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    The chapter of Panopticism is based on the society based system of discipline and punishment. It was stated by Foucault that the idea first derived from the a plagued town and later influenced Bentham. Panopticism is a system of observation and and laws or regulations that maintain order within a designated area. The action of punishment is issued to those who break the rules. It uses a variety of staff to monitor multiple subjects within the enclosed area. The staff also sometimes provide various

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    The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939) is a fascinating piece of cinema‚ due to it’s length (running just over 2 hour) and few amount of shots‚ 140. This film is considered Myzoguchi’s masterpiece and encompasses most of his cinematic techniques and qualities in one film. The shot which best represents this is when Otoku walks down the street with the baby late at night and runs into Kikunosuke Onoue. The camera is from a very low angle in front and to the side of her‚ and follows Otoku as

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    In the final paragraph of the book Things Fall Apart‚ Chinua Achebe seems to be saying that not all things that are written about his culture are exactly right. He is demonstrating that actions and events can be very much misinterpreted. The character of the commissioner serves as a direct example of how ignorant and lackadaisical some of these people who wrote about these events actually were. The commissioner is very inconsiderate and knows nothing of the culture or the man that he plans on writing

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    countries. Each of them originates from a form of a plant. They are known for their rich taste and brown color. Both mainly served as a hot beverage‚ but can be iced or chilled. Even though coffee and tea are distinctly different drinks they both have a story of how they were discovered‚ levels of caffeine and must be prepared before drinking. Coffee and tea have been around for many years and both have wise tales of how they were discovered. Ethiopia is the original home of the coffee plants. In the

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    Shaun Tan Shaun Tan‚ born in 1974‚ is an award winning illustrator and author of many well-known children’s books. Tan was born and raised in Fremantle‚ Western Australia‚ where as a boy‚ spent his time writing and illustrating poems and stories. Tan was known at his primary school as very talented artist. Through out high school‚ Tan continued his passion for illustrating‚ where he was enrolled in a special art program for gifted students. However‚ Tan eventually took an academic path into university

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    Between the storyTwo kinds” and “Everyday Use” I can feel the tension within the mother and daughter relationships. They both are unstable relationships but each for several reasons. In the story of “Two Kinds” the mother was very pushy with her daughter. The mother fully believes anything can happen in America. Therefore‚ sending her daughter through several tests and every time she sees a child succeeding in something she pushes her daughter do to that task. In the story Two Kinds she said “Every

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    OVERBOARD CONTEXT/QUOTE/EXPLAIN PARAGRAPHS Chapter 12 A context/quote/explain paragraph is like a body paragraph from an analytical essay. You need to reword the statement given‚ find the quotation that best suits the context and then explain the quotation. Each paragraph needs to be between 50-100 words long. You may write more than the required limit but should not write less than the 50-word minimum. You need to write a minimum of 10 paragraphs to meet the required standard

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    lessons learned. Two literary works that illustrate such concepts are Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds” and James Joyce’s “Araby.” Both pieces are narrated by the main characters‚ as adults‚ reflecting upon and portraying a better understanding of their childhood experiences. Although the affairs and outcomes recounted in each differ greatly‚ “Two Kinds” and “Araby” embody the foolishness commonly displayed during adolescence‚ as well the maturity and insight the characters gain as the stories evolve. In Joyce’s

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    Though the two stories “Fish cheeks” and “Two Kinds” have many similarities‚ their differences play a key role in defining each individual story. Both stories have the same basic setup; they are each told from the point of view of a young Asian-American girl‚ who are both the daughters of generation Chinese immigrants. This proves to be a source of conflict in the two stories‚ due to the fact that the cultural and generational differences between both mother-daughter duos. In the story “Fish Cheeks

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    Acceptance is an important step to communication. The prejudiceness of people can push acceptance away lacking the communication that could bring them together. In Amy Tan’s essay‚ "Mother Tongue‚"� she tells about her mother’s immigrant experience and her feelings towards her mother’s struggles with the English language. Many people come to the U.S. hoping for a better life‚ but are faced with tough challenges. Of all the challenges they are faced with‚ the language barrier is one of the hardest

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