Reaction Paper 1: Mother India Mother India is a 1957 Bollywood film‚ written and directed by Mehmoob Khan. The movie was made 10 years after India obtained its independence from the British. The movie had major significance in terms of the patriotism and the changing situation in the nation at the time‚ and how the country was functioning without British authority. The term "Mother India" has been defined as "a common icon for the emergent Indian nation in the early 20th century in both colonialist
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one of which is language. “The power of language can evoke an emotion‚ a visual image‚ a complex idea‚ or a simple truth” (FYR: 84). Language is used daily in our lives‚ and therefore plays a significant role in shaping our identity. The narrative “Mother Tongue” depicts the variations of the English language‚ and the nature of talk. Amy Tan also shares the story of her mother’s “broken” English and how this limited her perception of hers mother’s communication with others. Language can be developed
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1 Why Mother Savage Why Mother Savage takes place in Virelogne during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. The narrator retells the story behind the ruins of a thatched cottage. At thirty-three years of age‚ Mother Savage’s son volunteered in the war (on the French side)‚ leaving his mother alone. Mother Savage lived alone in her cottage until the Prussians came one day. Since she was known to have money‚ she had to take four of them. They seemed to be good boys. Since they saw Mother Savage was
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“Mother Tongue” In the essay‚ “Mother Tongue‚” Amy Tan informs the reader of the language barrier matters that she underwent as an Asian American. Various individuals are looked down upon because of their poor english language skills. Tan shared the experience of limitation‚ intimation‚ and the family talk that she had in her life. She feels bad for having a limitations‚ because she was Asian-American. Her mother speaks broken
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CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction A sauce is the crowning glory of any dish. From the basic "five mother" sauces‚ there are literally hundreds of variations of sauce that are used to dress‚ compliment‚ enhance and bring out the flavor of the food it is served with. Food is simply better with sauce. Nuggets need to be dipped; chopped steak‚ smothered; and macaroni‚ cheesed. The French have known this for quite some time‚ as evidenced by their culinary reliance on 5 classic
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Who is the one helps me grow up‚ gives me advice‚ takes care of me‚ shows me the right way‚ always support me greatly‚ gives me a birthdate and does many many things just for me‚ it’s my mother. I love her and really admire her for many reasons. The first reason that I admire my mother is she teaches me about experience. Experience is what you learn as you go through your life. As a child‚ you always learned that people really nice and generous. That is not true. As you step into the real world
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sometimes affects my family. For example‚ my ten years child asked me a while ago why I work and not stand stay at home. I was surprised from the question but after a brief analysis‚ I found what made him think so .The many of my son’s classmates mothers
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and publicly. In Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue”‚ she talks about her family’s language. Her family was from china. So Amy talks about her understanding of her mother’s English. She says “I again find myself conscious of the English I was using and the English I do use with her” (240). She wants to speak in the way that her mother can understand her‚ and feel comfortable. It is not that her mother does not understand‚ but that Amy just wants to use the language her mother knows. When I am around my family
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equate my work to that of a mother‚ but in part that is what I do. Just like a mother who teaches her child‚ I am there helping them to understand. The feeling of unconditional love ‚ is alien to me. Sure my mother had it towards me but I have never felt that way toward someone else‚ until
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writers to confront homosexuality in his short play titled Andre’s Mother. Later‚ in 1997‚ he wrote "Corpus Christi‚" which altered the story of Jesus Christ in a gay setting. This created controversy among the conservative‚
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