being married for 7 years to my wife Mei Wen‚ who does not drink or use drugs my drinking has impacted her life in a way that I see is hurtful toward her and our relationship. It was the most recent overboard drinking episode that prompted my choice of DARA. In the past two months I have had up to four overboard episodes‚ all of which have resulted in Mei Wen suffering. We have had loud and openly aggressive arguments‚ some during which we fought physically…more of Mei Wen hitting me over the head for
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Most children struggle to establish who they are. In ‘Two Kinds’‚ does Jing-Mei know who she is or is she struggling because of her mother’s view? Throughout the entire story‚ her mother is pushing her daughter to be the best or to be a prodigy which leads Jing-Mei to struggle within herself on who she can be. As she struggled‚ she had two halves pulling at her which was her mother’s expectations and her thoughts telling her she wasn’t anything special. As she grew up‚ she accepted defeat that she
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understand the feelings and actions in the story. This return to one’s heritage is the focus of the book and is outlined most prominently in the section “American Translation.” Through the “American Translation” parable and the characters Rose Hsu and Jing-Mei Woo‚ Tan identifies both the Chinese and the American ways of life and conveys the strength and sense of belonging that can be found in the Chinese tradition as these two girls return to the ways of their mothers. As Amy Tan sets the scene for the “American
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or weaker. Despite the differences in these two works‚ “A Pair of Tickets” and “Hanging Fire” the two pieces are alike because each girl yearns for their mothers love but one gets it and the other doesn’t. In “A Pair of Tickets”the character Jing-mei‚ is an American woman on a pilgrimage to China to meet her half-sisters‚ who were also abandoned by her mother in China during World War II. She didn’t want to go back to China and meet her sisters because she was afraid that her half-sisters will
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Luck Club demonstrates this when Jing Mei thinks this… “…What will I say? What can I tell them about my mother? I don’t know anything…” Jing Mei’s mother‚ Suyuan told Jing Mei a parable about her struggles in life. Calling this story the Kweilin‚ Suyuan had always told this story to Jing Mei‚ only except with a twist a the end of every single time she told the story‚ but always emphasized the symbolism of the three silk dresses; the symbolism of hope. Jing Mei never understood the symbolism of
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A Pair of Tickets Amy Tan Amy Tan’s A Pair Of Tickets is a story concerning family and roots. June May‚ like the author herself‚ was a Chinese born in USA and grew up with an American background culture‚ whereas her mother grew up in China and then immigrated to America. Looking at the repeated words‚ we discussed that one there are many words such as mother‚ sister‚ father and Aiyi. Most of the characters in this story belong to one family‚ June May’s family. It suggests to us that the
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believes in the classic American dream‚ that with hard work‚ you can be whatever you want to be. Suyuan has a young daughter‚ Jing-mei‚ and is convinced that her daughter can be a child prodigy. For a long time‚ they try to find any hidden talents of the young girl. They tried many activities ranging from memorizing the Bible to performing acrobatics. At first‚ Jing-mei is excited about the idea of possibly being a prodigy. She takes quizzes to see if she has talent in any particular subject‚ but ends
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family with An-Mei as the daughter The purpose of the Joy Luck Club is to show the reader that people to reach their dream they have to make sacrifices and that their choices can change their fate. The language Amy Tan uses imagery to show how things affect the characters and how objects affect them as well. In the story‚ An-Mei’s mother marries a man named Wu-Tsing and they move into the house with him. An-Mei’s mom was the fourth wife. One day all the wives were at the house and An-Mei meet the second
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biological mother‚ Chun Mei in China. Dong Mei‚ also known as Grace Parker‚ is the protagonist who struggles between her Canadian and Chinese background. In a way‚ Grace sees her Chinese roots as an insult. Since she is raised in a Canadian family‚ she does not understand the importance of her Chinese roots‚ which is her true identity. When her parents enlighten her about a note given to them during adoption‚ the note informs them‚ “Dong Mei means Winter Plum-Blossom. And Chun-Mei‚ Spring Plum Blossom
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How and why? Loke Mei Chin found a box of matches in the classroom was needed to celebrate her birthday. When the teacher out of the classroom to get the cake from the kitchen‚ Loke Mei Chin and Lee Huei Juin played with the matches in the classroom. Loke Mei Chin burnt her pointer finger (right hand). When it happened: Date 17 November 2008 Time 10:15a.m Where it happened: Hibiscus Classroom Number of children injured: 1 Details of any person injured Full name: Loke Mei Chin Age: 4 years
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