have more opportunity to succeed. Covering makes individuals similar and appropriate identity for the related situations while flaunting emphasizes individual’s uniqueness that is essential for individuals’ characteristics and self-esteem. Amy Chua‚ in her essay “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior”‚ insists her successful Chinese parenting ideas that are considered to be tough and indifferent to children’s development by the western culture. Kenji Yoshino‚
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stereotypes to the extreme that they are portrayed in US media‚ where they get straight A’s‚ aspire to become doctors‚ and have strict parents who starve and beat them. So when I came across the New York Times article “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” by Amy Chua‚ it made me wonder‚
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This is the message the professor and mother of two Amy Chua writes about in the article written in 2011 “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” Amy Chua has raised 2 children with discipline and
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Growing up‚ having more than one ethnic background can have a bittersweet effect on one’s life. Amy Chua‚ author of “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior”‚ is a prime example of a woman that has one ethnic background. Chua is a mother who gave birth to two daughters and she raised her children as a typical Chinese woman would. She has one voice and she does not stray away from it‚ even though she is living in the USA. Zadie Smith‚ author of “Speaking in Tongues”‚ has a British father and a Jamaican
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English 2 Honors Mr. Amy 11 September 2014 Poem Analysis The poems “We Grow Accustomed to the Dark”‚ by Emily Dickinson‚ and “Acquainted with the Night”‚ by Robert Frost both explain each author’s point of view in regards to darkness and night. While Emily Dickinson uses uplifting diction to portray darkness as moments in our life when we are uneasy‚ Robert Frost recalls his personal accounts to detail night as a constant state of isolation. Dickinson’s poem conveys a positive tone‚ one that
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a normal schedule‚ but yet they cannot shake the feeling of lethargy. This issue is the subject of many studies and investigations‚ such as William C. Dement and Christopher Vaughan’s paper‚ “Sleep Debt and the Mortgaged Mind‚” June J. Pilcher and Amy S. Walters’ article‚ “How Sleep Debt Hurts College Students‚” and Matthew Ashton’s‚ “A Greater College Debt.” Sleep debt is a massive problem; this idea is easily introduced in William C. Dement and Christopher Vaughan’s paper‚ “Sleep Debt and the
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Synthesis Essay In today’s society‚ language is one of the most important and most used things in everyday life. Language is one of the most effective and efficient ways of communicating with one another‚ animals‚ and God. It can be used as a mirror‚ tool‚ or a weapon. The reason I think language can be used as a mirror is because people use language to directly reflect who they are as a person. For example‚ if you have heard someone using improper grammar or slang‚ it may lead you to believe
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Synthesis Essay In our world‚ we constantly encounter problems. There will be more significant and life-changing obstacles‚ and also many smaller‚ less threatening ones. But what matters most is not the size or relevance of those challenges‚ but instead‚ it is more important as to how one deals with the problem. Adversity of all different types and sizes reveals one’s character. One type of adversity‚ physical adversity‚ happens in various ways. In Mitch Albom’s book‚ Tuesdays with Morrie‚ Albom
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Brianna Williams Block: 8th November 22‚ 2013 Synthesis Essay Sojourner Truth in her speech‚ "Ain’t I a Woman?" demonstrates that she’s tired of inequality and fights for women’s rights by having comebacks to the white men that don’t think negro women like herself should have rights. In Malala Yousafika’s interview‚ she views education as a gift and feels girl should also have the right to go to school. Both of these women feel women are as capable as men. Sojourner and Malala both
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Synthesis Essay Four The minimum drinking age articles “Tempest in a Bottle”‚ by Shari Roan‚ “The Perils of Prohibition”‚ by Elizabeth M. Whelan‚ “The Minimum Legal Drinking Age: Facts and Fallacies” by Traci L. Toomey‚ Carolyn Rosenfeld‚ and Alexander Wagenaar‚ “De-Demonizing Rum: What’s Wrong with “Underage” Drinking?” by Andrew Stuttaford‚ are articles that represent why underage people shouldn’t be allowed to drink alcohol beverages. In the “Tempest in a Bottle”‚ by Shari Roan‚ explains
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