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    “The Namesake” and “The house on mango street” contain a notable amount of similarities. Literary devices and similar themes allow a deeper interpretation of both stories by comparing and contrasting them. Immigration‚ harsh situations experienced by immigrants and the arduously discussed how-will-I-adapt question. Indeed‚ Jhumpa Lahiri’s “The Namesake” and Sandra Cisneros’ “The House on Mango Street” both use description‚ imagery‚ and settings. A wide panorama including identity which plays an immense

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    two different cultures‚ American and Bengali. Many children of immigrants may feel like Gogol‚ having one foot in each world. Gogol framed his struggle with cultural identity through something tangible‚ his name. In Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel‚ The Namesake‚ Gogol’s struggle with cultural identity is exposed most greatly by the name others call him and his reaction to it. On Gogol’s first day of school‚ he gets his first taste of the cultural tension that his name and “good name” generate in typical

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    Scholarly Article on “The Namesake” By Jhumpa Lahiri The article I chose is titled‚ “From Hybrids to Tourists: Children of Immigrants in Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake‚” written by Natalie Friedman. This in depth article focuses on the inner personal struggle of an immigrant family to the United States with emphasis on Gogol Ganguli. Friedman distinguishes “the Namesake” from most other novels of its kind. As opposed to stories about immigrants coming to the United States in search of financial

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    Assignment: “The Namesake”: The Greatest Journeys Are the Ones that Bring You Home” The film “Namesake” that we viewed in class depicts the story of two young newlywed Indian immigrants who moved from Calcutta‚ India to settle in the United States of Cambridge‚ Massachusetts. Initially‚ the story begins to pick up pace when their son Gogol & his little sister Sonia is born

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    The 1999 film Fight Club‚ based on Chuck Palahniuk’s novel of the same name‚ was received as one of the most controversial films of the year‚ and has since gained a strong cult popularity. The movie places strong emphasis on the evils of modern consumerism‚ and adopts a “fight the system” attitude throughout. The setting is bleak and degraded – the main character‚ who remains unnamed for the entirety of the film‚ inhabits a city that seems perpetually dark and run down. All in all‚ the film attempts

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    Watching movies has been one of the most popular forms of entertainment. Different people have different was to enjoy the movies. Some prefer going to the movie theaters while others like watching DVDs at home. From my point of view‚ the better place to view a movie is in theaters. There are three main reasons for my answer. Firstly‚ movie theaters are well equipped to give the best quality to viewers. It cannot be denied that theaters can bring viewers a more realistic sensation and more amazing

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    John Krakauer‚ Into the Wild: Philosophical Journey or Suicidal Folly? Compared with oriental people’s implicit quest for freedom and truth‚ people in western countries are more direct which means that they pursue their goals through practice. The book‚ Into the Wild‚ tells a story about a guy who had a philosophical journey. The book shows a process of a person’s spiritual growth: from the yearning for the absolute freedom‚ a kind of irrepressible impulse and force‚ to the yearning for

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    "The movie‚ “Thank You for Smoking” is a comedy-drama about a tobacco industry lobbyist‚ Nick Naylor. The movie brings up serious issue of the addicting substance tobacco and its various effects on human’s health. In the opening scene of “Thank You for Smoking”‚ Nick has committed three fallacies:   1. “Joan‚ how on earth would Big Tobacco profit off of the loss of this young man... It’s in our best interest to keep Robin alive and smoking.” There is an element of False Analogy. He draws a weak comparison

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    Essay : excerpt from the Namesake The namesake it a story about two different culture. You know how many cultures in this world‚ think for a moment you know how many cultures in the world? you knew what are the differences? this story tells you what are the differences between two cultures (American culture and indian culture). In my opinion i know that American culture and indian culture are so different culture like how act. Next ‚As we can see an American culture and indian culture you can

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    eBay etc.‚ similar is the case with movies. It doesn’t cost much to an e-book seller to produce a copy of the book ordered. Video streaming companies can stream the rarest of the movies which is liked by only few people. In such circumstances‚ if a movie or a book is a hit‚ it more because of conformity. We live in a society

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