international mosaic. Most of these immigrants have difficulty integrating into the U.S. society because their own cultural baggage‚ frames of references and convictions do prevent them from effectively taking on the new culture. The two stories‚ "Saving Sourdi" by May-Lee Chai and “Clothes” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni‚ are about becoming Americanized through women’s rights and arranged marriages. In the story‚ “Clothes” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni‚ after the death of her husband‚ Sumita
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101 1-5-09 Compare and Contrast A Sorrowful Woman by Gail Godwin and “Saving Sourdi” by May-Lee Chai are two stories about how family will always be there for you‚ no matter what. The central themes in both of these stories are similar‚ but the methods the authors use to portray them differ. May-Lee Chai was the first of her family to be born in the United States‚ so it wasn’t hard for her to relate while writing “Saving Sourdi”‚ which is about a struggling Asian family living in the south. Growing
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This research is about the importance of fluency and accuracy in language learning; either as a second or a foreign language. It is found out that fluency is more important than accuracy. In other words‚ fluency represents the major section in language learning process‚ and it approximately covers all the important skills that lead to a successful communication. Survey findings show that majority of ELT teachers focus on fluency more than accuracy. Objectives: The following
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Amos the Prophet The historical background A wandering people At the start of what is a series looking at some of the prophets of Israel‚ it might be helpful to do a little history which gives us a feel of the background. When I recently visited Israel and went in to the desert‚ it was interesting to note the Bedouin still living there in tents in a very primitive way. I wondered if the reaction to these roaming people was the same as the reaction in England to gypsies. Here in England the wandering
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Historical Monuments When thinking about architecture‚ many visual images come to mind. The works of many are seen everywhere we go‚ from the average home to a New York skyscraper. As these buildings are fairly common to most of us‚ we forget to incorporate the work of our prehistoric man that gave us the foundation of early architecture. Pre-historic monuments provide us with numerous amounts information about our past and how life existed in these prehistoric times. When comparing two great
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everything you’ve ever worked for? There are many cases and examples that tell about athletes using illegal drugs and their consequences. The recent example I’m going to discuss is the quarterback‚ Ryan Mallett‚ from Arkansas and his ill edged drug use. A quick overview of the situation currently is that Ryan Mallett was said to have used illegal drugs and was going to be questioned about it during his interview with NFL general managers before the draft. Depending on how he answers the general managers
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The ‘Saving Nemo- Vanuatu’ is a documentary based on the export of crown fish‚ which became famous since the movie ‘Finding Nemo’ released‚ is fished from the waters of Vanuatu by a foreign company and exported to other countries such as Australia and United States of America. The names of the cultures represented in the documentary are traditional culture that is shown by the people of Vanuatu‚ on the island of Nuna‚ “the magic man declares taboo invoking the spirits to protect sea and whoever defies
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Cheyenne Bautista-Spencer Colorado Technical University Phase 2 Discussion Board “Saving Sourdi” Clare Barker February 25‚ 2015 “Once‚ when my older sister‚ Sourdi‚ and I were working alone in our family’s restaurant‚ just the two of us and the elderly cook‚ some men got drunk and I stabbed one of them. I was eleven” (Chai‚ 2001). The opening statement to‚ “Saving Sourdi” written by May-lee Chai‚ set the tone for the narrative. Nea‚ the narrator‚ clearly expresses her strong feelings of
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www.jobsadda.in IBPS Common Written Exam PO / MT Test -I: Reasoning Ability Directions (Q. 1): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. 1. A school bus driver starts from the school‚ drives 2 km towards North‚ takes a left turn and drives for 5 km. He then takes a left turn and drives for 8 km before taking a left turn again and driving for further 5 km. The driver finally takes a left turn and drives 1 km before stopping. How far and towards which direction should
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safety is a enormous concern to those attending school. According to studies conducted on students‚ it shows that a student performance in a private schools rather than in public schools due to the safer atmosphere. Private schools have more resources that contribute towards their funds for a security system at their school. One of the reasons why private schools have a more flexible budget to spend on the school’s security program is because they are funded by the parents. The parents pay for
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