“Fall‚ My Mother”Summary “Fall‚ My Mother” written by Ambai tells the story of the coming of age in a particular Indian society. The passage takes the reader on a journey as a young girl realizes that life as she knows it will never be the same. At the same time the story also highlights the realization every female must come to terms with‚ and how in this society more than just a bodily change occurs‚ but a cultural one as well. The story begins with the narrator reminiscing to her younger days
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Mother Knows Best There is a quote that says‚ “Mothers are angels who teach their children to fly.” Indeed mothers are angels‚ even though we often think that mothers were meant to torture us especially in our adolescent years when we would rather go out with friends instead of washing the dishes or doing our homework‚ our mothers nevertheless become our pillar‚ not just of faith but also of strength. Mothers may often be misunderstood but it does not mean that they don’t know best. My earliest
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It is a common belief that mothers‚ who stay at home‚ are able to bring up their children better than those who are working‚ rightly so because they are able to devote the whole day to their children. Their bonding with their kids becomes strong. They are also able to instill values which they feel are important for their children. It also gives the mothers a chance to enjoy their children. Mothers‚ who stay at home‚ can take good care of their children’s health. They can prepare healthy nutritious
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Mother tongue instruction Language is used by all as a means of learning‚ communicating and understanding. As a teacher‚ one would do their best to accommodate their learners‚ even if this means to teach in a language that would be best suited to them. As a rainbow nation with eleven official languages‚ South Africa’s diverse cultures are known throughout the world. Many of the inhabitants are either bilingual or multilingual which may pose problems when it comes to education. The preferred language
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Mother in a Refugee Camp by Chinua Achebe‚ illustrates the wretched picture of a mother holding her dying son in her hands for the last time‚ portraying both the certainty of death and the pain of people whose loved ones have died but still live life on a dim light. The poem starts with a comparison between the scene of a mother holding her son in a refugee camp with love and care and the depiction of all versions of Mary holding a dying Jesus in her arms. The poet points out that none of the reputed
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Leadership - Mother Teresa Introduction of the successful leader Mother Teresa(1910-September 5‚ 1997 )‚ the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979‚ also known as the humanitarian nun of Calcutta. She was a capable woman who inspired the world and encouraged people with her altruistic acts of love and dedication. She was simply born with leadership and compassion. She dedicated the majority of her life to helping poor people and serving God‚ thus obtaining the name "Saint of the Gutters." Mother Teresa
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What is a Mother? A mother has many different meanings‚ to some a mother is a woman who has given birth to a child‚ however most of us know that a mother means much more than that. When most of us think of our mothers we think of someone who has provided comfort‚ protection‚ food and shelter for us. For me the meaning goes much deeper than just the basics. Being a single mother of two little boys has made me really think of what I believe the true meaning of a mother is. I became a mother
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”A Gift for My Mother” is a short story written by Viv McDade. . It’s chronicling the course of a young girl’s best intentions. The main character in the story is a little‚ juvenile girl called Lucy. “..a bunch of wild flowers in the bushveld..” (p. 8‚ l. 1) The story takes place in South Africa‚ because a bushveld is a well-grassed plain area in South Africa. Throughout the entire story Lucy wants to give her mother a gift. She decides to collect bunches of flowers‚ sell them and earn some cash
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in her story‚ “Mother Tongue”. Tan uses pathos to portray to her audience how through her experiences with her mother and the Chinese language she came to realize who she wanted to be and how she wanted to write. In “Mother Tongue”‚ Tan discusses the many ways in which the language that she was taught affected her life. Throughout the story‚ she describes her relationship with her mother‚ who speaks “broken” English‚ and how her perception of language has changed due to her mother. Whenever Tan
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Song of My Mother Towards the back of a closet‚ in the corner where the dust tends to linger and the light shies away‚ hangs a brown suede leather jacket right next to a pair of old jeans. A jacket that--in its newer days‚ when the zipper still worked and both pockets were hole-less--a young woman wore on occasion. But‚ both the jeans and jacket are a bit faded now‚ the threads have turned awry‚ and the zippers have lost their shine. The woman has now passed it down to her daughter‚ but her
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