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    I’m seized from words. It was either you was with me or against me! Betrayal and disrespect is what you faced me with which shows how much you care for me. Doing things within the dark thinking that I wouldn’t find out never was the answer to anything. Using the fact that you were single as an excuse to some hoe shit was never your get a way from situations! You have done me wrong and has taken me forgranted!!! Niggas will only do what you allow‚ I guess my heart was just to free for you huh? This

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    Chapter one: Humility‚ discusses the traditions followed three days after a girl was born into the world. Whoever would visit her would make a sacrifice. Also the baby girl would be placed “below the bed to show that she was lowly and weak and should concentrate on humbling herself before others.” Zhao proclaims a woman must possess humility‚ industriousness and to continue sacrifice. She defines humility as acting respectful to others. She defines industriousness as complating everything that needs

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    his argument? 4. Where in the essay does Rodriguez present his most straightforward argument? Is it effective? Would it have been more effective if it had been placed near the beginning? 5. Describe the tone of paragraph 5 where Rodriguez first raises the issue of bilingual education. 6. Why does Rodriguez emphasize the sound of language? Is this an appeal to logos‚ pathos‚ or both? 7. According to the author‚ what impact did the Rodriguez children’s use of English have on relationships

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    Misre V. Amy Tan Case 4

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    Question 1 In this case‚ A is trying to sell his 1970 MG for $12‚000. K offers $10‚000 and realizes there is a problem with the vehicle. A tells K that he appreciates the offer but others are coming to see the car as well‚ at this point he also says that he is going to get the problem with the car fixed and he will contact K back. K never agreed to anything here. He gives his offer and it was not accepted at the time by A. “To be valid and therefore legally binding‚ 5 conditions must be met. First

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    that triggered the decision to break free from what is traditional. Based on “The Achievement of Desire‚” Richard Rodriguez has not broken the hold of tradition over him‚ and that he has not become his own authority because he has remained obedient to all those whom he had considered symbols of authority like his parents‚ his teachers and the society. There are a number of reasons why Rodriguez has not left tradition. Firstly‚ there has not been any event in his life‚ particularly in his school life

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    Amy Tan‚ author of “Mother Tongue”‚ wrote a novella on the difficulties of her mother speaking and writing English; or more simply put‚ learning the correct rhetoric. Throughout the story‚ she ridicules her mother for her lack of ability to better express her thoughts in the 2nd hardest language on the Earth but seems to do it in the most loving way possible. Well‚ she tried to the best extent she could. Given the context of the situation Amy isn’t a horrible person or hatful towards her mother‚

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    In the novel The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan‚ the mothers and daughters share relationships that are complex and unique. Besides being family‚ the women share hopes‚ fears and a culture that extends deep for some and not far for others. On the surface‚ a group that seemingly has so much in common is surprisingly lacking in understanding for the other generation. The communication between the characters is not always clear‚ mixed up by language and generational barriers as well as the "Americanized"

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    Questions for Discussion 1. One way to read Richard Rodriguez’s essay is as a discussion of two discrete educational philosophies. What are they? The two discrete educational philosophies are bilingual education and teaching a second language. 2. What does Rodriguez mean when he says‚ “[I]n a way‚ it didn’t matter very much that my parents could not speak English with ease…. And yet‚ in another way‚ it mattered very much” (para.15)? I think when Rodriguez’s said it didn’t matter to him

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    When a person achieves fame‚ they often find themselves changed in a bad way. In the story "The Rules of the Game’’ by Amy Tan Waverly is a character who is changed by fame throughout the story Waverly changes her feeling toward her neighborhood‚ her brother‚ and her mother when becoming famous in chess game. One major change Waverly undergoes in the story is her feeling and involvement toward her neighborhood. Before she became a frequently explores and playing in her neighborhood for example Waverly

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    enjoyed reading Richard Rodriguez’s essay‚ “None of This is Fair.” He clearly pointed out the irony of Affirmative Action and how although it was designed to give the underprivileged a standing chance‚ it ended up making it too easy to receive a job. Rodriguez talking to his friends‚ realized just how hard of a time they all had in looking for a suitable job‚ or in the case of one of his graduate friends‚ had to settle for a job in which he would be separated from his daughter. Rodriguez seems to be

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