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    The Mahele has countless of effects on the commoners and the foreigners. The Mahele is the land division that was split into thirds during 1848. One-third of the land belonged to the king, one-third of the land that was left, was for chiefs and the konohiki, and the rest of the land was for the commoners or the maka’ainana. One of the effects of the Mahele was that commoners did not have enough firewood, la’i, and timber, which was a social and negative affect towards them. Another effect of the

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    There have been some common misperception that have led to immigration taking a center stage in America, as Bonnie Honig examines in “Democracy and the Foreigner,” Honig points to several myths that keep immigration as a forefront issue and deceives some if not most Americans about the issue of immigration. Let’s first begin with the myth that immigrants are only here to “take” and not be true members of the nation and be inclusive (pg. 79), though we know this is not true as most immigrants actually

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    Good morning/Afternoon, today on “Channel 1707” we will be talking about how foreigners influenced japan on todays society of japan (modern day), it all went back to when the Japanese closed their gates and isolated the country… The shogun of Japan isolated japan from the whole world because of the risks they saw from the outside world. The people of Japan wanted to stay isolated so that people would not raid them. They also did not want people to take their belief away. But the thing was that

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    The definition of deportation is the action of deporting a foreigner from a country however, I define it as separating a family, ruining somebody’s idea of the American Dream, and at times getting rid of the bad apples. I understand coming into this country illegally is against the law but this country was built on migration and everybody deserve the chance to a better life. While some illegal immigrants come to this country and break the law in various ways the majority come to work and give their

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    Do Thais feel offended with foreigners? Why do Thais sometimes feel uncomfortable towards foreigners? Do Thais have sufficient skills to communicate with foreigners? Do Thais feel offended with foreigners? Foreigners especially Westerners have a very different culture and communication behavior than Thais. Kissing in public for foreigners is considered as normal, or shaking hands when meeting each other, while Thais make a wai for greeting and do not shake hands. Thais sometimes might consider western

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    Scars are permanent. They are more than just a blemish on your skin, but a story that stays with you forever. However, I am no foreigner to scars. I have about three on each knee caused by painful impacts with the soccer field and pavement. Though, one scar, located on the lower right side of my belly, tells a story like no other. It was an agonizingly hot Saturday in Chandler, Arizona, when the sound of my doorbell reverberated across my house. I reluctantly went to the door and was immediately

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    The aim of this essay is to reflect the experience of teaching a foreigner language and an analyzation of teaching strategies. The first part of the essay is an evaluation of the weaknesses and strengths of a Task-Based Learning (TBL). Second part of the essay is a self-reflection on my peer teaching lesson and how I could apply in practice the Presentation, Production, Practice (PPP) teaching strategy and how to improve my teaching skills. Firstly, the positive parts of the TBL lesson, the Teacher

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    Reading Craig Storti’s book, Figuring Foreigners Out, gives many new insights about my trip to Puerto Rico. In his book there are four categories that he covers that I will use to analyze and reflect upon my time in Puerto Rico. The four categories he uses are concept of self, personal vs. societal responsibility, concept of time, and locus of control. To begin I will examine Storti’s topic, concept of self. Concept of Self In Storti’s book he defines the concept of self as a scale, individualism

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    authors conduct qualitative research although there are still small amounts of quantitative data of showing ages of respondents and previous festival attendance. In the paper, “A Comparative Econometric Analysis of Museum Attendance by Locals and Foreigners: The Case of Padua and Seville’’ the researchers convey case studies which were the ‘’ Musei Civici degli Eremitani’’ of Padua and the ‘’Museo de Bellas Artes’’ of Seville. They handed out questionnaires and conducted survey, analyzing a variety

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    Samin Khan Professor Susan Penn ENGL-1010 (TFEB) 13 October 2015 Suppression of foreigners: Stringency of immigration policies towards Immigrants The strict immigration policy has restricted countless non-immigrants in entering the United States. Every year, United States grant entry to a substantial amount of non-immigrants who generally enters the United States through various means. Due to various reforms of immigration policies post 9/11, the policies have become stricter than before. But,

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