March 18‚ 2011 Tiger Mom: Is Harsh Parenting Really the Answer? Discuss the following issues: 1. What Philosophical perspective is applicable to the article? “[Nature and nurture are] a convenient jingle of words‚ for it separates under two distinct heads the innumerable elements of which personality is composed. Nature is all that man brings with himself into the world; nurture is every influence that affects him after his birth” (Fancis Galton‚ 1874). The Nature/Nurture Philosophical
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Social Problem within the United States In 1999 around 16 million children were living in a single parent household with their mothers‚ and almost 6 million children were living with only their fathers or with no parents at all (Fields and Casper‚ internet). The European Commission has reported that the percentage of children living with only one parent has grown from 8% to 13% in the last fifteen years. Population projections in the United States estimate that half of the children born in the 1990’s
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JIMMY TIME FOR DINNER! Says my mom‚ I really don’t like having to eat dinner because we HAVE THE SAME THING! We always have lasagna and I am really tired of having to eat lasagna. If I had a dog I could just sneak it to him/her so I don’t have to eat it‚ but of course my mom says the same thing “No! It’s too much responsibility” and anyways I like the smartest 3rd grader in my class and I have responsibility...whatever that means. Aug lasagna it’s ok but still like the last few times we have it.
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Over spring break‚ I played a great deal of baseball at my moms school. I also watched a lot of Netflix on my TV. I played a large amount of video games as well and had a lot of fun. I also did the math challenge on the second day of spring break to get it over with. On Monday‚ Wednesday‚ and Friday I went to my moms school to play baseball with my dad and her. She asked the janitors if we could come over the break. They allowed us to come play for a couple of hours. I pitched‚ bat‚ fielded and
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can lead us to our destinies. My roads have sometimes been long and winding along the way to get to where I am today. There are more paths to travel to get to my future with each one having its own story. The road loved the best is that of being a mom to wonderful seven year old twin girls. On this particular path my heart has been softened and challenged as one of the girls was born deaf as well as blind. Taking the steps to get her what she has needed to grow successfully in life has taught lessons
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life is my mom. I can’t but admire my mom’s strength and her wisdom. I am a strong believer in the saying “like father"‚ “like son" goes with both genders‚ however‚ I do think that this is more a result of following example rather than a result genetics. It is common knowledge that not everyone is perfect‚ even heroes‚ and in realizing this I know. Although I wish to be like my mom in most ways I do not at all. This realization may be one of the most important things I have learned‚ my mom has taught
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way after losing her mother at a very young age and growing up with her father and grandmother and five siblings‚ one being a twin. My mom’s dad had to make sacrifices while raising my mom and her siblings; it wasn’t easy growing up without her mother‚ my mom put herself through college with the help of her dad. My mom has a successful career and is married and is raising a happy family. Initially I thought of a celebrity as a person with the most influence in my life‚ but as I thought about it‚ I realized
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In Amy Chua’s book Tiger Mom she spoke on how strict her parents were and how she wanted to raise her kids the same way as she was raised. With her being a Chinese child they expected a lot from her‚ therefore‚ they were very strict when it came down to her education; not allowing
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“Why My Parents Divorce Saved Me and My Mother” When I was about six years old‚ my mom went into a psychic’s shop. My mother was afraid of nothing‚ but having never been to one‚ you could tell she was nervous. The lady was older‚ she had a kind face and a kind smile. She read my moms palms and talked about the recent stress my mother was under‚ as it does fall on a newly single mother. When it came to my mother’s children‚ she told her 4 futures‚ one for each of my sibling and myself. One would
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C IS FOR CALIFORNIA My mom grew up in California. Thats about all I know. She moved to Kansas after many other journeys around the world‚ and thats where she lives now. Some of my family still lives their‚ my three uncles‚ my grandparents‚ and other cousins. I don’t see them very often‚ but when I do‚ I have a great time with them. Many of them are my age‚ some of them are older and some of them are younger. We don’t visit often‚ because its a ways away‚ but when we do‚ we have a great time. The
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