As Americans, we are supposed to be willing to widely and attentively consider other cultures traditions, practices, and styles of life. I personally don’t presume in this line from the American anthem “the land of the free and the home of the brave. A substantial amount of Americans’ are chauvinist’s, or just simply don’t take other cultures into consideration. This is why Fan Shen chooses to be his Chinese cultured, self while writing in America. There are many differences in American and Chinese writing.
“The Face of Seung-Hui Cho,” by Wesley Yang, takes the mass murder of Virginia Tech shooting, Seung-Hui Cho, and the representation of “modern class of losers,” to reflect what it means to be an Asian-American in an environment that appearance, social status, and expression is highly valued. Yang approaches his essay regarding Seung-Hui Cho with sympathy, rather than complete hatred and distaste (a view collectively shared by Americans). He provides a personal account of his own experiences and observations of being an unattractive Asian kid in context towards the similar desperate for love Seung-Hui Cho. In “The Face of Seung-Hui Cho,” the New Jersey writer Wesley Yang brings to light—through a personal look—at the possible causation and origins of the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre. Although highly well-written and thought-provoking, “The Face of Seung-Hui Cho,” nevertheless, left me with some confusion, especially regarding the direction of most of the material in the piece.
The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer Fascinating and insightful, Nancy Farmer’s book The House of the Scorpion holds the power to captivate any audience with the tale of a young boy named Matteo Alacran. Being a clone, Matteo, called Matt, faces many perilous and persistent challenges that force him to change the way he thinks and acts. Affected immensely by the other characters in the story, Matt learns that not everyone gets what they deserve.
In today’s world, food is one of the most discussed topics. Robert Paarlberg, in his essay, Attention Whole Food Shoppers, spells this out as an ‘elite preoccupation’ (Paarlberg, 141), especially in the West. He argues that there is a current trend where modern eco-foodies are pushing for a sustainable world and are not taking into account the more crucial problem: global deprivation and hunger. Robert Paarlberg is a B.F Johnson professor of political science at Wesley College and an associate at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.
The House of the Scorpion In The House of the Scorpion, Matteo goes through a significant amount of character growth throughout the book. Matteo starts off as an extremely young innocent 7 year old boy. In his 7 years of living, he knows nothing about the outside world and has never met anybody other than his “mother.” His temporary mother keeps him in her home, and has kept him there for quite some time.
Fantastical Realization Fantasy and fiction flood most of our childhood but, the older a child gets, the quicker fiction turns to fact as slowly but surely, the rug of fantastical imagination is pulled out beneath them. This is exactly the case in Li-Young Lee’s short poem A Story. A Story is about a father who struggles to tell stories to his son, but as the boy grows older, his coming of age begins to make their relationship complex. Even though the complexity of the relationship is never directly stated, Lee shows this idea through point of view and literary devices. found in the poem.
The Ripple Effect of Ignorance - Yin Chin Maracle chooses to display the ripple effect of racism by shedding light on the unjust treatment of the First Nations and Chinese people by writing a story of a First Nation who grew up in a mixed neighborhood that is flooded with prejudice and stereotypes. Maracle further challenges the recurring stereotypes of societal views of minority groups by addressing them through the speaker’s point of view. While sounding like a stereotypical Chinese name or word, the title “Yin Chin” stems from the related sounding word Injun, a way to describe a stereotypical First Nations man or woman who is a “savage warrior” (Churchill 1998). The word dates back to the early settlement of English colonists as a way
Thus, authority figures such as a psychologists or psychiatrists are so important in this type of case. They would be the best at helping someone cope with these circumstances by guiding them as they overcome this obstacles a union. Just as a coach is an expert in training, a medical professional specializes in helping patients with their healthcare. And so, authority figures play a big role in channeling them through the obstacles they face by contributing to their growth as
It is a basic model of how we come to the knowledge of our differences whether client or counsellor, and the ability to integrate the differences or segregate because of
Street and commercial photography are two very different styles with different intentions yet they sometimes have a few things in common. These two styles can be portrayed in so many different ways. I will be comparing and contrasting the work of Zun Lee, a street photographer who specialises in portraiture and Matthew Coughlin, a commercial photographer who also specialises in portraiture. Portraiture may be a standout platform amongst the most established types of visual representation. A portrait is a picture about an individual; it may be a painting, photograph or an other alternative representation.
Stories are the foundation of relationships. They represent the shared lessons, the memories, and the feelings between people. But often times, those stories are mistakenly left unspoken; often times, the weight of the impending future mutes the stories, and what remains is nothing more than self-destructive questions and emotions that “add up to silence” (Lee. 23). In “A Story” by Li-Young Lee, Lee uses economic imagery of the transient present and the inevitable and fear-igniting future, a third person omniscient point of view that shifts between the father’s and son’s perspective and between the present and future, and emotional diction to depict the undying love between a father and a son shadowed by the fear of change and to illuminate the damage caused by silence and the differences between childhood and adulthood perception. “A Story” is essentially a pencil sketch of the juxtaposition between the father’s biggest fear and the beautiful present he is unable to enjoy.
Qin Shi Huang-di is often regarded as a great leader within history. However, he was also paranoid and got rid of anyone who disagreed with him, but without Qin, there might be no China. Furthermore, despite his mixed reputation today, he brought six warring kingdoms together to form the basis of a country that has lasted to this day, an impressive feat that was a huge turning point in Chinese history. Qin’s effect on China and by default, on the other countries of the world was enormous. In fact, his dynasty, the Qin dynasty, even gave China its name (“Shi Huangdi Becomes Emperor”).
Having emotional breakdowns, noticing hints of a certain bipolarity, letting their emotional impulsivity control their
Changing the World One Trick at a Time Tricksters transform the world around them and are themselves transformed such as the Serpent in Genesis and Ea from the Kumarbi Cycle. Ea and the Serpent are the same in the sense that they both were able to convince the protagonists of each myth to trust them in order to influence the outcome of the plot. Yet, the Serpent’s actions in the end portray it as a devilish character, while Ea is known to be a trustful advisor to Kumarbi and Tessub.
They also suffer from their personal negative self-esteem that has an impact on their values and relationships with other people. This affects their desire to commit suicide and harm themselves. In addition, people with this disorder may also feel disconnected from their bodies, which results in the inexplicable feeling of guilt and paranoia. This disorder can be applied to Hamlet’s famous quote “To be, or not to
