Turnbull's initial determination not to assimilate into French culture waivers as her perception of Parisian etiquette matures. ... Once scared to inform a butcher that he"d over-charged her, Turnbull now notices her altered perception of such experiences with some disappointment. Turnbull's shift in perception, whilst influenced by the external factors of French society, causes Turnbull considerable distress as she begins to acquire French mannerisms she once jubilantly did not possess. ... As the family becomes "naturalized", a sense of loss overshadows the poem - a loss of cultur...

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Some may feel as if a loss of sense of attachment isn't a legitimate reason for murdering someone. ... That loss of sense of attachment from their family the criminal has can cause them to go downhill a lot of different ways, all of which can explain a limited number of crimes. ... Depending on the child's understanding of what has happened and how they cope with things, this can be an explanation of how a loss of sense of attachment from family can explain a limited number of crimes. Psychopaths For any "normal person" a loss of sense of attachment won't make you w...

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After interviewing Zohra Ahmed, I've come to the understanding that in Pakistan or, in a broader sense, most Islamic weddings or marriages, love is furthest from the reason to commit. ... When I asked Zohra what some of her perceptions of major differences were, she stated that in Pakistani weddings, the parents pay for most of the wedding, the entire process is four days rather than one, and there is much more family involvement in the selection of the partner up until the giving away of the bride; and even after that. Zohra has the same perceptions today that she had when she was liv...

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The quotes "I never once heard him complain about work, weather of pain" and "Happy as I have never been" shows that the child's alienated perceptions of his father have changed into a sense of admiration and realisation in a sense that his father has been through so much pain yet he is still happier than his son. ... The poet uses the simile "shut the house; like a well oiled lock" to create a sense of security within the house. ...

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However, the little girl believes that they still exist around her, maybe not in a physical presence, but she still feels that she can sense them. ... Whether the narrator is aware of it or not he is trying to change this little girl's perceptions. ...

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The problem with this is that Willie's perception of the American dream had been distorted, and he believes that the American dream is to achieve as many modern comforts as one can, and as long as they are a popular and rounded person than this will be obtained. Completely missing from Willies perception of the American dream is that one must work hard to obtain this ideal, this perception is granted to him from the stories that he has heard about his father striking it rich and about his brother becoming rich. ... Linda is completely distraught and upset because she knew how Willies ment...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The perception of the Aussie Battler was strongly evident throughout the text. ... The inclusion of a real life person strengthens reader's perceptions on the text being real, because readers have prior knowledge of the existence of this person. ... "Rose couldn't talk to him- The sense of belonging was another theme present within Cloudstreet, readers recognize that they too have doubts of whether they belong or have the right to belong to certain groups of people. ... "Fairdinkum" The language produced a sense of comfort and unity as readers relate to the laid back language. ...

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The concept of change in this sense is portrayed through the prescribed text Feliks Skrzynecki, Migrant hostel, and 10 Mary St composed by Peter Skrzynecki, the stimulus booklet Text 1 "The Door" by Miroslav Holub, also the song "Cats in the Cradle" by Harry Chaplin and the novel The Poisonwood bible composed by Barbra Kingsolver. ... A sense of hopelessness is created in the third stanza by the phrase in brackets telling, "that the whole block has been gazetted for industry." ... These terms convey the sense of loss of identity caused by both the displacement and the institutionalization in t...

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The reader can certainly sense the joyful and the sorrowful events and their hearts can be touched by the happiness and the pain. ... When her mother told her that she would one day feel her Chinese blood, she never believed it, but now the reader can get a perception of her understanding her Chinese roots and believing in what her mother has told her. ...

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In Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues" two brothers try to live out their lives in the ghetto. This is an urban tale that takes place in some part of Harlem. Sonny tries to live his life as he wants but his brother tries to live his life as a provider for his family. They suffer, survive, and learn while tryi...

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The highly successful series Bewitched further developed the perception of an immaculate suburbia. ... Norman Lear's All in the Family brought a sense of harsh reality to television which previously had been populated largely by inoffensive characters and stories that seemed to have been laundered before the were ever placed on the air. ... In the 1990s, television as a whole has developed a sense of reality in its programming. ...

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Davy watches and listens as his father, the town Sheriff, wrestles with his sense of justice and his fear of confronting his own father who has controlled his whole life. ... At one point, sensing a threatening gesture by Frank, Davy pointed the pistol at Frank's head and considered the consequences of squeezing the trigger. ... Did grandpa sense the pressure he was feeling? ... Davy's perception of his father frustrated him and added to the pressure that boiled over that day on the ranch. ...

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The first obstacle to overcome when experiencing an identity crisis is the loss of a person's perception of 'self'; usually occurring when catastrophic events have taken place. ... The narrator's perception of his father guides his way of carrying out his daily tasks and it directly/indirectly plays a major role on his psychological behaviour. ...

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Janice Wilkinson is a 30-year-old African American female, born on May 18, 1982 in Los Angeles, California. Janice and I have been friends for about 5 years and had the pleasure of meeting each other during an internship program in Pasadena. Janice feels like she has had to deal with her race and t...

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Though she tries many, none of them seem to satisfy her, which most likely contributes to her sense of helplessness and continued withdrawal from her family and finally the rest of the world. ... A clear and exalted perception enabled her to dismiss the suggestion as trivial." ...

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Katy and her children have worked hard to have a positive family perception of September 11th, but this was, and is no easy task. ... These generous contributions have given Katy and her children a sense of financial certainty for their future. ...

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The twisted perception of Antoinette by other social classes transforms Antoinette into a product of imagination by others. ... Rochester abused Antoinette so forcefully that Antoinette eventually lost all sense of her identity. ...

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In this sense a nuclear family becomes a modified form of an extended one. ... The young have no possibility to confide in their mum or dad, so they turn to other sources for help, not necessarily making the right decisions...On the other hand, the alleged lack of time might be only the result of false perception. ... Whether it is due to either their egoism or common sense, it is an individualistic aspect of a greater phenomenon. ... This is what they have always based on: practicality and common sense. ...

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With his father being an antagonistic character, Yunior tries to give a different perception of Ramon by telling us his story of the struggles he went through to gain citizenship in America. ... This last story shows the father in a different light, in sense that he actually left to benefit his family. ...

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It strays away from the melodramatic structure in the sense that the main character was not simply dumped in this foreign environment, but rather distinctly chose it. ... In the end it is clear everybody has a profound sense of respect and love for one another. ... It has a very realistic and stylized feel to it which seems to capture and alter the audiences perception of the weekly conflict. ...

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In the excerpt below, Vittorio describes the escalating tension between his mother and his grandfather: "Not a word passed between her and my grandfather: it was as if they simply did not see each other, as if they only sensed each other's alien presence lurking like a shadow nearby, and kept clear of it" (129)...

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Additionally, battered women feel a sense of powerlessness as a result of the spousal violence they have endured. ... It is a common perception that, males who drink alcohol excessively beat their spouses. ... People may use punctuation to form their own opinions on individual perceptions. ...

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Birth order can explain differences in the child's family experiences, and this may account for the differences in siblings" sense of individuality and life choices. ... The journals" purpose of the study was to observe preschoolers" perceptions of maternal discipline's unfairness. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate