1) Topic: ”Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” Writer: Amy Chua‚ a professor at Yale Law School‚ USA. Reader: Parents from the Western World‚ who are also readers of The Wall Street Journal. Language: Well written text‚ with an extensive vocabulary. It is written to some extent with formal jargon. Circumstances: The writer’s home. She lives with her daughters and husband. There is a flashback into Chua’s childhood as well. Intention: She is trying to clarify the differences between Chinese parents
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In Anne’s diary she is showing signs of her maturing in relationship with her mother. At first she blamed her mom for everything and didn’t accept her. Anne show signs of maturity by saying‚ ‘’ Anne‚ is it really you who mentioned hate? Oh‚ Anne‚ how could you!’’ this shows that she is realizing her mistake in mentioning hate about her own mother. And that Anne feels bad about it. She also says‚ ‘’ i should have been so brimful of rage and really so filled with such a thing as hate that i had confide
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understanding much of the novel‚ Nisei Daughter‚ written by Monica Sone. From one perspective‚ this novel is an autobiographical account of a Japanese American girl and the ways in which she constructed her own self-identity. On the other hand‚ the novel depicts the distinct differences and tension that formed between the Issei and Nisei generations. Moreover‚ it can be seen as an attempt to describe the confusion experienced by Japanese Americans torn between two cultures. First‚ and most obvious
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When I read the short story‚ Rappaccini’s daughter‚ I noticed a lot of interesting things. One of the main things I noticed was the garden. I think Rappacini’s garden is a substitute for the Garden of Eden. That was very obvious to me because there were a lot of examples to back me up. I think it was very unique how the author organized everything and made it sort of like an allegory to the Garden of Eden. Also the characters alone‚ were very good examples on how it was alike. Although it is portrayed
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Rick Ross Professor ********* Hist 214 Date **** Second Generation Daughter "Even with all the mental anguish and struggle‚ an elemental instinct bound us to this soil. Here we were born; here we wanted to live. We had tasted of its freedom and learned of its brave hopes for democracy. It was too late‚ much too late for us to turn back.” Monica Sone’s Nisei Daughter is a compelling story of the life of a Japanese American growing up and discovering who she is in the World War II era United
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Only Daughter assignment 1 Comprehension 1.) When she states that she is the only girl in a family of six sons‚ Means she was a lonely‚ her brothers never wanted to play with her because she was a female. This made her think and image and become a writer. 2.) Being the only daughter she means that she is the only girl out of six boys. Being “only the daughter” she wasn’t allowed to do a lot with her brothers and was singled out‚ creating her to image and write. 3.) Advantages of being
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Statement from “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior‚” by Amy Chua‚ is an opinionated article on western and Chinese parenting. In her article‚ Amy Chua compares the way Chinese parents raise their children and the way American parents raise their children. She shows both the positives and negatives on both sides of parenting. Amy Chua uses Logos‚ credibility‚ and Compare and contrast in her passage. Each rhetorical strategy is supposed to help the reader have a clear outlook on the two parenting styles and
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A Better Daughter “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” My eyes opened to the familiar sound of the lady singing from my alarm clock. It was two days after Christmas‚ 8:00 a.m. in the morning. I slowly spill out of bed‚ very slowly‚ continuously murmuring‚ “Why do I have to wake up? I’m not even in school anymore.. ugh..” As I was crawling up the stairs to the dining room‚ I can already tell by the sound coming from kitchen; my father was very ready to start our day. The major plans for
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1: Narrative Essay‚ Only Daughter‚ prompt 2 I trace the development of my upbringing and think to myself that I can’t believe I have become the woman my father would want me to be. He was Hispanic with strong morals. He would be fifty years old and still pressuring me to respect another and myself‚ work hard and work to succeed. I was the youngest of three girls and we three needed to grow with those thoughts in our heads. Cisneros says‚ “Being only a daughter for my father meant my destiny
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The Transformation of Amy Foster In Joseph Conrad ’s short story "Amy Foster‚" Amy‚ at first‚ seems to be a very passive‚ simple minded and introverted girl. As the story progresses‚ Amy begins to show that she has the imagination to fall in love‚ but towards the end‚ the imagination isn ’t enough to stop the fear that kills that love. All through Amy ’s character development‚ Conrad eludes to how Amy may not be as simple minded as one might believe. In the beginning of
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