A few months ago‚ I packed up my mid-western life and moved to the east coast to begin a new job in a town I had never heard of with nobody to call a friend. What I left behind was my family‚ my friends‚ my favorite coffee shop‚ and my yoga studio. This studio was my safe space. It had big open windows with the best kind of morning light that fell in pockets over a beautiful‚ old‚ wooden floor. My favorite thing to do on a Saturday morning was unroll my mat on one of those sunny pockets and listen
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Trying to understand the concept of other is a complex one. It is not an easy task to pinpoint exactly what it means. In some way we are all others to someone and everyone else is also other to us. If the other is constantly changing then how do we strive to know the other. And at the same time the other cannot exist without us trying to understand ourselves. I do believe that culture is important and it helps us to understand ourselves as well as the other. I do not believe that culture is
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When she moved over to Palestine the first time‚ she said that was the hardest transition for her because she had never been there before and was not used to being surrounded by a whole community of people who were Arabic and shared the same beliefs and values. With this move‚ she felt like her role culturally was more implemented because she was around ten years old her parents were teaching her how to clean‚ cook‚ wash the laundry‚ pick up the house‚ and take care of the children. She felt like
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Basic Composition Instructor: Carol Pepoli’ Essay 2 Environment Moving away from my family and friends was not easy for me. The day I moved away a lot of things were going through my mind. As I took the last look at home I remember the good and bad times that I had with my family and friends‚ at the time my main worry was if I would adjust to the environment and I was trying to be strong and hold my tears. Moving away was an experience that change my life as a person‚ it tough me how to
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Martinez First Year Writing Professor Berger Nov 24‚ 2012 Langston Hughes’ “Let America Be America” Opposite Perspective The Poem “Let America Be America Again” by Langston Hughes did not have a significant impact on individuals during the time of its publication which was on July 1936. Themes of the poem‚ including prejudice and racism cease to remain today in the United States. Because America is considered the land of the free and the land of equal opportunity‚ all individuals are
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is the Hispanic immigrant who shares her story of the hardships faced as an immigrant in the United States. At the age of 11‚ her parents and six siblings settled in the USA seeking enhanced educational and survival prospects. The podcast entitled “Moving beyond a Single Story” is Mariana Ayala’s interview to her sister‚ Diana‚ which explicates the plights of American immigrants and evidently draws parallels with Ronald Takaki’s “A Different
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The Marshall Plan In this speech‚ delivered at the Harvard University commencement in 1947‚ Secretary of State Marshall articulated a plan a plan for American aid to Europe. The plan was designed to fill the power vacuum in Europe and to help Europe reconstruct itself after the devastation of war. The program was remarkably successful and by the early 1950s the Western European country was much recovered. The truth of the matter is that Europes requirements for the next three years of foreign
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to move to a new country; like other refugees‚ they have challenges like having to move from their homes‚ which sometimes makes them feel inside out. When Ha and her family moved they left behind‚ “Ten gold-rimmed glasses Father brought back from America…”(Lai‚57). They have to leave their home because they want to go to a safe place to live‚ and they chose to only take so much with them. The items that they took were‚ a shirt‚ a pair of pants‚ three pairs of underwear‚ among other things‚ and they
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overlooked or ignored. See‚ change is scary; everyone knows that‚ but also necessary. Every single second births new ideas and concepts that were only a dream before‚ so seemingly far away from reality. My whole life has been shaped by change; moving to America‚ finding passion in a new subject‚ and stepping onto the stage for the very first time. Each time change occurs‚ knowledge is gained and experience is embraced. I am looking to further my journey and learn from new environments that I am so eager
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where I received my education and also the place where my grandparents resided. It was fascinating learning about various cultures‚ religion‚ and languages such as Tibetan‚ English‚ Hindi and Nepali. On February 2006‚ I was ecstatic moving to the United States of America and New York has been my new home for over a decade. Despite the fact that I had settled in 3 countries‚ it took me a while to adapt the hustle-bustle of the city life. I got lost several times during my commute on the train ride
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