your heritage. For example‚ if you were of Asian Descent People would expect you to do very well in any math course. Although you may be Asian and not be proficient at math people would still expect you to be because of the stereotype. In A story by Amy Tan named “Fish Cheeks‚” she explains her hardships of wanting to fit in with America traditions even though she was Chinese. She expresses her disapproval
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My response is on “Mother Tongue” which is the story of Amy Tan’s successful mother and her struggles with societies views on different dialects of English. The main idea of this story is that society may take a somewhat offensive stance on accents and dialects and assume many things. I agree with this idea for the pure fact that‚ yes people do judge people based on certain things‚ that is just how animals work. Is it unhealthy to stereotype people? Of course. Is it natural of humanity? Undoubtedly
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Stretching back through history‚ bread has played a crucial role as the staple food of many Western countries. This said however‚ evidence of bread in Britain wasn’t significantly apparent until 55BC when Romans invaded‚ bringing with them; complex bakery techniques‚ watermills and mechanical dough mixers. Such progression in the industry stemmed from the foundation of the first Guild of Bakers in 150BC Rome. Interestingly enough‚ it was white bread which became sought after by Roman aristocracy
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From the article “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan‚ I realize that language nowadays is very important because it is the only way to communicate with many other people. We born in many different places and learn many different language since born. She is telling us that she is Chinese and majoring in English language‚ but most of Chinese people tends to learn engineering or math related major. She also feel that she is better in math and science than English‚ but she enjoy challenges and choose the opposite
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My first genre is a diary from the perspective of Jing-mei from “Two Kinds”‚ by Amy Tan. Although it is not known if she kept a diary in the story‚ I imagined what it might look like if she did. I wrote what her day might have been like if there was no conflict whatsoever. Her day is uninteresting and just a skeleton of what it could be. Although on the other hand‚ I wrote what her diary would look like for a day filled with conflict. Although she is fighting with her mother‚ the day would be exciting
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The author of A Perfect Red‚ Amy Butler Greenfield‚ is a writer and historian from Cotswolds‚ England. She grew up in New York and attended Williams College where she earned a degree in history. As a Marshall Scholar at Oxford‚ Greenfield studied Renaissance Europe‚ imperial Spain‚ and colonial Latin America alongside Sir John Elliot‚ a historian well-known for his works on the history of Spain and the Spanish Empire. While researching for her Master’s thesis on the introduction of chocolate in Europe
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Amy Tan’s short story “Two Kinds” tells the story of the relationship between the protagonist‚ Jing Mei Woo and her mother. Jing-Mei’s mother believes that America‚ is the land of opportunity where she could be‚ “anything she wanted”(1). Hence‚ she has high hopes that her daughter will become a prodigy. Her mother is unclear of what exactly that could be‚ considering her search through a myriad of avenues. Nevertheless‚ she knows that with hard work‚ there is success. In the beginning
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The event of Amy LaTour’s death was a murder committed by her maid‚ Celeste. All signs and clues lead up to prove Celeste was the murderer of Amy LaTour. The murder was committed due to jealousy of Amy being wealthy and pretty while Celeste is only a maid. Her boyfriends’‚ Henry Willy and Joe Wonty as well as the burglar‚ Louis Spanker have nothing to do with this crime. Amy LaTour was sitting at her vanity before her death and that is how she ended up facing the ceiling when she died. That
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Waverly’s mother is a very proud person‚ and this is unchanged from the beginning to the end of Amy Tan’s “Rules of the Game”; but actually‚ she becomes an antagonist near the end of the story. It is understandable that she‚ as a mother‚ is always proud of her daughter’s success‚ but her excessive pride has triggered a conflict with her daughter Waverly‚ which reveals that mutual understanding is quite important for a parent-child relationship‚ especially for adolescents. She maintains her pride
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Tan explains the difference between the English she speaks at home and the English she speaks outside the home. Tan identifies her mom as an educated woman however strangers pretend to ignore her because of the way how she speaks English and she is not able to receive the same respect as Tan does. Claims that she had a limited perception of her mother. Explains that speech changes with the people you interact with. Tan concludes that she is proud of her mother’s way of speaking English and wants
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