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    process becomes increasingly more taxing. Children of immigrants and their parents often face language and communication barriers upon arrival. This is the experience author Amy Tan describes in her essay “Mother Tongue”. Tan illustrates how the language spoken amongst family varies from the language spoken in public. As Tan communicates the language utilized in a child’s environment outside of an educational institution plays a part in how that child performs academically but that does not have

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    9-20-10 EN112 Mrs. Howell Writing Project 2 A Mothers Love A mother’s loves at what cost will one pay to receive it? The story “A Rocking Horse Winner” is about a young boy who desires to be loved by his mother. He desires his mother’s love so bad that he ends up dying trying to receive it. The author D.H. Lawrence develops a theme that states‚ the desire for money and social status is more important than her children. The story is about a young boy named Paul who tries to win his

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    Chinese Mothers Are Superior” by Amy Chua. Mrs. Chua explained in her essay how Chinese mothers use tactics of obedience‚ discipline and etc. to raise their children in a way that differs the way western parents do. In the beginning of this essay‚ the readers are told that the author Amy Chua‚ Is a professor at a university called Yale Law School and she has two daughters that she raised in her Chinese way. Furthermore‚ the audience read that Mrs. Chua sees herself as a so-called “Chinese Mother” (Chua

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    that they are portrayed in US media‚ where they get straight A’s‚ aspire to become doctors‚ and have strict parents who starve and beat them. So when I came across the New York Times article “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” by Amy Chua‚ it made me wonder‚

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    In “Mother and Daughter” by Gary Soto‚ a girl named Yollie had an 8th grade dance‚ and things didn’t seem to go the way they planned. That itself contrasts the mother and daughter viewpoints and creates a sense of tension. Since‚ Mrs. Moreno and Yollie had just crossed the border from their old country‚ times were very different for them. Mrs. Moreno was trying to provide for the family so her daughter wouldn’t necessarily have to worry about anything in the long run. Mrs. Moreno didn’t have enough

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    This has got to be the best story that I have read for 2011…… This story begins when I was a child: I was born poor. Often we hadn’t enough to eat. Whenever we had some food‚ Mother often gave me her portion of rice. While she was transferring her rice into my bowl‚ she would say "Eat this rice‚ son! I’m not hungry." That was Mother’s First truthful Lie. As I grew‚ Mother gave up her spare time to fish in a river near our house; she hoped that from the fish she caught‚ she could give me a

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    Written by authorJoyce Maynard‚ the essay‚ "Honoring Mothers: Four Generations"‚ begins with a description of the relationship between mother and daughter. The first few lines illustrate how a daughter‚ typically‚ would grow up to be much like her mother. ("The kind of mother I am is all wrapped up with the kind of mother I had."). In the first paragraph‚ the author explains how mothers pass on certain traits to their daughters‚ whether deliberately or unconsciously. These traits are then carried

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    This short story “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin talks about the Idea of being confined mentally and physically. Our main protagonist Louise Mallard is a sickly woman who is in a relationship with the man she loves she instantly bounds herself to him and only him. The quote “Kind‚ Tender hands” of Brently Mallard give us an insight to who he was and his impact on Louis Mallard. As soon as she hears about his sudden death‚ she loses her mind and instead starts to reflect on her situation and

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    settings in “Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan The physical and social settings of “Rules of the Game” create an atmosphere which helps to bring out the true essence of the story [The rest of the paper continues from here] Arora 2 Assignment 2 “Rules of the Game” written by Amy Tan is a short story that focuses on the conflict in identity that Chinese Americans face when

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    recital he is the only one who cheers enthusiastically. Father The narrator’s father makes only a token appearance in the story. He is not involved in the mother-daughter struggle over piano lessons. He does attend the recital; in fact‚ the narrator can’t tell if he is horrified or silently amused at her performance. Jing-mei Jing-mei is a rebellious child caught between two cultures: the Chinese culture that prevails in her mother’s home; and the American one that prevails everywhere else. She

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