opportunity to realize who he or she is meant to be." This quote represents Firoozeh Dumas’s view on learning and becoming the person that she is today. Through her hardships‚ struggles‚ good times and the bad times‚ she has matured and learned a great deal. In the autobiography Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas‚ the themes or clashing cultures‚ new environments‚ and learning through experience comes into play. The story begins as Firoozeh moves with her family to the United States in 1972‚ as a seven-year-old
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Compare and contrast “The F Word” by Firoozeh Dumas and “Peeling Bananas” by Wendy Lee “The F Word” by Firoozeh Dumas and “Peeling Bananas” by Wendy Lee‚ tell stories on their encounter on migrating from their previous homes. They are both faced and challenged with negativity. Eventually‚ they look for ways to revolve those problems to fit in with the community. In “The F Word”‚ Dumas asks Americans to open up and accept foreign cultures. Dumas and her family moved to America; due to the misunderstanding
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everything about who we are‚ from one’s homeland to education and everything in between. For instance‚ in Firoozeh Dumas’ The ‘F Word‚’ a young Iranian girl is judged for who she is without any of her contemporaries taking a moment to figure out why. By not having a common English name‚ it is obvious she is an immigrant. Due to the bulk of her childhood taking place during the Iranian Revolution‚ Firoozeh was not a stranger to prejudice‚ mostly because of her name. So she makes a bold choice--to changer
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Funny in Farsi** by Firoozeh Dumas Critique As I began reading the story‚ I tend to write down the characters that are introduced in the front cover so I know who is who. After a while whole pages were covered in names that were far too numerous and unique to remember or keep track of. Obviously‚ it was further evidence of the vast size and love for her family. All the stories deal with either her father or other relatives and Iranian culture‚ and there is no stronger sense than that of kinship
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D. The essay The F Word‚ written by Firoozeh Dumas‚ tells her interesting history of experiences related to her unpronounceable name and the way most Americans respond to unfamiliar‚ foreign names. Dumas presents this attractive essay that holds the reader’s attention by making it a very fun piece to read. Using humor as a big part of the writing‚ she also uses an informal‚ entertaining tone to capture the audience’s attention and keep them engaged. Dumas starts The F word by showing how most
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The essay‚ “The F Word‚” written by Firoozeh Dumas‚ fulfills its purpose to entertain with a humorous‚ enriching account of her interesting history of stories related to her hard-to-pronounce name. It also attempts to describe the way in which Americans respond to unfamiliar‚ foreign names. Dumas presents this engaging essay that holds the reader’s attention by making it a very fun piece to read. This work was originally incorporated into an excerpt titled “Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up
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world and the way you are as a person. For example‚ in Funny in Farsi‚ Firoozeh Dumas’ voice is shaped by the experiences of her and her family learning the English language. She uses humor in her voice to describe the different experiences she and her family go through when trying to learn how to speak English. One of the
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I boarded the bus and that’s when I knew we weren’t in the United States anymore. “Boarded” is an exaggeration because my family and I had to hop on as the bus flew by us with the door open. In Laughing Without an Accent‚ Firoozeh Dumas was in culture shock when she first arrived at college and that’s similar to what I felt. After all‚ I was on a bus in Barbados full of locals jamming to Barbadian classics. I felt like I shouldn’t be there. As the bus continued into the city my family and I became
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The ‘F’ Word written by Firoozeh Dumas is a passage full of humor and seriousness. Throughout the passage figurative language and rhetorical strategies are used‚ such as ethos‚ sarcasm‚ analogies and diction. Dumas uses these devices in such a way though the topic is serious they lighten up the mood to not made it seem so heavy. Dumas uses ethos to create a mood of accomplishment. The introduction lets the reader know all that she has accomplished and where she has graduated from. “She has received
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we feed them? Was it a bumpy ride?”( Firoozeh Dumas page 90). Why would people want to know ting such as this? It was because the had no clue where this place was located just from what they hear. This is the main reason people need to know about geography skills‚ and about cultures. Geography a topic taught in high school‚ children do not know it but should they. In the story “ With A Little Help From My Friends” the main character a little girl named Dumas from Iranian moves to the united states
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