In her essay "Why Chinese mothers are superior"‚ Amy Chua claims that children raised by Chinese mothers are more successful in its direct children who are bred by Western mothers. According to the author‚ the beliefs of the Chinese parents allow their children to excel since they result in a strict‚ direct and strong education. Chua described a study of 50 Western mothers and 48 Chinese immigrant mothers revealed that Chinese mothers believe that their children’s academic success is the direct result
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Just after noon on Tuesday‚ April 20‚ 1999‚ I was preparing to leave my downtown Denver office for a meeting when I noticed the red message light flashing on my phone. I worked for the state of Colorado‚ administering training programs for people with disabilities; my meeting was about student scholarships‚ and I figured the message might be a last-minute cancellation. But it was my husband‚ calling from his home office. His voice was breathless and ragged‚ and his words stopped my heart. "Susan—this
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Why Chinese Mothers are Superior What is the best way to bring up a child‚ let them choose their own activities in school and after school‚ let them have play dates‚ play videogames and let them choose their way in life‚ and let learn that is okay to make mistakes like the western upbringing or the Chinese way‚ where you decide what’s best for the child‚ don’t give them any spare time and demands perfect grades‚ which way will create a happy child. Amy Chua has chosen the second upbringing for her
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Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior Amy Chua is the author of “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior‚” where she describes the differences in Chinese parenting versus American parenting. In the book‚ Chua‚ describes Chinese parents as very structured‚ only expecting the best from their children. Anything less than the best is not good enough. This structured way of living is stressed in both education and sports. Chua details that the Chinese mother‚ will spend up to 5 or 6 hours a day with their children
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“Why French Mothers Are Superior” Most parents would agree‚ what it is a full time job to have children and it is hard‚ particularly when they are growing up. Lots of parents recognize the situation at the dinner table‚ when the kids wouldn’t sit still and eat their food as well as the time at the supermarket‚ then they are begging for candy and sweet stuff. And when bedtime comes you will have the endless fights about brushing teeth and going to sleep. These problems are described in the essay
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Tiger Mums The text “Why Chinese Moms Are Superior” is written by Amy Chua‚ a professor at Yale law school. The article is an excerpt from her book “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”‚ which were the cause of much discussion because her methods of raising her kids to many “Western parents” were too strict and almost inhumane. The article deals with the differences between Chinese and Western perception of how to raise a child seen from the perspective of a Chinese mother. Although the Chinese tends
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Ethics in America: Does Doctor Know Best? At what point can a doctor act against the mothers wishes to save an unborn child? Should the court have a say in the final medical decision of a dying patient? These situations and more were discussed by the panel members where it became very obvious that there are no absolutes when making these types of decisions. The root of the argument stems from the lack of a decisive role that is responsible for making decisions when faced with conflicting moral
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Ms: - Rebecca Language and composition First Draft of Narrative Essay Going to Marriage Party I was nine years old‚ very noisy and did not pay attention to anyone even my parents. Whatever I wanted the most I just did so. One day while I was playing with my dolls‚ I overheard that my parents were talking together about going to a marriage party‚ the marriage party related to one of my mother’s relative‚ my mother was saying that “don’t inform the children because the house is so far and
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Eyes alive with enthusiasm A rush of embarrassment swept through him Shocked by the directness of the reply His face cracked into an apologetic grin An endless expanse of blue sky Leaves fell and fluttered like snow flakes The wind moaned through the treese moon sailed across the sky like a ghostly gallion Pausing for a moment she became aware of her surroundings The warmth of the air wrapped around her like a scarf A sudden shiver of excitement shot through her body His once designer
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Shukree Abdul-Rashed English 101 Mrs. Rabe September 5‚ 2012 Mother Tongue “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan is an essay discussing how English-speakers inaccurately associate language with not only words/vocabulary but also educational stature. “ ‘Mother Tongue’ shows us that rather than becoming accustomed to English‚ we should recognize and embrace our ‘mother tongue.’ The language we use is so powerful it can evoke an emotion‚ a visual image‚ a complex idea‚ or simple truth.” Amy Tan indicated
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