The documentary presented one of the world issues that have been solved by who called vaccine warriors. People live in poverty infected with various diseases. Millions of people died of smallpox‚ polio disease‚ and HIV. These vaccine warriors to try finding a solution deliver vaccines to children in North India and African countries. In Nigeria the vaccine warriors find extreme challenges of contributing the vaccine; however‚ they used the help of missionaries to find out smallpox cases. Another
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After reading the poem Beowulf and watching the movie The 13th Warrior‚ I have found many similarities and a vast variety of differences. In both the poem and the movie the theme of good versus evil remains the same‚ reflecting the values of Anglo Saxons. The many differences throughout the poem and movie include character names‚ battles‚ and the way the heroes die. The most obvious difference between the two is the name of the heroes and their battling strengths. In the poem‚ Beowulf‚ the hero
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same events happen in their lives? Novels that are written through two different points of views must be successful since they are both addressing an important topic that should be addressed by others. The two novels The Joy Luck Club and The Woman Warrior are examples of two books being related which means the topics enveloped in them should be discussed. Both of the novels discuss the importance of the Chinese cultures in the perspectives of females and their roles taken on in society. Many of the
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war. This warrior can seemingly slice through any opponent with one stroke of his blade. A samurai is not only known for his picture perfect technique‚ but for also the codes he lives by. The way of the samurai is governed by the Bushido‚ which literally means‚ “way of the warrior.” As described by PBS‚ the Bushido Code‚ “refers to a complex set of Japanese values stressing honor and loyalty to country and family above all else” (PBS). The Bushido code makes the samurai an ideal warrior‚ one who
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Throughout the book‚ The Woman Warrior‚ by Maxine Hong Kingston‚ the generation gap between the narrator and Brave Orchid is evident. The narrator feels that her mother’s culture values have no relevance in America. In the chapter‚ At the Western Palace‚ Brave Orchid sends for her sister‚ Moon Orchid‚ to come to America and urges Moon Orchid to confront her sister’s husband. The ideas that Brave Orchid has are bold and they conflict with Moon Orchid’s nature. Brave Orchid and
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culture‚ contrasting feelings between the west and the Indigenous‚ as well as patronising ideals. To begin‚ Lee Warrior breaks out of stereotypical archetypes of Indigenous people created from the westerners’ perspective. For instance‚ addressing the diversity within the Indigenous groups. As Hilda boldly assumes‚ Lucy has done sun-dances before‚ because it’s her culture. (Lee Warrior 50). However‚ Lucy tells her that there are “different
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the invisible world the emigrants built around our childhoods fits in solid America”(5). Maxine Hong Kingston’s Woman Warrior tells the story of Maxine’s childhood as the first American-born child in her Chinese family. In her transition from her Chinese household to the American culture and world around her‚ Maxine finds it difficult to fit in with both cultures. In Woman Warrior‚ Kingston uses
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51. SJW Acronym for “Social Justice Warrior” Noun A pejorative term for an individual who repeatedly and vehemently engages in arguments on social justice on the Internet‚ often in a shallow or not well-thought-out way‚ for the purpose of raising their own personal reputation. “The SJW was so triggered by the movie that they began to attack the director for its fictional racism.” Twitter‚ confirmed on oxforddictionaries.com 52. Soyboy Compounding Soy + Boy Noun Describes males who lack all
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Lit Analysis Paragraph In The Woman Warrior‚ Kingston describes the power of the "Sitting Ghost" and it’s ability to absorb Brave Orchid’s energy‚ in order to describe how women in the Chinese society are unable to have a voice due to pressure to fit society’s standards. In this section of the novel Brave Orchid has decided to stand up to a ghost that all her classmates are talking about. Little does she know that this ghost represents more. In Chinese society‚ Women must meet the standards such
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Indigenous culture is full of diversity and different valuable traditions that are often misunderstood due to fixed and stereotypical ideologies that are often overlooked. “Compatriots” by Emma Lee Warrior follows a story of Indigenous traditions and the different issues that are faced by individuals of that culture. One of the underlying issues that can be seen through the story is stereotyping‚ which can be seen through the character of Hilda Afflerbach. Hilda contributes to the theme of stereotypes
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