Belonging to America My grandfather always used to explain to me how lucky I was to be able to be an American. He would inform me on how valuable it was and how I should never take it for granted. He expressed that I should feel honored to be able to have all the opportunities I do. I never understood him growing up. I did not understand how growing up somewhere‚ like America‚ versus another country could be any different. I understand now. When I was younger‚ my mother would tell different stories
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things‚ therefore everyone will not see eye to eye when it comes to explaining how culture constantly instructs the way one views others in the world. Family life and culture influences the way we see things. Like in “Two Ways to Belong in America” Mira is influenced by her family’s Indian culture. Even though she lives in the U.S. she choses to stay an Indian citizen and stay with the culture she grew up with. Even when her sister went from their Indian culture to American culture‚ she kept the same
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in some ways be easy‚ if you have not done anything wrong that is. In Bharati Mukherjee’s “Two Ways to Belong in America”‚ I am introduced to a character Mira‚ who‚ up to a point is either refusing to gain US citizenship or thinks that having a green card‚ work visa‚ and pays taxes is good enough to call herself a citizen of the US. I believe Mira is acting incredibly selfish by not trying or even thinking of gaining US citizenship. I understand she does not want to lose her Indonesian citizenship
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Belong in America” by Bharati Mukherjee. Which she describes as an embracing experience in which she would be allow to form part of the community in which she lived and wanted to help by voting and making whatever difference she was able to. While Mira felt that America was playing a manipulative game‚ which she was ready to play. Several studies show that in communication interactants tend to exhibit that “egocentric bias”. An example like this is easy to relate to as there will be many people
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Heart of Darkness Study Questions Chapter 1 1. The setting of the story begins on the Nellie‚ a ship. The turn of the tide is significant because it gives the men on board extra time to talk‚ and Marlow begins telling his story. In addition‚ symbolically‚ the turning of the tide conveys a change‚ and perhaps‚ foreshadowing of the story. The author spends a lot of time dealing with light because it is the main symbol in the novella. Light and darkness are universal symbols that represent good and
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America‚ both the sistesrs have different responses to their alienation in America. Mira responded to her alienation because she was upset that immigrants needed to be a citizen. As stated‚ “This is such an unfair way to treat a person who was invited to stay and work here because of her talent.” (Page 274). Mira did not agree with becoming an citizen because she wanted to stay India instead of becoming American. Unlike Mira‚ Bharati embraced the idea of becoming a citizen. “She is happier to live in America
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other ’delights’ of adulthood life. The only thing I lacked with all those years was being away from strict supervision. Straight after graduation I couldn’t overcome profound sense of complete responsiveness and thinking of being super mature. Miras‚ Nazym‚ Timur and I are not just friends. Living through childhood and teenage-hood years together‚ playing on the same yard‚ helping each other with homework‚ falling in love for the first time‚ our ’’Fantastic Four” has transmogrified into a family
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view of identity where an individual can mix and merge into a new single identity that is far more complex. However‚ Mukherjee (1996) points out that she and Mira differ in ways in which they wish to communicate with the country which they have chosen to live. Mukherjee is more delighted to live in America as an expatriate Indian unlike Mira as an immigrant American. Mukherjee has a more narrow-minded view in general where there are only one path and one identity. Mukherjee (1996) argues‚ “In one
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There were many harlequins also featured. 1907 to 1909 is called his African Influenced Period where his drawings were inspired by African artifacts. A good example of this period is his painting titled ‘Les Demoiselles d’Avignon’. 1909 to 1912 is called Picasso’s Analytic
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“Guernica” is one of the most well-known paintings in the world. It was painted by Pablo Picasso in 1937. The painting itself measures 11ftx 26.5ft. “Guernica” depicts the bombing of the Spanish town of Guernica during the Spanish civil war. The whole thing is done in a cubist style not surprising since Picasso is known for his cubism. In the painting there are people and animals alike all of them in pain and or suffering. “Guernica” is also filled with symbolism that Picasso incorporated into
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