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    to present his speech in an effective manor, but he was also using his personal deck of cards to relate not only American parents, but also other Americans who have been affected to mass shootings and other control related incidents. Stylistically speaking, President Obama mainly used a formal and powerful approach towards addressing the American audience after this atrocity. Not

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    The potential of the free African American was acknowledged even when they were the most oppressed beings in the country. As more white people immigrated to America, the fear of losing out to the black person in the labor force was pronounced. According to W.E.B Dubois, immigrant workers (mostly from Europe), “wanted a chance to become capitalists; and they found that chance threatened by the competition of a working class whose status at the bottom of the economic structure seemed permanent and

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    My field placement is employment based through The New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS). ACS is a governmental agency that “protects and promotes safety and well-being of New York City’s children and families by providing child welfare, juvenile justice, and early care and education services” ("ACS - About," n.d.). The mission of the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), Division of Child Protection (DCP), is to protect all children who are being abused or neglected

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    gone to place and felt nervous about going there? Have you ever been unsure of going to a place for fear of not knowing anyone and being an outsider? Well, I had multiple fears when it came to going to the Nebraska Cornhusker Boys State. Boys State was seriously the best event I have ever attended. I had many doubts about going because I am not an outgoing person to strangers and I dislike speaking in front of people I do not know. I soon realized, however, that there were a lot of boys that were

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    Executive Order

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    One such order was signed on January 25, 2017. This was the “Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States” (The White House, 2017). This executive order was marketed as having a positive effect that will “enhance our public safety”. However, the order is having quite the opposite effect within the Latino community. Where safety and security is promised, uncertainty and fear has been felt. The executive order states that, “Many aliens who illegally enter the United

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    rights are beginning to be compromised, and taken from the American people. Many people in America are not able to say their views in fear of offending someone else with the comments. This is a problem that many people are facing especially on the right side of the political spectrum. Some people believe that people should not be able to speak their minds in public places, but that is wrong because the constitution states that any person has the right to say what they want to. Some people who read

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    of growing up in such limited language background influence her English speaking more than her peers. For example her understanding of logical class subjects like Math are much stronger than other kids. The author sees the perks of born and raised in such an environment but cannot help noticing public disrespect to people who speak limited English. Her mother as her closest example: she is scared to be disrespected for speaking broken English to her stockbroker, so she let Amy answer the phone. And

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    When newcomers come to the United States, they are still on a journey of pain and suffering. Even if they can get to the United States they still must go through the trail of owing nothing in a world where everything is against their odds. This is the journey that author Lac Su wrote in his memoir I Love Yous Are For White People which is about when he and his family immigrated to the United States during the aftermath of the Vietnam War and their new life in LA county. His journey is not a unique

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    Some instances of these fear are: missing important points, inability to answer the questions, lack of communication and being rejected by the group based on the background. In order to overcome these fears presenter needs to speak with confidence which can be gained through practicing and rehearsing before the presentation as the audience can easily spot the signs

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    Quotes From Dougy

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    The text "Dougy" the characters who arise to fear, dougy through being shy and facing the moodudda. Gracey through racial tension with the whites and about leaving the town with her. scholarship. cooper and his friends give into fear about how the blacks get everything for free and they get nothing. Characters in Dougy when faced with fear and panic either rise to the challenge or give into fear. Body Paragraph One: When confronted with fear and panic some characters from the text Dougy will

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