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    Shaun Tan Shaun Tan‚ born in 1974‚ is an award winning illustrator and author of many well-known children’s books. Tan was born and raised in Fremantle‚ Western Australia‚ where as a boy‚ spent his time writing and illustrating poems and stories. Tan was known at his primary school as very talented artist. Through out high school‚ Tan continued his passion for illustrating‚ where he was enrolled in a special art program for gifted students. However‚ Tan eventually took an academic path into university

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    Amy Chua‚ Why Chinese Mothers are Superior As a young adult raised in a Chinese family‚ my experiences with my parents are drastically different compared to parenting style Amy Chua suggests. In her essay "Why Chinese Mothers aresuperior" Chua explains that being strict can help her children become "successful"‚ has a positive impact for them‚ and is a better method for raising a child. Chua believes that Western parents are too free with compliments‚ and easily let a child give up on tasks they

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    2 mothers in A HDB Playground -Arthur Yap ‘2 Mothers in A HDB Playground’ by Arthur Yap captures the Singaporean ethos while giving it a very global feel that satirizes the uniquely human vices namely‚ boastfulness and pomposity. The signs of affluence and climbing the social ladder is a modern phenomenon and plagues the century with an aftermath of restlessness and dissatisfaction. The controversial tone of the poem serves to dramatize a day to day setting while ridiculing the mad haste to

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    Friendship A true friendship is a natural and earned relationship between friends. True friends are forgiving and not easily broken; they are honest‚ loyal and accepting. A true friendship cannot be broken easily. In the book‚ “Mother Daughter Book Club”‚ Jess and Megan have been friends since they were five‚ but they let a boy get in between them. If they were real friends then‚ they wouldn’t let a boy tear them apart. A real friendship also doesn’t matter on how long you’ve been friends. For

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    Mothers tongue analysis Profound writer and best-selling novelist Amy Tan is well known for her works which tends to explores mother daughter relationships. In her narrative essay “Mother Tongue” she discusses the discrimination and prejudice opinions on “broken English”. Amy makes the readers realizes how not being an American can not only influence the way we speak English‚ but have an effect on how we handle real life situations. She does so by incorporating her mother’s real life struggles

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    The essay Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior‚ by the recognized lawyer and author‚ Amy Chua‚ is an essay that as the title might suggest‚ talks about why the Chinese way of raising children is an improved and preferable way of parenting compared to the “Western” style. Daughter of two successful and very strict Chinese immigrants to the United States‚ Chua herself was raised under the severe stereotypical Chinese way of parenting. She earned her credibility‚ and the “right” to talk about this subject

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    subtly imply an underlying theme of a lack of communication. Waverly and her mother seem to be talking in different worlds as both daughter mother struggle to understand each other’s culture. For example‚ Lindo tells Waverly that the people in China "already know that [she] is an outsider‚" which confuses Waverly‚ because the Americanized Waverly cannot understand Lindo’s Chinese metaphors. Afterwards‚ as Waverly and her mother meet for coffee‚ Waverly remarks to Lindo that she "is her own person"‚ only

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    The successful story of an unwanted daughter Falling leaves By: Adeline Yew Mah I always disagree with the way Chinese authors portray the women in the republican period. They are emphasized as the representative of feudalism and have a lack of knowledge. The typical story of 19th century of China is that every family wants to give birth to boys because they can continue their family name. Therefore‚ girls are treated as unwanted children. They do not have the right to gain knowledge or enjoy

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    Explore the relationship between Baptista and his daughters‚ Katherina and Bianca. The reader first meets Baptista and his daughters (Katherina and Bianca) in Act one‚ Scene one. In this scene Baptista declares that he will not allow either Hortensio or Lucentio to marry Bianca‚ until Katherina is‚ herself‚ married. “That is not to bestow my youngest daughter before I have a husband for the elder”. This makes the reader think that perhaps he favours his youngest daughter as he delays Bianca’s marriage

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    understand the reasons for her mother wanting Jing-Mei to be great‚ Jing-Mei discovers the real meaning of two kinds. "Two Kinds" is written by Amy Tan. Jing-Mei‚ a young Chinese girl‚ grew up in America with her mother‚ a member of the Joy Luck Club. Through this‚ Jing-Mei’s mother pushes into being a prodigy. With this‚ her mother has the idea of Jing-Mei playing the piano. <br> <br>Initially‚ Jing-Mei doesn’t have the drive to succeed as her mother does. Her mother has many ideas for her to succeed

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