“When your parents pay attention to you, you have healthier relationships and greater academic success in your 30s.” (Gillett, Baer, and Insider). This is an example of influence in our childhood environment, which can lead to a brighter future. Certainly this may not always apply, but the surroundings we grew up in can affect our future. In the biography, A Lead in the Bitter Wind by Ting Xing Ye, she was brought up in a family which was negatively impacted by the Cultural Revolution in China. The Cultural Revolution caused the wealthy to lose their status, and the poor to rise up in the ranks. Those of wealthy families were publicly discriminated and shamed for being “Capitalists”. In her childhood, Ye suffered to the point where she attempted
In Yi Yang-Ji’s “Koku”, the sound of the second-hand “Tick, Tick, Tick” appears at least six times in her article and every time it appears strengthen or change the narrator’s sense of self. It really evokes stronger and stronger emotions about herself and or transforms her emotions. From the first sound of the second-hand to the second sound of the second-hand, the narrator’s sense from her nostalgic to feeling “The second of second hand was irritating” (P134). This irritating feeling get stronger and stronger that a voice deep from her chest that urges her to “go ahead and break” the Korean music instrument kayagum that is metaphorically referred to as “a naked woman”, more especially, “a woman hung upside down” (P135). I think, to some extent,
The historical classic, “The Good Earth”, revolves around the life of Wang Lung, introducing the average Chinese farmer on his wedding day to the slave O-lan. Together, the newly married couple care for Wang Lung’s father and farm the land, prospering from the fruits of their labor. Their early life continues to bring great fortune when they are able to purchase land from the House of Hwang, who O-lan served, and when their first two children are born sons.
Mark C Elliott’s book Emperor Qianlong Son of Heaven, Man of the World is a short biography about Hongli. Hongli was the fourth son of the Yongzheng Emperor and the favorite of his father and grandfather and was born in 1711. In the beginning it describes how he rose up in rank as a son through his father who introduced him to the current emperor Kangxi, his grandfather. The first chapter gives us the story of what Hongli was like as a child and how he won the favor of the Emperor. The book follows Hongli all the time from his birth from a low ranking palace consort right up to the end of his life even after he technically gave up his title as
Growing up in a prestigious household, I grew up with a silver spoon in my hand. My parents were completely well off and gave me items that other children didn’t have the privilege to have. I went to one of the top hundred high schools in the entire United States, my parents allowed me to live in a house in a safe neighborhood where violence never occurred, and always wanted me to have the best in life. Wes Moore (author) was allowed to have the future he has now because Joy wanted to give him a prime life and did everything she could in her powers to have those dreams of her to happen, such as: putting her house on foreclosure so Wes can attend his military academy. Whereas, Wes Moore (other) had to start selling drugs at a incredibly young age due to him being not disciplined and having a absent father which allowed him to be easily influenced by other male figures and his
Hey You!Yes you...you know...the one reading this o.O?Today(What?Your'e not gonna read it today cause your reading it now),you'll be reading a book report about the memoir/auto-biography/non-fiction,Red Scarf Girl.No it's ok,yeah I know,book reports are boring,and the title and genre of this book makes it even sound more boring,but WAIT,before you throw this in the fire,remember the phrase:
Throughout A Story, a poem written by Li-Young Lee, many literary devices are used in order to portray the complex relationship that the father and son have. Some of these literary devices include the interchanging point of view between the two characters, the structure of the poem, and even the use of common narrative styles such as metaphors and imagery. The method in which the author used to convey the complex relationship is through the son’s great desire to hear a new story from his seemingly unknowledgeable, uncreative father. Overall, after reading A Story, it is clear that there is some sort of separation between the father and son.
In Susan Adams’s article “Tiger Moms Don’t Raise Superior Kids, Says New Study”, Adams explains the disorganized matter of tiger parenting. She defines it as a very aggressive form of parenting leading to depressed children with unsociable characteristics. In the article Adams identifies one of the pieces defending the effects of tiger parenting. Amy Chua a Yale law school professor wrote the article “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,” Chua explains that children need to grow up disciplined and become an experienced student at an early age. Teaching them that the need for musical talent, high grades, and focusing on a very high earning career as an absolute necessity for kids being raised in an aggressive form of parenting.
