Mosaic : A Global Writers' Spotlight, Volume 1

By BYU-Hawaii, Reading/Writing Center

Book Id: WPLBN0100000476
Format Type: PDF eBook:
File Size: 0.7 MB
Reproduction Date: 5/22/2017

Title:	Mosaic : A Global Writers' Spotlight, Volume 1
Author:	BYU-Hawaii, Reading/Writing Center
Volume:	Volume 1
Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Creative writing, Literature
Collections:	Authors Community, Literature
Historic Publication Date:	2017
Publisher:	Brigham Young University-Hawaii Reading/Writing Center

Member Page:	Aloha RWCstaff
Citation APA MLA Chicago Bakeritor, E., Ed. (2017). Mosaic : A Global Writers' Spotlight, Volume 1. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.us/

Description
The Mosaic is a collection of writing from international students at Brigham Young University-Hawaii. Read poetry, short stories and personal experiences by students from more than 10 different countries as they use English as a common language to share what matters in their lives.

Summary
What is life like for a child in Mongolia? Or a schoolgirl from Vanuatu? What does it take for a Chinese couple to survive in a foreign country? How can young people react when confronted with death? Find the answers and more in the personal stories and poems from students at BYU-Hawaii.

Excerpt
...I grew up on my family’s small farm and helped my parents in their everyday work. I stayed on the farm without going school. I did not go far away from home; I stayed to help my parents. When I turned seven, my parents told me that I needed to go to school, which was 20 km away from our home, in a small town. I was excited, and I could not wait to go to school. On September 1st of 1991, by 7 AM, I was ready to leave my home. Mum and I rode on horseback and started our journey to the school. She enrolled me in the school and a school dorm, and left me there. She said she would come back to pick me up on Friday...

Table of Contents
Who Am I? My Evil Sister Vs. My Evil Self Three Dreams Where the Light Enters You Teach me How to Dance Almost the End of the World The Book of Mormon Saving the Face of Hawaii Nature My Best The Broadway Incident The Biggest Disappointment Peculiar Letter from Hell Oye Tu! Remember not to Forget Globalization: Good or Bad for Developing Countries? Comfort Stations Homecoming Nature Mistaking Process Journey for Education