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 breaks
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2012 H I G H E R S C H O O L C E R T I F I C AT E E X A M I N AT I O N English (Standard) and English (Advanced) Paper 1 — Area of Study Total marks – 45 Section I General Instructions • Reading time – 10 minutes • Working time – 2 hours • Write using black or blue pen Black pen is preferred Pages 3–9 15 marks • Attempt Question 1 • Allow about 40 minutes for this section Section II Page 10 15 marks • Attempt Question 2 • Allow about 40 minutes for this section Section
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Joy Luck Club Cultural divides are difficult to overcome in storytelling because understanding another culture is a not an easy task. However‚ in The Joy Luck Club‚ Amy Tan does a wonderful job of making the Chinese culture comprehensible for the American reader. With a culture that is exceedingly different from American way of life‚ Tan presents both cultures side by side in order to draw attention to their differences and benefits. She acknowledges the materialistic American mind that is focused
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Conflicts between the East and the West in The Joy Luck Club 1 Introduction Difference between Chinese and Western cultures has always been a main source of conflict between local people and citizens of Chinese origin. In The Joy Luck Club‚ Amy Tan describes the conflicts between the mothers and daughters to show us different culture traditions‚ perceptions of life‚ etc. between American and Chinese culture. In the end‚ the two different cultures merge together. Nowadays‚ with the development
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Richard Rodriguez and “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan both authors write about their experiences and struggles as a bilingual child. In “Aria” and “Mother Tongue” they describe their private language as an expression of intimacy with their loved ones. Growing up at one point they felt embarrassed and ashamed of their parents inability to speak English fluently. Tan writes “My mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English‚” (Tan 543). They were their parents’ connection
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essay “Mother Tongue”‚ the author Amy Tan presents the process that she turned the negative impact of her mother’s “limited” English to the positive influence of her writing style. First‚ Tan introduces herself and her writing. She is a writer who uses all kinds of English that she is familiar with in her writing. Furthermore‚ she mentions that she realizes lately that the way she talks with her family is different from the way she communicates with others. Tan goes on to write about her mother’s
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are the suffering we must go through. This is how character builds. It is often said that without any challenges or obstacles‚ a person’s true character cannot be determined. Clearly‚ "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles‚ and "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan demonstrate this point. "A Separate Peace" takes place during wartime. No one dies in this book and no tragedies take place. Knowles focuses on the war within a human heart‚ a war that is affected by the events of World War II but exists independently
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begging myself to stop‚ and I keep playing‚ and this gap‚ this contradiction between what I want to do and what I actually do‚ feels like the core of my life” (267). As for Amy Tan‚ she was forced to participate in multiple activities that she felt she was not exceptional at which lowered her self-esteem. It is clear the Tan was emotionally damaged by the disappointment she felt her parents had in her as she notes‚ “I felt the shame of my mother and father as they sat stiffly through the rest of
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Two Kinds Some people go through hurt to find happiness. That is the main theme of the story “Two Kinds by Amy Tan”. The story is about a girl named Nikan who doesn’t believe she’s good at anything and doesn’t believe in herself. Her mother tries to help her out with that but it didn’t work throughout the story since she doesn’t believe in herself she fails time and time again. Nikan goes through her life believing she can’t do anything‚ and she sabotages herself because of her fixed mindset and
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describing the young daughter buy food materials with her mother in Chinatown‚ and among the food materials are duck foot‚ turtle and frogs. Moreover‚ there is a hand-written sign informing the tourists‚ “ within this store‚ is all for good‚ not for pet” (Tan 91). The misunderstanding of food culture is only the tip of the iceberg of foreigners’ misunderstanding of China and Chinese values. The sharp cultural conflicts between the East and the West confuse the young girls as well as disappoint thousands
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