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    The Breakfast Club was a 1980’s movie that took a look at five high school students. They were all sentenced to a day of Saturday morning detention. All though all five come from different cliques and walks of life they all come together to discuss and work out there lives‚ problems‚ and insecurities. The main characters include Claire‚ Allison‚ Andy‚ Brian‚ and John. They are all stuck in the schools library under the careful watch of the Principle Richard Vernon. All this was accompanied by a little

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    Traditions‚ heritage and culture are three of the most important aspects of Chinese culture. Passed down from mother to daughter‚ these traditions are expected to carry on for years to come. In Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club‚ daughters Waverly‚ Lena‚ Rose and June thoughts about their culture are congested by Americanization while on their quests towards self-actualization. Each daughter struggles to find balance between Chinese heritage and American values through marriage and professional careers

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    Throughout high school‚ I’ve dedicated an enormous amount of time to our Interact Club. Participating in Interact has changed my definition of service: through our projects and local volunteer efforts‚ I’ve gotten to see up close the resilience humans display in times of adversity‚ and I’ve realized the importance of finding service projects that actually provide empowerment and opportunities. I’m proud to be in Interact not only because of how much we accomplish to this end‚ but also for the creativity

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    “Sixteen” by Jessamyn West The steam from the kettle had condensed on the cold window and was running down the glass in tear-like trickles. Outside in the orchard the man from the smudge company was refilling the posts with oil. The greasy smell from last night’s burning was still in the air. Mr. Delahanty gazed out at the bleak darkening orange grove; Mrs. Delahanty watched her husband eat‚ nibbling up to the edges of the toast‚ then staking the crusts about his tea cup in a neat fence-like arrangement

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    For the last three years‚ I’ve been working at a fitness club. I was promoted to the front desk manager last year after the previous manager and half of the front desk team left at short notice. Although I was excited by the opportunity of taking on more responsibilities‚ I was soon faced with significant challenges. Shortly after taking the position‚ the directors of the company went on vacation out of the country‚ leaving me as the acting director with two other managers in charge of the daily

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    West Seneca is home to approximately 45‚000 residents‚ the town’s 21 mi² is filled with local businesses‚ parks‚ and churches; yet has limited options for community meetings and indoor activities. For years West Seneca residents have proven their loyalty to their town by working together to provide support for those in need. Whether it is organizing fundraisers to assist flood victims‚ school supply drives to ensure all children are given the means to succeed in their studies‚ luggage drives to

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    Judas at the Jockey Club (3.) Austin Pabian As an American in the late 1800’s‚ owning a farm was not too uncommon‚ especially if that farm was located in Mexico. At this time‚ though‚ Mexico was in the Porfirian Era (1876-1911). In this certain era‚ Mexico was being encountered by two very different cultures at the same time: the industrial‚ and the traditional. These distinctively separate cultures impacting Mexico made it as what can be described as "backwards" in a sense‚ as Mexico was practically

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    Many women find that their mothers have the greatest influence on their lives and the way their strengths and weaknesses come together. In Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club‚ the lives of four Chinese mothers and their Chinese-American daughters are followed through vignettes about their upbringings and interactions. One of the mothers‚ An-Mei Hsu‚ grows up away from her mother who has become the 4th wife of a rich man; An-Mei is forced to live with her grandmother once her mother is banned from the house

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    Azzouz Chokhmane Chokhmane1 Professor E. Chan ESL 42 November 12th‚ 2013 Final Essay/D2 A Tough Motherly Love “The Joy Luck Club” book deals mainly with the relationship between mothers and daughters. From the point of view of the Chinese mothers‚ a mother passes on her strengths and weaknesses and most importantly‚ her Chinese heritage and values to her daughter‚ while the daughter is expected

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    Throughout The Joy Luck Club Amy Tan inserts various conflicts betweens mothers and daughters. Most of these relationships‚ already very fragile‚ become distanced through heritage‚ history and expectations. These differences cause reoccurring clashes between two specific mother-daughter bonds. The first relationship exists between Waverly Jong and her mother‚ Lindo. Lindo tries to instill Chinese qualities in her daughter while Waverly refuses to recognize her heritage and concentrates on American

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