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diazemerson
22.03.2021 • 
English

A. Write an essay that finishes the sentence "The people of the Middle East have..." with a new understanding you have about Middle Eastern and South Asian culture. Include supporting details from the various stories in this unit. You may want to consider the following characters and stories:
• Himli in "Wanted: A Town Without a Crazy" by Muzaffer Igzu
• Siham, Ihsan, or Siham's father in "From Behind the Veil" by Dhu'l Nun Ayyoub
• The family, drivers, or police in "Five Hours to Simla" by Anita Desai
• The narrator or his daughter Mini in "The Cabuliwallah" by Rabindranath Tagore
Sekhar, Sekhar's wife, or the headmaster in "Like the Sun" by R.K. Narayan
b. Write an essay that answers the following question: Are cultures different only in their details? Discuss the assumptions about men and women, class
status, religion, race, or the body that you encounter in one of the selections in this unit. You may include supporting details from the stories listed in prompt
a. Additionally, you may include supporting details from the poem "Sweet Like a Crow" by Michael Ondaatje.

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