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    They say that pictures say a million words. This painting called the Café Fortune Teller by Mary Hoover Aiken on page 170 in the 12th edition. The painting is about a woman centered and has some playing cards on table. She is in a cafe where she is alone surrounded by many men.The painting is painted on a Black and White colors which makes me think it’s very old painting done many years ago. The woman seems very calm and concentrated on the cards she chooses to place them in a pile. The painting

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    In ‘The Secret Joy of Baseball Curses”‚ curses are thoroughly evaluated by supplying evidence‚ repetition‚ and robust adjectives. Throughout the essay‚ the author used three examples and two quotes to provide evidence for the claims they made. The author quoted journalists and authors‚ both generally assumed to have great adept in the field that they write about‚ to further strengthen and support claims that the author made. In addition‚ the author used only baseball examples to explain the points;

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    of Quietness Nature has power to make us lost in its own world‚ but most of us don’t even have time to look at the beautiful environment. Keeping busy using phone or doing work possesses us away from what is alongside us. Pico Iyer’s article “The Joy of Quiet” concentrates more on the most proficient method to stay away from diversions and keep our mind loose. He discusses significance of calm time which we could accomplish by being away from the work and machinery devices. Iyer utilizes his personal

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    Usually it is a long process and takes a long time with many wrong turns along the way. Family‚ teachers‚ and friends all help to develop a person into an individual and adult. Parents play the largest role in evolving a person. Amy Tan‚ author of the Joy Luck Club‚ uses this theme in her book. Four mothers have migrated to America from China because of their own struggles. They all want their daughters to grow up successful and without any of the hardships they went through. One mother‚ Suyuan‚ imparts

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    I watched the movie‚ Joy Luck Club‚ featuring the American and Chinese cultures. The story started with a farewell party that was held for June as she was going to China to visit her two sisters. During the party‚ her 3 aunts shared their stories. The first story was about her June’s mother and her. The second story was about Auntie Lindo and Waverly. The third story was about auntie Ying-Ying and Lena St. Clair. The third story was about auntie An-Mei and Rose Hsu. I picked out the scene 42:25

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    The Nature of Fortune “There are good ships‚ and there are wood ships‚ the ships that sail the sea. But the best ships are friendships‚ and may they always be.” This is the very same philosophy that one of the main characters‚ Lady Philosophy‚ in The Consolation of Philosophy argues. The protagonist takes the form of Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius‚ who is also the author. In fact‚ the setting and events throughout the story pertain to himself‚ in the real world‚ as well as to the protagonist

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    Kristi Vaughn Eng 101 Pico Iyer “The Joy of Less” Iyer is a writer who is very talented and fortunate to have a good job‚ a small apartment and enough cash flow to travel several destinations. This man you would think would be as happy as could be with his many accomplishments‚ he is not. Iyer ponders the fact that when he visits these third world countries the inhabitants seem much more content

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    The Joy Luck Club: Lindo and Waverly Jong The relationship between Lindo and Waverly is a rather unheathly one. Lindo‚ the mother‚ comes from a rich Chinese culture. While her daughter Waverly came from a mixture of Western and Chinese culture. The both of them had a rough childhood in different ways. They have to deal with a big obstacle‚ both of them overcome it. Even after they do so‚ they are still in a bad position. Lindo’s mother set up her daughter in an arranged marriage

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    In Obasan by Joy Kogawa‚ the relationship between Naomi and her older brother Stephen is not the closest; it has been eight years since they last saw each other. Obasan explores how hiding truths causes familial relationships to drift apart. Stephen and Naomi were not particularly close to their mother. She went to Japan before World War II to care for her sick mother‚ and they never heard from their mother since. Stephen and Naomi would ask Aunt Emily and Ayako Obasan about their mother’s fate‚

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    Romulus is a Good Example of Merit and Fortune. Throughout history there have been many princes who achieved a huge success in ruling the country or making the change of the world. On top of that‚ merit and fortune are two of the necessary values that the princes should have in order to rule. Merit‚ as we know‚ is mostly determined by the education or talent ‚ on the other hand‚ It is always the internal factor that plays the roll. However‚ Fortune is usually determined by external factor‚ which

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