Using the train to depict the testimonies of comfort women is my way “to [blur] the lines between literature‚ art‚ history‚ and social science [to] present a way to deal with the unspoken‚ the hidden” (Kindle Location 3125). By comparing their plight to a journey in the train‚ my aim is for people to easily relate or visualize the ongoing struggles that these comfort women are going through to receive the apology and formal
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made up idea called cultural relativism. Cultural relativism means each individual understands everyone’s beliefs and activities. But there are many issues that challenges this idea. Furthermore‚ because there are many different cultures in the world there are many different moral codes. For an example the Greeks and the Callatians practice totally different ideas of funerals. The Callatians use to eat the bodies of their fathers. Doing this in today standards for our cultural would be unethical and
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Wenqing Zhong Professor King English 1A 30 January 2015 My Cultural Lineage As can be told from my face‚ I’m an Asian. To be more specific‚ I’m a Chinese. Unlike many big families in my country‚ my family doesn’t keep a genealogy‚ which is a vital means by which people can record their domestic history. I believe part of the reason has something to do with my family name. My family name is Zhong‚ which is very rare even in China. But thanks to that‚ it’s easier for us to find our ancestors since
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and our friends. My own culture is my southern background with our strange customs‚ unique military lifestyle‚ and my overall generation. My mother was born and raised in Louisiana‚ so I carry a lot of her traditions and ideas. My family and I celebrate Mardi Gras‚ a celebration of floats all around New Orleans for two whole weeks celebrating the three kings‚ which most people around the world do not celebrate except for in the South. Food is also a very big part of my cultural identity. We as
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Perfect Wedding It was the eve of her wedding day; Lisa was so nervous she woke up trembling in her sleep. She was so nervous she had sweat dripping down her face. She was excited‚ but yet scared at the same time‚ about what tomorrow would be holding for her and the rest of her life. Lisa knew‚ she was about to make the biggest decision she has ever made in her life‚ and she was scared of that. She has always dreamed of the fairy tale wedding; finding love at first site‚
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What is my cultural identity? My cultural identity is involved with the things i love to do‚ people around me and things around me. Your culture depends on things you like such as ‚ holidays‚ food‚ sports‚ traditions‚ tv shows‚ and even movies. My culture depends on three things. One of them is Tacos‚ this food brings out family traditions. Second‚ my soccer ball shows dedication in life to succeed. Third‚ Karate Kid shows my hard work in school and sports. Tacos represent my culture and me. Tacos
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"You did what?!" "It was an accident! I didn´t intended to! They were saying how lovely a wedding in summer would be and that Whitehall would be perfect and... and I said yes‚ I said it would be an honour to host one‚ I never said that it should be their wedding!" "Oh God..." "And she thanked me‚ how kind and generous it would be of me‚ jumped up and rushed out‚ saying she needs to write her father immediately‚ before I could do anything to keep her from doing so!" "Oh God...‚" he repeats‚ walking
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THE WEDDING As I opened my eyes with the sun streaming in through the window‚ I smiled to myself and thought “The day has finally arrived”. I couldn’t believe the sun had finally decided to make an appearance as it had rained every morning since I had arrived in Mexico. “It’s time to get up Nicole‚” I called out. Nicole was to be a bridesmaid at my Dad and Christine’s wedding along with me although my role was to be the best woman as well as a bridesmaid. I opened the curtains and the sunlight
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“When we’re twenty-eight‚ if we’ve never married‚ we marry each other.” This is a very lovely engagement between you and your male friend. In the movie‚ Cameron Diaz who was young and shy at that time plays the girl who is desperate in love‚ dropping out of school‚ giving up her own career‚ only for the man she is going to marrying. Probably 1997 was Julia Roberts’s year‚ and she was at the top of her career‚ I have some feeling that the movie has kind of favor to the role that Julia plays‚ which
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