The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan talks about the lives of four Chinese immigrant mother raising their daughters in America. During the World War II‚ the mothers decide to vacate China to have a clean slate for their future daughters and themselves. With raising their daughters in America‚ the mothers decided not to inform them of their Chinese heritage‚ or as the mothers put it “.. being measured by the loudness of her husband’s belch ”(Tan 17).Therefore‚ allowing their daughters to make a name
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when not afraid of what will happen. Orwell claims they were a “ragbag of anecdotes” and he unconsciously wrote a “hymn to a liberty”(1). Another reason is that Twain was a social critic and his deteriorating career became questionable and unclear. A third reason was that he had tended to show weakness in his character. His autobiography was tweaked and changed because he was a believer with siding with the stronger side whenever possible. Another reason Orwell disapproved was because his writing
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In the novel “1984” the writer George Orwell uses rhetorical devices to build the main character’s role. Orwell throughout the novel uses multiple devices to develop Winston’s character. Although on pages 30 and 31‚ Orwell uses two rhetorical devices to develop Winston’s character‚ oxymoron and symbolism. “War is peace freedom is slavery ignorance is strength.” (Page 30) This is an oxymoron because those phrases make use of contradictory words. If you switch the phrases around‚ you will still be
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Alice Walker’s Novel: Possessing the Secret of Joy This research paper is about Alice Walker’s fifth novel titled Possessing the Secret of Joy. While completing this paper‚ films titled Warrior Marks and Alice Walker: Possessing the Secret of Joy were used along with book sources‚ Internet source documents and a personal email interview. In the novel‚ Alice Walker strives to make people aware of the horrific effects that female circumcision (genital mutilation) has on the African community
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George Orwell writes Shooting an Elephant with his experiences in Burma; so story is in Burma‚ Myanmar. Both Orwell uses his own experiences in past and he lives in the significant era of British in history‚ we see high rise at historical background in the story. Orwell prefers to indirect way to express his emotions using symbols. One of the main symbols is an elephant. The elephant symbolizes British Empire. The reason that Orwell chooses the elephant‚ the empire is powerful like an elephant. When
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School English‚ you claim to do something but actually don’t. Just like joy‚ pain‚ anger‚ and sorrow; hypocrisy is inevitable in the world we live in today. When I read the essay “Politics and the English Language”‚ I automatically thought of Pastor Eddie Long. I know your thinking‚ “What in the world is he talking about?”‚ but Orwell and Pastor Long are alike in many ways. They both spoke out against a topic very critically‚ Orwell against bad language and Pastor Long against homosexuality‚ but still
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possibly succeed. According to the dictionary‚ a hero has distinguished courage or ability. Winston is perhaps a hero to Orwell‚ but‚ he did not have the courage of a hero. Orwell’s character shows the traits of a hero with rebelling‚ although he did it in secrecy. But‚ by the end of the novel‚ Orwell leaves Winston as a helpless human which can also be viewed as the everyday man that Orwell is talking about. In Oceania people aren’t allowed free will‚ they are all controlled by the party‚ brainwashed‚
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degree of public or private disobedience against the Party. Orwell refers to
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A Fine Line between all Hopes and Joy; a review of ethnic and cultural differences of “The Joy Luck Club”‚ by Amy Tan This must be one of the most deep and heart-warming tale about four Chinese women and their daughters. Four generations of stories from eight different perspectives‚ experiencing ethnic and racial differences‚ in pre revolutionary China and decades later‚ in America‚ where their daughters are all grown up. Abandoned‚ repressed and separated from their loved ones‚ and unable to
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Beethoven’s ninth symphony was the climax of all his symphonies. He has begun work on this symphony many years before ultimate completion. It is titled “The Symphony of Joy” because of the great moments of happiness captured in multiple parts. Because of the great diversity of each movement‚ I will capture the essence of them individually. The first movement is the epitome of Beethoven’s musicality. This movement is in the traditional sonata form. The opening of this piece is a great crescendo in
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