... America, does not understand or care about the old customs and is embarrassed by her mother's traditionalism and somber attitude. She thinks of herself as American and adopts the culture that surrounds her. The differences between mother and daughter make it hard for them to really communicate. Jing-Mei cannot understand the suffering her mother has endured; and Suyuan cannot understand the frivolity of Jing-Mei. When Suyuan finally tells her ... back memories of her horrid past. The entire chapter highlights the theme of "Appearance vs. Reality." Ying-Ying, being a frightened woman he...

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• Grade Level: High School

... human being: the African American, who links together the African and the American culture. The Crossing of the Ocean The crossing of the Atlantic Ocean is a very important phase of the Middle Passage. It includes a vast number of aspects and elements: the slave ship, the sense of community, the function of the sea, the horrible treatment and condition of life in the slave ship, moral and physical suffering, darkness and the violence towards the women slaves. "Voyage Through Death / To Life Upon these Shores" symbolizes the apex of the construction of the Middle Passage ... have exchang...

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... ''It wasn't a civilized thing to do,'' said Ibrahim, a 21-year-old education student. ''I felt very sorry about it.'' What if bin Laden really was behind the attacks, aiming to expel American forces from Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf? Still wrong because of the death of civilians (unless, interjected Ibrahim, the shy smile returning, he was really doing it for Palestine). What if, contrary ... agree.) The death of a martyr is routinely announced in the Palestinian press not as an obituary but as a wedding. ''The Wedding of the Martyr Ali Khadr Al-Yassini to the Black-Eyed in Eternal...

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• Grade Level: High School