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Lorde's Anti-Imperialism

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English 103, 10-16-16 journal # 7. I am neutral in most of the “Lorde’s Royals Isn’t Anti-Rap, It’s Anti-Imperialism” article. I do not like any rap (it makes my head tired) therefore, I do not know anything about rap. What I did not like of the song is the intense allusion to fantasy, we need to be realistic and try not to immerse ourselves in a fantasy world. I disagree with the part of the article that says “Americans are used to the rest of the world bending over backwards to blend in with their culture”, if foreign stars like Shakira sing in English is because their big success in their native language is not enough for their ambitions. I also disagree with the article part “Americans are almost never asked to adapt, and very rarely have …show more content…

Zadeh expresses that he agrees that the U.S.A. immigrates the starving or persecuted but he is frustrated “by the fact that we are turning away the skilled masses”. Zadeh wrote like it is easy for the starving or persecuted masses to immigrate here, but no, it is very difficult for them too and only few of them get the legal resident status. The educated – skilled have more possibilities of finding a way to immigrate to the U.S.A. If the U.S.A. makes easy for the educated to immigrate here, infinite people from all over the world would come here instead of going to Canada or United Kingdom since as it is shown the U.S.A. is the first choice for …show more content…

The graphs according to Pew Research Center Surveys show that has not being much inequality reduction in the last forty years in finances, education, and marriage rates among whites and blacks. The gaps in high school completion, life expectancy, and voter turnout have narrowed. I absolutely agree with the article “America remains the world’s beacon of success” where Tim Roemer narrates that when he was an U. S. ambassador to India in 2009, he learned that many people around the world still want to live in the U.S.A. (including the educated) because it is the most powerful in the world. He concludes with “During this election year, we have the renewed opportunity to channel our feelings about country – love, fear, anger, and hope – into action to transform problems into solutions and move closer toward a more perfect

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