“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 Would You Do If You Won the Lottery If I won the lottery‚ the first thing I would do is go to my bank and put the money in my savings and invest it. Then I could add to it and be even‚ more rich. One thing I wouldn’t do is tell somebody‚ because they would tell somebody‚ then everyone would want my money. After I would have put it in the bank‚ I would spend some of it on a white‚ GTI Volk’s Wagon. German engineering‚ you can’t beat it. I think and dream about this car. I would
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Nothing Like You Nicole Mealey English 9 Mrs. Natoli October 31‚ 2011 In the book “Nothing Like You‚” Lauren Strasnick constructs the theme of the story about keeping secrets. This was supported by several passages in the book. The plot was also about how keeping secrets can backfire and cause friendships to end and relationships to become much more complex. After Holly lost her virginity to the popular Paul Bennet‚
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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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Are You A Good Listener? I feel that I am a good listener because I am very attentive to what a person or individual has to “say”. I am the type of listener that is supportive to others‚ analytical to a person situation‚ and advises on how to handle a situation. First of all‚ I feel I am a supportive listener because I have been a support system for individual in my life for a very long time. I have been the one that family and friends come to when they are going through various situations weather
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Sorry for Disturbing You Sorry for Disturbing You is a short story written by Richard Knight and its main theme is regretting some of the choices made in life. Two guys are regretting things in this story – an old man called Michael and Ian‚ who is also the main character. Michael is an old sick man one night knocking at Ian’s door asking for a phone to call for a cap. Ian doesn’t feel like letting him in‚ but he follows his instinct and finally lets him in to help him. Ian following his instinct
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As a college student‚ you can either be a creator or a victim. When you’re facing difficulties in life‚ which are you? Uncontrollable situations are bound to happen from time to time. Will you become the victim and blame everyone but yourself? Or will you be a creator and find a solution to be successful no matter what? Donna Zajonc (2011) stated that “the fundamental difference between the victim mindset and the creator/innovator mindset is where they place their attention.” When people keep doing
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think‚ what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger is well known across hundreds of nations all over the world. what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger has been around for several centuries and has a very important meaning in the lives of many. It would be safe to assume that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger is going to be around for a long time and have an enormous impact on the lives of many people. Social & Cultural Factors what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger has a large role
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medical remedies and the language spoken. I know first-hand that my mother would prefer to have a Ghanaian physician‚ as opposed to the general white American doctor. Anne Fadiman wrote a successful award-winning book called‚ The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down‚ which highlights how the cultural differences between the Hmong culture and American medicine jeopardized the health of a little girl named Lia Lee. The story brings into light the topic of Medical anthropology‚ which is the study of
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attitudes‚ behaviors‚ and institutional regulations at the beginning of the 60’s and also lasted through the 70’s. The sexual drive increased majorly and the amount of women that had sex before marriage also sky rocketed. In Where Are you Going‚ Where Have You Been‚ Connie wants sexual attention from men‚ and that hurts her self-confidence and puts a real strain on her self-esteem. The theme of this story is that younger women going through their sexual maturation have a hard time dealing with the changes
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