Elia Rios English II Pre-DP Ms. Tami Davis December 6‚ 2012 “No Name Woman” Commentary Essay In this passage from “No Name Woman‚” Maxine Hong Kingston imagines what old world China was like‚ and paints a picture of a repressive‚ strictly ordered society in which people were essentially unable to have private lives. Everything had to be done for the sake of the family’s or village’s well-being. In such a world‚ Kingston’s aunt represents the worst kind of transgressor‚ one whose private lusts
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In “The Names”‚ Billy Collins uses repetitions of names to designate the astronomical quantity of 9/11 victims‚ and to share his desires of the victims to not be forgotten as time passes by. Billy Collins goes on to present that these names are still pertinent and are almost everywhere around us‚ however he is unsure that these names are pertinent in future time. As time vanishes‚ people incline to forget events that have occurred‚ and this is something Billy Collins desires not to transpire for
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In my opinion I think that Black applicants who had a White-sounding name were called for interviews only to discover they were Blacks were not higher and possible harass and discriminate in the same process. These situations continue to happen today in the business world every day. I can speak with from experience when I was in the workforce before jointing the Army. I am a Black male with White name and Hispanic last name‚ I used to applied for jobs and got interviews‚ many times they would spend
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My Element: Gold Origin of name: From the Old English word geolo (yellow) Symbol: Au Atomic Number: 79 Atomic Mass: 196.96655 amu Group/section: Gold is element number 79 found in group 11 period 6 Electron configuration: [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1 Valence electrons: 1 Physical or chemical properties: Color: gold Crystal Structure: Cubic Density at 293 K: 19.32 g/cm3 Melting Point: 1064.43 °C (1337.5801 K‚ 1947.9741 °F) Boiling Point: 2807.0 °C (3080.15 K‚ 5084.6 °F) Number of Neutrons: 118
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allows readers to see that she wants Mitch to be her barrier from loneliness. If they were to marry Blanche would not fear being alone. Along with Allan‚ Blanche suffers the loss of multiple family members. To deal with her losses‚ as well as‚ gain company she leaves Belle Reve for New Orleans to stay with her sister‚ Stella. Blanche’s desire to evade loneliness is clearly shown when she is given directions to her sister’s townhome‚ “…take a street—car named Desire‚ and then transfer to one named Cemeteries…
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How Tabiteuea got its name? One of the islands in Kiribati (Central Pacific) There are legends and myths that tell how certain places in the Pacific got their names. In Kiribati‚ each island has its own story on how it got its name from which the people of the island claim the position of their island in the creation of Kiribati. The people of Tabiteuea‚ the largest island in Kiribati claim that Tabiteuea was the first island created or the oldest and therefore should be respected by the rest of
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The struggle to find one’s identity is a universal theme that is especially prevalent in Chaim Potok’s novel‚ My Name Is Asher Lev. As an Orthodox Jew‚ Asher’s gift for art is looked upon very unfavorably. Despite the disapproval of his community and father and the pain his art causes those around him‚ he pursues his passion and must find a way to reconcile the conflict between his religious identity and his individual identity. Potok starts off with the main character delivering three short sentences
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own our own identity if that makes sense. We claim what we say is our identity. Whether it’s being a part of a certain ethnicity‚ cultural backgrounds‚ or religions. Part of our identity is where we come from‚ our heritage. It’s who we are. In “No Name Woman”‚ the author Kingston tells of one of her families most hidden secrets. She never knew she had an aunt until her mother told her after several years. Her aunt‚ had gotten pregnant at a young age and committed suicide because her family disowned
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In his poem “The X in My Name‚” Alarcon brings life to an action that was once thought of as common. The poem discusses the action of signing an “x” in place of one’s name. This took place more commonly when education was not something that was mandatory in the United States. In order to understand the poem as a whole‚ one must look to the society and time period that it takes place. By looking at Alarcon’s “The X in My Name” in a sociological perspective let’s discuss the important pieces of the
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