Where is the Patis? by Carmen Guerrero- Nakpil A Filipino may denationalize himself but not his stomach. He may travel over the seven seas‚ the five continents‚ the two hemispheres and lose the savor of home‚ forget his identity and believes himself a citizen of the world. But he remains- gastronomically‚ at least‚ always a Filipino. For‚ if in no other way‚ the Filipino loves his country with his stomach. Travel has become the great Filipino dream. In the same way that an American dreams of becoming
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Would You Have Quit? If I was a soldier in the American Continental Army during the Valley Forge time period‚ I would probably have quit the war. The reason that I would want to quit is i wouldn’t want to fight in a war‚ at all. I don’t think that fighting and killing is the answer to a country’s problems. However‚ if i was in the war then I would have quit because times were hard for the soldiers and for the people who were supporting the war‚ the Americans were losing the war‚ and they were
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studied at St. Theresa’s College‚ Manila and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1942. Between 1946 and 2006‚ she worked as either staff member‚ editor or editorial columnist at the Evening News‚ The Philippines Herald‚ the Manila Chronicle (where she had a daily column for 12 years)‚ the Manila Times‚ Asia magazine‚ and Malaya‚ in addition to contributing lectures‚ essays‚ short stories to other publications in the Philippines and the rest of the
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Where will you live? Most everyone will ask that question at some-point in his or her life. Will it be the urban life of the big city‚ filled with its tall buildings‚ loud neighborhoods‚ busy streets‚ and never-ending projects? It might be that that is more than one might want if that is the case‚ there is the serenity of the suburbs‚ which offer spacious housing‚ peaceful surroundings‚ fresh air‚ and plenty of nature. Both urban and suburban areas offer people different choices in lifestyles‚ from
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External conflict in “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan The short story “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan is about Jing-Mei‚ a girl who couldn’t please her mother’s desire of being a prodigy. Jing-Mei completed many of the tasks that her mother wanted her to in order to find what she could be a prodigy in. After Jing-Mei begins to take piano lessons like her mother asked‚ she and her mother have several confrontations due to the fact that Jing-Mei didn’t share her mother’s desire of being a prodigy. Her mother wanted
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uniforms. “Wives” wear blue uniforms. Offred often secretly listens to Rita and Cora‚ the Martha’s who work in the house where she lives. Once‚ she hears Rita state that she would never debase herself as someone in Offred’s position must. Cora replies that Offred works for all the women‚ and that if she (Cora) were younger and had not gotten her tubes tied‚ she could have been in Offred’s situation. Offred
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during his service in the Vietnam War‚ placing it at the heart of a few of his writings (“Where Have You Gone Charming Billy” 273). ”Where Have You Gone Charming Billy‚” a short story by Tim O’Brien written after the Vietnam War‚ reveals that through the usage of characterization and symbolism‚ people have a natural tendency to implement escapism in order to avoid challenging situations. In Where Have You Gone Charming Billy‚ a short story by Tim O’Brien‚ the main character Paul Berlin is spending
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don’t care where you were born‚ just how.” Discuss the importance of genetic makeup in the world of Gattaca. In the world of Gattaca everyday life is based upon ‘perfection.’ Your career‚ social status and living conditions are all affected by genetic makeup and whether or not you were genetically altered before you were born. People’s position in society is not determined by their race or gender or social status‚ but the purity and "perfection" of their genetic code. When going for a job in
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Every day individuals can encounter discoveries‚ which may have been planned or unintentional. These discoveries can be fresh and intensely meaningful for an individual‚ allowing them to speculate about future possibilities. Through my analysis of ‘Go Back to Where you Came From’ by Ivan O’Mahoney and ‘You Are Not Your Body’ by Janine Shepherd‚ I have been able to explore how texts can display how the ramifications of the individuals’ discoveries differ from each other due to their previous social
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Penguin Professor Castillo English 52 September 19‚ 2013 “Where does the night take you?” With the advents of technology‚ advertisements depict women as desirable commodities this has poisoned the minds of many young women ultimately morphing values and beliefs. Women are shown in subordinate‚ submissive‚ and male pleasing roles. Media and advertisement representation reflects and reinforces sexism in society today. The social standards of beauty and feminism are set by Hollywood’s greatest
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