the last sentence‚ "For Christmas Eve that year‚ she had chosen all my favorite foods."; this demonstrates that‚ although Tan was embarrassed at the time of the dinner‚ her mother had chosen that she now realizes that she knew in her heart that the dinner did represent her Chinese heritage and that she should have been proud of it. The sentence that best describes the lesson Amy learned is‚ “You must be proud you are different”. 4. She want people to remember that it doesn’t matter where are you
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appreciated Fish Cheeks by Amy Tan. It is extremely challenging to explain in words to the world of what it is like to have to constantly choose between your nationality and your race. It is like your nationality is where you have grown up from and it is all you have ever known in your life but your race…. thats where you came from. It’s where your history lies and if you turn your back against it then it is almost like cutting yourself out of your family tree and planting a whole new plant. When Amy Tan
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English III AP/ Period 5 9/15/13 “Mother’s Tongue” by Amy Tan 1. Amy uses emotional appeals throughout her essay as she does in her first couple paragraphs. Amy says “I am a writer” to show that she simply loves to write down her mind and that is it. 2. Tan’s argument is simply referring to the somewhat embarrassment she has when people notice her mother’s broken English. As she goes on it begins to bother her to a point where she feels sympathetic for her mother. As she feels this‚ she
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with less respect because of the way they talk or pronounce a certain language. In the article "Mother Tongue‚" Amy Tan describes her relationship with her mother‚ who speaks "broken" English that essentially‚ isn’t broken at all. She shares her stories about the struggles of growing up with a mother who spoke imperfect English and the prejudice she received in turn for it. However‚ Tan didn’t let her mother’s “limited” English bring her down; instead she used it in her own personal narratives to
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20 February 2014 (21 February) After reading the strongly “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tran‚ it shows a great deal of strength from the Asian American Culture. Throughout the reading it showed how hard it was and still is for Asian Americans to work through the difficulties of the English language. In her essay Amy Tan writes about the problems immigrant families have with speaking English‚ by reflecting on her own experience. While reading Mother Tongue‚ I remembered the difficulties I faced when I
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Kinds by Amy Tan‚ there is a mother who motivates her daughter by making her participate in several trainings to enhance her skills. Amy is signed up for many practices and events that she does not want to do. However‚ throughout the story we see a dramatic change in Amy from being an obedient to defiant caused by her mother’s pressure to become someone who she was not. From the story we see countless bad parenting habits. The first habit that we capture is the unsympathetic feeling towards Amy. A parents
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Amy Tan’s "Two Kinds" is an autobiographical look into her childhood that shows the conflict between Tan and her mother‚ the difference between old and new cultures‚ the past and the present‚ and parents’ expectations vs. reality. Couples of opposing elements comprise the basis of the entire story; to another extent even the title itself‚ "Two Kinds‚" shows the friction that Tan creates. The strongest argument that Tan suggest is that this may not only be a look into her own life‚ rather it may
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In the story Fish cheeks‚ Amy Tran uses vivid imagery through out her story. In her story she uses a nervous and embarrasment tone while she was telling the story. Tran should except her culture and her family’s ways she shouldnt change nothing for no one‚ no matter who they are. Tran starts the story by telling the readers about when she first “fell in love” with the ministers son‚ she kind of gave off the nervous vibe when her mom had told her she invited the minister and his family for there
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The story Fish Cheeks is just an example of how many people act when faced with certain situations; The fact is no one can run from having to act different in times that call for it. Understanding where the young lady in the story fish cheeks isn’t that tough. In the story a young chines lady invites her family and an American boy that she has been having a crush on for a long time to dinner; but after figuring out what her mother had on the menu the Young lady becomes nerves and embarrassed‚ resulting
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Fish Cheeks The author uses a narrative pattern to illustrate her main idea that every culture is different and people should not be embarrassed about their cultures. In fact‚ the author tells her own story in chronological order to create a clear timeline of events in the mind of the ready and about how things happen over time. The author deftly portrays the contradictory feelings and the advantages of a girl who faces different cultures. For example‚ in the first paragraph she says “I fell in
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