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    Absolute Truth in Autobiography: Does it Exist? The recent discovery of lies and deception in James Frey ’s memoir A Million Little Pieces has literary critics and common readers alike looking more closely at nonfiction writers. Some authors‚ such as Maxine Hong Kingston and Augusten Burroughs have been criticized by those who claim that their so-called memoirs are not completely truthful. Others‚ such as Jill Ker Conway are so committed to writing the truth down to the last detail that they

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    My two texts are “The Namesake” and “Bend it like Beckham”. Our prescribed text‚ Jhumpa Lahiris “The Namesake” explores the link to belonging in detail. The emphasis is on Gogol Ganguli. Gogol struggles with a sense of belonging to his family and his Bengali culture and heritage throughout his life in the course of the novel. Born and raised in the U.S.‚ while his parents spent their entire life in India following Bengali culture and practices and moved on to America as young adults. Gogol must try

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    The Woman Warrior v.s. Chinese Culture The Woman Warrior‚ written by Maxine Hong Kingston in 1976‚ depicts the stories of five women – Kingston’s “No-Name” aunt; a famous historical 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

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    In Maxine Kumin’s poem “Woodchucks”‚ the reader is led into a short tale of a woman whom is dealing with a family of woodchucks that are eating away at her garden. While this poem appears to be a simple tale following this woman’s methods to exterminating the pests‚ it rather is a poem that uses its speaker to stealthily showcase the potential that humans have for monstrous actions. The speaker‚ while appearing to be a sensible person turned deranged by the joyous feel of power and success‚ is a

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    away. After his father’s death‚ Gogol gradually returned to his Indian traditions. He takes care of his mother and sister‚ abandons the life he could have with Maxine‚ then marries a Bengali woman. In his attempt to stay clear from anything Bengali‚ Gogol revels in the fact that he could escape from it by way of his new girlfriend Maxine. He is fascinated by every aspect of her lifestyle‚ a lifestyle that is starkly different from his. Then‚ Ashoke abruptly passed away‚ giving Gogol a sort of wake

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    helped end school segregation in the real world was when President Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne Division into Little Rock‚ Arkansas to escort nine African American students into a racially segregated school. Some people such as Texas resident Maxine G. Allison viewed this order as the President or the federal government imposing “forced integration” upon the state of Arkansas and its people. Allison wrote a letter to Eisenhower voicing her and her fellow southerners’ displeasure with him. The

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    Perez 1  Soraya Perez   Dr. Lee  English 102­61  13 February 2014         Critic Frank Ochieng mentioned‚ “Soul Food is an appetizing dish...an ethnic dramedy  served with spicy attitude” (Ochieng). It is a warm­hearted‚ stupendous‚ touching‚ and  sensational family film. ​ Soul Food ​ tells a story from the point of view of an eleven year old boy  named Ahmad acted by Brandon Hammond. The film is about an African­American family‚  which has eaten soul food dinner as a family every Sunday for over forty years

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    Defining Factors: Place‚ Race‚ and Gender Becca Cantrell ENG/308 March 9th‚ 2015 Alexander Salachi Defining Factors: Place‚ Race‚ and Gender – Introduction Throughout American history there is one theme that holds true to each unique account: liberty. Everyone in American (especially in the centuries past) has the goal of achieving the American dream; in most cases they find out that the dream is much different than they had imagined and create their own version which establishes their own American

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    Asian Literature and Philosophy Jennifer Barzona ENG/301 June 3‚ 2013 Marc Bonanni Asian Literature and Philosophy Asia‚ the world’s largest continent‚ expands from the area formerly known as the U.S.S.R. to the Bering Strait and as far south as the Indian Ocean. Scholars limit the areas of Asia to focus predominantly on the Eastern Asian area in regard to Asian American literary guidelines. Asian American literature allows a further exploration of the past and traditional Asian philosophies

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    THEIVANAI AMMAL COLLEGE FOR WOMEN Cultural Identity In Jhumpa Lahiri’s THE NAMESAKE Jhumpa Lahiri‚ the author of The Namesake‚ was born in London‚ the daughter of Indian immigrants from the state of West Bengal. Her family moved to the United States when she was three. Lahiri grew up in Kingston‚ Rhode Island‚ where her father Amar Lahiri works as a librarian at the University of Rhode Island. When she began kindergarten in Kingston‚ Rhode Island‚ Lahiri ’s teacher decided

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