The stories Maus and The Woman Warrior that we read this semester seem very different from each other‚ but I think that they both contain similarities and can be contrasted readily. The Woman Warrior by Maxing Hong Kingston like Maus by Art Spiegelman deals with storytelling and tradition derived from racial issues. These books are not merely based on race though. Culture‚ identity‚ language‚ heritage‚ history‚ and discrimination are all components in the compositions of Maus and The Woman Warrior
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Why is naming so important? • For Gogol‚ his name is a source of embarrassment and for his father it is more of salvation • His name is the start of his family traditions‚ but he eventually does not follow any of the traditions Does your name identify who you are? • A person’s name is an identifier and may end up being more than just a name • A name may connect with something else (like naming after a grandparent to represent them) – Gogol’s name represents his father’s close to death experience
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Girls Can We Educate We Dads? Diction. “Girls can we educate we dads” is a poem written by James Berry‚ a Jamaican poet in the 1900’s which speaks about a girl who criticizes her dad’s stereotypical views about girls’ behavior and thoughts. The main message or theme that the author is trying to send to the reader is that involving stereotyping‚ generalization‚ and sexism and how these thoughts are present in many men all around the world yet are not true. This poem consists of many factors
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Homesickness can be defined as the distress or impairment caused by an actual or anticipated separation from home. The frantic attempt to recreate the previous life leads to depression and a loss of identity. Distraught and alienated in America‚ Ashima pushes her Bengali heritage upon her children‚ Gogol and Sonia‚ in an effort to lessen her homesickness throughout The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. Ashima completely rejects the bewildering American culture that is thrust upon her and becomes depressed
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individual to a summer’s day. Shakespeare uses the literary devices imagery and diction throughout the poem. Imagery is the one device that stands out the most due to Shakespeare’s intricate way of describing the summer day with such detail that the reader feels like they are there. Diction is an important literary device which I will focus on‚ because Shakespeare switches back and forth between abstract and concrete diction. Shakespeare used imagery to its fullest in this poem. Using the phrases
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plantations. Since the plantations consisted of many different foreigners‚ a common language was needed. As a result‚ the Pidgin Hawaiian language evolved. These new immigrants adopted Hawaiian words and phrases. In an interview with Susan Brownmiller‚ Maxine Hong Kingston says “talk-story” is “actually an Hawaiian pidgin phrase‚ borrowed street language from her adopted city” (Brownmiller 178). “Talk story” is also a style of learning used by teachers. Hawaiian classrooms are highly diverse; therefore
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story that it feels as if you could be there‚ with Tom‚ closing a deal with the devil in the woods. Ultimately‚ Irving’s diction to describe the setting‚ theme‚ and character has a tremendous impact on “The Devil and Tom Walker.” Firstly‚ Irving’s diction and imagery enhances the description of the setting.
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that his hubris left unchecked would get him knocked out if he was acting cocky at the wrong time 10) Nathan was tired of watching quotidian television sitcoms so he left his house and played basketball with his friends 11) Rabbits and woodchucks were eating the vegetables in the garden so bob contrived a way to barricade the vegetables so they could not do so. 12) Noticing the sudden drop in temperature and the dark clouds on the horizon the captain prognosticated that a storm was approaching
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Tutorial 12: Feminism-Perspectives Feminism has served women well and will continue to play an important role in bringing about gender equality in the future. Proposition: Yes‚ feminism(s) has served women’s interest and will continue to play an important role in bringing about gender equality. Opposition: No feminism(s) has NOT served women’s interest and is limited in its role in bringing about gender equality. Required readings: Ostrov‚ Susan and Jennifer Fleischner (eds). “Introduction”
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a passage from the beginning of Chapter XX in the novel Howards End by E.M. Forster‚ it is clear‚ due to Forster’s use of rhetorical strategies‚ that the power of love is underestimated. Forster uses diction‚ syntax‚ and tone to illustrate this concept of love. Forster first uses diction to reveal the concept that love is underestimated in line three with the word “pebble”. A pebble is a small rock that is usually overlooked in landscapes‚ gets walked on‚ and is thought of as very miniscule
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