The story of two brothers Once upon a time‚ there were two brothers Shankha and Likhita‚ who were Munis and used to live in their Aashramams on the banks of the river Baahudaa. One day‚ the younger brother‚ Likhita‚ went to the Shankha’s aashramam and on not finding his brother‚ sat under a mango tree. He started eating one of its mangoes‚ without taking the permission of the owner of the tree (Shankha). Shankha returned to his aashramam and found Likhita eating the mangoes. Shankha then told Likhita
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can bring enjoy-ment if you fulfil the expectation or it can lead to disappointment if you don’t. Every individual will not get through life without having some sort of expectation to something‚ and this as well include parents too. The short story ’Two Kinds’ written by Amy Tan is from 1989‚ and it delineates a mother’s attempt to push her daughter into achieving a prodigious lifestyle. The mother is an immi-grant from China‚ but her daughter is born in America. The cultural difference of their upbringing
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Michael not want to be seen with Smitty?(3-4) Michael didn’t want to be seen with Smitty because Smitty is a hangman. Every hangman is hated because people think that he is cruel and because he kills prisoners who are friends or parents with people in the town. If Michael is seen to be friend with Smitty‚ he would have a bad reputation and people of his town would hate him because he is supporting someone that all the others hated. It won’t only affect his life‚ but also his work‚ because no one
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blindfolded figure with scales is an allegory of justice. Alliteration - the repetition of the initial consonant. There should be at least two repetitions in a row. Ex: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Allusion – A reference to a famous person or event in life or literature. Ex: She is as pretty as the Mona Lisa Analogy - the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship. Ex: shoe is to foot as tire is to wheel Antithesis - is a counter-proposition and denotes a direct
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Two Kinds by Amy Tan: Literary Analysis - There are many key elements which together make up a story‚ namely a story’s setting‚ its main characters‚ the plot‚ and the symbolism it contains. A story’s setting is usually described in the beginning of the story‚ giving an explanation of where and when the story is taking place. Many stories have a protagonist and an antagonist as well as other key characters. The protagonist is the "hero or antihero; (the) character you tend to ’root for’." . The antagonist
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Shankar ID# 1723801 English 103-276 January 17‚ 2011-01-17 Two Kinds Amy Tan In the short story “Two Kinds”‚ Amy Tan uses the narrator’s point of view to share a mother’s attempt to control her daughter’s dreams and ambitions. Tan`s short story is an example of how differing personalities cause struggles between a parent and child. Children often fall victim to a parent trying too hard or expectations being too high‚ and in the case of "Two Kinds‚" we see Jing Mei’s mother trying to live her life
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Revision The Revision Process Thesis Statement Support Topic Sentences Introductions and Conclusions Sentences and Words Using and Documenting Sources Checklist: Using Sources Checklist: Conventions for Writing About Literature Exercise: Two Student Papers Student Paper: “Initiation into Adulthood” Student Paper: “Hard Choices” FICTION 3. Understanding Fiction Defining Fiction The Short Story Gary Gildner‚ “Sleepytime Gal” Margaret Atwood‚ “Happy Endings”
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(237) (who‚ according to Belisa‚ is also be the loneliest man in the world). He says he wants to be president‚ to be loved and cheered. His appearance as colonel puts terror in people’s eyes‚ abortaban de susto las mujeres (238). He wants to win the peoples’ hearts for the elections‚ so asks her to write him a speech. She begins to work. Descartó las palabras ásperas y secas‚ las demasiados floridas‚ las que estaban desteñidas (discolored) por el abuso‚ las que ofrecían promesas improbable‚ las carentes
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Unit Two: Text Questions Review Questions 1. What is physical evidence? Provide at least three examples in your answer. 2. Describe three ways that a crime scene can be recorded. What is a benefit of each? 3. What is a chain of custody? Why is it important? 4. What three types of photographs are taken at crime scenes? Describe each type? 5. Why is it important to record the crime scene? Critical Thinking Questions 1. Why is it important to secure the crime scene? What do you think would be the
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Humanistic and Group Approaches to Treatment Humanistic Therapy Interpersonal Therapy Group Therapy‚ Family Therapy‚ and Self-Help Groups Evaluating Psychotherapy: Does Therapy Work? 428 Facing Their Fears For most of the 100 or so sleepy-eyed people boarding the U.S. Airways shuttle to Boston from New York on a recent hazy Saturday morning‚ the 35-minute flight could not have been a bigger non-event. But that was not the case for about 20 passengers clustered nervously near the gate. Many clutched
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