The term “tiger mother” was coined by Amy Chua in 2011 with the release of her memoir‚ The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. She refers to herself as a tiger mother because she was born into the year of the tiger in Chinese zodiac. Tiger people are “powerful‚ authoritative‚ and magnetic‚” (Kolbert‚ newyorker.com) Chua says‚ all qualities that show through in her parenting style. Before beginning this research project‚ I knew little of the subject of tiger moms. I thought of them stereotypically‚
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In the article‚ Adapted from Battle of Hymn of the Tiger Mother the author Amy Chua’s intent is to describe the differences between Chinese and Western parenting styles. She begins by explaining her personal parenting style and although her parenting style brings controversy it also demonstrates what a parent will do in order to help their children be successful. After all‚ a parent’s true purpose is to do what is best for their children. Is Chua harming her children or is she setting them up for
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“Tiger Mom” is a term that was created by Amy Chua‚ a Yale law professor‚ in her written memoir “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”. This term‚ “Tiger Mom”‚ is professionally defined as “A strict or demanding mother who pushes her children to high levels of achievement‚ using methods regarded as typical of childrearing in China and other parts of East Asia.” (Morrison‚ 2012). Compared to this Asian-American parenting style‚ western style (European-American) parenting tends to be a little more relaxed
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Since the beginning of time mothers have always supported their children. Some mothers have different ways of support. In the novel ‚Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom‚ Amy Chua’s tone for supporting her daughter is positive but also a little ironic. Amy Tan’s mother‚ in the novel The Joy Luck Club‚ has a different tone and comes across quite vicious and negative and even abusive. Two mothers with one goal‚ but try to reach their goals very differently. In the excerpt “The Violin” Amy Chua talks about
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In the excerpt from ‘Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom” the mother-daughter relationship differs from that of the excerpt from “The Joy Luck Club”. The writers Amy Chua and Amy Tan have different mother-daughter relationships as well as different tones. Chua comes at it from a mother’s point of view‚ where Tan comes at it from the daughter. There is a lot of tension and frustration in Chua’s memoir and that translates to the tone. Tans bitterness to her mom impacts their tone. There are differences in
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placed in the family she was. Phillis also shows that she was happy to have learned Christianity and that she found God. Those are only a few similarities I noticed‚ but I’m sure there are plenty more. On Being Brought from Africa to America and An Hymn to the Evening have differences that are shown in many places. Such as in the first poem she is describing how happy she was to be brought to America and to be a Christian. When in the second poem she is saying how thankful she was to be able to wake
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Mother-daughter relationships are a bond of trust between parent and child. When children have nightmares‚ their mother comforts them. But when the mother is the nightmare‚ they have no comfort. The topics are excerpts‚ one is from Amy Chua’s memoir Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom and the other is from Amy Tan’s novel The Joy Luck Club are about mother-daughter relationships. The authors wrote about their own memories. Chua is about being the mother of two daughters and Tan is about being the daughter of two
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Percy Busshe Shelleys Hymn to Intellectual Beauty is a good example of a Romantic poem‚ because it is specific in focusing in on the Romantic genre of poetry that elevates the common mans experience to the sublime. (6) The relevance produced by this poetry‚ whether it is an abundance of emotion expressed by Wordsworth‚ a philosophical initiative presented by Coleridge‚ or a spiritual awakening depicted by Shelley‚ is sparked by the tenor of social and political circumstances at the time. A few of
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Gatsby was great. Not so because of all his wealth‚ but because of his persistence in fighting for his American Dream‚ which witnessed his pure love towards Daisy. Gatsby can be viewed as a tragic figure in the story. When he is first introduced‚ he seems to be surrounded by people and wealth. However‚ as the story progresses‚ we identify that everything in his life is fabricated. The true Gatsby‚ Jay Gatz‚ came from a humble background. When Jay Gatz fell in love with Daisy that came from a well
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mean to be great? In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the author introduces a character known as the‚ “Great” Gatsby‚ but is this character truly great? I think that the character‚ the Great Gatsby truly is great because of the following reasons. The Great Gatsby’s born name is James Gatz. He was born poor‚ in poverty in which he knew he didn’t belong. He always knew he was destined for greatness and power beyond anyone’s imagination. However‚ despite his great poverty stricken
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