The short story “Clothes” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is about a young Indian woman‚ Sumita‚ and her cultural transition to America that is symbolized by her clothes and the color of her clothes. The traditional Indian attire for a woman is a sari and each one has its own purpose. Her clothes also indicate her progression from daughter‚ to wife‚ to woman‚ which is why this story embodies Mordecai Marcus’ description of an initiation story. The story starts off with the bride to be in a yellow
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“Clothes” By naming the story “Clothes” Divakaruni takes the titles and turns it into a symbol for something in the story. In this instance Sumita’s clothes symbolize her journey from her old naitve country traditions in India to her new independence in her and her husband’s new apartment in America. Divakaruni writes this story to show the readers that most Indian country tradition is for the daughter to have an arranged marriage‚ with someone she may not know and love at the same time but will
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Uzbek traditional clothes Men and women’s tradional сostume. Uzbek national headwear Uzbek national clothes are very bright‚ beautiful and cozy. Uzbek clothes are a part of rich cultural traditions and life style of Uzbek people. In urban places it is uncommon to meet people in traditional Uzbek clothes‚ now it is mostly worn on traditional festivities and holidays. In rural places it is a part of everyday and holiday garments. Uzbek men’s clothing The basis of national men’s suit is a chapan‚
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When I first went up to view the piece of art‚ Make/Do by Margo Halverson in 2014‚ I had to take closer look at it to make sure I was not seeing things. It shows a chair with a missing bottom on one leg‚ being held at balance with a fork as a support. Because of this‚ I was immediately interested in the print as I wanted to depict the deeper meaning within. I like that about this particular work of art since usually it is very hard for me to actually engage fully into a piece of art. Not only does
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ONE’S CLOTHES 1. Make sure you put your clothes on a hanger when you get undressed at night if they are going to be worn again. Put everything else into the hamper to be washed. Never just put your clothes into the floor. 2. Prevent getting food stains on your shirts or blouses. 3. Dab ice water or seltzer onto food stains immediately‚ so it does not set. Do not rub. 4. Wash your clothes often. Separate colors from whites. 5. Try not to use a dryer at all. Dryers wear out clothes and
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How would you feel if you were bounded by religion to do exactly what your parents wanted you to? If you were very restricted to what you could wear? Would you have the courage to stand up to your parents and your religion? In the short story "Forbidden Clothes"‚ that is Nasreen’s situation. She is restricted to what she can wear and do. Yet‚ she still had the courage to stand up against what she was raised to believe. Even though Nasreen got beaten for her actions‚ nothing made her falter‚ not even
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Fill in the table. Complete the numbers up to 10: 6 7 8 9 2 5 3 2 0 8 2. What part is colored? Write the Fraction (Ratio) 3. You have these coins‚ which coins do you need to make a dollar? 4. You pay $1.00 to buy an envelope costing $0.25. You receive the following change: Is this the correct amount of change? Yes No 5. Which is a better estimate for the length of an
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all girls want to talk about. Some people may think that the famous designers just magically came up with an idea to make a whole collection on their own. Well‚ in some cases that is true but in most cases it’s not. A lot of our clothes that we wear now are actually influenced by the clothes from the 15th/16th century. That’s why the clothes from the 16th century and the clothes now are very similar in some ways through the way women wore then and the way they dress now‚ the way men dressed and
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Washing Clothes When people are growing up they often take everyday duties for granted‚ never learning how to perform them. This lack of information does not cause a problem until they realize they lack the knowledge to perform everyday tasks. Washing clothes"¦ sounds simple right? Well if you mess up the steps‚ or forget to put one in‚ you may end up with pink underwear and that is never good. One certainty is that everyone will have to wash their clothes at some point in their life. Having the
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Clothes appear to have significant meaning in The Awakening‚ enough so that they are mentioned at almost every description of the characters. Edna Pontellier starts the novel fully dressed and appropriately dressed for a woman of her responsibilities‚ however‚ at her final moment‚ she is naked on the beach. Other women in the story also represent their ‘position’ and the way they feel in the way they dress. For example‚ Madmoiselle Reisz never changes her clothes. This could possibly symbolize her
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