In the essay‚ A Father‚ by Bharati Mukherjee‚ the author has three main characters each is caught between the Indian and American cultures. The Bhowmick family‚ which includes the father‚ the mother‚ and their daughter‚ are all experiencing the constant pull of Indian and American identities. In the essay we hear the story mainly from Mr. Bhowmick. He sees America as a frightening place and he tries to hold onto his Indian culture by keeping the statue on Kali and praying to her. According to the
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disney princess is not a problem because it gives her someone to idolize. Princesses are seen as beautiful‚ compassionate‚ and intelligent. They represent idealistic qualities for little girls to have. For example‚ Princess Jasmine is an excellent role model for girls because she is independent and not afraid to voice her opinion. She repeatedly states how she does not need a man to to make her happy because she is capable of enjoying life and ruling her kingdom on her own. Jasmine is headstrong and
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“Some men are born great‚ some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon themselves.” Truly great men are really born great. It was exactly the case with Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru‚ the first prime minister of free India and an outstanding statesman. Today I am here to speak some of the noble words from his most famous speech‚ “The Tryst with destiny”. This is the speech which he delivered to the Constituent Assembly in New Delhi at midnight on August 14‚ 1947. "Long years ago
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Greg Aziz Journey in Transforming the Freight Car Industry Gregory James Aziz is a force to reckon with in the freight Car manufacturing industry‚ as he has proved his competence through the success of National Steel Car. This is the leading manufacturer of railroad freight cars across America that Gregory J Aziz‚ an accomplished leader‚ heads as its CEO‚ and President. With quality education in economics‚ from the University of Western Ontario‚ Greg Aziz is armed with skills and knowledge‚ on how
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Joining the Boy Scouts at the age of seven‚ Rex Masters loved the tests and challenges‚ the friendship and camaraderie. And scouting liked him. Rising through its various ranks‚ he impressed so much that the Scouts offered him employment when he left school and he devoted the next 40 years of his life to the organisation. Called up for compulsory National Service at Pukapunyal at 18‚ he there discovered himself sexually. However‚ in 1950’s Australia almost all gays remained closeted‚ with few jobs
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September‚ 2012 Bad Role Model‚ Good Teacher I was born and raised in San Diego‚ California. Being one of three kids of a Navy family‚ I was well disciplined and well behaved‚ as were my brothers. In 2004 we moved from California to Texas‚ going from perfect weather every day to unpredictable weather all the time. Not only was the physical aspect a shock‚ but all preconceptions of Texas were blown out of the water by reality. The hardest part of the whole ordeal was leaving my dad in California for
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Nick Vujicic------quite a difficult and hard to read name. I think you may not realize who he is but I sure you have heard of a man with no legs and hands. I was sunned when I heard about him in television. I can’t imagine the life of him. In other’s eyes‚he is strange‚some even think he is horrible. However‚he changes his life. His optimistic attitude towards life has inspired tens of thousands of people. Nick Vujicic is an Australian preacher and motivational speaker. He is born with Tetra-amelia
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Andrea Sachs has recently graduated as a journalist from Northwestern University. She comes to New York in search of a job as a journalist‚ but unfortunately it did not go as she expected. She was referred to Runway or Auto Universe by human resources and ends up trying for a job opportunity at the Runway fashion magazine even though she knows nothing about the fashion world‚ the magazine nor the well-known editor Miranda Priestly. After an emotional and what seemed bad interview‚ Andrea is appointed
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every match. He grew up in a sport family; his mom was a professional Russian basketball player‚ and his father was a professional Russian soccer player (Gale‚ 2007). His parents were his inspiration that led him on to winning his Olympic medals and awards. “Behind each award and medal there is big commitment and hard work involved” (Alex Ovechkin). Alex Ovechkin can be considered as a role model because all around the world people watch him play and get inspired by what he does and what he achieves
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the protagonist in this movie that accidentally cast a Caucasian in an Asian American role but has to protect his reputation as an Asian American role model. He struggles and also many Asians struggle with having many role models in America as their influence isn’t really big in the film industry. In the film industry it is not saturated with many Asians and this is a problem to David because he is a role model in the community and if this surfaces he will be looked down upon in his community.
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