Reaction Paper 1: Mother India Mother India is a 1957 Bollywood film‚ written and directed by Mehmoob Khan. The movie was made 10 years after India obtained its independence from the British. The movie had major significance in terms of the patriotism and the changing situation in the nation at the time‚ and how the country was functioning without British authority. The term "Mother India" has been defined as "a common icon for the emergent Indian nation in the early 20th century in both colonialist
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one of which is language. “The power of language can evoke an emotion‚ a visual image‚ a complex idea‚ or a simple truth” (FYR: 84). Language is used daily in our lives‚ and therefore plays a significant role in shaping our identity. The narrative “Mother Tongue” depicts the variations of the English language‚ and the nature of talk. Amy Tan also shares the story of her mother’s “broken” English and how this limited her perception of hers mother’s communication with others. Language can be developed
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In Tan’s essay Mother Tongue‚ she pointed that we all speak a different language without thinking and we are being categorized by the way we speak. Tan is an imaginary writer who is “fascinated by language in daily life” and uses English language as her daily part in the work. In paragraph 2 and 3 Tan observed experience that made aware of the “Englishes” that she had been using. The first time she had noticed is when she was giving a talk about her book‚ The Joy Luck Club‚ everyone in the audience
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Working Women Today‚ the term "family" is difficult to define. All families are unique‚ and they can range anywhere from single parent families to extended families. Most importantly though‚ it is in the family where the next generation is being built. Parents must provide security and support for their children‚ and they need to be prepared for the challenges of balancing work and family in today’s society. In traditional families‚ there was a mother‚ a father and their resulting children. The father
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Rhetorical Analysis of “Mother Tongue” written by Amy Tan “So easy to read”(p.4). Amy Tan ends her essay‚ “Mother Tongue” with this short and even grammatically wrong sentence. She tells us this mother’s brief review is a proof of success of her writing. Why does she think that easiness is an essence of her writing? She suggests answers to this question by her essay. In her essay‚ Amy Tan effectively convinces her readers that “broken English” is not an inferior language‚ but just
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agree to this saying. How truly and well said. Down the ages‚ mothers have shaped destinies. I can justify it by saying that the kind of person I am today is just because of my mother. She is my true hero because she suffered for the just cause; she fought cruelty with love and affection. My mother instilled in me the courage to face upto the harsh realities of life. Guided me along the right path. This is what makes my mother different from others. She is my teacher‚ my friend‚ my strength
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“Difficult Mothers” In Jamaica Kincaid “The Estrangement” not talking to your mom after a huge fight and 3 years later she’s dead must be hard for someone. Kincaid talks about how when she‚ and her 3 brothers were young‚ they saw her as a God‚ because her mom was always there‚ making sure if they were alright. Most children think their mother is the number one‚ especially for man‚ since they are more related to the mother‚ and the girls feel more protected with the dads. That is why neither she
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Narcissistic Mothers 1 “I wish you were never born”‚ my mother screamed across the living room. Mom was in one of her moods again‚ what was new. She has a way of making you feel like you couldn’t even understand. You didn’t know if you should run to her aid or go shut yourself in your room to get out of her hair. No matter what she made you feel it was always about her. I dealt with my mother’s selfish moods on a daily basis. I did not even come close to understanding this as a young
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1 Why Mother Savage Why Mother Savage takes place in Virelogne during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. The narrator retells the story behind the ruins of a thatched cottage. At thirty-three years of age‚ Mother Savage’s son volunteered in the war (on the French side)‚ leaving his mother alone. Mother Savage lived alone in her cottage until the Prussians came one day. Since she was known to have money‚ she had to take four of them. They seemed to be good boys. Since they saw Mother Savage was
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“Mother Tongue” In the essay‚ “Mother Tongue‚” Amy Tan informs the reader of the language barrier matters that she underwent as an Asian American. Various individuals are looked down upon because of their poor english language skills. Tan shared the experience of limitation‚ intimation‚ and the family talk that she had in her life. She feels bad for having a limitations‚ because she was Asian-American. Her mother speaks broken
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