and Identity in the Discourse of the Immigrant: A Dialogue Between Marlene Nourbese Philip and Ana Miranda Daniela Cordeiro Soares Silva Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais‚ Brasil Diaspora women are caught between patriarchies‚ ambiguous past‚ and future. They connect and disconnect‚ forget and remember‚ in complex‚ strategic ways. James Clifford Marlene Nourbese Philip and Ana Miranda are two contemporary authors writing from two different contexts. Philip‚ an immigrant from Tobago
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Sasenarine Tomby Graduation Speech 2011 Good afternoon [name of members of the head table]‚ teachers‚ parents‚ students‚ fellow graduates and distinguished guests. I must first and foremost thank God for this blessing and honor to stand before you today as Valedictorian of the Class of 2011. Yet‚ today is not only my day to shine. Every graduate present here is deserving of high praise and recognition and I would like to congratulate each of you on reaching this milestone in life. I
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Before The Great War‚ in 1912‚ I was a young artist‚ drifting through the streets. I had no drive to better myself or my life‚ all I thought about was making ends meet. It was a hard life‚ especially being so young. And soon enough I began to find no joy in art. After that it felt like I had no purpose‚ no meaning‚ I was lost. But one day‚ out of the blue I saw my future‚ my purpose. It was an enrollment poster for the German Army. My eyes lit up‚ as I realised this was my calling. To serve my country
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I was just as shocked as everyone else when I first met my friend Uzo‚ his life has been everything but regular just because of his skin color and nationality. In fact‚ what makes him so distinctive is the mixture of both his black skin color and Ukrainian descent. My friend was born back in Soviet times from an African father that he has never seen and a white Ukrainian mother. Despite the fact that his mother was Caucasian‚ his skin color turned out being as dark as it could‚ his hair was as curly
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MERDEKA Merdeka is a word in the Indonesian and Malay language meaning Independence or freedom. It is derived from the Sanskrit Maharddhika meaning "rich‚ prosperous and powerful". In the Malay archipelago‚ this term had acquired the meaning of a freed slave. The term Mardijker is a Dutch corruption of the Portuguese version of the original Sanskrit words and was used to designate former Portuguese and Dutch slaves from India in the East Indies‚ known as Mardijkers‚ whence the Malay meaning of "free(dom)"
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assignment out of the many thousands I had done before; and‚ yet another way to waste my time (and cramp my fingers in the process). I contemplated not even doing the assignment but‚ I couldn’t help but be intrigued with a school asking me to write a graduation speech before I’d even begun a single course. I’d been to many schools and none assumed I’d graduate….it was different. In a way‚ it made me proud. So‚ a few hours before the assignment was due I settled down and decided to write this speech. And
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can friends affect your life Almost everyone knows that their friends can affect their life in a way or another but what most people don’t know is that this effect is far more powerful than they can imagine. Your friends don’t just influence your decisions but they can alter your view of the world‚ change your perception and turn you into a different person!! In this article i am going to tell you how can friends affect your life and how powerful is their influence. The ways your friends affect
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camps were constructed. Auschwitz II Birkenau‚ was the main execution camp where there were three gas-chambers‚ each with their own crematorium‚ and could kill up to 6 000 Jews a day. The truck arriving with all the prisoners came to a stop when it had reached its destination‚ where a doctor sorted the prisoners in two separate lanes‚ splitting loved ones‚ women‚ children‚ the elderly and those claimed to be weak and unfit‚ from the younger and healthier men. Upon entering the camp‚ a sign that
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your day? Student B: Hi. Thanks‚ my day was fine‚ what about you? A: It was ok. Have you heard about our school‘s new international project – Sport‘s week? B: Yes. Do you have any ideas? I think we should hurry up‚ because project is going to start next week. A: What do you think about persuading famous athletes into meeting with these international students? Athletes would tell their story and I don‘t know‚ they would take some photos and give some interviews. What do you think about that?
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Graduation Graduation is a goal that everyone wants to accomplish in life. Whether it is from daycare‚ middle school‚ high school‚ or college‚ it’s a major accomplishment. Graduation from high school was something that I always looked forward to. The fact that it took twelve years of grading school to get a diploma made it more exciting and made me more anxious. Graduation also comes with an emotional impact. Especially when you’ve spent half of your life growing and learning to love your
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