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At this point, Anne found herself searching for answers. Not only about racial tensions but about her developing body. She was entering a new phase in her life, where

The book goes through Jeannette’s life exposing the mistakes she, her siblings, and her parents made to become the family they were. As her life grows older, Jeannette finds herself in more responsible positions in the world, with editing school newspapers, to writing columns in a small New York newspaper outlet. Her troubles have raised the issue of stereotyping, a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Due to her status in her childhood, it was not hard for her to fit in with the other members of the poor community. “Dinitia explained that I was with her and that I was good people. The women looked at one another and shrugged.” (Walls 191) The quote talks about how members of the black community in Welch accepted Jeannette to go swimming with them in the morning hours before the white people went in the afternoon. The people who knew Dinita, Jeannette’s friend, knew that Dinita was trustworthy, and let Jeannette pass. This relates to the thesis because it shows how she was accepted amongst the people who were

    Ann Hood approaches her piece in a coming of age manner, which most of the audience questions at first. Generally, the audience would expect her

1. In "The Chrysanthemums," the interaction between Elisa and the traveling repairman helps develop the story's theme about taking risks. Describe their interaction and explain how it helps to develop the story's theme. Be sure to use specific details from the text to support your ideas. (10 points)

10. What does the author notice about his mother’s appearance, and what advice does she give him when he asks her about different looks?

She wants the audience to know right away that even though she is about to tell you the story of a difficult childhood, she did reach her goal in the end. After making this statement, Tan dives into her past and how she came to be where she is today. Her mother is the next most important point of discussion. Her mother influenced her writing style as well as her beliefs about her culture and heritage. ?Just last week, I was walking down the street with my mother, and I again found myself conscious of the English I was using, the English I do use with her? (Tan, 2002, p. 36). The broken up English her mother uses is the next issue Tan focuses on. ??everything is limited, including people?s perceptions of the limited English speaker? (Tan, 2002, p. 36). Lastly, she talks about her education and the role it had on her deciding what she wanted to do with her life. ?Fortunately, I happen to be rebellious in nature and enjoy the challenge of disproving assumptions made about me? (Tan, 2002, p. 39). By structuring the essay in order of importance, Tan reinforces her message that you can be anything you desire even with a different culture than the norm.

I feel the article explores the political conflicts that arise when aspirations collide across a generational divide marked by sharply different political agendas. The character Tricia is a young, single mother whose family and financial difficulties reflect the circumstances of the urban poor. Furthermore, she delivers a compelling performance in scenes that reflect just how city policies affect individuals.

After the riots, the Wakatsuki family moves to a nicer barracks by the hospital. They got to move because of Mama’s job as a dietician. Jeanne and her siblings attend school. Manzanar begins to resemble an American small town. Jeanne explores a variety of hobbies. She explores baton twirling, Japanese dance, ballet, and catechism. With her interest in “American” past times, Jeanne and her father drift farther apart.

The movie gives the message that women must do acknowledge their responsibilities towards themselves, which can and should never be neglected or postponed for the sake of anyone or anything. Nothing in this world is worth sacrificing your own aspirations for. A person’s greatest assets are self-respect, dignity and individuality. Woman should safeguard her identity by not letting her individuality get submerged and by keeping her priorities intact all her life and creating a place for herself.

1. I believe that the most crucial element to the plot in this chapter is the scene in which the characters present are having a party in the apartment.

The mother begins to rebel against tradition by taking an active role in educating and freeing herself. Through her radio, telephone and trips out with her sons she develops her own opinions about the world, the war, and the domination and seclusion of woman. She loses her innocence as a result to her new knowledge and experience.

4.          The scene that greatly portrays an act of conformity is the art show. When Cathy goes over to talk to Mr. Deegan, everyone in the gallery begins to notice and stare at her. It seems to begin with that lady and her uncle from New York. This illustrates the status variable in two ways. First the people in the group seem to conform to the thinking of Mona, as she is a higher up member. Cathy who appears to be of the highest standing in the group second only to Eleanor maybe, doesn’t care and continues on her

Helen first introduced how Stephie is and want some of the problems that Stephie has and how she tries to overcome and make on her mind up. Since their are time that Stephie can be doubtful there are times where she is also insecure of herself. Stephie start to make her decision and want a safe and secure place she could stay. Stephie “ stay open all night night long seemed safe” (44). She was scared and afraid and feel safer then she did before. “How will I take care of it”(44)? Stephie felt like she was not ready to care for a child alone when she is in school. Stephie feels like people are not looking at what is in inside they are look at what is on the outside of us “judge people by certain standard” (60). She feel like people are judge

Immediately we find ourselves witnessing the controversies religion played back in the 1870s. Monica gets a job as a second girl in the relatively Christian city of Saint Paul. This is, as we will later find out, a stark contrast to her upbringing in Chicago. She has to adapt to her lower class lifestyle as a maid if she is to keep the job. Furthermore she finds that people in her own class don’t treat her with respect. Head cook, Frieda, calls her “second girl,” seeing her only as a worker and not as the person she is. Regardless, she quickly develops a relationship with the children. Anne takes a liking to her because of the mutual interest in popular books of the time and the arts developing near them. This creates controversy immediately as a majority of this material is restricted as well as trips to the theater, all rules Monica has broken within the first act.

Review section on "Context" starting on p. 126, specifically Exhibit 4-4 on p. 127.  Describe an incident from your own experience or even from a movie you saw where "High Context" intersected with "Low Context."  Otherwise, pick a country off of Exhibit 4-4 from the High context section (ie. Japan, Middle East) and then a country from a Low Context (ie. Germany, United States) and then describe a hypothetical situation.