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    Fauvism Fauvism started as a loosely associated group of artists who used explosive colors to portray emotion. They were not constrained by the Realists color palette and used this new found freedom to explore and experiment with other styles‚ helping to cut a path to 20th Century Modernism. Fauvism respected expression on a individual basis. An artists’ emotional response to all things natural‚ or intuition were far more important than classical training or lofty subjects. Another goal of the

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    Based on the Joy Luck Club‚ please write a 2-3 page report which should:   1. Address 2 ICC scenes/themes you can identify with.  Reflect on these and include examples. 2. Address the questions "Am I (or a family member) more of a June or a Waverly?”. ”How did this come about?"    1. One of the major ICC themes in the movie is the conflict between individualism and collectivism. Although not explicitly expressed‚ it has a strong impact on the whole course of the movie. The 4 immigrant Chinese

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    This is a Sharon M. Draper novel called Tears of a Tiger about a group of high school basketball players at Hazelwood High that just took a big win‚ and decided to celebrate with a few beers. They end up getting on the road after they’ve been drinking and crash into a fiery abyss. Everyone ended up making it out except one of the guys that got stuck and was killed- Robert Washington the most talented and gifted of the group. Andy Jackson was the designated driver who had also been drinking. After

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    Psychology of Prejudice The movie I selected is “The Joy Luck Club” that illustrates the gap and the misunderstanding between foreign-born mothers from China and their American-born daughters who are ignorant of their culture‚ life‚ morals‚ and ways. Jing-mei‚ the main character in the film‚ has taken her mother‚ Suyuan’s place playing mahjong in a weekly gathering that her deceased mother had organized in China and revived in San Francisco- The Joy Luck Club. The club’s other members- auntie Lindo

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    The Hero’s Journey in The Joy Luck Club In Amy Tan’s novel The Joy Luck Club‚ Tan explores the difficulty of immigration and adjustment to a different culture by following the women of four families. Throughout the novel‚ Tan slowly reveals the struggles of each individual woman’s life‚ both in the past and in the present. Tan’s story may not immediately translate into Joseph Campbell’s widely recognized Hero’s Journey‚ but certain characters resemble Campbell’s path of character development. Lindo

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    In the New York Times Bestseller‚ The Joy Luck Club‚ Amy Tan uses symbolism and diction to portray to the audience that the main antagonistic force stems from language barriers. The novel focuses on Chinese women immigrants and their daughters. All of the mothers come to America with high expectations and aspirations for both their future daughters and themselves. The mother’s first language is Chinese but their daughters grew up speaking English this causes rifts in their relationships’ because

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    Amy Tan portrays Lindo Jong‚ mother of Waverly Jong‚ as a brave‚ intelligent woman who uses her wit in order to get out of a restrained marriage. She shows an unwavering loyalty to her family as she sacrifices her‚ “life to keep [her] parents promise‚” (42). Lindo deals with the harassment from her in-laws‚ as well as the childlike nature of her husband. She eventually receives abuse from her own daughter when she doesn’t fit the expectations of both Waverly and the society. Even through all these

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    In Joy Kogawa’s novel “Obasan‚” a Japanese-Canadian‚ Naomi Nakane‚ recalls her dark childhood during World War II. Since Naomi is a Japanese Canadian during World War II‚ her childhood was full of racism and prejudice and is treated harshly because she is Japanese; thus‚ affecting the story by bringing in flashbacks of sadness and devastation. During World War II‚ Japan launches an attack on the Unites States; resulting an immediate declaration of war against Japan. Canada ‚ being America’s ally

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    Reading Leads to Prosperity Sherman Alexie recalls his childhood memory of learning to read‚ and his teaching experience in “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me”. He devotes his interest to reading. By this way‚ he breaks the stereotype that Indian boys are expected to be stupid and dumb‚ and later on he becomes a successful writer because of his endeavor to read. Alexie vividly narrates his younger life by using metaphor and repetition with a confident tone‚ in order to strengthen

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    American Dream: Joy Luck Club The American Dream represents diverse aspects of the millions of people in the United States. Being different for every individual person‚ the dream has no way of really being categorized or labeled under a single thought or idea neither can it be considered good nor bad. Amy Tan underlies her book Joy Luck Club with the American Dream message‚ how it is different for each person‚ how it disappoints them and also how the dream allowed them to find their true selves

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