that they had to face as immigrants in a foreign country. The story also centers around the difficulties that her mother had with English and how she evolved her own dialect that later became part of their relationship. At the beginning of the story‚ Tan makes it clear that she was not much of an enthusiast of English making her claim that she was no expert on English. “I am not a scholar of English or literature. I cannot give you much more than personal opinions on the English language and its variations
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“In The Cemetery where Al Jolson is buried” by Amy Hempel uses the word masks throughout the story to convey guilt‚ fear and unacceptance of death. The first mention of the word mask is in the beginning of the story. We are just beginning to understand that Hempel is describing two people in a hospital‚ the narrator is visiting her friend who is sick. They are both wearing masks‚ the narrator checks to make sure that she is still breathing and that she is not “ used to the mask yet.” The friend has
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Comparison and Contrast of William Blake’s Poems Introduction (Innocence) Piping down the valleys wild‚ Piping songs of pleasant glee‚ On a cloud I saw a child‚ And he laughing said to me: "Pipe a song about a lamb!" So I piped with merry chear. "Piper‚ pipe that song again;" So I piped‚ he wept to hear. "Drop thy pipe‚ thy happy pipe; Sing thy songs of happy chear:" So I sung the same again‚
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Effectively writing Comparison and Contrast Essay (DB-Unit 5) Learning the patterns of writing was very helpful in this course. My preference was comparison and contrast. It gives you the chance to investigate both sides of a topic. By using this for writing‚ it gives you the ability to explain and research the likeness and differences between several different subjects. It allows you to make decision as to what subject or topic is the best choice and will help the reader to make a sound decision
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Sydnie Sivongxay ENG 2000 Christy Williams 23 February 2013 "By and By" by Amy Bloom "By and By" by Amy Bloom is told through a first-person narrative from the perspective of the deceased protagonist’s roommate. Though the narrator shifts in and out of past and present tense‚ the story is simple. Anne (the protagonist) went on a camping trip with her boyfriend Teddy‚ and Eugene Trask (the antagonist) suddenly appeared to murder Teddy‚ then he kidnapped Anne‚ resulting in her missing
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Alexis Henry Gifted author of Fish Cheeks‚ Amy Tan‚ assures young girls that being different is not only acceptable‚ but also advantageous. Rhetorical strategies-such as imagery‚ tone‚ diction‚ and appeals (logos‚ ethos‚ pathos)-were the brushes with which she painted a portrait of self-acceptance for teenage girls everywhere. Tan uses a sympathetic tone to relate to the awkward teenage reader that is experiencing the same thing and the nostalgic adult reader that has experienced. Tan’s
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Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds” In “Two Kinds” Amy Tan uses a wide range of techniques and literary elements to demonstrate the true meaning behind the story. She incorporates similes and imagery to intertwine her story. “Two Kinds” is the last story in the second of four sections of Amy Tan’s immensely successful first book‚ The Joy Luck Club. The story is concerned with the complex relationships between mothers and daughters. Amy Tan tells the story‚ from the point of view of an adult looking back on
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affect themselves and focus more on others and their problems. This can make the conversations between parent and child become scarce. Even without the difficulty of language in the way like with the mothers and the daughters of “The Joy Luck Club” by Amy Tan; we still have difficulty communicating with our parents. My mother and I do not speak all the time‚ yet in our tame relationship we still know of each other’s unconditional love. Even though‚ we could be called distant‚
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THE PH SCALE Learning Objectives: To distinguish between acidic‚ neutral and alkaline solutions using pH values. To classify solutions of equal concentrations in terms of acid or base strength using pH values. To understand how the appropriate use of Litmus paper‚ Universal Indicator and pH meter can give an account of different degrees of accuracy in the measurement of acidity or alkalinity of substances. 1) Define what an Acid is. Give five characteristics of acids. An acid is a chemical
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These days our artistic landscape is so deeply defined by visual narratives on TV and in the movies that we can hardly imagine a world without images. Sometimes quality is judged solely based on a stories actions. In this image drenched society we sometimes struggle to appreciate and celebrate books and movies where the quality arises not exclusively from plot but also from the language and characters itself. The novel The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger and the movie Stand by Me directed
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