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Our struggle, Culture and Existence

Lauren M. RiggsProfessor Urbina

English 223

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Introduction Everyone looks at America as the place of

dreams, hope and inspiration, but its so much more than dreaming. When people migrate to America they want to experience life, under

their terms without restrictions. It's what makes America a place if opportunity, a place of voice.

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Outline: In this presentation

Course Objective: To demonstrate the results of close reading and original thinking about the works of themes studied in clear, well organized writing and articulate discussion.

Selected List of Themes› Diversity› Man’s Struggle to understand Divinity› Between Cultures

Explicating Poetry:Auguries Of Innocence

10 ways to Internationalizing Education

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Diversity What Is It?

› Diversity is differing of elements, variety of people in groups.

How does it Relate to the Text?› In relation to “Becoming America”, Many of

the stories relate to moving into a New country. America for man means freedom and choices. To have an opportunity to live the way that people choose.

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“Children Of Loneliness” The college student Rachel has a problem with how her parents

conduct themselves at a dinner table. She reacted to them sucking on bones and not having table manners.

She soon had an out burst and her familiarity with American Culture and her parents only respecting Jewish Traditions.

She grew up in America so the traditional ways that they value she sees flaws.

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Mans struggle

with Divinity Definition: Mans Struggle with divinity

involves the relationship of humans trying to understand and find peace with God but it becomes a struggle.

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Explicating Poetry Auguries of Innocence

To see a World in a Grain of SandAnd a Heaven in a Wild Flower,

Hold Infinity in the palm of your handAnd Eternity in an hour.

- William Blake (extract from Auguries of Innocence)

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Getting to the point…. This poem is a description

about life and how people should view it in another way then they do already. Not always being so hasty and slowing down and taking time to appreciate and value life. The lack of appreciation that people have for nature could be one of our problems. So the author made the connection by using an example everyone is familiar with, which is God and faith.

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Literary Criticism: Gender and Queer Theory in relation to

Diversity This theory is based on the studies of human sexuality in

relation to power, population and culture

This theory introduces a break down between male and female.

Roles of men and women have changed not only focusing on who’s the bread winner in the home but the differences between masculine and feminine actions are changing as well.

Men and women are showing actions of the opposite sex and not only that affect how teachers teach in the classroom but with everyday jobs and society as a whole.

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Between Cultures

Explanation: Overall between cultures is the struggle of belonging. Coming into a new community and realizes trying to

find acceptance but not really belonging to either because of your back ground.

What is accepted in one culture may be offensive in another. Relating to others can be difficult if there is no common interest

and conflicting interest.

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“REMINISCES” BY: CARL

SCHULTZ

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The overall point of this story is to focus on his journey to find socialism in New York by being surrounded by

other Jewish families. He soon realized things would not work because it has to be a certain standard and that standard has yet to be developed. The people do not

see change easily , they focus on the now and not what is yet to come.

 

The overall point of this story is to focus on his journey to find socialism in New York by being surrounded by other Jewish families. He soon realized things would not work because it has to be a certain standard and that standard has yet to be developed. The overall point of this story is to focus on his journey to find socialism in New York by being surrounded by other Jewish families. He soon realized things would not work because it has to be a certain standard and that standard has yet to be developed.

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10 steps for Internationalizing Education at CSN

Determine what interest people the most Get different people involved example: Gender Race Class Age Ethnicity Ask questions to the public Share ideas that could possibly have successful results Create a plan that works Spread the word Plan events Make sure everyone at is involved is focused on the goal Keep record of feedback ( positive and negative ) Maintain keeping the plan on track

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ConclusionIn publishing stories as well as in real life it can be difficult to find ones self or even to

find a group to belong to. Identity and expression is what everyone is looking for. To overcome obstacles and accept one for who they are and what they believe in.

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Works Cited Blake, William. "Short poems about life." ShortPoems.org.

N.p.. Web. 4 Nov 2012. <http://www.shortpoems.org/poems/life.html>.

Cahan, Abraham. The Education of Abrham Cahan109-120. Print.

"Gender Studies and Queer theories." Purdue owl:Literary Theories. Purdue University .

Web. 12 Nov 2012. Yezierska, Anzia. Children of Loneliness156-162. Print.