The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is a 2003 mystery novel by a british writer Mark Haddon. This was his first book and in the same year as it was first published‚ he won the Whitbread Book Awards for Best Novel and Book of the Year. In 2004 he got another prize for his book‚ namely the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Overall Best First Book and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. The 15 years old narrator of the story‚ Christopher John Francis Boone‚ suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome
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story is able to “touch some sensitive spot” in her memory‚ feelings or beliefs (17). Kingston would most likely agree that the story of Fa Mu Lan does touch her memory‚ feelings and beliefs because the story revolves around one of the themes of the book: the role of women in Chinese society. Lanning and Macauley also suggest that a writer ask themselves if the story begins to suggest a series of events to come (18). The story of Fa Mu Lan suggests a series of events to come because when the old
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female warrior called “Fa Mu Lan”; Kingston’s mother‚ Brave Orchid; Kingston’s aunt‚ Moon Orchid; and Kingston herself. The book integrates Kingston’s lived experience as well as the spoken stories that Kingston’s mother told her‚ combining Chinese culture‚ myths‚ history and beliefs all together. The Woman Warrior receives wide praises from critics‚ saying that the book provides a glimpse into the real part of Chinese culture‚ from an American Chinese perspective. However‚ the Woman Warrior also
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her voice. Maxine Hong Kingston’s writing of this book is an example of how ancient talk stories‚ myths‚ and beliefs help one find her voice in America. The Women Warrior takes us on an adventure through five main female characters and five chapters that helps us understand how she finds her voice in America. The five chapters integrate Kingston’s experiences through the five women brought to life throughout the book. The references in the book
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There is even a story within the book‚ written in first person‚ where a little girl becomes Fa Mu Lan. Because of these influences and this first person story‚ I can’t help but draw comparisons to the life story of Brave Orchid as told by Kingston in the chapter “Shaman.” In the first
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Smith Cures AIDs and Wins MacAurthur Genius Grant “Who would have thought a girl from Michigan could win a prize like this?” Mackenzie Smith‚ 34‚ from Michigan never thought such a prestigious award would one day belong to her. Mackenzie Toth grew up in Ann Arbor‚ Michigan. Mackenzie had an ordinary family growing up‚ with both parents and an older brother‚ going to church on Sunday‚ playing many sports. Her family was very religious but not to the point where they sheltered her‚ she told us “My
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American. In it‚ she tells the stories of several other women to reveal the struggles and issues that have affected her own life. In telling their stories‚ she is telling her own stories because Kingston herself is a compilation of all the women in her book. In The Woman Warrior‚ Kingston reveals the cultural conflicts that have affected her and how‚ ultimately‚ she is able to fight back and find her own identity. The Woman Warrior is a complex work which mixes voices‚ styles‚ fiction‚ and reality
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I was sitting at the front beside the stage. They had sat us down in alphabetical order according to homerooms. Anyways‚ they were giving prizes‚ announcing certificates‚ and handing out special awards. They said my name well at least I had thought I had heard my name. So I went up to get my award and it turned out it had been this other girl‚ I had heard the wrong name! Oh! How embarrassing! The worst was having to walk back to my seat because everyone was whispering about it. I did overhear
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organizational assessment: Baldridge Performance Excellence Program I plan to apply this model due to the type of organization the assessment pertains to. It requires more than leadership quality‚ as it is presumed in “Good to Great”. The Baldridge Award focuses on the Criteria of Performance Excellence‚ which is about high-performance and high-integrity within the organization. B. Type of Tools: A manual will be issued‚ as well as‚ a presentation will be presented to the employees. In addition‚ the
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