The short story “Clothes” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is about a young Indian woman‚ Sumita‚ and her cultural transition to America that is symbolized by her clothes and the color of her clothes. The traditional Indian attire for a woman is a sari and each one has its own purpose. Her clothes also indicate her progression from daughter‚ to wife‚ to woman‚ which is why this story embodies Mordecai Marcus’ description of an initiation story. The story starts off with the bride to be in a yellow
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you do‚ when you’re about to get married to a complete stranger‚ who lives on the other side of the world? How do you cope with being removed from everything you know‚ and placed in a completely different culture? Clothes is a story about a woman’s life‚ which is about to be turned upside down. A marriage with a man she barely knows sends her across the ocean to the daunting world of L.A. Clothes os a short story of love‚ arranged marriage and clothing‚ with Sumita as the main character. Sumita seems
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How would you feel if you were bounded by religion to do exactly what your parents wanted you to? If you were very restricted to what you could wear? Would you have the courage to stand up to your parents and your religion? In the short story "Forbidden Clothes"‚ that is Nasreen’s situation. She is restricted to what she can wear and do. Yet‚ she still had the courage to stand up against what she was raised to believe. Even though Nasreen got beaten for her actions‚ nothing made her falter‚ not even
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After the clothes get washed and dried‚ they are full of annoying and stubborn wrinkles which need to be ironed in order to get rid of them. If you don’t have a clothes iron at your disposal‚ or you are looking for other efficient methods of getting rid of the aesthetically unpleasant wrinkles‚ read the following lines to find out 3 useful tips for having wrinkle free clothes. One of the most efficient tools for getting rid of wrinkles is the clothes steamer. It’s really comfortable to use‚ and it
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granted. Many of us do not wash our hands the proper way‚ and many of us do not wash our hands as often as we should. II. Reason why hand washing is so important a.i. “80% of all infections are transmitted by human hands” (Fudin‚ 2011). a.ii. “Each year‚ 40 million Americans get sick from hand-borne bacteria‚ and 80‚000 of these people die” (“Tools help companies‚” 1997). a.ii.1. Washing your hands the right way does save lives III. Purpose statement – how to wash your hands‚ the right way
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How do your hands feel today? Outcome Statement: To inform my audience on the importance of how to properly wash your hands. Thesis Statement: The spread of many germs and viruses can be reduced by hand washing with soap and water. Hand washing is important because it can help protect from many diseases‚ if you properly wash your hands this will cut down on the spreading of germs and viruses and in turn make the world a healthier place. Introduction I. Attention Getter: Germ-X kills 99
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The Process of Changing a Newborns Diaper a You should not take lightly the changing of a diaper. For it to be done correctly‚ you need to take the time and do the proper steps. If not done so‚ your baby could end up with a diaper rash and more seriously‚ an infection. A clean diapered baby is a happy baby. To start‚ you need to know the weight of the newborn. With this‚ you will be able to find which size diapers will be appropriate. Not all newborns wear newborn diapers. You will also need to decide
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Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance in Healthcare Olga Norka Ambria College of Nursing Abstract Hand washing hygiene is a single and the most important method of prevention of pathogenic microorganisms transmission. Proper hand hygiene is a fundamental condition of patient safety in health care settings. Ideally every health care
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Executive Summary Cigol Bangladesh Ltd. is planning to launch a new product range named “Z Clean Hand wash” in a growing market. Though Lifebuoy Hand wash (A product of Unilever) is the current market leader‚ and there’s more competitors like Dettol Hand wash (Reckit Benkiser)‚ Savlon Hand washing Liquid (ACI) and Sepnol Hand wash (Square Toiletries ltd.)‚ we can compete because our hand washing products offer a distinctive blend of quality‚ features‚ benefits‚ service and value based pricing
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SMART CLOTHES – “Clothes of the future” With this new time and age of technological advancements‚ the manufacturing of smart clothes has brought about a textile revolution. This involves the integration of electronic components and Nano-technology within fabrics and fibres resulting in the birth of intelligent fabrics possessing specific properties. Smart materials are capable of ‘thinking’ and ‘acting’ by sensing the conditions of the immediate environment. These are sensitive to the wearer’s body
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