Two Papers For Midterm

In addition, “The Story of Sinuhe” portrayed the life of an immigrant living in a foreign country. In the story, Sinuhe described his journey to Asia as an immigrant. Many immigrants left their homeland and traveled to other places, which were unfamiliar to them, because they wanted better lives for their family and for future generations. In certain situations, some were even forced to leave their homelands. Every immigrant has his or her own reasons for leaving their homeland. After all, no one would want to leave his or her own home country, where he or she had been living their

A pyramid was made to be the final resting place for the previous pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. The pyramids were intended to keep the Pharaoh's corpse from decaying thus allowing the spirit to travel the next life freely. The pyramid held the Pharaoh’s many belongings and possessions. Pharaohs were perceived as a mortal god on Earth. As such the people were eager to please their Pharaoh. They helped build the massive structure so the Pharaoh would protect them in the afterlife. The citizens thought the Pharaoh’s spirit would remain to take care of them once the Pharaoh had died. Before the Pharaoh relinquishes life he/she would decree what type of pyramid they would favor. There were true pyramids, stepped, meidum, and bent. Stepped pyramids represented the stars, while true pyramids represented the sun. When the sun became more significant to the religion true pyramids became more pleasing. Stepped pyramids were designed to be a stairway to the stars. While smooth sided pyramids portray the sun’s rays, and were for spirits to glide up to heaven. That is why pyramids were

Many immigrants have a unique story that may reveal the reason for entering another country. Often, this decision leads to a desire of starting a new life in a country that has beyond opportunities to offer. Much like in the stories “A Proper Goodbye” by Katherine Vlassie, “Ajax la-bas” by Yeshim Ternar, and “Nach Unten” by Janice Keefer all give insights to the lives of immigrant women and the hardships they go through. In these short stories, the experiences of the women in minority groups unite them in a way that the inability to learn a new language for whichever reason, limits them from developing as an individual, reinforcement of their fears, and are oppressed by society thus affecting their daily lives.

Every individual, no matter who they are, will all face challenges that result from their backgrounds and cultures. Born in Calcutta, India and later moving to the United States, Amin Ahmad was an individual who discovered this harsh truth first-hand. In his essay, “I Belong Here,” Ahmad reflects on his experience of being treated differently from those around him based off his cultural background. He analyzes the emotional barrier that forms between the journey of immigration and the continuous feeling of inferiority based solely on the desire to belong. The article is written to provide a different point of view; one focused on introducing to the world the challenges and emotions immigrants face after starting the journey towards a new life.

Every individual, no matter who they are, will all face challenges that result from their backgrounds and cultures. Born in Calcutta, India and later moving to the United States, Amin Ahmad was an individual who discovered this harsh truth firsthand. In his essay, “I Belong Here,” Ahmad reflects on his experience of being treated differently from those around him based off his cultural background. He analyses the emotional barrier that forms between the journey of immigration and the continuous feeling of inferiority based solely on the desire to belong. The article is written to provide a different point of view; one focused on introducing to the world the challenges and emotions immigrants face after starting the journey towards a new life.

It goes in depth on how their journey affects them and their surrounds before, during and after. Ben-Sira writes about what leads people to migrate, how when migrating and having to decided many life changing decisions and sometimes having to leave behind not only what they have always known but friends, family, and memories; that can lead to stress that gets manifested differently depending on the individual. He also writes about how hard it is for immigrants to readjust and acculturate to their new environments which can lead to other outside problems and challenges that male life for immigrant very hard and full of challenges that they need to face and have to conquer. These challenges add constant stress which leads to internal issues and health issues at times and can also cause other problems within the

Many people decide to migrate, but they do it for different reasons. Some do it to be with family, while others do it to get more opportunities and a chance for a better life. In other cases, people move because that is the only way they will survive because their country is a war zone. There are however many challenges that immigrants have to overcome to get a chance at a better life. Through the eyes of Obinze, Ifemelu and Auntie Uju, the main characters in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Americanah, readers get a taste of the motivations and challenges immigrants face.

