After reading the narrative “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan. It can be said that it is an engaging 1st person narrative where the author utilized some of her different memories to connect with the audience. At times explaining her feelings of sadness and embarrassment to strengthen her points. Thus‚ creating an emotional piece that had me connected with every sentence. I experienced a sense of empathy. The narrative started at the present time with a memory where the writer found herself speaking to a
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Q. Describe the different forms of marriage patterns found across cultures. A. Marriage is a legally recognized and socially approved arrangement between two or more individuals that carries certain rights and obligation and usually involves sexual activities. In the United States‚ the only legally sanctioned form of marriage is monogamy which is a marriage between two partners usually a man and a woman. Polygamy is the concurrent marriage of a person of one sex with two or more members of the
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Patterns and Trends in International Trade –Imports are the goods and services that we buy from people in other countries. –Exports are the goods and services we sell to people in other countries. Patterns and Trends in International Trade •Trade in Goods –Manufactured goods represent 50 percent of our goods exports and 70 percent of our goods imports. –Raw materials and semi-manufactured materials represent 40 percent of our exports and 15 percent of imports. –Our largest export and import items
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According to WebMD‚ approximately twenty percent of Americans get less than six hours of sleep‚ when the necessary amount is at least eight hours. Disturbed sleeping patterns can be caused by: stress‚ an unhealthy diet‚ and pain. This essay will further examine the mentioned causes. Stress is a primary cause of a disturbed sleeping pattern. Stress is when the body becomes overwhelmed by different problems‚ and becomes too much for one to handle. The daily stressors of life can cause stress. Some examples
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The story of “Peanut’s Fortune” is told by Peanut’s sister‚ who is involved within the plot but remains unnamed throughout her narration. Throughout the short story‚ Amy Tan writes in first person‚ allowing Peanut’s sister to personally retell the story to her daughter. VII. STRUCTURE “Peanut’s Fortune” is primarily told in chronological order‚ following the natural sequence of time during a period of four days. The short story begins when Peanut and her sister travel through the town‚ observing
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Sexuality-Reproductive Pattern: Client not sexually active for about 2 years Pattern of Elimination: Constipation‚ takes Colace and eats salad to help with bowel movement Pattern of Activity and Exercise: Client is active‚ goes to the gym at least 3x weekly before her back injury. Still goes to work on modified duties. Pattern of Sleep and Rest: Client does not rest during the day and gets about 6 hours of sleep at night. Pattern of Self-Perception and Self-Concept: Client has gained a lot
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An Argument for Using Native Language in the Classroom In the essay “Mother Tongue‚” Amy Tan describes the limited English skills of her mother‚ a Chinese immigrant‚ noting that “my mother had long realized the limitations of her English” **Tan citation here**. Tan goes on to describe how her mother had to compensate for these limitations throughout her life. This is the experience of many immigrants to the United States‚ who struggle to learn a new language while adapting to life in a new country
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How do humans interact with one another and their environment to create diverse patterns in human geography? There are many ways that people interact and treat each other‚ and the environment they are in. This creates patterns in human geography that can be classified as both good and bad. There are many ways humans interact with one another that can impact the human geography of an area‚ and make it unique or different from the rest of the world. The way humans interact with each other can
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functionalist theory of inequality with the conflict theory of inequality. These two theories explain how the roles in society work for the need of inequality and the dysfunctions of inequality. The book that I am referencing is titled Social Inequality Patterns and Processes by Martin N. Marger. Functional theory states that there are certain roles in society that are necessary roles that must be filled in order for the society to function properly‚ but also‚ some roles are more important than others
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There were a numerous amount of observations and patterns in the data throughout the candle lab. The hypothesis was if the amount of candles inside the jar increases by an increment of one‚ then the weight of water in the jar will increase as well. The hypothesis was proven to be true‚ since for every candle added there was about 33 grams of water more. Every time the jar was placed over the candles‚ there would always be bubbles around the rim‚ also as more candles were used‚ the jar became cloudier
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