Summary Of Two Ways To Belong In America By Bharati Mukherjee

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Going back to the claim that culture alters one's view of subjects we can refer to the personal essay, Two ways to belong in America by Bharati Mukherjee. Bharati's sister, Mira feels that America is unfair and going back to where she originally lived is better than America. Bharati feels the opposite until a law is placed that affects her because she's an immigrant. These two sisters can be used as supporting examples of opposing views but can also be used as allied views. They both share agreeable and disagreeable positions overall which can support the claim and counterclaim in different ways but can mostly assist in the main claim that cultural background can be a factor of someone's actions and/or positions taken. In conclusion, yes ones

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