Foundations and Methods of English Language/Literacy Development and Content Instruction (Online) X 426.3 (Fall 2011) ASSIGNMENT #2 10-31-11 Comparing/Contrasting The Replies Of Chinese And Mexican Immigrants From A White Boy from Detroit’s Point Of View Jeff Sill Asian and Mexican students approach learning English from perspectives as far apart as the distance between Asia and Mexico. After reading The Importance Of School Context‚ Immigration Community and Racial Symbolism by Dr. Carmina
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Alice Walker is a Black female artist who wrote In Search of Our Mothers’ Garden to help encourage more Black female artists to come out and embrace art. The main argument is whether all Black female has the capability of being artistic and creative. Walker starts by writing about a man named Jean Toomer who went to the South in the early 1920s and saw many Black women distressed because they were still coping with the violence by their old White masters. However‚ he discovered an important element
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antipathy for the Twilight movies‚ but reading the book gave me hope. I plan to read the rest of the books in the series and I am sure I will love them just as much as this one. I find it so interesting how you used the point of view of Bella instead of Edward. Bella’s point of view was very unique. She always seemed to have an inner battle with herself; mostly about her love for Edward. The relationship between Bella and Edward is so intense and contrasting. The quote‚ “And so the lion fell in love
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is this place just a few blocks away from my house where I like to go to get away. It’s called The Rock in Pawnee Rock. Early in the morning it can be so peaceful and quiet with beautiful wet dew still on the grass. As the sun comes up you see the colors surrounding the bright sky. Nothing more radiant as the sun on a bright morning. As I look around I can see every house in this small town‚ plus the long stretch of highway from great bend to larned. You see cars buzzing by on the highway and hear
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Especially after the passing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964‚ African Americans were ready to invent a new kind of modernism. This might best be shown by the character Dee in Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use”‚ in which she changes her name and style because it is the new‚ popular thing to do. The quilts that Dee loved so much could be said to symbolize different patches of black culture being stitched together in unity to form something
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that people come to the rest stop to get high or drunk. The events occur around Easter in 2011. Point of View The story is told from a first and third person point of view. The narration continues to change depending on who is the focus of the chapter. In the beginning of the book the narration is given by Pete‚ this is followed by Doug and Julie who both seem to rely on a first person point of view. The story then switches
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Have you ever not seen eye to eye with your mother? In Alice Walker’s short story “Everyday Use”‚ we are shown how many of the choices we make and the things we value create our identity. This story focuses on two characters‚ mama and her daughter Dee (Wangero)‚ who struggle to see the same way about their heritage. Dee wants the things made by her grandmother‚ to not admire it as an artifact‚ but rather to remake it. She wants to take them‚ and change them to match her lifestyle as it is today
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During the Enlightenment‚ revolutionary thinkers called philosophes brought about new ideas as to how to better understand and improve their society. They were all modern thinkers and had the best interests of society in mind. Although each philosoph had his or her own ideas‚ they all centered around one main theme: equality and human freedom. One famous influential philosopher was John Locke. Locke was born in England in the mid 17th century and lived through both the English Civil War
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AMA hyperlink is a mouse click away once a student logs on to the main homepage of AMA Education System’s official website (www.ama-university.com). Upon entering My AMA‚ a log-on name and password‚ which the student will use for his or her entire stay in the school‚ will be provided once he or she has accomplished a short electronic admission form. A validated log-on name and password will allow the student to view onscreen the various courses the university offers. After the student
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happy to feed whoever strays my way. • The speaker sees she is like her father (good or bad?) but suggests that has made her life quite random. • Maybe when she does something that he did‚ such as cook she wonders about their relationship. • Walker uses a clear metaphor in the 5th stanza‚ comparing the living of her life to the act of cooking. She specifically talks about "seasoning none of my life the same way twice." She is talking about adding interest and enhancement to her food by adding
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