Weber 1 Mathew Weber Prof. Josh Tucker Engl. 1010 2 October 2011 Reading Response: “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” Q1: What is Amy Chua arguing? Chua is arguing the differences between the Chinese “eastern” mentality on raising children and importance on being the best at everything versus American “western” mentality where we stress that everything that we try to accomplish should be fun. Chu quotes a study where 50 “western” and 48 “eastern” mothers were polled. 70% of western women
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During the Han dynasty‚ Confucian beliefs were the basis for the Chinese government. Confucius‚ known as China’s first teacher‚ was upset by the violence of his era. At first‚ no one listened to him but as time went on‚ his teaching was recorded and later on‚ his sayings became an important addition to Chinese culture. To restore order‚ he believed the Five Constant Relationships‚ which include husband to wife‚ older sibling to younger sibling‚ ruler to subject‚ older friend to younger friend‚ and
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Chinese Immigrants In the 1850’s China was full was full of crime and poverty. There was people starving to death and committing crimes because they couldn’t afford the materials to stay alive. Also‚ overpopulation was a problem in China so this had it more difficult for people to make a living in China. Overpopulation in the 1850’s was such a huge problem that people were distributed with more than 400 people per square kilometer in the coastal areas. China’s population was growing 1.4 percent
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1. Chinese red wine market size China’s wine consumption has been continuously increasing since the late 1990’s. The per capita consumption of wines rose from 0.19 liters in 1997 to 0.75 liters in 2009‚ representing a 4 times increase. Nevertheless‚ compared to France (51 liters)‚ Italy (44 liters)‚ USA (11.5 liters) or even Japan (1.9 liters)‚ China’s per capita wine consumption is still far behind. (Source: State Statistical Bureau) Since 1996‚ the Chinese government
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Year of the Monkey What Chinese horoscope sign do you have? Does your personality fit the description? My sign is the monkey; the monkey is supposed to be sharp‚ smart‚very funny‚ can always make people laugh‚ and are very good at solving problems‚ always ready to help others‚ compassionate‚ and sometimes stubborn. A Chinese horoscope sign is when the Chinese calendar is divided into 12-year cycles. Each of the 12 years is named after a different animal.
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Richard Rodriguez The Chinese in All of Us A Mexican American Explores Multiculturalism The other day‚ the phone rang; it was a woman who identified herself as the “talent coordinator” for the “Oprah Winfrey Show.” She said Oprah was planning a show on self-hating ethnics. “You know‚” she confided‚ “Norwegians who don’t want to be Norwegian‚ Greeks who hate Greek food.” Anyway‚ she said breezily‚ wouldn’t I like to make an appearance? About 10 years ago I wrote a thin book called Hunger of
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My name is Jesse Jimenez and I have chosen to write my essay on Chinese Exorcism Masks. China is a country in Asia and was the first country to use money for currency and have been incorporating masks in their cultural traditions for thousands of years. “The first Chinese masks were made about 3‚500 years ago as part of shamanism‚ or religious healing” (The History of Chinese Masks). Masks from China are separated into different categories based upon their set functions. For example‚ Sorcerer masks
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Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah is a depressing story because of how Adeline is treated and how she is unwanted. “Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty”(Mother Teresa). In this story Adeline feels lonely and unwanted‚ there are a few friends that she has to get through the day. Adeline’s family doesn’t care for her feelings but they punish her for small things. And Adeline’s siblings constantly tease her and annoy her‚ they don’t do anything that is nice
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One of the organizations that proved determined to keep out Indians was the Asiatic Exclusion League. The Asiatic Exclusion League used their influential status to write Congress on several occasions about the “detrimental” effect that they believed Indians had on the American people. These “detrimental” affects included everything from industrial effects to moral effects. The Asiatic Exclusion League worked to its fullest to inhibit success for the “Asiatics” (Asiatics also included the
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Compare and Contrast Legend This essay is going to be about the Cat and Rat: Legend of the Chinese Zodiac and the Cat and Mouse: Legend of the Chinese Zodiac. The theme of the story is the cat and rat are bitter enemies. The origin is the cat and rat/mouse are best friends. The hook means that the cat and rat always end up being enemies because of rat. The essay will show the differences and similarities of the cat and rat story and the cat and mouse story. First this essay will explain how
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