A tiger mom is a mother who uses tough love‚ discipline‚ and strict rules towards their children in order to reach academic excellence. This type of parenting is typically found in Chinese parents and is a traditional Chinese way of parenting. Amy Chua‚ who is a lawyer and author‚ as well as‚ professor of Law at Yale Law School‚ explains in her article “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” about her experience and rules of being a tiger mom. Although it is not common in Western moms‚ Chau stresses certain
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November 2011 College Essay My name is Augie Oropeza I came from a very humble home. Which consists of my mother and father‚ myself and two younger brothers. My parents had me when they were very young‚ eighteen years old. They both began to work and felt that their dreams of attending college were unattainable. I will be the first person in my family to attend college. Which is pretty exciting for me and my family. Growing up my parents did their best to provide for us
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as important as taking care for them while they are in the hospital. When a first time mom discharge from the hospital with her infant‚ it is really important that the nurse provides sufficient information on how to care for her new baby. New mom needs to know if her baby is having a fever‚ cold‚ dehydration‚ ear infection‚ and jaundice. Newborn’s normal temperature should be between 97.6 F and 99.6 F. if mom suspects the baby has a fever‚ take his temperature with digital thermometer‚ and call
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to me and my family. Going to school here has always been on my mind since middle school. My sister came here and I wanted to achieve the same success‚ education‚ friendships‚ and high school experience as she. I saw that she was having a great time and receiving an even better education. She would come home every night with homework so I knew it wasn’t a walk in the park. I was already taking the highest math and was in all honors in middle school. I knew that I needed to improve my work ethics
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A Culture of My Own The smell of the ocean‚ palm trees‚ and the sound of the salsa beats in the distance‚ characteristics of a beautiful culture. But is that really what My culture is. As a Cuban in America‚ culture is much different than that of a island native. My culture‚ or should I say‚ the culture that my family has molded into our own‚ is a spectacular one. It may not be the same as it was one-hundred years ago‚ or even twenty years ago for that matter. But one things makes that okay‚
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I can’t even close my eyes for a mere minute. I still can’t fathom the fact that the most important person in my life‚ my mother‚ is gone. Who knew that in a span of a year‚ so much shit could happen so fast that I can’t even grasp the meaning of reality anymore? Take a deep breathe..relax‚ listen to some music…but no‚ I just can’t. What…just happened? It was the end of freshmen year‚ 2010‚ when my mother first broke the news. I’ve never seen her so scared in my entire life. I’ve never
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Christopher Cabalquinto Reading Journals Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior The writer in the excerpt Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior‚ Amy Chua‚ does a great job of justifying Chinese-style parenting by contrasting it to Western-style parenting. She tells her audience that through her strict orders and threats does her daughter‚ Lulu‚ succeed in playing and mastering a very difficult piano piece; Western parents with high concerns for their kids’ psyches would only “ask their kids to try
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College Essay Since I was 7 years old‚ basketball has played an integral part of my life. I have devoted countless hours to not just a sport‚ but a passion‚ an outlet; to the game that I love. When I arrived at Bow Middle School as a fifth grader‚ my classmates and I would always look up to the 7th and 8th grade middle school basketball teams. Every year during winter carnival‚ the boys and girls teams would play a game in front of the entire school. Playing in that game became a dream and a
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retrospect the adolescent mom is not the only person who is being affected by this new family member. The complications of school would not be the only stressor on their minds at this point; in-fact life can become more complicated by adding the challenge of raising a child. As these adolescents ventures through life and experience the hardship surrounding
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into. The popular show Teen Mom shows how difficult a teenage girls’ life would be like a child. The reason this show is on and many watch it‚ because it could happen to any teenage girl who is sexually active. Not only does it show you the difficulty of having a child‚ it also shows you the reality of it. The three most difficult challenges of being a teenage mother are lack of adequate finances‚ education gets put on hold and the father
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