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specific characteristics. The four regions are the South, Northeast, Midwest, and the West. For example, if we asked how a southern person talks or behaves, we will typically have the person come out with their best southern accent and have them saying “y’all” every other word. Whereas asking how someone from the west coast acts will elicit a “like” between words and causes that person to act similar to a hippie or a surfer. These opinions come from where we have grown up or lived most of our…

getting arrested for the murder of Beau. However, only against the law does she protect them. Once the incident occurs in which Candy is no longer handed what she wants, she becomes angry and harsh toward the men. She threatens them when she says, “Y’all don’t have nothing but this. You listen to him now, and you won’t even have this” (174), as if she believes she can easily take away all they own that is precious to them. Later, she tells Clatoo, “You know where you’re at? You know who you’re…

The student began “So, what did y’all think of the game?” Weber responded, “Well, I think the thing that has intrigued me the most is, why almost everyone in the stadium was wearing some article of clothes that is “burnt” orange. Do you know why this could be the case?” The student was quite shocked, “Where do you think you are? We are the longhorns, because our mascot is a longhorn! Burnt orange is the color we wear because it represents us.” Durkheim contemplated “But Longhorns are not…

here!” screamed Sophia. Emmi could see her many friends and the two girls quickly hopped out of the car. “I will pick you up at ten Emmi, I love you,” her mother said. Emmi and Sophia ran to the group of friends and said hello. “ Great now that y’all are here we can pick teams,” said Greg. “I will be team captain and so…

4.4 Perceived Diasporic Community 4.4.1 Enclaves Having off days are integral to the lives of the FDWs in Singapore. This is usually the time where FDWs are able to meet their friends, as they take a break from work. This is when the perceived diasporic community is formed. In our interviews, all except one mentioned only having other FDWs as friends in Singapore. They do not have, and are also not interested in having Singaporean friends. Various locations were mentioned as places to go for…

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“I just wanna say i think killin’ is wrong, no matter who does it, whether it’s me or y’all or your government.” Matthew Poncelet spoke his opinion loud and clear. There are many different views on the death penalty. The two films, The Life of David Gale and Dead Man Walking put these views into perspective. David Gale has a very different background than Matthew Poncelet. They both are accused of similar crimes but, the audience soon discovers how flawed the justice system truly is. The Life of…

“Help! Help! We are stuck, and they are coming!” random citizen cry out with fear. SMASH! The super heroes arrive on the scene. Working together they saved the day! Despite the varying personalities, intelligences, weaknesses, and strengths, of Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, and Captain America, they can come together as a team when needed. One superhero that has a very different personality is Iron Man or Tony Stark. He is very intelligent, and technology is his specialty. Iron Man, or Tony…

“Then one day, when you least expect it, the great adventure finds you,” stated Ewan Mcgregor. With every adventure comes a story, it might not always end how you want, but adventures create memories to never forget. A couple weeks ago a dear friend of mine and I had an all day adventure, spur of the moment but a day we’ll never forget. We took a road trip to Little Rock, attempted to take a nap, went to the gym and worked-out, then somehow ended up covered in mud from head-to-toe! One late…

Mother Sister and Da Mayor start to realize that even though they have known each other for eighteen years, they do not entirely know each other’s life story to determine one’s judgement toward one another. Da Mayor is just walking, minding his business until he notices Jade doing Mother Sister’s “beautiful hair.” His generous compliment, “I didn’t know you had such beautiful hair” backfires, as Mother Sister suddenly replies, “Fool, there’s a lot in this world you don’t know” (21). Spike Lee…