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    portrayed in a way which depicted co-existence equality. There was no clear distinction showing that one is superior to the other. Throughout the film‚ there was a constant interaction between the characters and nature. (SUSS‚ 2017) The images of granny working in agricultural fields‚ Mei playing with the tadpoles and getting dirty‚ their house being surrounded by climbers‚ tree tunnels and untamed wilderness work as reminders to remind us of the time when man and nature were inter-dependent. They

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    THE SANDBOX

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    THE SANDBOX BY EDWARD ALBEE SUMMARY Beginning with brightest day‚ the Young Man is performing calisthenics (which he continues to do until the very end of the play) near a sandbox or at the beach. Mommy and Daddy have brought Grandma all the way out from the city and place her in the sandbox. As Mommy and Daddy wait nearby in some chairs‚ the Musician plays off and on‚ according to what the other characters instruct him to do. Throughout the play‚ the Young Man is very pleasant‚ greeting the

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    Code-Switching Essay

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    those who speak it as uneducated or low-class. In my normal circle of influence‚ I saw my momma speak the dialect of wider communication on a daily basis‚ but when she spoke with my granny she would code-switch to the country dialect. I now understand that she spoke in the way she did because it was the only way my granny would understand her and accept her. Because he did not know how to code-switch‚ my father always stuck out like a tea drinking pinky around my momma’s family. My momma had

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    A Home Away From Home What do you consider a home? Do you define your home as a private place; somewhere you sleep during the night or where you’ve been living you whole life? According to studies‚ “home is where you are most comfortable; it has effects on your education‚ emotions even physical health. Our homes are more than financial assets. They have deep emotional meaning (Ablow)”. But‚ if you ask me‚ a home is where you feel most comfortable‚ where you find yourself most peaceful‚ somewhere

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    References: U.Rembold‚ B.O.Nnaji and A.Storr (1993): ”Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Engineering”. Boston: Addison Wesley. pp. xv-xix. ISBN 0-201-56541-2 Alan Weatherall (1988): ”Computer Integrated Manufacturing; from fundamentals to implementation” Jean-Baptiste Waldner (1990): ”Les nouvelles perspectives de la production”(engl. Principles of Computer integrated Manufacturing). Bordas Paris. pp. viii-xi. ISBN

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    Jamaica Kincaid- Girl

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    Jamaica Kincaid- Girl The poem "Girl" by author Jamaica Kincaid shows love and family togetherness by creating microcosmic images of the way mothers raise their children in order to survive. Upon closer examination‚ the reader sees that the text is a string of images in Westerner Caribbean family practices. Jamaica Kincaid has taken common advice that daughters are constantly hearing from their mothers and tied them into a series of commands that a mother uses to prevent her daughter from

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    upon to conform and save his soul. If he was to remain in Granny ’s house‚ he had to attend her innumerous Seventh Day Adventist sermons and endure the insistence of Addie and Granny to become a believer. His friends and neighbors were "employed" by his two meddling female superiors to try and convince the reprobate to cease his ways and Richard shocks one of his schoolmates by accidentally uttering blasphemous words. He finds his Granny constantly praying for him out loud in mournful tones‚ and

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    representative of Belize’s turmoil. Like Belize‚ Beka is caught between the worlds of “befo’time” and “nowadays” and is constantly evaluating the characteristics of old versus new‚ accepting some and discarding others. She attends political meetings with her Granny Ivy but also questions her father about his political beliefs. Seeking her own identity often causes conflicts that she describes as a “tidal waves” in her mind. She straightens her hair and insists on speaking Spanish and wearing lipstick. This prompts

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    a star called henry

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    normal for many families back in that era and for that reason Henry did not find fulfillment in his relationship with her. Granny Nash never really cared for Henry in his later years. She didn’t have a big impact in the book either‚ but as Henry grew older he became more curious and wanted to know more about his father. The one person who knew so much about his father was Granny Nash‚ but she wouldn’t give him information so easily. Henry would exchange books of which she liked for information. The

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    Mother and Hello Claudia

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    thing gone CLAUDIA: What’s going on? MUM : It’s that your father and I aren’t getting together for the moment‚ so he’s going to Granny house while we claim down Dad come back occasionally for tea‚ but that led to more argument. Late one night the phone rang. Mum found out a women name Linda and infuriated. Even granny is angry with Dad. Seldom came home anymore but he would call up Claudia. When Mum picked up the phone‚ she would hold the phone silently and

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