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Yet, that which is the Italian core of its identity, the family infrastructure, still holds strong, even with some adjustments to the modern family and the necessity for many women to enter the workforce in ways their mothers and grandmothers never did.... Student Full Name Teacher and Course # Date Italy as a Nation and Its People Abstract This paper endeavors to show Italy as a country through it rich history, stemming back from the days of the Romans to present time; a review of Italian art which is extensive; and a look at the social life, business environment, and how it fits into the global presence of today's world....
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Research Paper
(Halsey, 2000) The number of immigrants from South Asia will rise, which means greater social weight for this group — currently, the largest of all ethnic minorities in the UK.... 1970; Phinney, 1990; Ward and Kennedy, 1994) there is still a significant lack of coherence in the description of ethnic identity, particularly because of terminological issues.... Ethnic identity is explained in early studies as common ancestry based on shared individual characteristics and socio-cultural experiences (Drieger, 1978); and as feelings of belonging or commitment (Ting-Toomey, 1981)....
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Assignment
lexander underscores the classic problems of immigrant literature: what to do with the previous identity and how to deal with the new identity that shapes up as a result of migration.... Alienated from both her native and adopted countries, she finds a sort of remedy in her friendship with Draupadi Dinkins, an American born of Trinidad parents.... identity in a post-modern way is radically transformed.... Alexander revises the tradition of immigrant literature by showing a fragmentary concept of identity that is not necessarily pessimistic....
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Book Report/Review
Gogol's marriage is to some extent confusing and the last chapter of the book is rather a written in a hurry which leaves the reader wanting more in many ways as they seem to be bland.... he book, The Namesake is based on the subject of two Bengali immigrants who are newly married; the Gangulis from Calcutta who begin their family in the United States.... n the Washington Post, the author answers a question about her life and conflicts she faced as a child of immigrants living and raised in America: "For me, it was always a question of allegiance, of choice....
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Book Report/Review
In fact, the study of women immigrants has also served as a major connector between traditional disciplines and fields of inquiry in the United States.... In the review "Comparison of The House on Mango Street and A Raisin in the Sun" compares two stories , that teach us about hope and that a bad thing could turn into a good thing in the end despite so many struggles and the way we should learn to face them as they come....
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Literature review
London is one of the major multicultural societies of the modern world which was mainly due to the immigrants who settled there for political, demographic or economical reasons.... This essay explores religion in the novel "White Teeth" by Zadie Smith.... This is one of the most celebrated novels dealing with the modern theme of multiculturalism, and the novelist, who herself is a victim to the multicultural life, reflects the life and funny aspects of the multicultural society....
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Essay
The first segment of Sikh immigrants in the U.... consisted more of descendants of small land-owning immigrants from Punjab, while the second and third Sikh immigration waves consisted of college-educated professionals (Mann 'Sikhism' 285).... These immigrants were predominantly male and came from rural Punjab.... he next two waves of Sikh immigrants consisted of India's highly skilled professionals, such as doctors, engineers, scientists, and teachers, also termed as the 'brain drain' (Khadria 106; Thandi 306)....
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Literature review
In 2006-2007, immigrants from Africa to Australia were almost 8,000 coming from different African nations, but mostly in Eastern and Southern African nations.... This group of immigrants comprises of people who are normally referred to as African Australians and are of different cultural, racial, linguistic, religious, educational, as well as employment backgrounds.... African immigrants are considered to move to Australia because of their exceptional skills needed in the country or as refugees....
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Term Paper