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The rhetorical devices tone and parallelism are used in both the memoir, Funny In Farsi, by Firoozeh Dumas, and the graphic novel, American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang in order to entertain readers and develop the over-arching theme of self-acceptance. Dumas uses colloquial and comic tones in Funny In Farsi in order to keep readers engaged and understate the impact of the hardships she faced on her road to self-acceptance. In the chapter “I Ran and I Ran and I Ran”, Dumas tells the story of…

Document C is a newspaper article written in china during the Cultural Revolution. This was a time of severe government censorship. People who criticized the government faced brutal consequences. The chunk in the article that brings people’s attention would have to be the fact that the article acknowledged…

Aviation. the life-changing experience that thing Ruth faced was he emigrated from China to United States and was inspired by industrialization. this knowledge and the Wright brothers motivated him to build, design an airplane. In paragraph 4 it states “ he was staggered by Americans power and prosperity, he understood that industrialization made the country great, and felt that industrialization could do the same for China.” This quote shows how Feng Ru shows how America's industrialization…

How can turning points impact a person’s life and character? A turning point is when life becomes impacted greatly by an event that is either positive or negative. In the autobiography, “I Never Had It Made”, by Jackie Robinson, the memoir, “Warriors Don’t Cry”, by Melba Pattillo Beals, and the article, “Father of Chinese Aviation”, by Rebecca Maskell, each of the individuals faced turning points. Jackie Robinson, Melba Pattillo Beals, and Feng Ru all faced life-changing experiences that changed…

How can turning points or life-changing events affect lives? A turning point can be described as a life-changing event that teaches some about themselves or the world around them. In the autobiography,” I Never Had It Made “, by Jackie Robinson, the memoir, “ Warriors Don’t Cry”, by Melba Pattillo, and the article,” The Father of Chinese Aviation”, by Rebecca Maksel, each of the individuals faced a turning point. Jackie Robinson, Melba Pattillo Beals, and Feng Ru all faced major turning points…

Racial Injustice Needs To Stop Racial injustice started a long time ago and still happens today. Asian racial injustice is shown in 1882 with the Chinese Exclusion Act, which did not allow the Chinese to travel to the United States. Racial injustice is presented in the story Leaves front the mental portfolio of an Eurasian when a Chinese family moved to a community of Whites. The Whites are judgmental about this because the Chinese are a different race. You can tell in the story they treat the…

Throughout the long history of China, there are many extraordinary thoughts created by a lot of famous philosophers. Although there are many different schools of teachings and most of them are in opposition to each other, they still share some similarities. In the textbook, Kongzi and Laozi’s teachings serve as a good example. In the Analects, Kongzi emphasizes on ren and xiao which mean benevolence and filial piety, respectively. He believes that filial piety and benevolence are interconnected…

In the 17th and 19th century, Japan went through isolation within contact from the outer world. Isolation in Japan had resulted to changes because the Shoguns and Daimyos were unable to trade goods with other countries. So how did Japan influence of those in the outer world? Isolation affected Japan’s worldview because they created it themselves, and were not influenced by other countries outside of Japan. However, modernization of Japan occurred changing the country’s political,…

Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is the most important celebration in China; it is a time for families to get together and celebrate. It consists of many different events than the American New Year. There are many traditions of the Chinese New Year that are celebrated by many families, and Amy Tan’s book “Fish Cheeks” does a good job of representing this culture. Chinese New Year is a very important celebration in China that happens every year; it includes many traditions and many different…

In the article “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” the author, Amy Chua, states that the harshness of negative reinforcement is the most effective way for a child to reach the ultimate level of success. Chua is a mother of two daughters, and has chosen to raise her children the way her culture has taught her to. This is a very controversial issue, especially here in a America, due to the massive differences between the Chinese and Western parenting ideals. Chua believes that American parents are…