Written in 1986 by Li-Young Lee the poem “I Ask My Mother to Sing” tells the immigrant story. Lee himself is an immigrant‚ his family came to the United States in 1959 fleeing persecution. In his poem Lee captures‚ the pain and sadness immigrants face as they try to remain connected to their homeland. The title itself says a lot about the poem‚ although its meaning is made clear later. In the fifth line Lee states how he does not know what his home country is like‚ he has “Never been in Peking‚
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Rasha‚ a 16-year-old Syrian refugee living in Turkey‚ is pessimistic about his future: “Now that I can’t go to school‚ it’s a tough situation…I work occasionally‚ filling in for my sisters at the factory. When I picture my future‚ I see nothing‚” he says (qtd. in “When I Picture My Future”). Rasha’s lack of hope is reflected by the severe humanitarian crisis Syrian refugees face: amidst acute poverty and without sufficient income‚ many are forced to withdraw their children from school and put them
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Irony in Tobias Wolff’s “Hunters in the Snow” and Alice Munro’s “How I Met My Husband” Irony expresses and often underlines the contrast between two opposite concepts creating an indirect‚ more sophisticated method of communication. Irony is as efficient in a literary work‚ as the reader can perceive it. Therefore‚ often times the reader must carefully analyze the material‚ reading it repeatedly if necessary‚ in order to fully understand the author’s message and intent. Tobias Wolff and Alice
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How do I learn best? Cal state University How do I learn best? Simply defined‚ your learning style is the way you tend to learn best. Learning styles do not gauge a person’s abilities or intelligence‚ but they can explain why some tasks may seem easier than others. According to the VARK system‚ five learning styles exist: visual learning style‚ auditory learning style‚ reading and writing learning style‚ kinesthetic learning style and multimodal learning style. Visual learners
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Though we don’t know who wrote this poem by name‚ if we look deep in our heart we all know what was a man or woman that come to our country seeking refuge‚ but found only pain and suffering. You can feel how hopeless this person’s situation was simply by the words you wrote. The last line of this poem is most heart wrenching line any individual could bring himself to write. To bow your head in reflection and hopelessness knowing there’s nothing you can
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How do I write a report? Report writing differs from essay writing because it has a different purpose. Reports are common communication tools as they assist in the decision-making process. Written for a particular purpose‚ they usually outline a problem‚ provide the relevant facts and ideas related to the situation‚ and then recommend a course of action. Reports are highly structured so that information they contain can be easily understood. Headings within the report allow the reader to select
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I don’t remember specifics on how I learned to read‚ but I do remember learning how to read at an early age. My mother was an elementary school teacher and spent a lot of time working with me on my letters and sounds. I remember doing a lot of flashcards with my mom on the different letters and phonemes. I also remember my mom reading to me a lot‚ especially at night. I would sit in her lap and follow along as she read. As I became a better reader my mom would stop at different words and let me read
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How did I Get Away with Killing One of the Biggest Lawyers in the State? It was easy. Summary. This story is about a black girl who grew up in Poultry Street. She lived with her mother‚ but she never knew her father. Her mother worked as a maid for white families. She worked all the time and was often tired. The girl grew up in a poor black neighbourhood. People were always screaming; ‚ it smelled awful there during the summer and girls were often raped. The girl was raped herself when she
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The holocaust is among the most notorious mass murders in the world‚ in which millions of Jews‚ gypsies‚ disabled people‚ and homosexuals were persecuted. In the graphic novel‚ Maus I: A Survivor’s Tale: My Father Bleeds History‚ by Art Spiegelman‚ Spiegelman interviews his father‚ Vladek‚ about his experiences during the holocaust and reveals the afflictions of the Jewish population. Through his delineation‚ Vladek exposes the heinous methods the Nazis used against the Jews in hopes of exterminating
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Should money be spent on space exploration? I say that no money should be wasted in space exploration simply because all that money that we are t. using on space can be well used to taking care of our country‚ and paying the country’s debt. Our country is making a lot research that we basically don’t need‚ exploring the universe and its mysterious yes it s a nice thing because we can learn more from it. However‚ creating weapons based on theories is not a good idea; our universe is so big that
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