Stranger in a Strange Land

studying the concept of reading and writing in different communities. To assess this, we have read two different texts. Richard Rodriguez’s the achievement of desire”, from his autobiography “Hunger of Memory”; and Lucille McCarthy’s “A Stranger in Strange Lands: A College Student Writing across the Curriculum” from “Research in the Teaching of English”. Both answer key questions regarding what it takes to become a great reader and writer, however, from the reading that I have done, each one only

autobiography, The Happiest Refugee helps us to understand what it is like being a stranger in a strange land. The following three paragraphs talk about the difficulties that are experienced as a refugee in a new land, the amazing opportunities that being in a foreign country can bring, and all the hardships that the journey for Do brought. The Happiest Refugee teaches us of the difficulties that refugees experience in a strange land. When Anh was a child his parent struggled to earn a living. His mother had

the the truth about religion to the world and create a utopian society in the novel Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein. Heinlein served in the Navy and was a socialist politician before beginning his writing career. His second wife had a large influence on his political views and was the one who convinced him to run for the state assembly. After his loss, he became an author. Stranger in a Strange Land is Heinlein’s most popular book, however, his views on socialism and liberalism were

For my student personnel class, I had the opportunity to interview a higher education administrator, Deborah Alm. She is the director of the International Center at Springfield College, a private medium-sized coeducational college in Western Massachusetts. Her office is located in one of those red brick wall buildings, lie on Alden Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. I live not far from the campus area and I drive through Alden Street quite often. I always wonder what is it like to be working in

Tan sets many emotions and thoughts in motion, without using any words. Tan depicts the many challenges immigrants face when venturing to a foreign land for the first time. This graphic novel depict the immigrant experience in a very effective way. Tan does so by using many different methods to demonstrate this experience, the strange language, strange surrounds, and unfamiliar people, are some of the most prominent. While the immigrant story is often one riddled with struggle, they too have times

Joy Harjo’s poem “The Path to the Milky Way Leads through Los Angeles” is written with the intent to reveal the Native American struggle of having to find a way to submerge themselves into a culture that had been forced upon them. In this poem Harjo an Okmulgee Native has trouble when adjusting to the city of Los Angeles; all while still trying to hold on to her Native American heritage. This displacement of culture is what constitutes the separation between a person and their culture. Removing the

offering of five deer to their Governor (Winslow 133). Food was abounding in plenty. They had caught enough fowl to feed the company for a week. It was a boisterous affair with many games and entertainment. So it might seem strange that Separatists would attend such an affair. “Strangers, not staid separatists, probably dominated the merriment of the first Thanksgiving . . .” (Conforti 39). Spreading quickly, the First Thanksgiving affected much of the New World. Just ten years later the Massachusetts

It was early in the morning the sun rose and the birds chirped as we headed east, I visualized every move I made and observed my surroundings. As we continued our search for food, I recognized a voice that did not belong there. Slowly making my way out of the woods, I noticed that these people were not alike from us. They spoke and dressed a different ways from ours. I was not sure who they were, though it was a bit extraordinary to have received people down here. I headed back to my tribe and informed

Harriet Tubman once said, “ I had crossed the line. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land,” and African Americans are still treated as strangers on America's strange land. From the Civil Rights movement to the Jim Crow laws to segregation, blacks have never been treated equally in American society; the foundation for this discrimination was slavery. Also, it paved the way for all racial injustices today. Furthermore, slaves underwent

Hospitality is defined as the friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers. This plays a major role in both Tolkien's world of Middle-Earth and Lewis’s magical land of Narnia. Hospitality is used similarly in both worlds, in different situations. However, they also share some similar aspects. In both worlds, the characters provide shelter and hospitality to their guests knowing that they may face great consequences for their actions. The Beavers of Narnia risked