In Two Kinds‚ Amy Tan tells the story of Jing-mei‚ who as a child was given the song “Pleading Child” to practice. This song describes who she was as a child‚ desperate to stay the way she is‚ and pleading with her mother to love her the way she is‚ not the way she wants her to be. “Perfectly Contented‚” paints a different picture one that is viewed looking back by someone who has more experience. This song is longer because it takes more time to learn how to be perfectly content with one’s life
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What kind of learner am I? The learning style of people is logically characterised by their past experiences of learning‚ for example‚ when a person is exposed to a learning situation‚ he gains knowledge. While obtaining and thinking about the gained information the person develops a learning preference or learning style over time. Throughout this essay I will prove that I am an assimilator because I recognised that I obtain my knowledge through theory rather than practice. Firstly I will explain
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Juveniles Sentenced to Life without Parole Cruel or Just Unusual? [pic] Juvenile Sentencing: Life without Parole‚ Cruel or Just Unusual? When the Judge announced the verdict “Guilty” there was a slight murmur in the court room as was expected. Then the Judge began to announce the sentence “Life in prison without the possibility of parole”‚ the words cutting through the air like an arrow through a paper target. The courtroom was an arena of mixed feelings‚ half cheering in a celebratory
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Use your understanding of the context in which these plays were written‚ compare and contrast the ways in which Shakespeare presents various kinds of chaos in Othello and Macbeth? “Excellent wretch! Perdition catch my soul‚ But I do love thee! And when I love thee not‚ Chaos
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| Home >> Ask a question >> Health Advice | | Home tips to decrease tummy------------------------------------------------- How to reduce tummy? (13 Mar 2008) | | | | How to decrease tummy fat in the right way? In today’s world of fit‚ slim and trim bodies‚ everybody wants to have a good figure. Unfortunately‚ it is not very easy to lose weight‚ especially‚ to decrease tummy weight. People usually try to reduce the fat that has accumulated in the tummy area‚ by
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Most children struggle to establish who they are. In ‘Two Kinds’‚ does Jing-Mei know who she is or is she struggling because of her mother’s view? Throughout the entire story‚ her mother is pushing her daughter to be the best or to be a prodigy which leads Jing-Mei to struggle within herself on who she can be. As she struggled‚ she had two halves pulling at her which was her mother’s expectations and her thoughts telling her she wasn’t anything special. As she grew up‚ she accepted defeat that she
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The American Revolution was forced upon the Americans by the cruel treatment from the British. On May 10 of 1775 the Second Continental Congress gathered in Philadelphia‚ one month after the fighting broke out. There‚ delegates from each of the 13 colonies would decide on independence. A Declaration of Independence was required to state why the 13 colonies were separating from the British Empire. With this‚ POW’s could demand to be treated as prisoners instead of traitors and aid coul d be sought
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Animals being used as entertainment‚ cruel or not? Every year 6 to 8 million dogs and cats enter shelters‚ and 3 to 4 million shelter dogs and cats are killed. A case involving quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons‚ Michael Vick‚ in 2007 made national news when he was indicted of running a dog fighting ring. After the judge convicted him‚ he served 23 months in jail for cruelty to animals. America needs to realize that the use of animals for entertainment is wrong‚ and causes animals to suffer.
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In the story Two Kinds Jing-mei decides to not listen to her culture (her mom) but to embrace the American way. Her mom didn’t want her daughter to be poor growing up like she was. She was attempting to get her daughter to be something more than herself. Jing-mei wanted
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Most people think that pet stores are the best places to buy pets. So then the question becomes does animal abuse happen in pet stores? Animal cruelty is many different things; no food and water‚ too small of cages‚ not getting baths‚ and not getting attention. If people want to save animals‚ they definitely need to know what PETA is‚ many of the people that I got questionnaires back from didn’t even know what PETA is. Although some people blame PETA for not being involved‚ the pet stores should
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