.... roots. Hong’s family strictly conversed in Cantonese daily, while my family mainly spoke in English and southern Vietnamese. Going to the Hong’s home at first made me feel Alienated. I would see Hong’s entire family speak in their own Language, and occasionally speak some English to me. Simple words or sentences such as, hi, hello, how are you, and good-bye were used. It was interesting to see my friend switch sides of language as soon as he stepped home. His family seemed to have a special connection to each other, culturally. I would see Hong, and his father have a discussion on Bruce Lee in their own private language. Every word that Hong spoke flo .....

.... to their children about racism because of embarrassment and the awkwardness of the subject. I agree with her when she says that parents don’t want to talk about racism when they don’t see a problem. They don’t want to create fear or racism where none may exist. It is touchy subject because if not gone about right, you can perhaps steer someone the wrong way. Another theory she has on racial identity is that other people are the mirror in which we see ourselves. (tatum pp18) “The parts of our identity that do capture our attention are those that other people notice, and that reflects back to us.” (Tatum pp21) What she means by .....

.... Each of the characters in Beowulf also have importance in both lines of thinking. The Anglo-Saxon poetry allows the reader to get a picture of the beliefs held by society of that time, and these beliefs are exemplified through the uses of the main characters. Though it's a poem full of entertainment, once one looks beneath the surface and past the excitement found in Beowulf's battles with mysterious monsters of the shadows, many more applications can be found within Beowulf's pages. Beowulf tells the tale of the Danes and how a horrible monster, Grendel, plagued them. Upon hearing of this great and powerful creature, Beowulf travels to Herot (the mead-hall bui .....

.... he had a stroke of genius, instead of him paying people to work for him, he made people pay him to paint. Tom managed this by telling people that it isn't every day that you get a chance to paint a fence and he thought it was fun. He had people begging him to paint by the time that he was finished his story. He would have taken every boy in the town's wealth if he had not run out of paint. On June 17th about the hour of midnight, Tom and his best friend Huck were out in the grave yard trying to get rid of warts, when they witnessed a murder by Injun Joe. At the time Muff Potter was drunk and asleep so Injun Joe blamed the murder him (Muff Potter). They knew .....

.... judging from his tracks... There was a long jagged scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten; his eyes popped, and he drooled most of the time. (ch.1, pg.17) This quotation is given by Jem because he does not know Arthur. Because he does not know Arthur personally and he has never seen him, stories are made up about his appearance and various other things children have heard about him. Boo wasn’t crazy, he was just high strung at times, it was alright to shut him up, Mr. Radley conceded (ch.1, pg.15) This quotation shows that his dad is saying he is not a crazy freak. If anyon .....

.... that is okay. For example, we prejudge people on a daily basis. A person may look students in their class over the first day of school and appraise them. That guy over their looks a little sleepy -- maybe he attends many parties, better watch out for him. The lady across the aisle is looking perky -- too perky. Maybe she's just out to brown-nose the instructor to try to get a good grade. The prejudgment phase is why many students wear nice and well-mannered clothing the first two weeks of class. They know the very real danger that other students might dismiss them as second class citizens if they just wore comfortable clothing such as jeans and a T-shi .....

.... in the past. She created her own illusion because she cannot understand the weakness coming forth in her, like her tears "the incontinent wetness of the infirm" (pg. 31). All her life, she was hard, never showing emotion, even through the death of John. You can see her softening near the end, although she would not admit it. In addition to denial, she reaches a stage of anger and indignance with herself and others in the small world that is her life. She can no longer perform the simplest tasks such as dressing herself or walking down the stairs. It irks her to need help, which is one of the reasons she can't stand Doris. She is also angry at the lack .....

.... that they most likely occur in different towns. In "the Necklace " and "the gift of the magi", the plots are in many ways different. In "the Necklace", a lady wants to wear nice clothes and jewelry to a party. She borrows a diamond necklace from a good friend and loses it. She and her husband take out loans and buy a new one with real diamonds. After years of poverty from paying for the necklace, the couple discovers the diamonds are fake in the original necklace. In "the gift of the Magi", a woman sells her hair to buy her husband a watch chain, only to come home to find that her husband sold his watch to buy her some hair combs. There are many similarities, .....