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Throughout history, interracial relations have had a big impact within the Asian American community. There was an increase in the number of interracial relationships, particularly between Asian women and American soldiers as they served overseas in Asian countries and spent time in military bases. The War Brides Act of 1945 allowed U.S servicemen to bring their alien brides and families to the U.S following World War II. In 1947, an amendment made it possible for U.S soldiers to bring their Japanese and Korean wives. After that enactments, thousands of women from Korea, Japan, China, Vietnam, and the Philippines came to the U.S as war brides. Often these women were looked down upon, were seen as “tainted”, and were shunned. These relationships changed the demographic population of the Asian American community because there was a bigger population of mixed raced children. These

Along with the desperation and disorientation for the tragedy, Ralph enlightens and recognizes his flaws slowly at the end of the novel, while he actually gains a priceless lesson from his flaws. Ralph recalls his initial American dream and recognizes that he is too self-centered that he often neglects his family, an essential part of his dream, and employs excessive emphasis on the material world formerly. He, too, gradually understands that the meaning of ‘typical American’ does not base on materialism and individualism. Instead, as a Chinese immigrant, he may combine the best of Chinese and American cultures without discarding his cultural identity and fully adapting to the American culture. Eventually, he succeeds in rebuilding his cultural identity after the reunion and reconnection with the entire family. Ralph’s proper shift of personality and values is implied as he concludes at the end of the novel that ‘America is no America’ (Jen 296), which suggests the inexistence of utopia and marks an end to Ralph’s immoderate arrogance. Ralph no longer cherishes illusions and misconceptions of the corroded dreams such as making money extensively

The story has an external conflict between the main character and her daughter in regarding best way of disciplining Sophie but this conflict is based on the internal one. The main conflict of the story is the internal conflict of the Chinese immigrant who decides to live in the United States but carries the values of her native country with her and therefore, finds it difficult to accept other types of behavior, such as the actions of the Irish family. Her internal conflict is evident when she

Through the characterization of Abigail’s Machiavellian nature, playing her uncle for a fool and using lies and her deceit to achieve power, Miller enables the reader to draw a direct feministic comparison between her and the powerless woman in The Crucible. The use of adultery and its connection to humiliation and lack of respect allows for a greater representation of Elizabeth’s and Proctor’s relationship with respect to Abigail. Elizabeth is victimised as she finds herself stumbling through her husband’s evident adultery “(Abigail) charge lechery on you, Mr. Proctor! and his reprimands “Enough… Elizabeth! “I’ll whip you”. Submissive to his anger and with her own “She’d dare not call out such a farmer’s wife!” Elizabeth understands that it is Abigail who has driven a wedge between her and Proctor’s marriage. As a result, her situation contrives sympathy, a reaction that is similar to the highly respected Rebecca Nurse who Hale has “heard of your giving great charities”. Nurse, as a direct result of Abigail’s machinations is thrown in jail, labelled a “witch”. The helplessness of these woman is directly attributable Abigail’s lust for influence and recognition and represents the power imbalance between the woman of Salem.

The American is a new man who is neither a European, nor his direct descendant. He is a strange mix of blood which cannot be found in any other country. The American is described as a person whose grandfather was an Englishman, his mother was Dutch and who has married a Frenchwoman. The American is a person who has left behind all his ancient manners and prejudices, and has received new ones from the mode of life he has embraced, the rank he holds and the government he obeys. A person becomes an American after being received in the broad lap of the great Alma Mater, and he becomes melted down into the new race of men whose posterity and efforts could transform the world in the days to come.

One major conflict in The Lord of the Flies is man vs. society. Ralph is good for the island society because he concluded there need to be rules and order so that the boys stay balanced and are concentrated on getting recaptured. “ The rules! ‘Shouted Ralph’ You’re breaking the rules!” pg. 130 Ralph is fighting for civilization, he is trying to make everything is coordinated, all he wants is for all of them to get rescued. Society need rules in order to be civil, because if everyone was not civil, the world would be turbulent. Ralph is the leader of the “tribe”. When Jack separated from the group and made his own tribe it all became crazy. Jack’s group was chaotic; however, they did know how to hunt and they had the ability to start a fire because of Piggy’s specs. One boy states, “We did everything adults would do, what went wrong” (Golding). When boys from Ralph's tribe decided to leave and start their own clan then everything started becoming chaotic. If they all would have stayed together they would have had trouble getting along but at least it wouldn't be hectic. Ralph did the best he could trying to keep everyone from going insane. Ralph represents humanity, and jack represents savagery.

that she may remain a housewife, but change the way she caters to her family. Despite all of the

It is hard to challenge what is seemingly normalized in society. Especially when looking into the realm of gender and sexuality, the male and female gender accompanied by heterosexuality is often just accepted and deemed as a social norm. Social institutions such as marriage, health-care laws, and the economic system benefit those who act within the heteronormative behaviors and appropriate gender expression. The gender binary, though, is far from accurate when assuming personal identity. If someone follows the social script of the femininity, he or she is expected to be female and possess female anatomy. The same goes for men: if he or she expresses masculinity he or she is expected to be male with male anatomy. Anything outside of this expectation is deemed socially unacceptable and subject to backlash. With the strong ties Western society has to the gender binary and appropriate gender roles, it is impossible to picture anything else. The Fa’fafine in Samoa, however, present a great challenge to the norms instilled in society.

In Excerpts from “Benefits for Nonhomophobic Societies: An Anthropological Perspective”, by Walter W. Williams, comparisons are brought up between Western Ideologies of homosexuality and other cultures from around the world. One of the first cultures to be presented is that of the American Indian. Williams argues, before the heavy influence by the western society, the Navajo traditionally supported and accepted “the fact that such androgynous people almost always have inclinations to be sexually active with people of the same biological sex”. (p. 336) There is also emphasis placed on the Navajo word of Nadle, which means “one who is transformed”, which is referred to androgynous male or female individuals who combine elements of both masculinity and femininity in their personalities. These people, previous to western influence, were regarded as “sacred and holy”. (p. 337) Williams then explains how his studies has molded his own perception on homosexuality and how societies who do not discriminate against homosexuals do so, not because of “tolerance”, but because it contributes positively to society. In regards to Native Americans, androgynous individuals were considered to have a closer connections to the spirit world, since they expressed both masculine and feminine characteristics, there were seen as having two spirits. (p. 338) In Indian culture, androgynous individuals are geared towards being spiritual healers, as they are seen as having a better connection with the

Ralph's original society is split because of lack of interest with some of the individuals. They begin to loose faith in themselves, and thus seek fun and fortune. In the end the group seeking a long-term

In William Golding's Lord of the Flies the central and recurring theme, civilization vs savagery, is very evident and obvious. Throughout the novel, Golding associates civilization with good, while associating savagery with dark and evil. Due to the intense and driving force of the novel, civilization and savagery clash against each other as the novel progresses. Golding also lets the two main characters represent this theme. Ralph, the protagonist, represents leadership and has a civil wellbeing, while Jack, the antagonist, stands for the desire of power and savagery. “We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all, we’re not savages. We’re English, and the English are best at everything” (Golding 42). Jack agrees with Ralph in this statement about how the boys must obey and follow the rules given, however, as the novel progresses, Jack starts to become a savage and butts heads with Ralph. Nonetheless, the novel moves forward and the boys still retain their civil sides. In Chapter 3 the main conflict intervenes and the first verbal conflict takes place. As Jack and Ralph argue it is apparent on which side each of the boys take and the division of the boys starts to take action. Ralph advocates to build huts, while the bloodthirsty Jack, demands that the boys hunt for food. But because Jack and Ralph are children they are unable to successfully express their feelings and ideas during the debate. Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 present a new challenge that the

The Grandmother is depicted as someone that holds high regards for herself by constantly referring to everything she does as being a “lady,” and she doesn’t seem to have any conviction

During the early 1900’s, Japanese women were shipped from their home in Japan to America, with broken promises of fulfilled and happy lives. These women found themselves trapped, deceived by photographs of their husbands. Japanese women as picture brides were a wrongful practice because Japanese picture brides were delusioned, used as a loophole in the Gentlemen’s agreement, and often lived lives full of hardships. One of the main problems with Japanese picture brides was that they were delusioned into thinking their husband was someone that they weren’t. While living in the United States, Japanese men found themselves more alone than ever.

Towards the beginning chapter four, “Cultures of Defeat” (p. 121), Dower portrayed the transformative effects of defeat as Japanese women tried to remake their identity through the world of prostitution. Before the war, traditional Japanese families created a reaction against lust, for it was appropriate for them to embrace an asexual traditional of national loyalty and family piety. However, this mindset changed. Under the Occupation, the world of prostitution became a place of sexual exploitation that allowed for a growth of interracial desire, which deteriorated racial stereotypes. For example, between Japan’s surrender and the arrival of United States forces, the Japanese

Once the student is back in his room, he begins pondering his life's situation. He is sensitive to his current environment, and imagines Harlem and New York talking to him, as if they were friends. They are the two worlds he is a part of, and he tries to resolve the differences by acknowledging the similarities. He recognizes that his life has many things in common with other people; working, loving, reading, learning, eating, sleeping, etc. Only the objects of expression are different.