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Land Of Opportunity American Ways
1,153 wordsThe area in American life reflecting the greatest desire to change is immigration. Immigrants come to America hoping for and wanting a better life. They no longer wish to live the hard life of the peasantry society. In addition, immigrants come in search of individuality. They want to conform and be free of their problems they once faced or still face in their nation. America has always obtained the myth where one can gain social mobility and freedom. They strive to acquire opportunities that th...
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Ying Ying Amy Tan
1,485 wordsE-AMERICAN WOMEN IN AMERICAN CULTURE In Amy Tan's novel, The Joy Luck Club, there is one episode, "Waiting Between the Trees, " illustrating major concerns facing Chinese-American women. Living with their traditional culture in American society, Chinese-American women suffer the problems of culture conflicts. While their American spouses are active and assertive, they are passive and place their happiness entirely on the goodness of their husbands. At one time, this passiveness can be seen as a ...
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Mother And Daughter Marry A Man
923 wordsIn the novel, The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan, the mothers and daughters face much adversity and hardships. With each mother and daughter have their own virtues to overcome. In the novel, the first generation mothers are having troubles with their American daughters and their different ways. With the help of their mother, the daughters are able to overcome the hardships they endure. Even though the daughters wish to live their lives aside from their Chinese descents, their mothers attributes help ...
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United States Government Barbara Kingsolver
1,550 wordsThe etymological relationship between "father" and "homeland" goes back to the Latin words for both: pater (father) and patria (country). Fatherland, Vater land, paris... all these words meaning "home country" bring to mind fatherly images. Likewise, the words "patriot" and "patriotic" echo "patriarch", or the grandfatherly head of a family or clan. The drafters of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are lovingly known as the "founding fathers"; first president George Washington...
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Korean War Traditional American
1,435 wordsIn Her Essay Tragic Love and Transcendental Love, Gina Marchetti uses a keen eye to closely analyze and uncover the underlying themes present in the 1957 film Sayonara. Marchetti argues that, if anything, the film is much more involved with civil rights than it is with any serious ant-war or anti-racism message. Her point is well made and defended by the many examples given of how instances of conservative behavior, often masculine characters craving control, overshadow any hint of moral lesson ...
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