he Cheung Chau Introduction of Cheung Chau： Cheung Chau is a small island 10 km southwest of Hong Kong Island‚ is nicknamed as the ’dumbbell island’ for its shape. It has been inhabited for longer than most other places in the territory of Hong Kong‚ with a population of about 23‚000 up to 2006. Administratively‚ it is part of the Islands District. There are eight bays in Cheung Chau. Restaurants of all sorts‚ from seafood cuisine to western pubs and restaurants‚ are opened on the island
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Book review of “Farewell My Concubine” I used to enjoy the movie “Farewell My Concubine”‚ each time I enjoy it‚ there comes a different feel to me. I’m really touched and shocked by the performance of Leslie Cheung in the film‚ Then I decided to read the original that is written by Lilian Lee to known more about this era and more about human nature. The story happened in the historical backdrop of a country in upheaval. Usually‚ such tough time can bring us more unusual stories. First‚ I want
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Connor Grennan: An Ordinary Man Creating Extraordinary Changes If one were to take a survey and ask people around a single question like‚ “How was your day?” “Good”‚ can be the most popular answer one would hear in response. One would wonder how many of them‚ really had a satisfactory day. Many people like to stay comfortable in their daily routine and prefer not to change it. However‚ one can forget that every day and every second of today counts and leaves a mark for tomorrow. What makes the
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That hope for a better tomorrow is what inspires people to keep going. And for Jannette Walls it was that hope that kept pushing her forward. The Glass Castle is a memoir written by Jannette Walls about her childhood. Walls did not grow up alike many other people; her family moved around a lot‚ her parents couldn’t hold a steady job‚ and they had close to no money. But in spite of her rough upbringing‚ Jannette believes that she is luckier than others; and for one reason only‚ her parents taught
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In the story "Shaving‚" by Leslie Norris‚ a sixteen-year-old Rugby player‚ Barry‚ changes and accepts the inevitability of his father’s death. Barry’s character and maturity are changed as he dealt with the emotional crisis before him. The author’s use of physical description‚ nature‚ and the ritual of shaving reinforce Barry’s transition from boyhood to the responsibilities of manhood. Leslie Norris uses the physical traits of Barry’s coat‚ strength in sports‚ and hands as examples of physical
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Leslie White‚ author of The Evolution of Culture: The Development of Civilization to the Fall of Rome (1959)‚ attempted to create a theory explaining the entire history of humanity. The most important factor in his theory is technology: Social systems are determined by technological systems‚ wrote White in his book‚ echoing the earlier theory of Lewis Henry Morgan. As measure of society advancement‚ he proposed the measure of a society’s energy consumption. He differentiates between five stages of
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“Leslie Marmon Silko is a famous novelist‚ poet‚ and short story writer whose work is primarily concerned with the relations between different cultures and between human beings and the natural world.” [ (Fajardo-Acosta) ] Silko was born in Albuquerque‚ New Mexico‚ under Laguna Pueblo‚ Plains Indians‚ and Anglo-American decent. Known as the Old Laguna‚ she grew up on the Laguna Reservation in Northern Mexico and is a part of a town formed several years ago by Pueblo tribes. “Her family was storytellers
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the story Yellow Woman‚ the narrator awakens on the sand of a river bank with a man she does not know. She was from the pueblo that was located across from the river where she found herself‚ importantly on the other side from where she was. Author Leslie Silko was told about this fictional spirit “ka’tsina”‚ who seduced the yellow woman‚ from her grandfather. In Yellow Woman author Silko tells the ancient story through the eyes of a contemporary woman. The myth allows the reader to emotionally step
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American Mosaic‚ July 2011 FOCUS: Leslie Marmon Silko‚ “Lullaby” “Lullaby” is a short story that first appeared in a book entitled Storyteller in 1981. This was a book written by Leslie M. Silko that uses short stories‚ memories‚ poetry‚ family pictures‚ and songs to present her message. The book is concerned‚ in general‚ with the tradition of story-telling as it pertains to the Native American culture. Lullaby seems to be a story of tradition‚ change‚ death‚ loss and the tensions
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confusion for her. Because she lives in Iran‚ and is taught in school that she must by Islamic‚ Marji has to face the internal struggle of choosing between her family and her country. Tayo goes through a similar struggle in the novel “Ceremony” by Leslie Marmon Silko. Tayo being of mixed race‚ is constantly ridiculed and treated as an outsider by both sides of his culture‚ the whites and the Native Americans. Throughout “Ceremony” Tayo and a few other Native Americans frequently go to the bar.
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