1) Topic: ”Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” Writer: Amy Chua‚ a professor at Yale Law School‚ USA. Reader: Parents from the Western World‚ who are also readers of The Wall Street Journal. Language: Well written text‚ with an extensive vocabulary. It is written to some extent with formal jargon. Circumstances: The writer’s home. She lives with her daughters and husband. There is a flashback into Chua’s childhood as well. Intention: She is trying to clarify the differences between Chinese parents
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From Charlie Parker to Amy Winehouse and beyond‚ countless musicians have struggled with destructive lifestyles that ultimately consume them. Using a case study of your own choice‚ discuss why popular music remains fascinated with these tragedies. Tragedies often occur in the world of music. It has seemingly become a pattern‚ over many generations and genres of music‚ for musicians to develop a negative relationship with drugs‚ alcohol and hard partying lifestyles. ‘Charlie Parker was a legendary
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Conformity vs. Individualism: Conformity and Individualism have been foes for longer than most can remember‚ dating back the Renaissance when the new spirit of individualism swept through the Italian peninsula. It seems as though history repeated itself in the United States about 530 years later. The conflict between conformity and individualism is obviously displayed through the elements of the setting in John Updike’s “A&P” exhibiting the upcoming era of social issues and‚ the small town
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mother and daughter in Alice Walker’s "Everyday Use" and Any Tan’s “Two Kinds” In “Everyday Use” Alice Walker depicts a cultural conflict within a family and explores the concept of heritage. “Everyday Use” tells how a mother eventually rejects the values of her educated daughter and celebrates the values of her younger daughter. The setting of “Everyday Use” takes place in the late 60’s‚ early 70’s. Narrated by the mother of two daughters‚ the story opens with an examination of the yard‚ “I will
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“What’s the Matter with Kids Today?” is an article written by Amy Goldwasser‚ an author of young adult books. She has edited and written for various publications including‚ but not limited to Vogue magazine‚ The New York Times. Amy has been writing for many leading publishers for fifteen years. She currently lives in Manhattan where she teaches editing and writing in the Columbia Publishing Course and the Lower Eastside Girls Club. In this article‚ Goldwasser’s thesis is that although people think
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Chapter 2 Conceptual Framework Review of Related Literature and Studies Local Literature Local Literature According to bituin Abi‚ (August 2010)‚ 658 Resort Online Reservation System. Short term base lodging is the main reason that a resort has been established. In the Philippines‚ wherein many foreign people go and have a vacation‚ resort is always their first destination to have relaxation after long hours of travel in an airplane. Because of the rapid increase of foreigners visiting
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world before the 20th century. Classical music is a complex form of music and requires intensive training and knowledge. Classical music may also refer to the local and folk music of any particular country or region. In the world of Western music‚ the works of Haydn‚ Mozart and Beethoven are defined as classical music. It’s a complex form of music as it requires skills like learning the ragas and ability to coordinate with other musicians. One has to maintain the complex relationship between its emotional
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representation is a touchy subject‚ and Amy Zimmerman is one of the few brave enough to explore the topic. Using a combination of logos‚ pathos and ethos‚ her position on the misrepresentation of bisexuals in TV is ineffective in persuading her audience‚ because of her lack of concrete evidence‚ misdirection of audiences‚ and contradictory statements. To begin‚ Amy made use of logos with data gathered by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation(GLAAD). However‚ Amy interpreted the facts in her favor
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After reading Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue”‚ I realized how many different “Englishes” I have spoken or used‚ as well as how many I have heard in my life-particularly while in the military. For example‚ how I speak with authority figures versus friends‚ and how I speak with my daughter as opposed to “educated” adults. Although the English I speak with friends and coworkers is often filled with slang and swear words‚ I would never speak like that in many other settings. One of those times is‚ when
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Different Types of Terrorism: 3 You have probably heard and may have used the word terrorism. When we did‚ it had an image in our mind. When other people used the word (terrorism) they had their own images or meanings for this term. As a result‚ terrorism means different things to different people. The nature of terrorism has changed over the course of history. Violent activity called terrorism at one point in time was called war. Liberation or crime in another period of history. The media
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