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\n Hull uses detail to full effect but also embeds comments in her narrative that advance her larger point. Notice this phrase in the lead paragraph of this third installment: Amy’s school supplies are “all the gear needed for a well-planned ascent”—the ascent of the child of ambitious immigrant parents. And so with a small phrase, we begin to know where we’re headed; we’ve got the inklings of a theme.

Read “Rim of the New World: Weight of a Family\u2019s Hopes<\/a>,” by Anne Hull\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hull uses detail to full effect but also embeds comments in her narrative that advance her larger point. Notice this phrase in the lead paragraph of this third installment: Amy’s school supplies are “all the gear needed for a well-planned ascent”—the ascent of the child of ambitious immigrant parents. 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