Island man is a poem written by Grace Nichols; she was born in 1950 in Guyana and is still alive today. In 1977 she migrated to England. Just like John Agard the author of the poem “half-caste” they both are of mixed cultures‚ and they try to show this mixture on the language in their poems. The themes explored in Island man by Grace Nichols are Cultural identity‚ the difficulty of belonging to 2 cultures‚ feeling separated from home and not being able to distinguish dream from reality. Cultural
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The Philippine Claim over the Spratly Group of Islands The Philippines claims Spratly Islands as one of the territories of the Philippines.The islands of Spratly’s are rich in natural resources such as oil and natural gas. According to Arlicle 1‚ "The National Territory comprises the Philippine Archipelago with all islands and waters embraced therein" the Philippine has claim over these islands as the Article 76 deals with the dealination of the shelf’s outer limits beyond the 200 nautical miles
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Surviving on a Desert Island Sometimes when I am daydreaming‚ I think about far off places‚ such as the beautiful uninhabited islands in the South Pacific. I imagine myself being shipwrecked on one of these islands‚ the way actor Tom Hanks was in Castaway. Probably I’ll never be stranded on a desert island‚ but if I were‚ I would like to have three things with me: Machete‚ Fishing Line‚ and A lighter The first thing that I would like to have is a machete. A machete will help cut
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Angel Island Browsing history channel‚ I got to view a documentary about Angel Island. First I had no idea where or what this place was‚ but I found out that this place has so much history. I felt like we need to know about this place as an Asian American. Angel Island is in San Francisco‚ today it has a great state park and it’s a beautiful place to live in. It has not always been a beautiful place‚ between 1910 and 1940 this Island was once an Immigration Station. ‘It processed approximately
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Start a film or book club Invite people to discuss a film that you all watch together‚ or a book that you are all reading. Prepare questions before‚ to help people talk about specific aspects. Volunteer to help other people Does your town or company often welcome foreign guests? Can you offer to translate for them? Or perhaps you can offer to help children or students with their English homework. Take part in a film conversation Watch a film on DVD‚ and decide in which part you can speak with
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Edwars Said was born a Palestinian Arab in Jerusalem in 1935‚ and was American through his father‚ Wadie Saïd‚ who was a U.S. Citizen. Wadie Saïd‚ his father moved to Cairo‚ before the birth of his son . He spent much of his childhood travelling back and forth from Cairo to Jerusalem‚ visiting relatives. Saïd said that in his childhood he lived “between worlds” — like Cairo (Egypt) and in Jerusalem (Palestine). Here are some of his words from this period of life: "I was an uncomfortably anomalous
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Ellis Island Web-quest 1. Open the Internet and go to the following website: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/ 2. Read the introduction and answer the following question: How many immigrants came through Ellis Island on their way to America? [1] More than 12 million 3. Click on “Learn more about Ellis Island” and answer the following questions: Where is Ellis Island located? [1] In New York Harbor‚ near Manhattan Who was the President that established an immigration station
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Island Man is set in London‚ across the North Circular while Nothing’s Changed is set in District Six. Island Man recounts a man originating from the Caribbean awaking from a dream and Nothing’s Changed recounts a man revisiting his childhood to reveal nothing has changed. The speaker in Island Man appears to have an understanding attitude whereas the speaker in Nothing’s Changed appears to have an angry attitude towards the issues explored. Language features are used in Island Man is to express
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yeottabyte-computers deep in the Utah Desert? We know about this NSA scheme because of the leaker Edward Snowden who has been recently granted a one-year temporary asylum by the Russian government. Why Russia granted the asylum and why Snowden is even there can be tied to three basic concepts of intercultural communication‚ those of culture & social group‚ perspective‚ and cultural relativism. Edward Snowden was a “security contractor at the NSA for the last four year‚ employed by several private
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symbolism and poetic techniques to express the contrast between the relaxing atmosphere at an isolated island in the Caribbean and crowded energetic atmosphere at the urban areas called London. I will be deeply analyze the techniques used in the poem and how they affect the reader’s attention. Signpost 1 The poem is based on “Island man” who wakes up to the sound of his home at the island and he now lives at London. He dreams about his home at Caribbean listening to the familiar sound of the
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