In class we have been talking about assimilation and how it affects the lives of others along with the people around them. Literature is one of the many sources we have that gives us insight into the hardships immigrants face when moving to a new place. Three compositions that have allowed us to challenge our knowledge on immigration are, The Dew Breaker, written by Edwidge Danticat, Dothead written by Amit Majmudar, and A Quilt of Country written by Anna Quindlen. All three types of writing share the stories of immigrants moving from one place to another and the challenges they face throughout their journey. Immigrants try their best to acclimate to their new environment, even if that means assimilating to a whole new culture.

Immigration is widely discussed in every culture and country worldwide while is still controversial matter and has deep political connotations. Immigration could be a beautiful inspiration for writers. “Negocios” by Junot Diaz deals about Ramon’s endeavors an immigrant from Dominican Republic with a moral dilemma that involves two families in his origin country and the US. This story descriptives how immigration could affect his decisions and how he must face it. “Hell-Heaven” by Jhumpa Lahiri talks about Usha, an immigrant parents’ daughter, she and her family struggles of living between the American culture and the Bengali culture Usha’s story descriptives how her immigration background affect her identity and her feelings. There are similarities

There was a big effect on ancient Egyptians from pyramids because it was exhausting building them. However, pyramids help us learn that ancient Egyptians were hard workers, devoted to their pharaohs, they were skilled in architecture, and ancient Egyptians were dedicated to their religion. Ancient Egypt’s pyramids have left a legacy of impression, wonder, mystery, bewilderment, and

‬‬This book review describes the how difficult the immigrants have to face; such as language, culture, society, law and jobs.

Every year thousands of immigrant whether legal or illegal derived from different countries to come to the United States. Those immigrants have different ambitions and different backgrounds when they settled in the United States. Some arrived here for a better life; others are refugees or escaping from a bad situation. It is extremely hard to adapt to a country where the norms are completely different from where you come from. Each immigrant encountered different obstacles such as identity problems; confusion, isolation and so much more, but all of them always face cultural difficulties. “One Out of Many” by V.S. Naipaul, Who’s Irish? By Gish Jen and “The son from America by Isaacs Bashevis Singer, are stories about different immigrants and how their life changed once they moved to the United State. From there we can see all the challenges they had to face in a strange environment where everything seems upside and no place of acceptance.

David Kaplan and Elizabeth Chacko ’s article “Placing Immigrant Identities” explores the factors that contribute to how immigrants are accepted by natives and how easily they can make their new country a home. To Kaplan and Chacko, the most influential factors include socioeconomic status, religion, language and skin color. They also mention how certain developments, especially in terms of transportation and communication, have complicated, but also facilitated immigration, stating, “some changes will be positive and meaningful and lead to acceptance, while others may be characterized by prejudice, alienation, and insecurity” (Kaplan and Chacko 129). In James Joyce’s “Eveline”, Eveline is extraordinarily attached to her past, whereas Maria in Elizabeth Bowen’s “Sunday Afternoon” is much more disconnected from her past, which can be seen through each character’s relationship with their environment, family and friends, and objects. Ultimately, each character’s regard for and connection to their past will determine how they can assimilate to a new country and culture in order to make it their new home.

This book can also be viewed as a migrant novel and by looking through the eyes of a first-generation migrant,

In the book Interpreter of Maladies, by Jhumpa Lahiri, it is evident that culture plays a vital role in the lives of different people. This book is composed of several different short stories about immigrants, refugees, and first-generation Americans. Through several different stories and points of view, it is obvious that there is a difference in marriage traditions, family dynamics, and the relationships between individuals and their community. Through the different stories, Lahiri challenges her audience to think about the cultural differences. These cultural observations are clearly illustrated through the entire collection of the book, Interpreter of Maladies.