As far as I am concerned‚ it is definite that like my parents who transplanted themselves in this country‚ I too yearn for the American Dream. At home‚ I am different. I am American. I am a Chicana. I speak English. I dress differently. I may not seem Mexican enough‚ yet I still share the struggles that are a reality to my parents. I was the little brown girl with an American dream. I never once doubted that dream‚ so I confidently followed it. My story is not a unique story. This is the story of
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Bad Dads: An Examination of a Recurring Archetype in Shakespeare’s Plays Children all over the world complain about their parents. Some say that their parents are too restrictive‚ too absent‚ or too embarrassing. This has of course been a major complaint for many a year‚ and it goes so far back as to Elizabethan England. In many of William Shakespeare’s plays‚ parents are not portrayed as desirable ones. They‚ in fact‚ do a terrible job‚ and often the suffering of characters in the play originate
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Throughout Native American culture‚ they have always used everything and not waste anything. For example if they hunt a buffalo‚ the Indians make sure everything from the buffalo is used. They use the skin for clothing‚ bones for tools‚ and meat for food. Everyone is equal except the wise old men and the shaman. Native Americans use the nature to guide them through the day. They know the meaning of respect and never rebelled against authority. Indians never cared how their clothing looks to their
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The Rebel Archetype Looking at the past up until the modern era‚ one will notice the same figure appearing in many different types of works. The rebel archetype is an example of one of these figures. In the novel the end of east‚ by Jen Sookfong Lee‚ and the movie Field of Dreams‚ directed by Phil Alden Robinson‚ the growing rift between a father and son is a crucial component to the story. As seen in Pon Man’s and Ray Kinsella’s rebellious ways‚ the writers of both works show how forcing responsibilities
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Article Title: What information seems the most important? Note key points mentioned in the article. “A few years ago‚ singer Wesley Schultz said‚ hearing The Lumineers’ brand of allacoustic folk rock on a Top 40 countdown would have been pretty unthinkable.” “It’s been two years since producer Ken Ehrlich and the Grammy Awards reintroduced the world to folk rock‚“ “Flash forward and the Londonbased Mumford & Sons are platinumselling artists who draw 10‚000 at a pop” “Call it folk. Call it roots rock or Americana
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many reasons to disagree with Holmes’ conjecture; there is a great deal of literature that provides philosophical insight along with entertainment. The wisdom and education provided by books such as Mark Twain’s "Huckleberry Finn" and Frank Herbert’s "Dune" strongly contradicts Holmes’ view. "Huckleberry Finn" was a novel written two decades after slavery was abolished in the United States‚ yet it was set back in the time when slavery was abundant in the South. It has many instances of what could be
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times of need‚ and their role becomes the defining moment of a great victory. Through all facets of literature‚ film‚ life and its experiences‚ archetypes of loyal retainers appear as underlying roles of a greater picture. From the literary piece Beowulf to the box office hit The Lord of the Rings to even the current leaders of today’s society‚ archetypes of loyal retainers portray similar comparisons to each other based on a model that their heroism is revealed through the bravery and loyalty they
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The Biographies of Exemplary Women in Mair‚ Steinhardt‚ and Goldin’s Hawai’i Reader in Traditional Chinese Culture [2005] (here after referred to as the Reader) are pithy stories highlighting the often shortened lives of virtuous women’ and their commendable actions and roles as wives‚ fiancées‚ and daughters (in-law) [Mair‚ Steinhardt‚ and Goldin‚ 607]. The original stories‚ Lienu zhuan‚ written by Liu Xiang in Han times were tremendously popular‚ and had a significant impact on dynastic culture
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Otherwise it’s an insult or something. His flag is out straight and popping smartly in the wind. It’s far and away the biggest flag on our street. You can also hear the wind in the cornfields just south; it sounds the way light surf sounds when you’re two dunes back from it. Mr. N–’s flag’s halyard has metal elements that clank loudly against the pole when it’s windy‚ which is something else the other neighbors don’t care for. His driveway and mine are almost side by side‚ and he’s out here on a stepladder
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miles of barrier dunes in the region were built by the corps‚ others by local governments themselves. Many of the projects were built to withstand storms less powerful than Hurricane Sandy‚ the corps said‚ and even in places where the surge cut through the sand‚ the dunes helped to soften the blow. Cliff Jones‚ a program manager with the corps’s North Atlantic division in Brooklyn‚ was the project manager for the 2006 barrier-island dune project that Long Beach rejected. He said the dune would have limited
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