Maxine Hong Kingston is a Chinese-American author‚ born on October 27th‚ 1940‚ in Stockton‚ California. As the child of immigrant parents‚ Kingston endured many difficulties such as discrimination‚ conforming to societal norms‚ and incorporating newly acquired American traditions with her ancestral Chinese ones. Kingston’s father‚ Tom‚ relocated to the United States in 1924‚ leaving Kingston’s mother‚ Yin Lang Hong‚ in Chin. She eventually joined him in 1939. Although‚ Maxine’s father was a well-educated
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#1: “The Salton Sea” Summary In 1905 heavy rain falls and snowmelt overfilled the Colorado River. In result the water poured over the headgates in to Alamo Canal. The flood soon reached an Imperial Valley dike and in a period of two years the entire process of the Colorado River flood would soon create the Salton Sea. The Salton Sea is located at the Colorado Desert in Southern California laying below sea level and said to be the largest lake in California. The creation of the sea made Salton City
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In the essay ?No Name Woman? Maxine Hong Kingston tells a story from her Chinese culture‚ of a forgotten aunt whose husband went to America. During his absence the aunt mysteriously became with child. No one in her village questioned her on how the child was miraculously conceived. Instead they attacked her and her family‚ showing their shame for the situation they were unwillingly placed in. Because the aunt is obviously pregnant by someone other than her husband the villagers consider her a threat
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The founder of Build a Bear‚ Maxine Clark‚ has researched and understands the market place and the customer needs in the retail business. Build - A- Bear unquestionably creates a value for customers and at the same time builds a strong relationship with them. By knowing her customers‚ their needs‚ and wants she has created satisfied loyal customers and has a large share of the market in the toy business. Build – A – Bear Workshop has a customer driven marketing strategy. The company targets
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In the except from Maxine Clair’s “Cherry Bomb”‚ the adult narrator relates significant memories from her fifth grade summer. Through the narration of her private box and her cherry bomb‚ Clair is able to capture the youthfulness and innocence of childhood summers.In the beginning of the first paragraph‚ emphasis is put on the immaturity and youth of the fifth grade narrator in her memories. “Life was measured in summers” is a form of generalization that a child who has yet to experience the stressfulness
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The Woman Warrior is the memoir of Maxine Hong Kingston’s experience growing up as a first-generation Chinese American. In it‚ she tells the stories of several other women to reveal the struggles and issues that have affected her own life. In telling their stories‚ she is telling her own stories because Kingston herself is a compilation of all the women in her book. In The Woman Warrior‚ Kingston reveals the cultural conflicts that have affected her and how‚ ultimately‚ she is able to fight back
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In her poem “The Sound Of Night”‚ Maxine Kumin recalls an experience outside with other people at night time when a whole other world comes out. She describes the many animals that thrive in the night and make noises that can be interpreted as threatening. The author appears scared of the unknown and what could be lurking in it’s dark depths. The title‚ “The Sound Of Night”‚ makes the reader begin to ponder what sounds they associate with night. I associate night with chirps and whistles and creaks
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Woodchucks burrow labyrinths of tunnels underground‚ and often they arise just to harass people and pillage their gardens. Also known as groundhogs‚ woodchucks are a furry four legged rodent that is celebrated nationally in February. “Woodchucks” by Maxine Kumin demonstrates a change of heart‚ when a former peace maker goes rogue on a colony of groundhogs. Many people do not like woodchucks and work to get rid of the pests‚ while others are the opposite‚ until something brings about change. This poem
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Some people are trying to live a carefree life‚ they say that they ‘’go with the flow’’ and are not preoccupied with the future. Others think about tomorrow and the day after it so much they are constantly under stress. So which is better‚ to worry or not to worry about the days which are ahead of us? Planning our days in advanced is somehow necessary these days. Our world is spinning so fast that one has to know what he is doing or he ends up doing nothing. Good example of that is choosing which school
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TO BEAUTY ON SEA VILLAGE. BIG WORLD BIG ADVENTURES. Situated in the coastline of the Sussex countryside is a world from a bygone age‚ where vintage trams transport visitors along cobbled streets‚ past historic buildings‚ and out into the breath-taking views of the Darwin Valley. Whether you stay a couple of hours‚ or spend the day‚ our welcoming staff and volunteers are on hand to make your day a memorable one. Beauty on Sea offers you the best moments of your life with all you can think of
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