a spectator‚ I do believe that both cultures are privileged in different parts of the books‚ and the influences on both generation of acculturation and assimilation in this book also need dialectic discussion. But the author ‚as I think‚ cares more about Hindu culture and tends to foreground it. The life for the first-generation immigrants is very hard. They should not only get used to the new environment‚ but also bear loneliness. This book reminds me another story that I have read before
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and women are equal. They have the same opportunities‚ same rights. I wasn’t really keen on the ‘feminist’ name tag either. Mostly‚ due to its association with single‚ angry women burning bras and holding sign boards saying “We don’t need men to dictate us.” It took me a while to reflect upon my purpose for calling myself a feminist. It involved intensive googling at 3 am and long discussions with friends in coffee shops to
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540110031 A View on the Moment of Dying in “I heard a Fly buzz ---when I died” in Dickinson’s “I heard a Fly buzz --- when I died” is a poem written by the well-known American poet‚ Emily Dickinson. It is a poem that presents the moment of dying in Dickinson’s way which begins with the peaceful moment of a dying person on her deathbed and then there is a strange fly which interposes and changes the whole atmosphere. In Dickinson’s “I heard a Fly buzz --- when I died”‚ the speaker describes the moment
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Start at an early age- I started at a young age‚ and I turned out great. It brings experience to make you like the sport‚ and you do not want to start at age ten‚ because there is people who have started way before you and they will most likely be better than you. So if you start early‚ you will get a head start on the sport that you want to play. It also makes you figure out what happens when you get to the next level‚ instead of being brought into a high intensity level where you won’t play much
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unpleasant photo‚ we just thought it would be an interesting photo to talk about and was not like the other World War I photos. The other photos are usually about soldiers‚ their daily life‚ and life in the trenches. This picture is unusually dark because of the destruction around the cross. The cross is usually a symbol of hope‚ and it showed how Jesus Christ rose back from the dead. I chose this photo because it symbolizes hope even though the war was a
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notice at all (Danuser 1). Finally‚ many millennia later Mars aligned with Earth. This time he got the courage to stand up to Mars‚ so he said‚ ‘Give me my water back or I will continue to hurl rocks at
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Subject Matter – ‘I was only 19’ written by John Schumann performed by the band the Redgums is a highly emotive and meaningful song. It describes the typical war experience and post war experience of the Australian soldiers in the Vietnam War‚ it show cases the struggles and hardships that the soldiers faced. It explores the atrocities of war witnessed though the eyes of young soldiers. The physical trauma and emotional scaring they suffered upon their return. It is primarily about his conscription
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Elizabeth I and Catherine the Great effective rulers? Were their reign’s characterized as good or not so well? Disregarding the opinion of those who reigned concurrently or historians today‚ these two ruled their country in a time of turmoil and uncertainty! The world and the people within it were undergoing a major transition. New lands were being discovered as well as major role-playing continents and countries were changing status. Some losing power while others gained it. Queen Elizabeth I and Catherine
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around the world. These are just a few of my major goals I want to accomplish. When I accomplish these goals I know I will become a successful person. The first goal I want to achieve or accomplish is to graduate high school. There are certain things I have to do in order to graduate. For example‚ I have to attend school in order to get all the information I need to pass. In order to pass I need to pay attention to what the teacher is saying. I also need to have good grades in order to move on to the
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necessary for success. I have always had a love for working with a team and as a leader‚ I try to help others achieve their goals. If I attended Villanova‚ I would make the noun community become a verb by helping others‚ accepting others‚ and leading others. First‚ at Villanova‚ I would be ready to help people when I arrived there. Compassion is one of my biggest strengths and sometimes people just need someone to listen. As a lifeguard‚ I have to always be ready to help people. I enjoy interacting with
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