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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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    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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    Social settings in “Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan The physical and social settings of “Rules of the Game” create an atmosphere which helps to bring out the true essence of the story [The rest of the paper continues from here] Arora 2 Assignment 2 “Rules of the Game” written by Amy Tan is a short story that focuses on the conflict in identity that Chinese Americans

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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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    tasks as per their will. The reaction of characters when their dreams do not come true or when they discover that what desired was unattainable or illusory. Amy Tan’s story ‘Two Kinds’ talks about a mother’s dream for her daughter to be famous and successful. It is an introduction of a mother’s interpretation of the American dream. Amy Tan tells us the story through the eyes of a little girl who initially follows her mother’s dream but eventually rebels against her. Her mother is entirely devastated

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    Amy Tan’s "Fish Cheeks" and Maya Angelou’s "Champion of the World" Maya Angelou and Amy Tan discuss religious problems and culture differences in their literature. The authors have captured these differences by their past experiences of friends and family. Both authors come from a diverse culture‚ but both face the same harsh society of the American culture and beliefs. The Author’s both tell about situations in their short stories of being outcasts and coming from different racial backgrounds

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    Even though Tan and Orwell have two different approaches to showing a struggle to fit into society‚ they are actually in agreement that people who come from different places struggle to fit. This common ground becomes apparent through the emotion behind each authors’ writing. In both Tan and Orwell’s writing they show a variety of feelings. These feelings consist of sadness‚ anger and bitterness. The first illustration of both authors’ accord is the way each of them express sadness from the way

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    Acceptance is an important step to communication. The prejudiceness of people can push acceptance away lacking the communication that could bring them together. In Amy Tan’s essay‚ "Mother Tongue‚"� she tells about her mother’s immigrant experience and her feelings towards her mother’s struggles with the English language. Many people come to the U.S. hoping for a better life‚ but are faced with tough challenges. Of all the challenges they are faced with‚ the language barrier is one of the hardest

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    need to compromise the way in which we communicate our ideas so that we can appeal to the views of the majority. Two authors explore how their attempt to compromise almost caused them to become detached from their roots. In "Mother Tongue‚" by Amy TanTan talks about growing up as a young child in America and learning the English language. She speaks about growing up as a writer and her mother ’s imperfect diction which had a major influence on her. On the other hand‚ In her essay‚ "Censoring

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    best for them. In this story four Chinese women who all recently moved to San Francisco in the 1940’s. The one thing besides being immigrants to America that these ladies can relate on is that having American-born daughters is not an easy task. Amy Tan allows the readers to relate to the painful‚ and always the deep connection that these women have with their daughters. She takes the readers through each family and their secrets of their lives and how old traditions are not always best traditions

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