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These include taking minority students into account when creating classroom culture and promoting a culture of acceptance and understanding, as well as teaching in such a way that students from a host of cultures feel comfortable. Employing these methods, among others, creates an environment in which all students can flourish and diversity can be honored as an important characteristic of the United States. Furthermore, it will create an environment in which all students will be better prepared. As of 2006, children in the United States were reading at a level lower than the children of some European countries. Because, "Students need rigorous, content-rich curriculum" ("Background Knowledge"), it is safe to say that incorporating a culture of diversity could positively benefit all students.
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The advantage of Ethnic Studies is its applicability to a wide diversity of fields. In order to function well in these fields, students in this direction need a specific set of skills and personality traits that are developed during their studies. By providing a fully balanced focuses upon the history, literature and politics of various ethnic groups, universities develop an understanding of the position of these cultures within the national
" (2002) The involvement in block gangs results in the adolescents being more likely to carry guns for two reasons: (1) Protection and a deterrent to violence; and (2) a strong belief that the opposing block-gang members will carry them. (Mateu-Gelabert, 2002) Guns are in addition to being used as "a currency for respect and a source of protection" intricately related to the business of drug dealing and therefore their use is for
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