Aucoin Ms. Nguyen English 1301 Tues-Thurs 8:35-10:00 February 4‚ 2014 Education pushed too much? After going reviewing this piece‚ "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior" I have come to a conclusion; of complete admiration towards these "tiger moms" they truly have a unique way of raising their child. A child that succeeds in each level of academic education. Children raised this seem to sound‚ and extremely successful in life‚ and ultimately that is what a parent wants for their child.
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“One of my fathers bedrock principles was never complain or make excuses. If something seems unfair at school‚ just prove yourself by making twice as hard and being twice as good.” I agree with this statement because it shows her dad just wanted her to feel better and stronger about herself. Even though everybody faces a problem‚ they automatically think they are the problem; they automatically think they’re covered with their excuses. When really it’s never an excuse. Excuses and complaining
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disagreements‚ but at the end of the day they are supposed to look out for and protect one another. However‚ when a fight between family members stubbornly drags on‚ it can cause major conflicts within the family. In Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom and Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club‚ the author tackles the topic of mother-daughter relationships. However‚ both of the author’s perspectives on the relationships differ from one another. In Amy Chua’s work‚ the chapter portrays a patient and serene
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people talk about. People focus on education and they have lots of different ideas. The story " Tiger Moms" written by Annie Murphy Paul and the story" Two Kinds" written by Amy Tan‚ these two stories both introduce a kind of education style. Amy Chua and Amy’s mother both strict but Amy Chua is ruthless‚ and Amy’s mother is kind. Firstly‚ Amy Chua and Amy’s mother both strict. In the story "Tiger Moms"‚ the writer states‚"practice for hours on the end-’night through dinner into the night‚’ with no
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“Just a minute I’m almost done with this page.” I shouted probably the whole summer. In language arts class we studied Lone Star books. We had to read one and mine was The Roar by Emma Clayton. It was a really good book. Our class had to discuss symbols for our book. The symbols were theme‚ plot‚ character‚ and setting. My favorite character was Ellie. She was so caring and kind. Her symbol is her pet monkey Puck. Ellie cared about her family and Puck. Since she was kidnapped the only thing that
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daughters and the author of the Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom. She is known as a “Tiger Mom”. Amy created the term to identify the parenting method she uses for her two daughters. In her book the Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom‚ Amy Chua discusses how she has raised her two daughters a very superior way and discusses the ways of the superiority of traditional Chinese parenting over the standard western way. After reading her essay on the superiority of the Tiger Mom‚ I have concluded that her parenting styles
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When I walked into Ms. Mann’s room my freshman year‚ I felt like that was the only place I could go to feel comfortable and be at ease. I would ask teachers constantly to go to Ms. Mann’s room as soon as something went wrong with my day. This room was truly my safe place. Everything has changed. I can’t sleep. I can’t go to school. I can’t say or do anything right. I feel like I can’t even breathe without her breathing down my neck. I am her voodoo doll‚ and she is holding the pins. My voice
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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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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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AP English 11-18-12 Mr. Fayerberg Synthesis Essay Sports have played a major part in people’s lives all over the world. It has affected countries‚ families‚ and schools in a way that sports have become the center of their lives and basically nothing else matters as much. Sources A‚ C‚ E‚ and
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