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    intelligence units in the Canadian Army2. Japanese Canadians were denied the right to serve their own country3. Consequently‚ after WWII ended‚ discrimination intensified because of a severe lack of understanding between a people and government. In the novel Obasan‚ by Joy Kogawa‚ historical events are revisited through the eyes of Kogawa‚ as the development of social injustice‚ discrimination‚ and hard labour unfold. Japanese Canadians embark on a journey questioning the obscurity of a governing agenda. The

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    Characteristics of a Positive Lifestyle Finding one’s identity can be a strenuous task‚ seemingly impossible at times in a world where many people live dependently on others. Joy Kogawa‚ a proud Japanese Canadian and the author of the award winning novel Obasan and its bestselling sequel Emily Kato (formerly Itsuka)‚ is no stranger to the constant search for identity and individuality that so many people across the globe find themselves struggling to obtain. The reader witnesses her constant strain to develop

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    how she meet her best friend Jasmine Obasan. The grandmother is call Alison Quigley and her story begins in December‚ 4‚ 1941. Alison is 12 at that time and so is Jasmine. The main character Alison meets Jasmine‚ a vistior from Japan in this tableaux. This is the first time Alison is getting to know Jasmine but it feels to her like they’ve known each other for very a long time; they have various of things in common. Jasmine is Japanese and her father Dr. Obasan is a poet who writes haikus. Dr.Obasan

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    It’s told through the eyes of a Japanese Canadian girl who is only five years old named Naomi Nakane. Obasan is told in flashbacks as Naomi Nakane looks back as an adult‚ finding out what really happened to her family and their loved ones during this horrible time in history. In the 1940s‚ following the Pearl Harbor attacks‚ Canadian citizens of Japanese

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    The Effects of Cultural Assimilation: Conformity vs. Unorthodoxdy “Cultural assimilation is a complex and multifaceted process that first involves immigrants learning the language‚ cultural norms‚ and role expectations of the absorbing society‚ and further changes in attitudes”‚ or so it is explained by Dejun Su‚ Chad Richardson‚ and Guang-zhen Wang‚ in their article‚ “Assessing Cultural Assimilation of Mexican Americans: How Rapidly Do Their Gender-Role Attitudes Converge to the U.S. Mainstream

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    formal) | Grandfather | Sofu (mine grandfather) or Ojiisan (general term for oldmen) | Grandmather | Sobo (mine-) or Obaasan (general term for oldwomen) | Uncle | Oji (mine-) or Ojisan (genaral term for middle-aged man) | Aunt | Oba (mine-) or Obasan (genaral term for middle-aged woman) | Big Brother | Ani (mine-)‚ Oniisan‚ Oniisama‚ Oniichan‚ Niisan‚ Niichan‚ Aniki‚ etc | Big Sister | Ane (mine-)‚ Oneesan‚ Oneesama‚ Oneechan‚ Neesan‚ Neechan‚ Aneki‚ etc. |

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    ENG 4U1 – Film and Literature Comparative ISP Choose your ISP Topic below. For that topic‚ you must choose one corresponding film and one corresponding novel from the list below. You will then work towards completing a comparative analysis of the two chosen works. The steps of the ISP are as follows: U1A5 – Statement of Intent/ISP Proposal U2A6 – ISP Progress Report #1 (here you will review your ISP novel) U4A1 – ISP Annotated Bibliography U5A1 – ISP Progress Report #2 (here you will

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    affects your understanding of the work as a whole. Avoid mere plot summary. You may select a work from the list below or another novel or play of comparable literary merit. Alias Grace Middlemarch All the King’s Men Moby-Dick Candide Obasan Death of a Salesman Oedipus Rex Doctor Faustus Orlando Don Quixote A portrait of the Artist as a Young Man A Gesture Life Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Ghosts

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    TECHNOLOGY AND NIGERIA’S NATIONAL SECURITY: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS INTRODUCTION 1. Human existence has been characterized with attempts by man to apply technology to control his environment with a view to improving his material existence. This has resulted in epoch making developments such as the discovery of gun powder and the invention of industrial machines both of which have had significant impact on the development of the society.[i] These technological innovations also had significant

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    2008 In a literary work‚ a minor character‚ often known as foil‚ possesses traits that emphasize‚ by contrast or comparison‚ the distinctive characteristics and qualities of the main character. For example‚ the ideas or behavior of the minor character might be used to highlight the weaknesses or strengths of the main character. Choose a novel or play in which a minor character serves as a foil to a main character. Then write an essay in which you analyze how the relation between the minor

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