their own cultural baggage‚ frames of references and convictions do prevent them from effectively taking on the new culture. The two stories‚ "Saving Sourdi" by May-Lee Chai and “Clothes” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni‚ are about becoming Americanized through women’s rights and arranged marriages. In the story‚ “Clothes” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni‚ after the death of her husband‚ Sumita faces the choice of either staying in California or returning to India to live with her relatives or in-laws
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once said‚ “Clothes make the man.” It is a truth recognized throughout history that what you wear determines what people think of you. Cloths make the person‚ because if reflects profession and social status of people. Clothes also reflect peoples values and beliefs. By dressing the way you want‚ clothes can help a person express his or her personality and create a unique personal image. What you wear determines what people think of you. Many people express their identity through clothes and social
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Clothes in Chile and general Latin America Clothing styles throughout Latin America vary from region to region and have been influenced through several different sources. Fashion in Latin America today and traditional fashions of Latin America differ dramatically. Climate‚ location‚ isolation‚ population‚ economy‚ history‚ colonial influences are many of the sources that have helped to contribute to these changes. Traditional Latin American fashion varied form region to region but maintained a distinctive
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Charles Jin Mrs. Goeser Eng 11H-4 10 February 2013 Clothes Make the Man What is man? It’s a question with myriad of different answers; however‚ Mark Twain comes up with a unique answer that is different from others. He tells people man is nothing but a machine that can’t create‚ can’t control‚ can’t generate; he believes that man “originates nothing‚ not even a thought” (Twain); he declares man has no command over himself. His anthropology is reflected in his novel Huckleberry Finn: Mark Twain proves
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How to Wash Clothes Learning how to wash clothes is a very important skill. Failure to acquire this skill is not only unhealthy‚ but also expensive‚ especially when the washing goes wrong. Fortunately‚ it is not a very difficult skill to master‚ for most. However many people struggle to learn the basics of the washer and dryer. Washings clothes involve prioritizing‚ sorting clothes by color and temperature and preparing to dry and fold the clothes. Collect all your soiled clothes from the rooms
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1. ------------------------------------------------- Buy the preppy style clothes. Just because you got some clothes from an upper class store doesn’t mean they are preppy. Buy clothes that are classic‚ and clean-cut. Don’t be afraid to splurge on these a little‚ as preps tend to hold onto clothes for a long time. Remember to make sure your clothes are always clean‚ and always match. Good fabrics are very important. Get rid of any polyester. Buy mostly 100%cotton‚ wool and cashmere. Wear preppy
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necessarily a man of lavish habits. On the other hand‚ a man who wears tattered clothes is not necessarily a man of miserly habits. He may be do so only due to his financial limitations. Yet it is true that in some cases dressserves as a useful index to the character of a man. Some common examples‚ from which we can get some idea of a man’s character from his dress‚ are given below. We daily come across such persons as put on clothes of loud colours. We find them dressed in gaudy colours. They wear bushshirts printed withThe faces
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crashing down around me. I could not absorb the fact that I hit a biker while I was driving. I used so many “if” statements. If only I would have put my phone down‚ if only it were not dark and storming‚ if only he had been wearing lighter or brighter clothes. I am only just accepting that what I say now does not matter; I cannot change the past. I made a stupid decision‚ and I must accept the consequences. You must also be able to forgive others‚ to realize that they also make mistakes. For 1 Peter
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“Clothes” By naming the story “Clothes” Divakaruni takes the titles and turns it into a symbol for something in the story. In this instance Sumita’s clothes symbolize her journey from her old naitve country traditions in India to her new independence in her and her husband’s new apartment in America. Divakaruni writes this story to show the readers that most Indian country tradition is for the daughter to have an arranged marriage‚ with someone she may not know and love at the same time but will
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The short story “Clothes” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is about a young Indian woman‚ Sumita‚ and her cultural transition to America that is symbolized by her clothes and the color of her clothes. The traditional Indian attire for a woman is a sari and each one has its own purpose. Her clothes also indicate her progression from daughter‚ to wife‚ to woman‚ which is why this story embodies Mordecai Marcus’ description of an initiation story. The story starts off with the bride to be in a yellow
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