Ha Jin

Why do we learn this? Because we are told he feels like he has betrayed "his innocent and unsuspecting community" by going off and "inducing" a girl from San Antonio "he believed he loved" to marry him (92). Now that is quite interesting. An "innocent and unsuspecting community" (92). It would almost seem to suggest

The Woman from New York: Foreigner in a Familiar Land Ha Jin’s “The Woman from New York”, showcases the grand impacts of adjusting to cultural differences. This story encompasses both the emotional feat and the physical feat in distance that many go through in their lives. It specifically reveals the challenges that arise in adapting to new life back at home when in the past, a person lived elsewhere and much differently. In following the life of Chen Jenli in this story, readers can explore her

Conflict Management Style When considering your conflict management style with others, be it; personal or professional, we tend to use the style that seems appropriate to the conflict. Managing conflict is a difficult task that we all face during our life time, but becoming aware of your own characteristic style could help determine why conflicts result exactly the way they do. It helps determine what is a healthy outcome, or not? Each circumstance is different! Interpersonal conflict is very

Music videos have become very prominent since the 1970s, and one music video that really intrigues me is Norwegian rock band A-ha’s “Take on Me”. Released in 1985, “Take on Me” was a huge hit for A-ha, although the band failed to create future songs with similar popularity. Even though the band was only relevant for a short period of time, their song is generally considered to be one of the biggest hits of the 1980s. The genre of the song was new wave, which was popular at the time, and the instrumentation

man, in both the figurative and literal sense, Claggart’s innate malice is without cause or limit. While Billy lacks the awareness of the differences of human actions and the intentions behind them, Claggart knows these differences all too well. He has a great understanding of deception and ambiguity that he uses to hide his real

“Ah ha!” I said, realizing my phone was placed in my pocket! “NO! Oh no! My phone is dead! Oh no!” There was nothing I could do except pick a route and continue on it. I started walking through the trees. I took a few turns, just to keep it even. The sun was

The Six Dynasty period in Chinese historiography is often classified with moments of conflict, revolt, strife, famine, disunity, and not innovation. Historians and academics categorize the period as a placeholder between the more significant Han China—206 BCE to 220 CE—and the Tang dynasty—618 to 907 CE. Understandably, Han China’s military, infrastructure, and civil capabilities were rivalled only by that of the Roman Empire, and even then, the Han dynasties administrative capabilities were rivalled

Name: Choo Jin He Class: T02 Course: Biomedical Engineering (BME) A very good morning to Mrs Gan and my fellow classmates. I am Choo Jin He from Biomedical Engineering course. Today, I will be sharing a book that I had read a few weeks ago. The title of the book is Chaos Walking: The Ask and The Answer by Patrick Ness and this actually the second book of the Chaos Walking series. All in all there are three books of the Chaos Walking. This book emphasizes on adventure, romance, mystery, Science

for writers such as Ha Jin and Phil Klay who write today. Now, although one could speak on the importance of each of these tremendous writers, the focus in paper will be on two writings being that of Flannery O’Connor’s, “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” and Ha Jin’s, “Under The Red Flag”. Now, each book contains many short stories that encapture readers throughout them. Flannery O’Connor’s classic short story, “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, will be compared and contrasted with Ha Jin’s ,”Decade” and “The

According to historical records, the ancient city began 1600 of years ago in Eastern Jin Dynasty. Ancestors believed, perhaps basing on the divination, identified here as a treasure place，took great care and kept it in good shape for thousand years. It was encircled by an ancient city wall and a moat. The city wall was seven miles long in total, about thirty feet high with East, South, West and North four gates. A twenty feet wide, ten feet deep moat surround the wall with clear water, green water