Pratt wrote A Contact Zone‚ a short story about how many different cultures interact through Transculturation and contact zones. A contact zone is defined as “is the gap in which transculturation takes place- where two different cultures meet and inform each other‚ in uneven ways” (mariexotoni). In my owns words‚ a contact zone can be where two different people from different backgrounds‚ teachings‚ and traditions come together and share their experiences. Contact zones can be seen in every social
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The Vietnam War was considered one of the longest foreign wars that the United States fought in‚ up until the Afghan War. Like most wars there is many events that occur during them and for the Vietnam one event that stood out was the Tet Offensive. The Tet Offensive was an attempt for Vietnamese communist to gain back control and cause a wedge between the U.S. and the South Vietnamese. To develop a better perspective of the Tet Offensive‚ it would help to Know the Vietnamese communist perspective
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ran slowly down my face as we rushed to my aunt’s house. I did not know what happened‚ but I was afraid to know. The car slowly came to a stop in front of my aunt’s house. All of my family from my mother’s side was there. We said hello to everyone and my mom said‚ “Wait out here. I will come out to get you when it is OK to come in.” I did as I was told I waited outside and talked to some of my cousins. About fifteen minutes later my mom came out and said‚ “Your aunt has cancer.” My face saddened!
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lost someone very dear to me‚ my mom‚ and my grandma‚ although she was very loved by many. I can say that it seems like it is harder for my mom and grandma. They both loved her so much and you can tell it broke my mom some. She was sad today while looking through my great grandma’s things but it was worth everything to see all the stuff that she owns and read more about her life. Today we received the package of my great grandma’s things and journal’s about her life basically. So as I am sitting
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My name is.. Today I’m going to tell you about my passion‚ soccer. I chose to talk about soccer because it’s the sport that I love. Since I was four years old‚ soccer was part of my life. Growing up in Asia‚ soccer was the most popular sport for any boy. I used to play soccer in school and with neighbors kids in the playground and even inside the house. As family‚ we all love to watch soccer games on TV‚ specially the World cup torment which is occurs every four years. Soccer is my favorite’s sport
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Disrupting my comfort zone. Easy to say‚ but harder to actually do. Author Brian Grazer is all about it. He lists examples of him doing new and challenging activities throughout his writing. Doing new things is hard‚ and not a lot of people experience it on a daily basis. Like Brian Grazer‚ I try to experience new things whenever I get the chance. Two new experiences that I have personally gone through for the better are pole-vaulting and eating rocky mountain oysters. Trying something new is never
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CHAPTER ONE "Hiro...HIRO....!!! Are you even listening to me?” shouted the teacher‚ "I will have you suspended for this action of yours." The teacher rushed out of the classroom as fast as she could. The other students who waited outside the class were curious to know what had happened. They never have seen their class teacher that furious before. Everyone entered the classroom and stood frozen at the sight of something. HINU was the last to get in...She stood as stunned as the
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20 year olds were obligated to register for conscription which required them to give two years of national service. Australia’s National Service –Many people thought that this process was a scheme to enable Australia’s Participation in the Vietnam War‚ But that was not the. Under the National Service Scheme‚ twenty-year-old men were required to register with the Department of Labour and National Service (DLNS)‚ they were then subject to a ballot which‚ if their birth date was drawn‚ meant the
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Amarachukwu Anyalebechi Eng. 1301 Prof. Williams September 4‚ 2013 My Profile My name is Amarachukwu Anyalebechi. One would say a kid got dreams‚ when I was little I always wanted to be an automotive designer‚ I love car interior designs so much I even started drawing mine and making models but things changed when my mom died of cancer and almost all my siblings went into health science I didn’t want to but sometimes in life you can’t always have what you want and also automotive design wasn’t
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grow up with my mother. My mother raised me by herself at the age of 15‚ with the help of her parents. I can’t blame my father for not being there he just wasn’t ready for a child. No matter what I will always love him. My mother and my father were both 15 years old when she got pregnant with me. Of course she was scared and her parents were upset with her. My mother had me before she turned 16 years old. She had a job at Wendy’s and made sure I had whatever I needed on her own. My father was at
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