different musical genres; however‚ there is an occasional pair that belongs to the same genre. One popular example of this coincidence are the songs “Let Me Love You” sung by the two artists Mario and Ne-yo. Each song utilizes a different version of R&B to create a heartfelt ballad‚ yet both songs have aspects that link them together. Mario’s “Let Me Love You” utilizes his vocals and a smooth‚ rhythmic
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A friend is someone who we enjoy spending time with. Everyone in the world should have friends because friendship is important for the emotional well-being of humans. Our need for social interaction and interdependent relationships is a survival instinct passed down through our genes. However‚ there is a certain kind of friendship that can never beat a normal one. This person that holds a special kind of friendship with you is normally defined as our best friend. Friends are easy to find‚ however
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choose to reenact often was “Let Me Entertain You”. This act they performed was from the musical Gypsy‚ based off an autobiography on the famous striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee (Louise Havoc) 1957. Gypsy 1962 film version was screenplayed by Leonard Spiegelgasse‚ with Stephen Sondheim the lyricist for songs composed by Jule Styne. The librettist was Arthur Laurents. I believe the main theme for the musical Gypsy was depicting what happens when parents do not ‘let go” of their children. In the
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Last semester I read the book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman for one of my social work classes. This book is closely related to the chapter we covered this week on immigrants and refugees. This topic definitely piqued my interest. The book provided me with a descriptive overview of the life of a refugee from their perspective‚ while our textbook provided me with the knowledge base that is needed to assist this population. From a local perspective‚ I could never grasp the
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: Cultural Clash This book focuses on the “clash” of cultures that occurs between the Lee family‚ immigrants to the US from Laos‚ and the doctors that treat their daughter‚ Lia‚ who has been diagnosed with epilepsy. Lia’s parents‚ Foua and Nao Kao believe that Lia has fallen ill because she has “lost her soul”. This clash of ideas highlights one of the problems that the Lee’s faced when dealing with the medical community in the US – the Lee’s believed
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The spirit catches you and you fall down Introduction: “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down’’ by Anne Fadiman represents true story of the epileptic Hmong girl and her family displaced from China to the USA. She suffers severe grand mal seizures and eventually becomes vegetative for the rest of her life. Lia Lee’s story was a poignant example that emphasizes the cultural barriers between modern and traditional cultures through their approaches to the life‚ which results in complete destruction
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out her hand in social media consulting and freelance journalism. She ventured into fiction writing in 2014 when she wrote her debut novel I Let You Go. She lives with her husband and three children in North Wales. Clare Mackintosh is best known as a crime fiction writer who has had several bestsellers since she started writing in 2011. Her debut novel I Let You Go won critical acclaim and was shortlisted and won several awards. Her other novels have also become award winning titles and been translated
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While reading‚ “When The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down” you easily see how well this book relates to this class. You see people of different backgrounds coming together with the same goal. You see people with good intentions making mistakes due to lack of cultural competency. There isn’t a time in this book that doesn’t involve the confliction of people with different backgrounds. These conflicts such as different languages‚ different beliefs‚ and unknown information about medicine and technology
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman 1st chapter reflections: This chapter which introduced me to Lia’s family was interesting. I was shocked to read that in her mother’s country of Laos‚ Lia would have been born by her mother squatting on the floor! They also used special created remedies to solve health issues without relying on hospitals or clinics. It was also interesting to read how important the Hmong people believed in sprits and how their life decisions where decided
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Immigrants Need to Know English If you turn over a permission slip or handout from a public school in Southern California on the backside you will find the same English words translated into Spanish. The act of translating the paper for the “child’s” wellbeing only provides a false illusion to the parent’s that the need to learn English is trivial. In reality it actually hinders the immigrants’ chances of success by denying the full language immersion in English that is needed to thrive in America
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