I, of course, am impartial due to the fact that I am a poet and love poetry more than I am a short-story writer or enjoy short stories. I have a short attention span, so it is difficult for me to stay focused on more than one, shortly phrased comment. ... A common theme for both the stories and the poems was that of the, for lack of a better word, name-dropping. ... I liked her short responses to the unheard speaker. ... Certain aspects of Native American culture seem to be overplayed in the short stories. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

"Her Mother," is a short story in Appachana's first book, "Incantation and Other Stories." ... It is a short story collection that examines middle-class Indian life, especially among families who cross international boundaries. ... Why that short story is categorized as post-colonial literature? ... The hybrid identity in this short story emerges because of defying borders that is carried out by Rani. ... Appachana emerges the hybrid identity in this short story through character of Rani by defying borders in India. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the story "Everyday Use" by author Alice Walker there are many uses of culture. The cultural application in this short story is not just from the time it is written, but even a century before that. ... The practice of these traditions and ethics expands the prospects in these type of short stories. ...

• Word Count: 355
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• Grade Level: High School

In Achebe's "Dead Men's Path," symbols and character traits are used to convey the various themes of the story. ... In this short story Obi states to one of his colleagues that has been teaching there for three years, "It amazes me", that you people allowed the villagers to make use of this footpath. ... Michael Obi, the headmaster and the protagonist in this short story represent the modern traditions and has very narrow minding beliefs compared to the villagers beliefs and cultures....

• Word Count: 419
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Alex Walker`s "Everyday Use"" is a short story written in the early nineteen-seventies in a collection titled "In Love and Trouble."" ... Walker's use of diction both adds to the mood of the story and further details the characters in their own way. ... The title of the short story, "Everyday Use " itself portrays where Mama wishes the quilts will go. ... Walker greatly contributes to the development of the characters throughout the story through the use of diction, symbolism, and irony. ... When Dee exclaims at the end of the story that Mama and Maggie do not understand their heritage, i...

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• Has Bibliography

B: An Essay In this assay I would like to talk about Neville and his view about the western world, the village and the villagers" point of view and the theme of the story. ... This is also the case in the short story "Paradise" The title, "Paradise", actually gives a great picture of the differences of the culture. ... It is also necessary to add that the story is written 3rd person singular and entirely seen from Neville's point of view; thus involving the reader, who is able to identify himself with Neville in many ways understands his concerns of what might happen to Drughat if it ...

• Word Count: 1237
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• Grade Level: High School

Everyday Use- Character Analysis "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, is a story of a black family composed of a mother and her two daughters: Maggie and Dee. ... There are all types of characters in this short story from round to static. ... However, Dee's character is allowed to slightly change throughout the story. ... We learned early in the story that Dee acquired a style at a young age, and she allowed the world around her to alter and manipulate that style. ... Maggie is implemented into the story to provide a greater emphasis on Dee's arrogant and materialistic nature. ...

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The story is set in Cardiff, Wales. ... At no point in the story, is the time directly described. ... Lata is the protagonist of this story. ... In this story, Lata undergoes a change: "Yeah, I'm alright. ... There are similarities between the two short stories "Dusk over Atlantic Wharf" and "The Boss Came To Dinner....

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• Grade Level: High School

"Blue Winds Dancing," written by Tom Whitecloud, is a short story about a young man's struggle to exist in both a civilized and uncivilized America. ... The theme of the story centers on the mans interactions with civilization and his conflicts with people, nature, and culture. The narrator in the beginning of the story, describes how one conforms to civilization: "Being civilized means trying to do everything you don't want to, never doing anything you want to.... Nature in this story, was chosen to be the perfect example of what the antithesis of civilization is: noncon...

• Word Count: 1006
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Then in 1964 to 1975 the foundations of Aboriginal affairs was created allowing Aboriginal access to meeting rooms, hostels and short term accommodation. ... The Indigenous culture has been developed of many years, thought the beginning of the world is set in a well know story "The Dreamtime". "The Dreamtime" is made up of the stories, art and music, the creation of the world as they seen it. ... The Australian culture is a gathering of stories of battlers, bush-rangers and soldiers. ...

• Word Count: 739
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The use of symbolism in this text plays a major role to developing a chronological portrayal of Sumita's choices and how they affect the overall theme of this short story. By naming the story Clothes, Divakaruni takes the titles and changes it into a symbol that furthers the meanings of the clothes. ... In the beginning of the story, Sumita's clothes are traditional saris, and she is accustomed to wearing them. ...

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Essay #1 Henry James uses many important themes throughout the short novel, Daisy Miller. Some of the important themes are innocence, loss of self identity, and to always be yourself. One of the main themes in the novel was how people behave in different cultures. Mr. Winterbourne is always a...

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• Grade Level: High School

Cultural Variations in styles of thinking Is it true that people from different cultures "think differently"? it seems clear that students from different cultures often bring different purposes to their thinking and learning. These different purposes produce different results, for example in the...

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Daisy Miller In the story "Daisy Miller", Henry James gives his readers the opportunity to look at the different perceptions that individuals can have of one another. ... Although their time spent together was short both Miller and Winterbourne agreed to meet a few months later. ...

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My personal values are the biggest part of my character, and I always use them before saying anything or making any decisions. My values come from many influences like; my personal journey, culture, and my friends. Typical American values might be the same as mine and might embrace the way I live,...

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• Grade Level: High School

Be willing to examine your own story more deeply. 4. ... To And physics structure early world history Enrichment Changing bases in Experimentation Short story and Reading bio's Number systems and data collect poetry writing for history insight Sophistication Mastering the law Learning the Mastering the Learning and Of arithmetic laws of physics properties of plays etc. applying econ. ...

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Love, hate and dichotomy surface in the short story "A Red Sweater," by Fae Myenne Ng. ... The middle sister committed suicide by jumping to her death three years ago and the youngest, who is the narrator of this story, is having the toughest time of all coming to terms with her struggle to be an American while being incapable of forgetting her heritage that she treasures. ...

• Word Count: 1239
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• Grade Level: High School

The effect of using "I" and "cool" so many times and right next to each other gives the reader a sense of the reader's tone, mainly an air of deserved superiority that may initially seem pompous of the author but provokes the reader into continuing the story in order to ascertain if these claims can be proven true. ... He starts out his fourth paragraph using, "Once upon a time ." only to describe the story of how "niggas" came to be, and how they differ from black people. ... The use of short sentences throughout the whole first paragraph illustrates for the reader an importance with wh...

• Word Count: 1153
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the story "Daisy Miller", Henry James gives his readers the opportunity to look at these differences and see the misperceptions individuals can have of one another. ... Although their time spent together was short both Miller and Winterbourne agreed to meet in Rome a few months later. ...

• Word Count: 1015
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• Grade Level: High School

The Future of Chinese Cities Two weeks ago, I went back to my hometown Tianjin. After I got off the train, I caught on a bus. On the way to home, I found that the majority of the former one-story houses have disappeared. The billboards there said there will be several high buildings instead. Nowada...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Durham NC, Carolina Academic Press, 2011) provides a unique and informative source of stories, poems, and discussion from such varying artists as Lord Byron, Helen Keller and H.G. ... Roosevelt (American president) and Stephen Hawking an author, physicist, and mathematician who wrote A Short History of the Universe. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate