... Pulitzer Prize winner, Juhmpa Lahiri, effectively conveys the theme of the alienation experienced by immigrants assimilating into a new place and the exposure of two cultures, relative to how one's 'home' reflects on their identity in the novel, The Namesake. This bildungsroman novel, set in both India and America and which follows a Bengali family's attempts at assimilating within American culture, ... humble approximation of the snack sold for pennies on Calcutta sidewalksthroughout India.' This conveys the limited development of her identity in relation to the place she resides....

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• Grade Level: Graduate

... of belonging to the house. The parent's attachment to the garden is conveyed through the simile "tendered roses and camellias like adopted children " which compares the positive quality of their home life to the humdrum" nature of their work, the colloquial language contrasting their lack of interest at work to their devotion at ... home. The family's relationships with each other and connection to Poland is present when "photos and letters, heated discussions and embracing gestures " are cumulatively listed, to establish that while they reside ... positive interactions with others th...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

... . Elderly men and women from France are well known for regularly fly to the Gambia for sex with young girls and boys and in some instances taking them to their home countries to be used as sex toys in exchange for economic gains. This eventually leads to high rates of communicable diseases such as HIV/AIDS. This is a clear case of ... which tourists throw a few dollars towards the entertainers, freely video record the event and use the videos for commercial purposes or to entertain their friends when they get to their home countries. This turns to undermine, cheapen, and also erode the c...

• Word Count: 1995
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

... where the re-wiring for internet access may seem difficult due to the absence of basic resources. It is highly unlikely that most of these students have internet access at home. Citing a 1999 report of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Gorski (2001) reports that "African American and Latino households are only about one-third as likely to have access to ... the Internet from home as Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander households. The same group is only two-fifths as likely to have access as White households" (pp. 14-15). This situation is reflective...

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... consumption of popular music may entail purchasing recorded music on vinyl, cassette tape, or compact disc (CD); listening to the radio; watching music videos on television channels, such as MTV; home tape/CD recording; and more recently, downloading music from the Internet. Simultaneously, people may read the music press, go clubbing, or see bands perform live at gigs and concerts. The ... ...

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... & Sue, 1999). A simple example is the following: A counselor responds to the principle of beneficence by helping the client obtain a job at a grocery store against the client's wish to stay at home (supported by the principle of autonomy), ignoring the upper socioeconomic status of the client. Class-bound values (Sue & Sue, 1999) may explain the preference expressed by the client. Finally, the ... ...

• Word Count: 5041
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... & Sue, 1999). A simple example is the following: A counselor responds to the principle of beneficence by helping the client obtain a job at a grocery store against the client's wish to stay at home (supported by the principle of autonomy), ignoring the upper socioeconomic status of the client. Class-bound values (Sue & Sue, 1999) may explain the preference expressed by the client. Finally, the ... ...

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• Has Bibliography
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... is this difference in interpretation that highlights the significance of having an understanding of the culture in which a performance takes place. The final act of Nora leaving her family and home in Ibsen's "A Doll's House", when viewed by a modern, Western audience - whilst being seen as an unfortunate and sad event - would not carry the social implications as felt by the original ... ...

• Word Count: 1406
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate