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easy, either. Another way Ha was inside out was the unfamiliarity of America. “I think that they are making fun of the Vietnamese flag until I remember no one here likely knows that flag’s colors.” (Lai, pg. 144). Ha didn’t know that the mustard and ketchup on a hot dog was a normal thing in America, and thought it was a mockery of her country’s flag. The refugees from the Til Gurung speech faced the same issue. “..I help explain important documents and laws to my community members….where to…

If you ever had a choice of killing your best friend or letting them suffer from the bad choices they have made, what would you do? This is a very hard question to answer. In John Steinbeck´s story Of Mice and Men one of the main characters in the story, George, has a tough decision to make with his best friend, Lennie. Lennie has done a bad thing, and he has no way of getting out of it this time. Therefore, George has to decide between three choices. He could either leave Lennie for Curley,…

When reflecting on your day before you go to sleep, most likely the thoughts that blur your mind involve important events. Nevertheless, our brains see much more than that. If we could recall every significant detail in our day to day transactions, we might all go crazy with excess and frankly unimportant details. Even though these details are unimportant, it doesn’t mean that you can’t interpret its meaning; for example, the sky when I looked out of my car window was blue. The initial question…

My visit to Virginia Beach for thanksgiving with my Filipino friend Jimmy and his family, was an intercultural experience that showed me why it’s important to understand and appreciate different cultures. It is widely understood that different cultures have their own way of communicating, living, as well as embracing certain values, beliefs, and practices. Having the opportunity to experience culture other than my own was amazing and gratifying. My trip to Virginia Beach all started with a phone…

I was so proud of who I was back then. I proudly called myself a Mexican-American. I don’t know anymore. I would call myself a Mexican-American such as I did back then, but I can’t. It’s not an answer that is accepted by anyone. Not by my family, my friends or my classmates. I have to choose between these two options, but I am not accepted in either one of them. If I call myself an American, there will people telling me that I am not a true American because my parents are not from here. If I…

At first glance you might think they are from out of this galaxy, you might think they are gross,stenchy ,or even rodent like, but in the end they will smell and taste like a dish from the last supper. Deep in the scorching southern states of America you can find them in every muddy, muggy swamp. I’m not talking about alligators or even turtles, that’s right I’m talking about the little red creature called a crawfish. Or better yet in the backwoods referred to as the “mudbug.” If you ask any…

other hand provides an earning of paradise to other Muslims. In Araby, Narrator reminds the Islamic economic idea of some Islamic groups in Malaysia “And they’re creating the impression that the Islamic economic system comprises mainly preparing ketchup and halal [ritually pure] foods. In terms of slaughtering one cow a week.” Here the narrator is somehow sarcastic in his tone also that how muslim in the name of Islam and purity slaughter cows every week just to show that how good they are at…

built to hold that many people. While the tradition was the same after every show, the experience always varied. After one of my first shows, I sat in the corner quietly holding my crushes hand under the table. I’m sure my face was as red as the ketchup on my burger that I don’t even remember eating because I was so excited to be sitting next to the boy I liked holding hands and I was just praying no one would notice. Another time, we decided to do a flash mob for the people in the diner who may…

messed are the thyroid and the pituitary. These regulate weight gain/loss, growth hormone, and body consumption. The second chemical that affects the human body most Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), which is used to hold soft drinks, water, juice, ketchup etc. This plastic is considered ‘safe” according to recent research, but there are several issues that should have awareness. Antimony, a metalloid element with toxic qualities, leaches from PET when the plastic is hotter than room temperature…

is the only bread eaten in their house, even when they eat a typical American dish, such as hot dogs. ―Other bread was rarely eaten in our house; even when we put hot dogs on the grill, they were dropped into a half of "cohbs," then covered with ketchup‖ (2). This quote exemplifies how the family mixes the culture of their host country with the traditions of their home…