An Argument for Using Native Language in the Classroom In the essay “Mother Tongue‚” Amy Tan describes the limited English skills of her mother‚ a Chinese immigrant‚ noting that “my mother had long realized the limitations of her English” **Tan citation here**. Tan goes on to describe how her mother had to compensate for these limitations throughout her life. This is the experience of many immigrants to the United States‚ who struggle to learn a new language while adapting to life in a new country
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In the article‚ "Mother Tongue" by author Amy Tan‚ she uses its context to persuade readers not "Judge someone’s intelligence by their English" (Tan‚ 20) but instead treat others the way you would want to be treated‚ therefore acceptance is essential because it helps us respect other people who are different than we are‚ to avoid misconceptions about another person‚ and to accept others for who they are regardless different ethnical backgrounds. Acceptance is important‚ because it helps us to respect
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CHAPTER IV INVESTMENT PATTERN OF INDIAN MUTUAL FUNDS This chapter analyses the investment patterns of the Ind~anmutual fund industry as a whole in general‚ the pnvate mutual funds and UTI in particular An attempt is also made in this chapter to compare across the d~fferent mutual funds on the pattern of their deployment of funds. The most Important activity In a mutual fund and operation is management of funds Fund managers acquire sk~lls expertise over a period of time. They need to have knowledge
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After taking the type A behavior pattern test I scored a total of 57 points. Since this is a score that exceeds 53 points it means I have a type A personality and can be considered more susceptible to stress and its effects. I honestly agree with my score because I’m very susceptible to the effects of stress. When I’m confronted with serious changes to my regular schedule‚ I tend to become anxious and irritable. I find myself out of my element and start to doubt whether or not I can overcome the
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Biophysical Ecology and Pattern Recognition Abstract: This study was undertaken to investigate behavioral adaptations of a lizard‚ Lacertilia‚ to its environment. Twelve peeps‚ representing the lizards‚ were placed in a habitat with two microhabitats of different temperatures. Six peeps were placed in one microhabitat‚ and six in the other. The internal temperature of these “lizards” was measured over a period of 20 minutes to see if their body temperatures matched that of their environment and
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At the introduction of social policy ideologies emphasis was put on civil and political right especially in countries like South Africa and America where there was wide discriminations on the basis of race and class. In the current contexts Social policy has underwent various transformations in terms of the subject matter‚ internationalization‚ approaches of conceptualisation and cooperation with other disciplines in the world with most countries taking it as a way of tackling social problems. The
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The Changing Pattern of World Trade World trade is a moving target. The direction and composition of world trade is quite different today from what it was a generation ago‚ and even more different from what it was a century ago. Let’s look at some of the main trends. Has the World Gotten Smaller? In popular discussions of the world economy‚ one often encounters statements that modern transportation and communications have abolished distance‚ so that the world has become a small place. There’s
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Based on Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue” it is evident that language has an affect on our lives. Language defines the type of person I am generally and it has had an affect on my choices as well as my lifestyle. Depending on my friends‚ family‚ and others I talk to my choice on language tends to vary. My decisions in life‚ sometimes‚ are influenced by the language I use and my surroundings. Language has become my way of seeing life in a different perspective. In Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue” she discusses
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Josh A. Robertson Prof. Villarreal 1302 4/8/13 Paper 3 “Two Kinds” Amy Tan In Amy Tan’s short story “Two Kinds” Jing-Mei‚ the story’s main character‚ takes a stand against her mother. The story opens as she describes her childhood‚ which was full of pain and resentment caused by never becoming the “prodigy” that her mother desperately wanted her to be. Despite her best intentions‚ Jing-Mei always fell short of her mother’s expectations and one night‚ she made a pact to herself that she would
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In the short story‚ “Two Kinds”‚ written by Amy Tan‚ she reflects on her experiences during her childhood. Like most adolescents‚ the pressure to be equal (or perhaps greater) than your peers is something that most have undergone‚ whether that be in sports or academics. Similarly‚ Amy Tan‚ or Jing-Mei‚ reluctantly followed her mother’s prying through the course of her elementary years; and‚ as a result‚ the unrealistic expectations of Jing-Mei’s mother ultimately change her perspective of who she
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