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2005-06 Selected Essays & Co-Chairs’ Note

2005-06 Winners The Imperialist Reason: Evolution of Self-Described Knowledge and Morality Teresa Lee A New Year Festival to Celebrate Cultural Diversity Linh Phan Give Me Technology: Rhetorical Strategies in Scientific Writing Mark Sena Adjustment without Improvement: Racial Hegemony in The … Continue reading

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2005-06 Winner: “Adjustment without Improvement: Racial Hegemony in The Bluest Eye” by Emily Thompson

“Adjustment without Improvement” by Emily Thompson PDF The characters in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye live in the racially segregated American city of the 1940s.  In their book Racial Formation in the United States, Michael Omi and Howard Winant explore … Continue reading

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2005-06 Winner: “Give Me Technology: Rhetorical Strategies in Scientific Writing” by Mark Sena

“Give Me Technology” by Mark Sena PDF In order for scientific breakthroughs to directly impact the general public, abstract ideas, theories and discoveries must be effectively transformed into real technologies which, when applied, benefit everyday life. Similarly, scientific literature uses … Continue reading

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2005-06 Winner: “A New Year Festival to Celebrate Cultural Identity” by Linh Phan

“A New Year Festival” by Linh Phan PDF The Vietnamese Lunar New Year was first introduced by China, Viet Nam’s oppressors for almost two thousand years (Le par. 7).  The Chinese brought their own policies, culture and traditions to Viet … Continue reading

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2005-06 Winner: “The Imperialist Reason: Evolution of Self-Described Knowledge and Morality” by Teresa Lee

“The Imperialist Reason” by Teresa Lee PDF Imperialism has existed under many different names and for a variety of purposes from the colonization of the “New World” to the contemporary spread of American freedom in the Middle East.  Imperialism has … Continue reading

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