original', and ...

• Word Count: 581
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• Grade Level: High School

Updike's work is disgusted by his the craftsmanship of his sentence structure and his poetic use of figurative language. ... Updike's writing can also be characterized by his use of figurative language. ... Updike's use of fugitive language adds to the poetic feel of the piece which is already established by the sentence structure. ... One critic stated that "Updike is and always will be no less a national treasure than his 19th century precursor, Nathaniel Hawthorne. ...

• Word Count: 977
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

According to Dawn Chatty in the textbook she said "Divorce rates in the Middle East are far below those in West (national rates in Egypt and Syria run just over one divorce per thousand married couples annually; the U.S. rates is about four times as high)"(Chatty, 121). ... With eight different languages spoken in Afghanistan, it is easy to realize that many cultures exist there. ...

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Living in area surrounding Little Sai Gon, Vietnamese people sometimes think it is not necessary to speak English because the majority of people here speak Vietnamese language. ... On the other hand, Ho Chi Minh City have many national highways which do not really separate local roads; moreover, they are narrow, dirty, and cracked everywhere. ...

• Word Count: 1097
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School