I read the book “I Am Nujood‚ Age 10 and Divorced” which takes place in Yemma‚ Algeria‚ which is located in Asia. The United States has many different community service organizations that are helping Asia. These community services are helping to improve the lives of people in need‚ providing education‚ jobs‚ and access to healthcare. The American India Foundation works to empower education and enforce women’s rights. In yemma kids have to drop out of school at a young age‚ to get married and start
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this description of being highly dissimilar that I will talk about are dominant Yemeni culture versus the dominant American culture I know so well. I know everything about dominant American culture or DAC because I was raised here‚ so what better way to learn about dominant Yemeni culture than to read the autobiographical account of a girl who was raised there. The book that is imparting this knowledge to me is I Am Nujood‚ Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali. The author‚ a young girl who has lived a
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I am Nujood Age 10 and Divorced / Nujood Ali with Delphine Minoui Three Rivers Press‚ 2010‚176 pp. Autobiography I am Nujood Age 10 and Divorced tells about a 10 year-old girl who says yes to everything and obeys the orders of her brothers and her father. Will she learn to finally say no? Nujood Ali‚ a little girl that lives in Yemen has the greatest life ever: eating chocolates‚ playing hide-and-seek‚ and drawing about sea turtles because she has never seen an ocean before. Her magical world
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I am Nujood age 10 and divorced‚ written by Nujood Ali‚ is the inspring story of a young girl who fought for her freedom. Nujood grew up in village called Khardji‚ a place where women are thought of as less than men. When Nujood was only nine years old‚ her father married her off to a man that was over three times her age. This man would often abuse Nujood‚ both in physical and sexual ways. Nujood tries to get help from her family‚ but they won’t do anything to end the marriage‚ so she has to take
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Through literature they are trying to break the shackles of the society and thus bring the problems faced by them to the main stream. The memoir of Nujood Ali is one among them‚ which uncovers the harsh reality that she had to face in a tender age. Written by Nujood Ali and Delphine Minoui‚ the English version of Nujood’s memoir I am Nujood‚ 10 years and Divorced‚ attracted worldwide attention. Translated into many Asian languages‚ the book addresses international social issue of child marriage‚ which
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I am who I am I am delicious‚ but not so nutritious. Nutritionists hate me. I will make you chubby. You can choose to fill me or decorate me with goodies. I am very large‚ but can be as small as a quarter. I am as old as time itself and developed a love for all. I have plenty of sugar and love to be passed around. I have plenty of purposes; some very sentimental. I am there for break-ups and when you need a sweet tooth fix. I am your best friend. I am a worldwide love. I can be shaped into anything
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than Black & White: I am Who I am One thing that truly sparked my attention for this assignment is the title‚ “Who am I and Why Does it Matter?” Over twenty-two years of my existence‚ I still ask myself this question every day. I cannot guarantee that I have an absolute answer‚ for I am still in the process of personal discovery and grasping the concept of personhood that differs at a particular time. What does it really mean to be me‚ especially at this point in time? Am I the same person now as
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I have a confession‚ I am my brothers. I am who I am today because of them. Being the only girl‚ and their baby sister‚ made our sibling relationship different. My brothers gave me a male outlook on everything‚ even when they didn’t mean to‚ so now‚ I am different. Influencing what I wear seems a little odd for brothers to do‚ but they have. I have my own style of clothing‚ but simple comments from them show me what I look good in‚ and what I might not‚ because whether I like it or not‚ my brothers
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woman who influenced me to become the man I am today and for that I could not be more thankful. I realized that she wanted to be both a mother and father figure for me. She focused on more than just my grades in school and went to an extreme to show me that the immature teenage life I was living would never allow me to achieve my future goals. She showed me that I should always put my best foot forward despite all the problems and obstacles I faced. As I matured I slowly began making better decisions
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There are many things in this world that I could use to describe me. I could use a football‚ money‚ friends‚ hands signs or even a heart‚ but they wouldn’t give you the true meaning of me. To I am a very loving‚ hard working young man who values the little things in my life very close to me heart; such as my family‚ sports and even my girlfriend. One symbol used to describe me is a bulldog. The bulldog means so much to me. It stands for the dream of completing high school and receiving my high
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