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How is this intro for a research paper.....?
....where i need to prove this author put her experiences into her books.
Immigrants come to this country for a variety of reasons. They come here to escape poverty in their homeland, for work opportunities, or maybe to escape from war or dictators. Immigrants contribute great things to this country that can only be gained through the diversity of their cultures. Born to Chinese immigrant parents, Amy Tan is the author who wrote The Joy Luck Club, The Hundred Secret Senses, and The Kitchen God’s Wife. These books show the reader the lives and struggles Chinese immigrants go through and interactions between them and their American born children set to the backdrop of Chinese culture and customs. Although Amy Tan’s novels were primarily created from fictional ideas, her books were influenced by her relationship with her mother, her mother’s life in China, family deaths, her rejection of her Chinese culture, and her family’s struggle to preserve their Chinese culture.
Looks pretty good.
What next? Like how do you contrast Amy Tan's style and outlook as a first generation American woman with women of other cultures? And women in America who are 2nd generation Americans struggling to retain the ethnicity of their grandparents?
What about people who came here after WWII? What's their outlook?
Just describing Amy Tan's mindset without comparing her with others like her, almost tries to make the near-unbelievable claim that only Amy Tan knows the struggle.
You need a little bit more. How is her view the same as women from other cultures? Different from women of her own? Under the same circumstances? Explain.
This should be more than just proving the author's experience, you want to make it credible, believable. More likely than not to be true.
Its your hypothesis you want to put forward. Short of having Amy Tan write the intro, you have to compare her subjective experiences to others. That lends credibility.
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KITCHEN DESIGN IDEAS-Country Kitchen Design & Decorating House of the Year 08
Take Your Kitchen to the Country
Tired of the ultra-modern black and white and chrome of your kitchen? Have you gone beyond the desire for sleek minimalism and long for the comfort of a warm and cozy country kitchen? Many of us spend a lot of time in our kitchens, so comfort is right up there with convenience. Here are some ways to create that feeling of warmth in your kitchen.
Let's start from the bottom up. You may want to cover the existing linoleum with one of the many laminate hardwood floorings that are available at building supply superstores. Snap-and-glue or lock-together flooring pieces are fairly inexpensive, don't require a sub floor underneath for installation, and are extremely durable — a good move if you have children or pets. Wood comes in many different shades, so pick one that will work well with your choice of cupboards and countertop.
So let's think about cupboards. Bring home some earth-colored paint swatches and see what strikes your comfort zone. Try an antique olive green, light mocha or honey. Before painting, wash your cupboards clean of grease and grime, then lightly scuff them with sandpaper and wipe down again to remove loose dust. Mix your chosen paint color half and half with glaze. Apply with a 1-4" paintbrush, then take a rag made from an old cotton t-shirt and lightly rub the painted area with the rag to give an antiqued texture to the cupboards. Paint the trim in a solid color without the glaze to add contrast. When choosing doorknobs, try copper or wrought iron to create an aged look.
Now for the countertop. Buying countertops can be expensive, especially if you require a custom size or have your heart set on granite. One inexpensive way to resurface the countertop is with ceramic tile, which comes in a variety of colors and sizes. 12 x12 is a good size for countertops, or try smaller Mexican tiles with bright colored designs for the backsplash. After you lay the tiles, grout the seams. Charcoal grout seems to compliment most tile and always looks clean. Finish with two-inch wood trim in a color like red oak for added warmth.
Finally, choose a warm color to paint the kitchen walls. Shades of brown — such as desert sand, rice cake, or light coffee — add warmth to the room and don't compete with the color of the cupboards. If the room is large enough, one wall could be painted with a darker or brighter color.
With all the basics in place, add decorative finishing touches, such as aged copper pots and pans hanging from a rack above the stove to wicker baskets or antique cooking utensils picked up at garage sales. A pottery or glass water pitcher filled with fresh flowers is a lovely addition.
If you have an eat-in kitchen, a wooden hutch or antique baker's rack is the perfect setting for your aunt's tea cozy and your collection of cookbooks. Now fill your country kitchen with the aroma of cinnamon buns made from Grandma's recipe... and enjoy.
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PARVATI MARKUS is a writer/editor with a Masters in Creative Writing from Antioch. She works with The Kabbalah Centre and freelances on non-fiction books and articles. As a recent arrival in L.A. Parvati is completing her "residency requirement" by writing a screenplay.
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