Please tell us more about your cultural background and identity in the space below (100 word limit). I’m Asian. More specifically‚ my mom is from Hong Kong and my dad is from Taiwan. Both their families come from Mainland China. However‚ I instead consider myself as part of a small‚ yet growing cultural group known as American-born Chinese. ABCs‚ as we frequently call ourselves‚ are generally young‚ second-generation Chinese with strong grasps on both American and Chinese culture. We stock our
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The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James Apparently the fiction of Henry James appears to be about people at the center of high society. On closer examination‚ many of James’s characters struggle to enter high society from less fortunate backgrounds. A repeated theme in Henry James’s fiction is the culture clash between Americans and Europeans. As an American who spent most of his life in Europe‚ he was well-placed to see the contrasts between these two cultures. For example‚ his novels Daisy
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sons and lovers by D. Lawrence as an autobiographical novel the label‚ ‘autobiographical’ can safely be attributed to this superb specimen of fiction‚ bearing the mark of Lawrence’s genius. The most salient characteristic of the characters portrayed by Lawrence is according to Albert‚ “the resemblance they bear to their creator. In fact Sons and lovers is one of the most autobiographical of English novels. D.H. Lawrence is one of those great artists who write because of internal compulsion‚ and
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THE BROKEN SHORE Peter Temple’s acclaimed crime fiction novel ’The Broken Shore’ chronicles the unfolding of a murder investigation on the rugged Victorian coastline through the eyes of a morally flexible small town cop. The novel showcases the complex social structures apparent in contemporary rural Victoria‚ particularly focusing on the often shaky relations between anglo and indigenous Australians. It also addresses the segregation between the have’s and the have not’s within society
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extensively revised in 1908‚ The Portrait of a Lady is often considered to be James’s greatest achievement. In it‚ he explored many of his most characteristic themes‚ including the conflict between American individualism and European social custom and the situation of Americans in Europe. James proclaimed that “The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent reality.” Plot was for him but the extension of character. The novel must show rather than tell — he was
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so she can kill her lover’s mistress. The main themes throughout this poem are love‚ hate and jealousy which eventually lead to death. Lady Macbeth is a play which was written in the 17th century and is about a deeply ambitious women who lusts for power and status‚ her ambition is shown by immediate determination for Macbeth to be king by killing Duncan. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth become partners in crime which strengthens the attachment they feel for each other. The Laboratory is a poem which
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Background of Homeplus “Homeplus” was initially owned by Samsung Corporation[1] in 1994. During the Asian financial crisis in 1997‚ Samsung was affect by the crisis and tried to strive its business in the retail industry. It eventually collaborated with Tesco‚ a major British retailer in 1999[2]. The joint venture benefited both Samsung and Tesco. Samsung was saved from bankruptcy‚ in the same time‚ Tesco was able to enter the tough local retail business because of the partnership with Samsung[3]
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In “The Demon Lover” by Elizabeth Bowen‚ the female protagonist‚ Kathleen Drover‚ finds that the atmosphere‚ interiorly and exteriorly of her former home‚ is similar to her repressed memories of a past life. Kathleen Drover arrives to her former residence with an initial plan to pack up a few items from her former life; the “steamy‚ showery day” (1) represents Kathleen’s need to restore her current life by obscuring memories that surfaced upon her arrival to the house. However‚ Kathleen‚ in an
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Nature Versus Nurture Michael Lewis has at least two themes in The Blind Side besides merely telling a good football story. Behind the disguise of his biography‚ he is putting emphasis on the fact that nurture overpowers nature and the ability to persevere. By emphasizing Michael Oher’s uncertainty of what he wanted to do in the beginning of the book‚ he discreetly attributes this to Oher’s mentality developed while living in the Hurt Village projects. And in using the results of his Aptitude
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