Maxine Hong Kingston is a Chinese-American author‚ born on October 27th‚ 1940‚ in Stockton‚ California. As the child of immigrant parents‚ Kingston endured many difficulties such as discrimination‚ conforming to societal norms‚ and incorporating newly acquired American traditions with her ancestral Chinese ones. Kingston’s father‚ Tom‚ relocated to the United States in 1924‚ leaving Kingston’s mother‚ Yin Lang Hong‚ in Chin. She eventually joined him in 1939. Although‚ Maxine’s father was a well-educated
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Stem Cell Research Adult stem cell research is providing opportunities to treat people with a various diseases and conditions. In 2010‚ a man’s ankle refused to heal so the doctor took bone marrow from the man’s pelvic bone with a needle‚ condensed it to about four teaspoons of rich red liquid‚ and injected that into his ankle. Four months later‚ the ankle was healed! Adult stem cells are found in all tissues of the growing human being and‚ according to latest reports‚ also have the potential
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In the movie‚ Whale Rider‚ there are great examples of Joseph Campbell’s article‚ Four Functions of Myth‚ which are: mystical myth‚ cosmological myth‚ social myth‚ and psychological myth. In the film‚ Whale Rider‚ Pai discovers her sense of self as she reinvents the Maori tribe’s creation myth to save the dying culture. The mystical myth in Whale Rider would be when she rode the whale. Pai is suppose to be the new chief in town‚ however‚ her grandfather‚ Koro‚ does not think a girl should be chief
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Looking back to her fifth-grade summer world‚ the narrator in Maxine Clair’s “Cherry Bomb” is reminded of the fun times she had back in the day. Clair illustrates the narrator’s playful and reminiscent attitude toward her childhood summer through colloquial diction‚ profuse imagery‚ and humorous anecdotes. The narrator in Clair’s work speaks in a very colloquial manner when she approaches the subject of her 5th grade summer. The narrator repeatedly uses em dashed descriptions (ie. “over-one-hundred-degree
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A Cog in a Greater Machine Once an individual speaks or tells a story‚ that story cannot untold. Once seen it cannot be unseen. If someone tells a story‚ someone else will hear it‚ and that person will tell that story to some else. In Susan Griffin’s Our Secret‚ the theme that is recurring is that we are just a cog in the greater machine of society. In Our Secret Susan Griffin discovers the various characters’ fears and secrets and she gives certain knowledge into these "secrets". Through
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In the essay ?No Name Woman? Maxine Hong Kingston tells a story from her Chinese culture‚ of a forgotten aunt whose husband went to America. During his absence the aunt mysteriously became with child. No one in her village questioned her on how the child was miraculously conceived. Instead they attacked her and her family‚ showing their shame for the situation they were unwillingly placed in. Because the aunt is obviously pregnant by someone other than her husband the villagers consider her a threat
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“I Need To Be Myself‚ I Can’t Be Anyone Else.” “I was born to be true and not to be perfect‚” Epey said in his speech. Epey is the winner of the trending segment in It’s Showtime – That’s My Tomboy. In this segment‚ they (lesbians) let me‚ the madlang people and the world to see their worth as a lesbian and as a human. They also made me believe that all of us can be accepted in the society beyond our imperfections‚ because no matter how imperfect we are‚ there are still things that we must be proud
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The summer vacation finally started. I was on a ship to Alaska. But that night the ship hit an iceberg. The ship was sinking and everyone was hurrying to the emergency exit. The exit was locked. There was no way out‚ but a broken window caught my attention. I could have jumped out of the window. However I thought the window was not big enough for me to pass through. But I still dove out of the window so as to escape. A big piece of glass was stuck to my arm. I had been floating on the sea for days
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This is a living example of technology advancement. We accepted things and events attributing their cause to nature and her wrath. However‚ advancement and technology could give us a different picture. This way‚ it has become a habit with us to accept everything that history states and dictates. On the process the modern world has found ways to offer a different view on it. In other words‚ the modern world has turn impossibilities to possibilities. William’s report gives an insight into this. A mummy
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The founder of Build a Bear‚ Maxine Clark‚ has researched and understands the market place and the customer needs in the retail business. Build - A- Bear unquestionably creates a value for customers and at the same time builds a strong relationship with them. By knowing her customers‚ their needs‚ and wants she has created satisfied loyal customers and has a large share of the market in the toy business. Build – A – Bear Workshop has a customer driven marketing strategy. The company targets
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