My expectations for “Funny In Farsi” were set very high. I predicted that it would be a deep‚ profound book that was enlightening and revealed a lot about persian culture. I was surprised to find a witty‚ light hearted book instead‚ that focused a lot more on the transition into the american culture‚ rather than the Iranian culture itself. However‚ I’m still really liking the book;it’s delicately written‚ with great hints of sarcasm and humor‚ to the point where it had me actually laughing out loud
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CELIA CRUZ Cruz was born on the date of October 21‚ 1925 in Havana‚ Cuba. She was born as Ursula Hilaria Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso to the parents of Catalina Alfonso and Simon Cruz. Her trademark quote was “azucar” meaning sugar in the Spanish language. She was the first female salsa mega-star and today she’s known as the Queen of Salsa. She was raised in the neighborhood of Santo Suarez along with 14 other siblings. She was the second of 4 children. Life in this neighborhood was very brutal and
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Name: ________________________ Worksheet.Chapter 1 True/False ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 1. A federal law that conflicts with the U.S. Constitution will be deemed unconstitutional. 2. The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the United States. 3. Each state has its own constitution. 4. Equity is a branch of unwritten law that seeks to award damages in most cases. 5. A plaintiff is a person against whom a lawsuit is brought. 6. A decision on a given issue by a court is not
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The theme of It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini is life is filled with problems‚ but you need to work through them‚ and learn about yourself. An example of this being the theme is while Craig is in the hospital he discovers his love for art after realizing how much he enjoys art Craig decides to go to art school instead of his original high school. By adding this the author wanted the reader to recognize Craig making concrete plans for his future. This showed that Craig learned about himself
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What So Funny? A humorous story is a comedy. A serious story is a drama. Put both of these kinds of stories together and you get Flannery O’Connor’s writing style. O’Connor’s short stories begin with an up beat tone‚ and then slowly trickle into a more serious‚ dramatical tone. This style of writing is what helped O’Connor’s stories stick in our minds from her death until now. Her short stories "A Good Man is Hard to Find"‚ "Revelation"‚ and "Good Country People" are good examples of her writing
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Thuy Truong 02/21/13 Reading and Writing Memory Curves‚ strokes‚ dots‚ and lines all twisting and turning around each other like some sort of messed up balloon animals. To me‚ these symbols are as complex as Chinese letters are to the snobs that spits out this language. “English”‚ they call it. “Why can you speak English?’ they ask. But from the day I stepped into that class‚ the one they call kindergarten‚ I knew it‚ “English” would be the beginning of a lifelong migraine. Vietnamese; that
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Memory Memory is defined as the persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information. Memory is a vital tool in learning and thinking process. We use memory in our everyday lives. I think about the first time I drove a school bus; that is a form of memory. If we do not remember anything from the past‚ we would never learn from our experiences. Without memories‚ we are exposed to unfamiliar things. Memory is viewed as a three-stage process‚ which include sensory
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dictionary defines memory as the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts‚ events‚ and impressions‚ or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences. However‚ the dictionary does not reveal the wondrous and downright horrifying things about memory. Memory is my ally‚ but a fickle one. I believe memory serves as a funnel to the past‚ except this funnel faces the opposite direction. My past moments are poured into the smaller end‚ causing most of my memories to be lost. Actually
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I am Werner Katzenstein. I am a fellow that lived in a town called Herleshausen. In my town I was one of two dozen Jewish families there. My family owned a farm there. Farming is what I wished to do when I grew up. I went to public school for a considerable amount of years in my hometown; than I got to go to high school in Eisenach. In January 1933 my life was changed. My father was arrested and held in “protective custody” for several weeks before I got to see him again. The local Nazis also
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Here I was about to sit down for 12 hours‚ looking into a screen in front of me. You know‚ I was actually excited for this ride-- watching movies‚ playing games‚ eating food. (Those are some reasons why I like riding on a plane‚ it’s like you’re at a movie theater for the whole day‚ having everything to yourself‚ having food being served to you. Of course the worst part of it is hearing the many unpleasant sounds of babies crying.) As I was on the plane that night‚ I asked myself‚" Why are we moving
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