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    Funny Boy - Indentity

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    SECTION-B 5TH MARCH 2014 PERSONAL AND NATIONAL IDENTITIES IN “FUNNY BOY” In Shyam Selvadurai’s novel “Funny Boy”‚ a boy’s growth into adolescence is set against stringent heteronormative society and escalating political tensions in Sri Lanka. There is no watertight structure to say whether one’s national identity governs one’s personal identity or vice versa‚ or for that matter‚ that there is no difference between the two. The novel “Funny Boy” carefully traces questions of identity at the individual

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    Kazuo Ishiguro’s short story‚ “A Family Supper‚” compares the difference between the new and old culture’s beliefs and ideals through dialogue. Kazuo arrives to Japan after he hears of his mother’s death and during the car ride his father discusses the suicide of his partner after his firm failed; there he discusses his choice in his ideas of leaving. His sister who is enjoying her life in Japan with many friends and a boyfriend‚ perceived as a good child in front of her parents. Although his mother

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    Funny In Farsi Analysis

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    Funny in Farsi is a non-fiction story about a young girl named Firoozeh Dumas who moved from Iran to America when she was seven. Her parents‚ Kazem and Nazireh‚ and her brothers and she all moved to Whittier‚ California in search of a better life. Her dad‚ an engineeer with the National Iranian Oil Company is assigned to work for an American firm. Her dad thinks that the United States is the promised land. Dumas explains her life as an Iranian immigrant in the United States. Her stories of adapting

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    Family Story- My Grandpa

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    I didn’t have a lot of fantastic childhood memories. There weren’t any spectacular family adventures‚ any crazy relatives‚ and no unique family story that taught some sort of lesson. Looking back‚ I realized my thoughts always centered around one single person. There was no specific event in my life‚ but many events with that one person always present. My grandfather‚ known to me as Pap‚ taught me many things. The most important was how to enjoy life. As a child‚ knowing I was going to my grandparent’s

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    The Burpo family was having a difficult year with money problems. Todd‚ Colton’s father‚ is the main source of money. Todd is a pastor and he installs garage doors as a side business to supplement the church income as well as their own. In one year Todd had to battled cancer and a severe leg break. After he recovered he and his wife‚ Sonja‚ decided to turn a church conference into a family vacation so the family could get away. Right before Todd’s wife was about to drive the kids to meet their father

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    Zimmerman family did‚ she was a German Shepherd named Lady. Lady was the best dog a family could ask for. One day Matt‚ Elle’s dad‚ the father of the Zimmerman household‚ was coming home from cutting tree stumps. He had brought the tree stump cutter back to their house. He had brought two vehicles and had Kyle‚ Elle’s brother‚ help his dad unhitch it. Now‚ at that time it was pouring rain outside and Lady was taking cover under the van that was parked in that moment. Matt was taking a close family friend

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    care. Make sure not to get in any more bad situations." He whispers before running off over to his parents. I blush as I ran over to my mom and hid behind her legs. I looked over to see the Shado family looking at me and I looked away when I saw Hiro blushing. -Two Years Later After Meeting The Shado Family- *Niaome’s P.O.V* I walked down the street on my way to my first day of school when I bumped into two people. The three of us dropped our book on the ground. At the same time we all grab somebody

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    sister living without our mothers’ guidance‚ especially for my father who happens to have an affair with many women. When our mother found out that my father is having an affair with different women‚ she didn’t hesitate to take us away from him. Long story short‚ our mother filed a divorce against our father. Aunt Aileen‚ my mothers’ oldest sister had to take care of us after the divorce.

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    Funny Laws In Ohio

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    Funny laws In our great state of Ohio we have our own set of quirky laws. Some of these you may know but others you may not. In this state you are prohibited from engaging in a duel‚ no matter the circumstances. Well‚ there goes my weekend plans. You also may not get a fish drunk or hunt whales on a Sunday. No civil arrests may be made on Sunday or the fourth of July. Ohio may have some funny state laws but what about the city laws? Here are some that might make you chuckle. In Canton‚ Ohio If you

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    oldest member of the Springfield family‚ Charles Springfield sent an invitation to his broken family to reunite. Charles lived with his lonesome for many years in the Louisiana swamps. His family had long since broken up and lost contact. His family consisted of his ex-wife Maud‚ his son Billy‚ and his daughter Mary Jo. All received a letter from Charles inviting them to his home to pay their last respects to him due to his bad health. Upon receiving the letter the family was hesitant to accept because

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