How do you belong in America? That was the first thing that popped in my head when I saw Bharati Mukherjee’s essay Two Ways to Belong in America. This essay was about the differences between Bharati and her sister Mira’s views on immigrants. Throughout the essay Mukherjee used rhetorical devices such as: compare/contrast‚ fluency‚ and tone. She used these in such a way that it was both interesting and easy to read. “She‚ for the lack of structure in my life‚ the erasure of Indianness‚ the absence
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three points of contrast for each of the following topics. Then pick just ONE point of contrast and write a paragraph explaining that particular contrast. Use transitional expressions when necessary. 1) two close friends-Esha:Quiet‚ Shy‚ Short..Andrea: Tall‚ Outgoing‚ Goofy. 2) two church services 3) two holidays-Christmas: Jesus‚ December‚ Gifts...Easter:Jesus‚ Spring‚ Eggs 4) two sports teams-Miami Heat: NBA‚Florida‚Basketball..New York Giants:NFL‚ New York‚ Football 5) two attitudes toward
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Literature Compare and Contrast ENG 125: Introduction to Literature Instructor: December 19‚ 2011 Literature Compare and Contrast Stories and poems are both constructed differently and have their own meaning behind them. The authors have underlying messages that they are attempting to convey to the reader using their own characterization‚ style‚ setting and rhythm that is essentially used in for the purposes of the narrative. The wonderful thing about poems and stories is that they are created
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Compare and Contrast Parenting Styles: Parents today only want what is best for their children. Even if it is not made clear to the child‚ a parent’s intention is always centered on the wellbeing of their child. As they grow older‚ parents begin to develop their own style of parenting. For instance‚ between both of my parents‚ my mom is the more dominating and strict one‚ while my dad is the calm and softhearted type. While every parent’s intentions are the same‚ the parenting style they develop
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Social OrderAccording to the social order model‚ society is given a set of rules to regulate people behaviors and prevent anomie or "normlessness." Society serves the interests of all sharing‚ a strong set of norms and values‚ though not being able to adhere to these cause people to feel out of place. Most people accept this hierarchy as long as they see the system is fair. However‚ it is not fair‚ and this in turn becomes visible when it comes to occupations. Young people do not apply to specific
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officials have wide or not well defined powers. The line between legal and illegal can be very difficult to draw.” (Political corruption-Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia) The two most corrupt countries in the world are Bangladesh and Chad. The first impression by the public and media is that the people of Bangladesh view corruption as a natural way of life. The police of Bangladesh are viewed as the most corrupt. The department of land‚ customs‚ and the department of taxation‚ the bureaucracy
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well we assume he had something to do with it. Each president handles conflict in a different way. Unfortunately‚ there is no true way to compare two‚ simply because we only have one president at a time. We can assume based on past behaviors‚ but everything changes for every term. Knowing the personality of the president does not mean that
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Our group split into two different teams to inspect different grocery stores. We analyzed their similarities and differences‚ placement techniques on shelves‚ and layout. Two members went to Giant while the rest went to Weis. Those that went to Giant went together‚ while the Weis group went to each store separately. Weis Markets - 801 Loyalsock Ave When we went to Weis‚ we tried to keep an eye on how people were shopping along with how the store made it easier for people to shop. We tried watching
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Compare and contrast the medicines used in the prophylaxis of malaria The bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito can cause protozoan parasites which when passed on from human to human can generate the well known tropical disease known as malaria. The prophylaxis of malaria‚ a vector borne infectious disease‚ is vital as prevention for this disease is very necessary. Malaria can be infected in humans by four separate species of plasmodium parasites. These parasites are Plasmodium falciparum
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There were three social classes in Sparta and four in Athens. Spartan classes were the Spartiates‚ perioeci‚ and helots. The Spartiates were native Spartans with political rights and served in the army. The perioeci were foreigners who carried out most of the trade in Sparta. Helots were slaves who came from the lands that the Spartans had conquered (Sparta.net). These helots were generally treated better than other Greek slaves; they kept a portion of the crops they farmed‚ lived as a family‚ could
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