This is my assignment for the short story “Two Kinds” The main character is Jing-mei that is forced to play piano by her mother. The mother wants her daughter to be a prodigy. The mother is fascinated by the American dream. She thinks that you need to work your way up. However‚ Jing-mei do not want to be someone else. She cannot play piano. She says that it would not happen. She only wants to be herself. The mother hire a professional pianist that should teach her daughter to play piano. Some
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In the story "Two Kinds‚" the narrator is a Chinese-American girl who is locked in a struggle over her identity with her Chinese immigrant mother‚ who believes "that you could be anything you wanted to be in America." This particular struggle invokes the mother’s attempt to mold her daughter‚ Jing-mei‚ into a musical prodigy so that she will be able to brag to her friend Lindo Jong‚ whose daughter is a precocious chess champion. The idea for piano lessons comes from television and popular magazines
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parents. Putting high standards and limitations on a child leaves them torn between succeeding in what their parents wish (usually a doctor‚ lawyer‚ etc.) or allowing exploration and discover the path they would enjoy and succeed in. In the United States‚ children of immigrants are put under a lot of pressure to succeed because of the vast numbers of opportunities in America are greater than what is available in the country they immigrated from. For many children‚ this is very challenging in
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important for the theme because it provides both historical‚ and cultural context for the characters. The setting of “Two Kinds” helps support the theme of the story for those exact same reasons. Historical context is of great importance in a story as it helps the reader understand what the implications of a character’s actions would be at that specific time. The story of “Two kinds” takes place in the United States during the late 1950’s‚ where during that period in time a child’s rebelliousness was
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Assignment on: The bog bodies and what they tell us about the past What they tell us… clothing- fabrics‚ fashion etc. hairstyles.… physical diseases – what was around and how they treated it. Also height and physical things. Punishment and ritual killing.. how and why . day top day things… food‚ tools invented etc. In Europe and Britian‚ in areas of boggy‚ marshy soil‚ several well-preserved bodies have been found. They were prevented from decaying by the airless conditions of the bog. Due
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“Overview of ‘Two Kinds’” In Elisabeth Piedmont-Marton’s “Overview of ‘Two Kinds’” Jing-Mei’s mother longs for power in the local domestic sphere. Jing-Mei ‚ the daughter‚ has other ideas about culture and power and the role that is played in both. Jing-Mei begins to learn the distinction of Chinese culture and American culture‚ and which gender holds the power in each. Piedmont-Marton explores the role of the daughter struggling to find an individual identity and the mother who has dreams of power
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today’s business world‚ organizations need to implement effective OD interventions aimed at improving performance at organizational‚ group and individual levels. OD interventions involve respect for people‚ a climate of trust and support‚ shared power‚ open confrontation of issues‚ and the active participation of stakeholders. OD interventions are broader in scope‚ usually affecting the whole organization (socio-technical systems). OD interventions are sponsored by the CEO and supported and “owned”
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Article Review The name of the article that I choose to do my article review on is called Imagining the Dollar Without Its Privilege. This is a very interesting article writing by Eduardo Porter for the New York Times on October 15‚ 2013. This article is all about the uncertainty of the worth of the U.S dollars and what it might mean to our nation and the rest of the world. A very interesting quote from this article made by George Soros is “the dollar is the weakest currency except for all others”
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Two kinds This story shows the struggling relationship between mother and daughter. Although the mother wants the daughter to be a great prodigy‚ the daughter wants to be her own person with her own personality. I see this‚ not exact‚ but similar situation‚ in many families around me. In my opinion‚ as long as the child is doing great something useful and enjoyable with themselves then they are doing the right thing. I understand a parent wanting the best for their child but
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JOURNAL ARTICLE CRITIQUE of VandenBerg‚ Mary L. "What general revelation does (and does not) tell us." Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith 62.1 (2010): 16-24 THEO 525 LUO (summer 2013) Systematic Theology I Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary May 27‚ 2013 Introduction: The goal of this work is to exam and critique an article about Reformed theology‚ an area regarding the relationship between the physical world and the Bible‚ and discussing common misconceptions regarding
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