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to separate the two of you, (name) - chan. Didn 't you realize that? Apparently Haru didn 't. He crossed the line so he paid the price. I couldn 't take it anymore, (name) - chan. I couldn 't just sit there and watch while he tries to get your heart, when your heart only belongs to me." Saying all those with his bloodied clothes, face, and body only strikes fear to you. The way he says '-chan ' sends shiver down your spine. "Now no one can get in our way. Right, (name) -chan?" You couldn 't…

Preferences for First and Last Names”, was a psychological research study done by Pacific Lutheran University. The premise was to first determine the favorability of men and women’s first name and also their last name. They wanted to measure how connected men were with their first names and how well women were with their first names. As they predicted, the results came out almost evenly across the participants measured in the United States giving testament that your first name was a huge part of…

belonged only to a select few that dedicated significant time and effort into honing their skills. Now creating an inexpensive, but quality website is easy to achieve. Deciding on a domain name is the first step to constructing a website. The domain name should be the company name, organization, or the creators own name to differentiate itself from other competitors (Quick para. 3).…

The Significance of Surnames Today, we have grown to take last names for granted. They’re just always there, no one really questions them. But how did humankind reach this point? What was the original significance behind surnames? This question of importance also branches between The Scarlet Letter and The Great Gatsby, where we see the curious tales of two fascinating fellows, Roger Prynne and James Gatz, who revised their last names, causing scholars to inquire as to whether or not surnames…

Conformity in Chinese and American Society Woman Warrior, written by Maxine Hong Kingston, focuses on the topic of conformity. Throughout the novel, Kingston is forced to conform to both Chinese traditions and American society. Her mother, Brave Orchid, pressures Kingston to conform to Chinese tradition, which is believed to keep her safe and make her a strong Chinese woman. However, Kingston, who is growing up in American society, is confronted with the new American beliefs, offering more…

In the book, Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, in the chapter “Double Face” Lindo realizes how impossible it is to be both Chinese and American through a flashback. She hopes that through her story, Waverly will realize what Lindo is just beginning to understand herself. As the chapter “Double Face” begins, Lindo and her daughter Waverly find themselves in a beauty parlor preparing for Waverly’s second wedding. As they are both looking at each other in the mirror comparing themselves, Lindo slips into…

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.. The definition of unscathed, according to Webster, is without suffering any injury, damage, or harm. I sometimes wonder if this just means physically or does in include emotional wounds. Not saying that I have been scathed by anything I have been through or conquered, I’m just wondering. The definition of a combat veteran, according to me, is a beer drinking, flag flying, barbequing American. It isn’t someone who…

according to Jon it “always makes everything better” (Saunders, 43). The presence of both the gargadisks and Aurabons indicate that the control that the institution harnesses over the adolescents is not complete. Jon accordingly does not use his given name because “Randy” distinctly…

Pushing Hands (1992), Wedding Banquet (1993), and Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) are Ang Lee’s award-winning trilogy that established his unprecedented success in both film critic and global market. In Ma’s article, he defined Ang Lee’s trilogy as domestic tragicomedy, the word “domestic” refers to not only family, but also nation and Chinese culture; and “tragicomedy” indicates the elaborated melancholic immigrant culture in both Chinese and Chinese diaspora with a light-hearted tone (193). Indeed,…

Standard English Assessment Task 1: Discovery The prescribed text ‘Away’ by the composer ‘Michael Gow’ is a play that showcases personal discovery. The related visual text ‘On Loan’ by ‘Geoff Bennett ‘ and Jeannie Baker’s picture book “The Hidden Forest” are also demonstrating added personal discovery. “Away” is set in 1967-68 during the middle of the Vietnam War in Australia. It is based on three family’s lives in northern Australia: unexpected events see the families rendezvousing together…