Jeannette Walls is an author of many books‚ one of which being her memoir The Glass Castle. After years keeping her story a secret‚ in 2005 Jeannette’s husband inspired her to write her sad story for the world to see. Through the 288 pages‚ Jeanette illustrates her story of a life as nomads constantly on the move‚ with a passive mother and a drunken father. The stories she shares show the side of an abusive childhood that we rarely have the opportunity to understand. The glass castle is shattered
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An ethnography is defined as “writing culture‚” a term that requires thorough observation‚ communication‚ and hands-on experiences‚ all while writing field notes of all the occurrences in a particular place (Defining Ethnographic Writing). It allows the researcher to really understand the culture of a place‚ as well as the daily life of a community‚ their rituals‚ social phenomena‚ etc (“How to Write Ethnography?”). To understand the American culture more‚ I chose a popular restaurant‚ Pollo Tropical
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The ethnography that caught my eye was “With No Direction Home: Homeless Youth On the Road and in the Streets” by: Marni Finkelstein‚ is an interesting and in depth look into the world of homeless youth‚ showing the reader the progression of the homeless youth and the tactics they use everyday to make this a lifestyle they chose. The Ethnography primarily takes place during the summer months and the homeless youth that Finkelstein interviewed and took information from were mostly based in the East
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Executive Summary Gung-Ho was a comedy movie released by Parliament Pictures in 1986. The title of the movie is actually a Chinese expression for "work together". The main story portrayed the takeover of an American automobile plant by a Japanese automobile manufacture- Assan Motors Company. As the Japanese executives began to work with their American colleagues‚ its successful experience and advanced business concepts and ethics are brought to the United States. In the meanwhile‚ the cross-cultural
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Ethnography on The Nazca Lines During our visit to Ica Peru in December 2012‚ my wife‚ her family and I took a trip to the Nazca Lines in Nazca Peru‚ I was pretty excited because I’ve seen them on the history Chanel a few years back and I told my wife that we had to go see them when we go to Peru. Then she surprised me. Not only was I going to but I was going to take a plane to see them. Now this was amazing‚ keep in mind I’m not sure what I was expecting when I would go up in the plane. But I
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boundary as a protection from people‚ just as the neighbor in “Mending Wall‚” emotionally protects himself. Poems by Robert Frost: A Boy’s Will and North of Boston‚ is a collection of Robert Frost’s poems which he offers both a surface and a deep meaning for readers to infer. In Frost’s poem “Mending Wall‚” he states a literal wall damaged by others and nature is being repaired by two neighbors; however‚ through profound analysis the wall is a symbol in which the neighbor established as a psychological
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“White Walls” Paper Tatyana Tolstaya was born in May of 1951 in Leningrad‚ USSR. It is impossible to ignore the family heritage that her name evokes. She is the granddaughter of the Soviet writer Alexei Tolstoy‚ who wrote historical novels about Peter the Great and Ivan the Terrible in the 1930’s and 1940’s‚ and the great-grandniece of the even more famous author of Voyna i mir (1865-1869; War and Peace‚ 1886)‚ Leo Tolstoy. She was born into a family of rich literary tradition. Her most famous
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In “ENGLISH PERCEPTIONS OF TREACHERY‚ 1583-1640: THE CASE OF THE AMERICAN ’SAVAGES”‚ Karen Kupperman analyzes what it means to be treacherous in the eyes of the English colonists‚ and explores the idea that‚ “treachery in Virginia was most often on the side of the ‘whites’‚ “(Kupperman‚ 1977‚ p.285). She discusses that the natives were viewed as treacherous due to their so-called uncivilized nature. Kupperman is a historian that studies colonial history in the 1600’s. She is experienced in her field
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The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls tell about young Jeanette’s life living with her family. They’re poor‚hungry and living in bad conditions. It tells about how she get’s out of the life she’s living‚ and makes something of herself in New York. In this excerpt‚ Jeannette’s family moves into a new house in Welch‚ after Jeanette’s father’s mother kicks them out of her basement. Jeanette’s mother tries to use her positive thinking to help her children deal with the poor conditions they live in‚ but
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Cultural differences are a nuisance at best and often a disaster." - Dr. Geert Hofstede (Beyond your Borders). The movie Gung Ho (a Chinese expression for "work together")‚ demonstrates a cross-cultural relationship between the Americans and the Japanese working together towards achieving the goal of reviving an American car manufacturing plant (Assan Motors) (Definition of Gung Ho). However‚ conflict arises due to the tremendously different cultures and work ethics of the two groups. In the beginning
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