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    Hildegard of Bingen

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    Music Hildegard of Bingen [pic] [pic] [pic] Hildegard of Bingen date of birth is uncertain; it was concluded that she may have been was born in 1098 at Bermersheim bei Alzey (Bockelheim‚ Germany) in the diocese of Mainz. She was raised in a family of free noble; her parents were Hildebert and Mechtilide who came from a Germany education. Hildegard was born the tenth child (a tithe) to a noble family. As was customary with the tenth child‚ whom the family could not count

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    Once she settles in America‚ she never looks back. She believes that if you live in America‚ you can do and be anything you want. Jeremiah: She wants and pressures her daughter to become a child prodigy‚ but her daughter wants to be herself. Then towards the end the daughter realizes she could’ve been a prodigy if she worked harder and believed in herself. Elijah: The setting of “Two Kinds” is in the United States (San Francisco) during the time period 1950-1970. The setting of this short story plays

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    simply not “fated” to be a prodigy‚ that ultimately there resides within her an unchangeable element of mediocrity. When she tells her reflection in the mirror one night that she will not allow her mother to change her‚ that she will not try to be what she is not‚ she asserts her will in a strong but negative manner. At that moment‚ she recalls‚ she saw the “prodigy side” of herself in the anger and determination that were in her face. This comment suggests that “prodigy” is really one’s will‚ one’s

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    products from suppliers in Singapore and China‚ but the bank found the stability of the devices lacking. “We had to repeatedly reset the devices manually‚” explained Ali Al-Suraimi‚ network administrator at CAC Bank. CAC Bank turned to partner Prodigy Systems‚ a value-added

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    Katherines

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    it comes to relationships‚ Colin Singleton’s type is girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine‚ Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times‚ to be exact. On a road trip miles from home‚ this anagram-happy‚ washedup child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket‚ a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail‚ and an overweight‚ Judge Judy–loving best friend riding shotgun—but no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability‚ which

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    everything and sees America the place where you can have it all. She attempts to make her daughter into a prodigy against her daughter ’s will. After years of clashing the daughter disappoints her mother by performing horribly during a piano recital amongst family and friends. After the recital there is an argument between the two which results in the mother giving up on the daughter becoming a prodigy. In this story‚ Tan ’s central idea is the maturation

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    Two Kinds

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    young Chinese American girl‚ and her mother‚ a Chinese immigrant. "Two Kinds" is a coming-of-age story‚ in which the narrator‚ Jing-mei‚ struggles to forge her own sense of identity in the face of her strong-willed mother ’s dream that she become a "prodigy." Jing-mei is caught between her Chinese mother ’s traditional ideas about how to raise a daughter‚ and her own development as a Chinese American girl straddling two cultures. Like many immigrants to the United States‚ Jing-mei ’s mother has created

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    progression through film clips into immobility. We are then transported to the 1960’s and we see Dr. Malcolm Sayer applying for a job at Bainbridge hospital where Leonard is a patient. Sayer is a character based on the author of the book Awakenings‚ Dr. Oliver sacks. Sack’s experiences working with these encephalitis victims stuck in a catatonic state are chronicled throughout the story. He is horrified to find that most of his patients have been like this for decades. Dr. Sayer stumbles upon a chemical cure

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    character and her mother that left everything behind in China never had a good relationship and always got into fights and wanted her to be the next Shirley Temple or a prodigy. The Main conflict in the story is that Jing mei didn’t want to listen to her mother. Her Mother always wanted Jing mei to be the next shirley temple or a prodigy. Her mother would test her every night on magazines she got when she cleaned people’s house and apartments. One day she tested her on a magazine that was a bought a

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    Tiffany Rayside September 27‚ 2012 Dr. Lynne DeCicco‚ Eng. 112 Journey to Self-Awareness The term‚ “coming of age” signifies a growth in a person’s identity. It is a confusing phase in which one is on the cusp of adulthood and will experience pivotal moments that will shape character and lead to some sort of self-realization. Such moments may result in a loss of innocence‚ the destruction of hopes and dreams‚ the sense of imprisonment‚ and perhaps lessons learned. Two literary works that illustrate

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