Language represents both unity and pluralism because the writers are united due to the fact that they are all writers but they are different in the sense that they all write about different things in different ways. In Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue”‚ Tan uses in the way that peoples language helps shape the way of life for many people as wells as their developmental stages. In the story‚ Tan’s mother speaks “broken” Chinese‚ so it’s her responsibility to translate her language into proper English. Tan
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John Steinbeck’s novel‚ The Grapes of Wrath‚ is a moving account of the social plight of Dustbowl farmers and is widely considered an American classic. The novel takes place during the depression of the 1930s in Oklahoma and all points west to California. Steinbeck uses the Joad family as a specific example of the general plight of the poor farmers. The Joads are forced off of their farm in Oklahoma by the banks and drought‚ and they‚ like many other families of the time‚ head out for the
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From the beginning of the Hallmark series When Calls the Heart‚ Florence Blakeley has provided humor in the form of a sort of town gossip who revels in sticking her nose in other people’s business and providing commentary on the way in which everyone lives or should live his/her life. Although she does tend to meddle‚ her heart is always in the right place. And last year‚ I had the honor of interviewing Loretta Walsh‚ the woman who breathes life into this beloved character. Just this past week‚ Loretta
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Out of all of the Call of Duty games‚ the best one in my opinion is modern warfare 2. I will admit‚ black ops one and modern warfare 3 are very good games‚ but I still will say that modern warfare 2 is the best ever made. This game is easily the best because of many reasons‚ such as the guns‚ kill streaks‚ maps‚ and this is where quick scoping became a huge thing. Quick scoping is where you use a sniper and you aim in really quick for a second and try and kill the person. You can make quick scoping
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In the book call me Maria by Judith Ortiz Copen . Maria accepts who she is as a person and where she lives and the language. When she reads her poem she learns to be more confident threw her poems. Also her friend whoopee helps maria settle in new york. And also since maria can speak two languages it makes her feel more accepted. In this book Maria show that now matter what happens to her she can get threw it. In the book Maria would read her poem and they would help her feel confident about herself
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Unity or Diversity Two of the poems which I found myself fascinated with are “Child of the Americas” by Aurora Levins Morales and “To live in the Borderlands means you” by Gloria Anzaldúa. These two poems talk about the pride of each of the author’s cultures and races. The authors do not want to make excuses for being the way they are but want to tell about the pride they feel for being the way they are‚ and they found no way to change themselves but show that history has made them the way they are
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Buck Over Any Other Dog In the novel The Call of the Wild by Jack London‚ a dog is set as the main character. This dog is not just any ordinary dog‚ this dogs name is Buck. Buck was born in Santa Clara‚ California at the dog age of four. With a mix of St. Bernard and Scotch Shepherd living with a great‚ loving family he was treated like royalty. To them he was another person in the family. Although one day‚ was just filled with bad news. Bucks owner had to sell him because he needed money‚ his gambling
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The Call of the Wild: Life lessons that are learned and thought Introduction As a student in Introduction to Literature I have had the opportunity to engage in reading and writing from the books listed: The Call of the Wild‚ Harry Potter and the sorcerer’s‚ and I know why the cage bird sings. These books have taught me that a message could be delivered in many perspectives. I have learned that a book is more than a story being told. It is up to the reader imagination to take then to that magical
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There are many ways of being a New Zealander. However‚ how can we appreciate our differences and grow together as a country? In Obama’s inaugural speech‚ he said that:” We recall that what binds this nation together is not the colours of our skin or the tenets of our faith or the origins of our names.” In New Zealand‚ as a multi-nation of immigrants‚ it is the same for us. Maybe our parents or grandparents are from other countries‚ maybe we have eyes in different colours‚ maybe we speak another
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In the movie‚ the Jarretts lost their oldest son‚ Buck. This affected the younger son the most‚ Conrad. Buck’s death led him to suicide. He was put in the hospital‚ and this caused lots of conflict in the family. The mom is very inconsiderate because she never came to visit Conrad. However‚ the dad attempts to keep peace within the family. In the movie‚ there are many scenes where characters react to conflict by using ‘fight’ or ‘flight’ mode‚ also known as acts of silence or violence. Fight or
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