For this project I have decided to shadow my mom‚ Melissa Hamlett. I chose her because she is someone that I admire and look up to. Also because I had never really gotten to know what she does while she is at work. I knew that shadowing her would be a fun and interesting experience. “I watch every step you take‚ and every decision you make.” My mom works as a customer service representative for Mohawk Finishing Products. The company that she works for sells products that repairs wood to make it
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thy attribute so much importance to school grades in their children’s childhood and teenage years. For Western parents‚ they usually focused more on children’s comprehensive performance and psychological happiness. The writer of this article “Why Chinese Mother Are Superior” is Amy Chua. She was born in Champaign‚ Illinois. Her parents were ethnic Chinese from the Philippines who emigrated to the United States. She is a Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School right now. In this article she talks
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Isabel Lawrence Erik Habecker Writing 10‚ Section 7 11 September 2012 Rhetorical Analysis – “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” Parenting is always a debatable topic in America. Every person has an opinion on how a child should be raised and disciplined. In Amy Chua’s “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” (an excerpt from Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother)‚ Chua explains Chinese parenting and how it is effective in her life. She claims that by breaking down a child and pushing them to their full
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so true. Mom‚ She is my major idol. She is always there for me‚and when I have a crappy day I run to her‚get a hug‚sit down and just talk to her. Sure I sometimes start crying‚but that isn’t a bad thing‚she is my mom‚and she has seen me in my worse times ever. She is my shoulder to cry on‚and she is my idol because‚she is a strong woman who isn’t afraid to have fun.She is always ready with a good comeback‚and she is just the most funny‚ and amazing person I know. I love my mom to death‚I never
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already know who I am. My foster mom is about to help me find my perfect forever home‚ and in spite of the long waiting list‚ she does have the opportunity to refer a friend. I have the ultimate irresistible puppy face; I tug hard on heart strings. I aim to please‚ and I know I’m a fast learner‚ as I already know my name‚ respond to sit‚ stay‚ lay down‚ paw‚ stop‚ and with reminders‚ I am starting to get the hang of ’get down’. I drive my older foster brother nuts with all my puppy energy‚ and because
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but is that always true? My answer is a big no; I think there are some intangible gifts which show you how to live a better life. I usually get gifts from my friends and relative on different occasions‚ but the gift which I received from my mother‚ to respect and care for others‚ was the best gift ever. My mom has numerous good qualities. She is a very loving and kind person. She is a very hard worker and dedicated towards her work. Everyone who knows my mom likes her a lot because
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I have read excerpts from two texts. An informational text titled ‘The Sea Around Us’ by Rachel Carson‚ and a literature text titled ‘Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea’‚ by Jules Verne. In both excerpts there are many descriptions of the ocean. Many people debate whether details are described more vividly in informational text‚ or in literature. I feel the ocean was described more vividly in the excerpt from the literature text ‘Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea’. I believe the ocean
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The teenage birth rate in the United States is the highest in the developed world‚ and the teenage abortion rate is also high.[11] In 2005 in the U.S.‚ the majority (57%) of teen pregnancies resulted in a live birth‚ 27% ended in an induced abortion‚ and 16% in a fetal loss.[20] The U.S. teenage pregnancy rate was at a high in the 1950s and has decreased since then‚ although there has been an increase in births out of wedlock.[21] The teenage pregnancy rate decreased significantly in the 1990s; this
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Death of Mom-and-Pop Shops Cindy Dias English Composition II Professor James Meeze January 19‚ 2013 Based on my research paper and reading the information‚ I am going to choose how Wal-Mart is taking down mom-and-pop shops and destroying them by leaving downtown barren and empty. I am going to prove it does have some effect on small business‚ but also it has to do with our economy. I plan on the information and graphs I found by researching my information about how the big companies do take
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In the movie‚ Stepmom‚ the struggles of divorce‚ trust‚ and dealing with a new stepmom are being tried. There are many different issues within the movie that deal with conflict. Which is why I chose the topic conflict for this paper. The first concept and scene I chose for conflict stems from the management style compromise. The management style compromise is the style that attempts to find the middle ground in a conflict (pg. 235). One particular scene stood out to me in the movie and that scene
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