Rhetorical Reading Response: Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue” In the essay “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan (1990)‚ which discusses her mother’s way of speaking through “broken English”‚ Tan explores the different “Englishes” that she has come into contact with in her everyday life; these variations have presented struggles in her mother’s life. Tan illustrates this to her audience by giving examples of the struggles her mother was faced with due to “her” English and the many versions of English that surrounds
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families‚ especially where the mother is the major breadwinner‚ it is financially impossible for her to stop work without considerable state support. However many studies also point to the years before a child starts school as the most important in its educational and emotional development. As early childhood is the most formative period of development for a child it is important that a mother has as much time to devote to her children as possible. By staying at home mothers could ensure that the next
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to tear up... She looked over at her daughter‚ moving her hand up to her mouth trying to hold back the tears as she looked at her‚ one tear dropping from her eyes to the floor. Her daughter name Annabelle looked at her‚ and instantly knew what her mother was crying about. She ran up to her room and locked the door behind her and layed on her bed bursting into tears as she sat there thinking about about what the future holds for her now. She sat up wipeing the tears after she had sat there for awhile
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UNWED MOTHERS AND ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN I. Unwed Mothers Defined Mothers not married at the time their children are born. Such births are termed illegitimate births II. IRR of RA 9710 ( Implementing Rules and Regulation of RA9710 Magna Carta for women (MCW) Section 13. Equal access must be given to unmarried women in academic setting “Expulsion and non-readmission of women faculty due to pregnancy outside of marriage shall be outlawed. No school shall turn out or refuse admission of a female
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The Monkeys and Their Mother The mother of the two monkeys fondles one of her babies‚ hoping to give it the greatest affection and making it well-protected‚ but to her big surprise and sadness‚ her beloved baby died from her over-affection. I was deeply touched by the last sentence of the story: “The best intentions will not always ensure success.” There is no doubt that this sentence is thought-provoking. It is very common nowadays that many parents try their best to offer their daring the best
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Another poem which conceives the theme of loss is “Mother‚ Any Distance”. The link between them is the grief of when the child has to move on and find their own path moving away from their old home and family. This is conveyed through “ I reached towards the hatch”‚ where Armitage uses the verb “reach” to amplify that it still has to take effort for the persona to be able to retrieve what he wants. By reaching towards the hatch‚ he is moving away from something‚ linking to the context‚ it could be
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Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior How do you raise your child in the best way? Is it the Western or Chinese methods to prefer? That is the big question in this article. Amy Chua takes her starting point in her own life‚ where she raises her two daughters‚ Sophia and Louisa. Their upbringing is influenced by the Chinese methods. Amy Chua never allowed them to attend a sleepover or get any grade less than an A for instance.1 The sender of this article is the 50-year old Chinese woman‚ Amy Chua‚ who
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Chofia Basumatary Course Instructor- Dr. Usha Mudiganti “The Woman Question” MA English (3rd Sem) 17 March 2017 “Question of Sexuality in War Mothers by Ella Wheeler Wilcox” In the American literary landscape the span of ‘Romantic Period’ also known as the ‘American Renaissance’ was from 1828 till 1865. Romanticism is crucial to American society‚ to the degree that the very making of the United States has been viewed as a representation of a romantic thought. It was the focal development of the American
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legs‚ I would gladly take yours." <br>-Mother Brown <br> <br>The love between a mother and her child is a relationship that is so special that it cannot be substituted. Her love is untainted‚ and she holds her child and their accomplishments in the highest regard. The first time her child says their first word‚ or walks for the first time is as good as gold; the 1989 movie " My Left Foot" shows this to be evident. We‚ the audience‚ are introduced to Mother Brown who is characterized as a self-sacrificing
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Mariam wanted Sam to study hard to get good result. So she would not let Sam help her do any household chores or wash his own clothes. The years flew by. Sam sat for his SPM examination and pass with flying colours. His mother was very happy. She went round telling her friends‚ “My Sam will be leaving for the city to study in a college. He will become a Manager one day. I’ll move to live with him in the city. Then‚ my struggle is worth it.” So Mariam continued
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