“The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down‚” tells a story about a Hmong child Lia Lee‚ who suffers her first epileptic seizure at three months of age. Her treatment becomes difficult to go through because of her parents‚ Nao Kao and Foua‚ inability to speak English. They cannot speak to the doctors and many problems follow because of it. It started when Lia was three months old when her sister had slammed the front door. Quickly after‚ “Lia’s eyes rolled up‚ her arms jerked over her head‚ and she
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What should you do if you are being backbited ? All of us always want to be congratulated by other people. But what if you suddenly being bakbited ? what should you do? Firstly‚ who can backbite you in this world?It could be anyone such as your jealously neighborhood when you seem to be better than her child. It also can be one of the girl at class when she thinks that you expressed your intelligent too much. Or the girl at the extra class always looks at you with an annoyed eyes
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"We Googled You" Case Analysis Facts: Fred is the CEO of Hathaway Jones Fred planned to expand Hathaway Jones into China (Beijing‚ Guangzhou‚ and the flagship in Shanghai) Hathaway Jones has fallen on hard times Hathaway Jones products were expensive and lacked flair Fred’s old roommate is John Brewster John Brewster is Mimi Brewster’s father Mimi was 29 years old (not quite 30) Mimi grew up in China Mimi spoke both Mandarin and a local Chinese dialect Mimi majored in modern Chinese
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Readings: How ethical are you? Four types of bias * Implicit prejudice(bias that favours majority) bias that emerges from unconscious beliefs‚ because people tend to associate things that commonly go together and expect them to inevitably coexist (thunder and rain). Implicit prejudice arises from the ordinary and unconscious tendency to make associations‚ but this is not conscious forms of prejudice‚ such as overt racism/ this is problem is inherent * In-group favoritismbias that favours
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In her essay‚ Where are you going‚ Where have you been‚ Joyce Carol Oates‚ underscores the importance of communication to develop her story. Both the presence and absence of communication are utilized in the evolution of Oates’ purpose. The author relates each of her subjects to archetypal characters in order to firmly cast them into a category. Through careful consideration of detail‚ Oates’ offers a particular understanding of Connie’s relationship with her parents and the world around Connie.
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down In the book‚ The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down‚ Anne Fadiman tells us the story of a little girl named Lia Lee‚ caught between the differences of two cultures. The differences in Lia’s parents’ knowledge‚ abilities‚ and understanding of the culture they were surrounded by and the rationalized facts that Western medicine and its culture provide bring us to the borderland of the two. When these two cultures meet Lia’s life is put in danger‚ not
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Dawn Frost SW 241 In the movie See You in September‚ Lindsey was seeing a counselor for therapy to try to understand why she always has a hard time committing to a relationship. She felt so confused but was starting to see a pattern in her previous actions that might help her recognize what her real problem is. At the end of the session her counselor explained that she was leaving for a month so the next appointment would have to be in September. Mentally‚ Lindsey started to freak out and lose
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Innocence “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” presents many themes and symbols to the reader. One that jumped out at me while reading the story was the overall feeling of innocence. Joyce Carol Oates shows us innocence from the very beginning of the story to the end where Connie loses self-control and power. From the first paragraph of the story we learn that Connie is a young fifteen year old who longs for attention and acceptance. I was able to relate to the story better when I paused
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1. In her critique of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down‚ Janelle Taylor argues that Anne Fadiman’s portrayal of Hmong culture is problematic. Please explain how Fadiman’s story is problematic. In your discussion‚ be sure to consider: • How is the story set up as a tragedy? That is‚ if both the parents and the doctors are uncompromising in their quest for Lia’s well-being‚ how do they wind up colliding so tragically? • How are Hmong culture and Western medicine used as explanations for
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Sir‚ Ma’am‚ Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your safety director. Your company has an impeccable record‚ over the past 25 years‚ however one of Safety Management Systems top five safety principles states “Familiarity and prolonged exposure without a mishaps leads to a loss of appreciation of risk” this in itself leads to complacency and can lead to mishaps. My job is to make sure our company has another 25 years without an incident and that we continue on this streak by streamlining some
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