Clifton Fadiman

Both authors used lucid descriptions to portray the events and situations in their essays. Abani depict lively imagery in “The Lottery,” such as engaging our sense of smell with by describing that In “Under Water,” Fadiman also portray vivid imagery, for example, by describing the strength of the “higher and swifter” Green River. The authors further show their eloquence by brilliantly utilizing figurative language in their essays. In “The Lottery,” Abani applies irony:. The quote ironically compares the people’s actions of spitting a person they burned by orderly filing a line similar to a church religious service. Fadiman practiced personification in her essay, in which she saw. Fadiman describes the wave of the river as a person who bends, stretches, and drowns Gary. The authors provide distinct reactions towards the tragedy they witness in their essays. Abani, a young boy, was horrified at the scene of the persecution of the alleged thief, where the people in his community set the man ablaze while spitting on the “incandescent figure.” He felt empathy to the victim of the mob as he covering his nose. In “Under Water,” Fadiman felt untroubled as she initially assumed that she and her pack could save her drowning friend, but even after she realized that her friend could not be saved she seemed unruffled: . The reactions were distinct between the two authors as…

This project was written by me and in my own words, except for quotations from published and unpublished sources which are clearly indicated and acknowledged as such. I have not committed plagiarism when completing this work, nor have I collaborated with other student in the preparation of this work. Chintan Jani Professor Amanda Meyer English 102-05 21 September 2016 Hips Don’t Lie When issues like body-shaming are hindering many from being happy with who they are, Jes Baker in Things ‘No One…

Down by Anne Fadiman, the Merced doctors treating Lia were raised and educated in a Western culture that taught the superiority and successfulness of using logic to deduce problems, so when they are faced with the “irrational’…

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down is a narrative nonfiction that revolves around a family who struggles with keeping their culture identity in a place where it is not welcome. The Lee family Struggles with discrimination, cultural differences, spirituality, language barriers and immigrant assimilation when they move to California. These are some of the things that get in the way of having one of their 15 children, Lia get the best care she can…

In the novel, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, cross cultural medical communications are addressed through the story of a young, Hmong girl, Lia. Through her medical journey with epilepsy, the book shows how traditional boundaries and medical beliefs can clash and at times, bringing some negative outcomes to patients and their families. The novel introduces us to the Hmong culture, stressing their dire need to hold on to their culture so much that even some older traditions can make the…

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down offers an insight into the clash of modern western medicine with the traditional methods and people of another culture, in this case the Hmong. The non-fiction book offers a skillfully written depiction of the plight of the Lee family, one of many Hmong refugees absorbed into the United States following their allied involvement in the “silent war”. A complex and detailed presentation of two disparate cultures without preference for one over…

significant impact on the life of not only Lia, but the entire Lee family, as well as the doctors and hospital staff who tried to make sure that Lia was receiving the best care possible. Jeanine enters the narrative in the seventh chapter, roughly a third of the way through the book. It is immediately clear to us, as the readers, that she is driven and truly believes in what she does. In order to fulfill her duty to the children placed under her care, she must ensure that they have the…

The Anne Fadiman book, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, is about a Hmong (an East Asian ethnic group) family, the Lees. The Lee family find it difficult to navigate through the American healthcare system that is being offered to them in Merced, California. They go from traditional Hmong health management in Laos, to a place where biomedical, science-based treatments. And when the Lees are faced with having to rely on western medicine to properly care for their daughter, Lia Lee’s severe…

Ambrose Bierce: A Strange Writer Ambrose Bierce was born on June 24, 1842 and died in the year of 1914 in Mexico. He was an American writer, poet, and journalist. His death is a mystery. The people in his time period reported that he disappeared without a trace. All investigations were proven wrong and people at that time period came up with many stories that other people found incredible and false. Bierce was born in Meigs County, Ohio, OH. At one point, he lived in San Francisco. Bierce’s…

that “Thurber’s remark, also takes in, I believe, most of the politicians of the period, from men like Herbert Hoover… to Franklin Roosevelt” Amer is referring to the fact that Mitty is always imagining himself in positions of power and although you could reasonably compare the man Mitty imagines himself to be to Hoover and Roosevelt, you could just as reasonably compare who Mitty imagines himself as to modern day figures such as Barack Obama or Bill gates. While originally critics such as Amer…