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    In traditional Chinese theater, females, and particularly young girls, are perceived as property. Their role in society is to get married to a male from another family of equal or higher social status. In fact, the role of a woman is so set and stone that no matter how they were brought up, whether or not they are noble or educated, does not seem to contribute to their destined fate. The traditional Chinese society is so specific and consistent in determining the fate of females based on social hierarchy

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    The themes of ¨Raymond's Run¨ and ¨All-American Slurp¨ have an impact on the characters of both of the stories such as Squeaky and the Lin daughter. Both main characters have a desire to fit in with the average person and enjoy being part of society. However, their behavior does not conform to the average person instead they remain as individuals that stand out instead of being like everyone else. By wanting one thing but living another way develops the theme of Squeaky and the Lin daughter in

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    Rebellious vs. Traditional The present essay is a response to the following selected question: ’’In what way/s can Jinny be seen as the most rebellious of the female characters of The Waves and Susan as the most traditional?’’ Susan and Jinny are quite the opposites of one another. On one hand, there’s Susan who is from the countryside, where she eventually returns to marry a farmer and have kids and, on the other hand, there’s Jinny, who is an urban woman, proud of her body and passionate with

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    to play outside freely with other friends for most of time. In Chinese culture, people should be quiet. Talking loudly, shouting and screaming are not accepted in our country, even just for children. Besides, when I was playing outside, my parents always told me “Do not run, do not jump.” “It is dangerous, stay away from that.” Chinese children are just supposed to do quiet activities, such as reading. In most of traditional Chinese parents minds, studying is the only thing that their children need

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    parts of China, however, they both have similar feelings about the way they should handle difficult tasks. On the contrary, Mulan is a secretive young girl, while Chi Li is honest. Both women reveal their true colors when they step out of their traditional role in society and take on the role of a man. Chi Li and Mulan both value bravery and their families well-being. Chi Li and Mulan both take risks and forget about fear, as they take on challenges that could end with their death. When Chi Li

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    Human Nature is something you are born to have, but these natures are not always meant to adhere you for the rest of your life. As one grows up, distinctive ways of nurturing determines what kind of a person one would be in the future. Socrates believed that nurture tends to impact an individual’s behavior more than nature, and I agree with him. As an individual grows up family, peers, and living environments remodels who they are. Family factors are something that affects the development of a child

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    novel there is an inevitable grey area in what an author exactly means to convey to their readers. The same is undeniably true within Maxine Hong Kingston’s memoir The Woman Warrior, a nonlinear hodgepodge of ghosts, white tiger and tongues. In the traditional roman fleuve, the protagonist strives to reconcile self and society so that they can construct a coherent self and achieve wholeness, in The Woman Warrior however, Kingston cannot reconcile. The fact is, Kingston has internalized so many doctrinal

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    Jade is a spoiled rich girl as the daughter of the Duke of Divulyon. Jade has long, black hair and eyes of jade (green). She never got along with Opal very well, but Amber always had admired her. Jade is bossy and has some unreasonable requests at the beginning of the story. Jade knocks on an old lady peasant's house and demands that she can sleep on a nice bed inside of the house instead of sleeping in the barn with Opal and Amber. Jade refuses to sell her dress for peasant clothes and some money

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    Lechuan Zhao Professor Ahuja ENGL 1004 Sept 16 2014 The acceleration of globalization has raised issues culture conformity and diversity throughout the world. These topics are argued drastically throughout the world. Apparently, issues relate to cultures will not simply defined by right or wrong because each coins have two sides and every culture have their own advantages and drawbacks. True, many people may claim that globalization has made this world smaller and the distinctions between nations

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    a result, customers can come and enjoy our categories of tea offered without feeling self- conscious. They could also try new types of tea that they have not tried before. E-shop also educates our customers about the cultural aspects of traditional art of Chinese tea making along with the benefits of tea. By broadening our customers ' understanding of tea, E-shop offers them a place to obtain knowledge in terms of health and culture. Below are the names of each team member, their role in the organization

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