Mother Tongue The essay I want to write on is Mother Tongue‚ which is written by Amy Tan. This article recalls me some adversities when the first few days I came to the United States. Amy is an ethnic Chinese writer who was born and living in United States. She was faced with language problem during her life. In this essay‚ Amy Tan talks about her mother’s broken grammar and the dialogue in English without grammar between her mother and her. But when Amy talks with other people‚ gives a speech‚
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“Congratulations‚ you have a beautiful baby boy!” my mother said as she rubbed my head with the biggest smile I think I had ever seen. Last year I would have never thought that I would be a mother a year later‚ especially not at the age of 16. I could still remember when my brother and sister were little and I would have to take care of them all the time. At least with them the responsibility was not all mines. This was “my child.” I would have to make sure he was fed‚ bathed‚ changed‚ and happy
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that he has mood swings. Overall this quotation indicates the audience that he might be dunk. Point: Eric seems to know how to talk to members in his family as when he says Evidence: “Mother said” Explanation: In this quotation we see that Eric seems to have a lot of respect for Mrs Birling as when he says “mother” may suggest that even though Eric might be drunk he still is polite to his mum which emphasises that he really is generally respectful to the older generation also when coupled with him
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In the memoir Year of Impossible Goodbyes‚ the main character‚ Sookan‚ changes from a scared and hopeless young girl to a brave and fearless one. At first she has no hope when the war is still surging‚ next she cowers in fear because the sock girls are being taken away and grandfather died‚ but finally she feels brave when they must escape to the south. Sookan’s life at home had been terrible. They tried to throw a surprise party for Haiwon‚ but the Japanese soldiers interrupted them and ordered
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scientists alone‚ every individual can join hands in this global mission on "How to save the earth from global warming"‚ and i have listed something below. Unless we understand the effects of global warming it is really going to be tough to save our mother earth. 1.Automobiles stay ahead of everything in the emission of carbon‚ so as for as possible try to avoid using your automobile for short distances. 2.Instead of everybody using their own vehicle if some of you are working in the same area and
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English is a Queer Language Alice Hamilton Jarmila came to me with this puzzle. “Mrs. Green told me her mother is coming to visit her‚ and she is going to stay a week. How can she stay if she is going? How can she go if she is staying?” I could not explain‚ because never before had I realized that “going” may have nothing to do with the verb “to go‚” though the latter has its own present participle which seems identical. This other “going” deals only with the future: I am going to see this
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doFor you‚ Beloved‚" said he."Then go‚" said she‚ "to your mother dear And bring her heart to me. "Without another word‚Youth left and went to his mother dear. And opened her breast and took her heart.He did not shed a tear! Then back to his Maiden fair he ran‚Unmindful of the rain;But his feet slipped and he fell down And loud he groaned with pain! Still in his hand he held the prize That would win his Maiden’s hand; And he thought of his mother dear So kind‚ so sweet‚ so fond. And then he heard a
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transcribe write out from speech‚ notes‚ etc. . 6. belie represent falsely 7. wince make a face indicating disgust or dislike Notes: "Wince" also means "draw back‚ as with fear or pain"--this also fits because Tan does not want others to see her mother as "broken" because that‚ especially when she was younger‚ made her feel broken and ashamed. 8. empirical derived from experiment and observation rather than theory 9. guise an artful or simulated semblance 10. impeccable without fault
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FORUM ESSAY 2 2 In the article‚ “Waving sadly and yet joyfully goodbye‚” Dr Corrigan recollects his summer with his children. Dr. Corrigan first gives a little background. He states that his wife has decided to take up a job. He then says that his wife has been a stay-at-home-mom for about 7 years. His wife has decided it’s time for her to work. This causes the Dr. to spend more time with his kids. He comes to a realization; he hasn’t been that active with his kids. Dr. Corrigan
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getting on reasonably well‚ but with his dads drinking problem things soon got worse. By reading the text‚ we find out that Sol’s mother and father have split up‚ and Sol sometimes wishes he went with his mum. We know this because Sol says ‘maybe I should of gone with her. I wouldn’t be having so many days with bad colours now’. It suggests in the rest of the book that his mother left because of his dads drinking problem. I think Sol was very happy with his dad when they were watching a film together
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