now‚ it sure felt that way. It was as if we traveled back thirty years‚ before it all happened. Yet I barely recognized my son. My scrawny‚ short son had turned into a man. In fact‚ he was taller than me‚ strongly built‚ with facial hair and glasses. You don’t notice change when you see it everyday. But looking at my son‚ I barely recognized him. “We should set up camp‚” my son responded. “You’ve always put business first. I’ve always respected that about you‚” I laughed. From a young age‚ he
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"My Son the Fanatic" is a short story by Hanif Kureishi about a teenage boy‚ Ali and his father‚ Parvez who are immigrants of Pakistan now living in England. The underlying theme is the struggle they face in a new society. There is a sharp contrast in the way Parvez and his son Ali deal with the sense of belonging and being a part of society. With all the compromises and losses Parvez suffers in his migration; he appears to take them as a part of his experience and adventure of life; to him it seems
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role as the Regulatory Integrity Manager‚ I am responsible for managing a team of 5 bespoke complaints specialists. The teams role is to make sure regulatory reporting to the appropriate bodies are correct and delivered within SLAs. In addition‚ conduct root cause analysis and produce policy and procedure documents within a controlled framework to make sure delivery
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The poem I selected “Mother to Son” was written by the great African American poet Langston Hughes. Langston Hughes was born in 1902 in Joplin‚ Missouri‚ and grew up in Lawrence‚ Kansas‚ also living in Ohio‚ Illinois‚ and Mexico. He entered Columbia University‚ and upon leaving there in 1922 he worked on a freighter down the west coast of Africa and lived for several months in Paris before returning to the United States late in 1924. In his poem “Mother to Son”‚ Hughes compares a mother sharing her
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Father and Son Relationships One can arguably say that a good father should have qualities such as being affectionate‚ a role model‚ and empathetic in order to successfully raise a son. Khaled Hosseini suggests in the novel The Kite Runner that although Baba occasionally displayed some of these qualities‚ the overall lack of an empathetic father figure can result in challenges throughout one’s life. This is shown through Amir‚ the main character‚ who feels neglected by his father‚ Baba‚ which
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My Son the Fanatic 1. Introduction The theme of my term paper is the analysis of a short story with special regard to the socio-cultural and historical background. All the stories I could have chosen for that in school result from our semester theme "Britain: Past and Present"‚ but the story of my special choice was: "My son the fanatic"‚ by Hanif Kureishi. I have chosen this story because‚ as reported by my English teacher‚ this story does not only describe the situation of immigrants in Great
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life that she is now. Not every step along the way was an safe one‚ but despite this she perseveres. After describing the staircase of the mother‚ Hughes has the speaker address the son by saying that he should not sit down or fall down just because his staircase is hard to climb. In the mother’s eyes‚ the son should never
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Laocoön and His Sons "The prototypical icon of human agony"‚ The statue of Laocoön and His Sons‚ also known as Laocoön Group has been praised in high term ever since its excavation from The vineyard of Felice De Fredis‚ Rome in 1506. Today it remains in the public display at Museo Pio-Clementino‚ a part of the Vatican Museum‚ Vatican City. This essay is an attempt to address the marble sculpture which is considered a work of high art‚ of great value and significance to the species. The tale
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As a member of a group/team‚ I agree to promote empowered partnerships in the Healthcare Team Code of Conduct. I chose this because I like the idea of promoting independence and mutual growth by applying the “Platinum Rule” (Treat others as they want to be treated‚ not assuming they have the same desires you do). I also like listening openly to new ideas and other perspectives. However‚ my favorite part is attempting to walk a mile in someone elses shoes. I think this is the most important skill
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having to maintain one’s cultural background at the same time as embracing others’. In his short story “My Son the Fanatic”‚ Hanif Kureishi treats the drawbacks of immigrating while bringing it together with more universal matters such as growing up. We are introduced to the Pakistani protagonist Parvez‚ who once migrated from his native country. He now lives in England with his wife and their son‚ Ali‚ who hasn’t been brought up very religiously in spite of them being Muslims. This is presumably related
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