important effect on a person’s views. Many authors‚ such as Amy Tan‚ Santha Rama Rau‚ and Robert Lake‚ have strong views about culture. Their stories show the relationship between a person’s culture and their view on the world. A person’s culture can affect the way they view others and the world. One short story that shows how culture affects a person’s views is the short story‚ “By Any Other Name‚” by Santha Rama Rau. One quote from the story is‚ “We had our test today‚ and she made me and the other
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down upon by others. Hence‚ often times as individuals we feel the 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 Tan‚ Tan 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
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is that Modern Literature has changed the way we look at other cultures. Stories from past decades teach us the difficulties and hardship that some had to overcome. Some stories have taught us about love and lust‚ happiness and heartache. Over the decades we have learned a lot through others trials and tribulations in many stories.
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Overview of Artist Tan Qing Lun‚ 26‚ is a traditional musician and an instructor. Qing Lun graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music under a postgraduate scholarship from the National Arts Council (NAC). He is currently one of the musicians for Ding Yi Music Company‚ he plays the traditional Chinese instrument‚ Dizi. He is also currently the Ensemble Manager and a founding member of Ding Yi Music Company. In addition‚ he is currently teaching at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA). Besides
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Analysis of Amy Lowell’s Poem “A Decade” In “A Decade‚” a poem by Amy Lowell‚ the reader is shown how a lover’s attitude can go from infatuation at first to just predictability and love. In this poem Lowell uses imagery and similes to elaborate on the feelings of the speaker towards his/her lover. In the beginning of the relationship the speaker is infatuated with the lover‚ and Lowell expresses this infatuation through the use of a simile in line one when
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Swiggity swind‚ remember always be kind. Two of the nations largest rivers meet in the American Bottom. The Mississippi and Missouri Rivers served as channels of change to the area‚ bringing outside influences of many different peoples to an Indian-inhabited land. Like the constant flow of the rivers‚ there was a constant change in the American Bottom. The progress eventually developed the area into a center of economic activity and gateway to the west‚ but also excluded native and long-time residents
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they were raised in a southern state you find it more applicable to a southern dialect. Ned Vizzini‚ writer of It’s Kind Of a Funny Story‚ allows the reader to think more with the wonderful word choices he makes. He makes connections to the real world and uses many aspects to help the reader become more involved. The story is about a student named Greg‚ who goes to a prestigious high school. He has few friends‚ but their names
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they enter adulthood they know nothing other than the bubble they were raised under. Shaun Tan’s image supports the negative suburban myth that suburbia isolates the people living inside while also burdening to outsiders. Shaun tan created an image that shows two boys sitting along the edge of a colossal wall. This wall takes up almost the entire picture leaving
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heroin addiction. The rock song depicts the loneliness and emptiness caused by low depths of the drug. Another popular example is "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse from the album Back to Black (2006). She explains her reluctance to people saying she needs rehab. The upbeat‚ chart-topping song truly shows the struggles she was facing. Although her tone was
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Two Short Stories Of Awareness Beyond Oneself:"Araby" And "A Sunrise On The Veld""Araby" by James Joyce and "A Sunrise On The Veld" by Doris Lessing are both short stories in which theprotagonists gained a consciousness that was beyond themselves. The main characters are both initiatedinto new realities and truths of which they were not previously aware. Both short stories will beexamined with reflections according to the type of initiation that was experienced‚ the nature of thenarrators‚ the similar
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