I selected Xu Daoning’s (ca. 970-1052 B.C.) renown ‘Fishing in a Mountain Stream’ (also known as ‘Fishermen’s Evening Song’ ) to analyze for my final exam essay. This is a 19 x 80 in. hand scroll piece, consisting of ink and very slight color on silk. This is a work of art that was made during the Northern Song dynasty, which was a sub-era that persisted through the majority of the overall Song dynasty (divided into Northern and Southern eras) and controlled (what is currently) most of Eastern China. Daoning’s ‘Fishing in a Mountain Stream’ has been referred to as one of the finest surviving examples of Chinese landscape art. This work was made near the end of the “Great Age of Chinese Landscape” (ca. 907-1127 B.C.). Landscapes originating
Both of Feng-Shan Ho’s kid’s lives were changed because one decision their father made. Manli and Monto both were inspired by the things their father did. Monto went on to have a job similar to his fathers and helping people just like his dad. Manli, on the other hand, decided to find out more things about her father and what he did. A lot of the things we know about Feng-Shan Ho now are mostly findings of Manli (Kim 1). This shows how big a father’s influence can big, every choice they make influences their
One of China’s most popular love comedies, The Story of the Western Wing (Xixiang Ji) by Wang Shifu (1250-1300) dramatizes a scholar-and-beauty romance. Zhang Sheng, a promising student, and Cui Yingying, a beautiful maiden, meet in a temple, fall in love at first sight and after a series of thwarted attempts, they end up happily marrying each other, after the student has passed the civil exam as the top one, of course. Among the five books of The Story of the Western Wing, Book III stands out in the very middle of the whole play with interesting characteristics in terms of both theatrical features and thematic complexity. First of all, while dan and sheng share most of the
Childhood is the foundation of an individual’s growth; it will create the mindset that the child will take on for a substantial portion of or even their entire life. Raising a child in a very strict manner is a lottery-esque upbringing; it can set them for life or it can haunt them until their grave. The two articles, “Complexion,” by Richard Rodriguez and “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,” by Amy Chua, factor in how these writers got through their childhood and the results of what they went through. Chua and Rodriguez both endured stricter parenting during their childhoods, however, their experiences and their parents focus on how they should act sets apart how their maturity developed. Chua and Rodriguez both displayed in their articles
Retributive justice is a very common element found not only in literature but in almost all text that tries to evoke moral values. A nemetic ending is often used to provide the reader or spectator the satisfaction of seeing the hero be rewarded for his or her virtuous actions. Alternatively, the evil or malicious characters are usually punished thanks to the hero 's actions and thus brings a somewhat “happy ending” to the conflict. Many authors and playwrights would mostly hesitate to bring an unpleasant end to their stories so that the audience may leave their seats with a more positive outlook on the play. Nevertheless, it might be debatable if a standardized nemetic ending would transmit a more poignant message to the spectators, numerous plays that do not follow this norm are well known to have a very similar, if not equal, impact. To illustrate this tactic, we will mostly focus on the ending of “Snow in Midsummer” by Guan Hanqing that may end in a slightly ambiguous note rather than directly rewarding our hero Dou Er. Henceforth, we will also look over the case of Oedipus the King by Sophocles, that challenges the ideal retributive justice at the end of the play. We, as spectators, have a desire to connect with the characters and the issues they try to get through, as long as the heroes remain praiseworthy and villains fall and get defeated.
There is many questions on how to parent a child in order to help them be successful in life. Although parenting style various greatly, most all parents put into practice what regulations in which they think will help their child succeed in life. Some parents, known as Chinese parents are extremely strict, and on the other end of the spectrum there is western parents, who do not expect as much from their child. In Amy Chua’s “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom,” Chua explains what it is like to have Chinese parenting techniques. She attempts to justify the struggles, beliefs, and methods of Chinese parents, as compared to western parents, and how they both have the end goal - to prepare their child to succeed in life.
In the Red Scarf Girl book, teacher Zhang tells Ji-LI Jiang that “We cannot choose our families or our class status. But we can choose our futures… You are still an educable child.” He meant that just because Ji-Li grandpa was a one of the richest landlords in the city and to everyone by default Ji-Li and her family was considered “Four old.” Which means old customs, ideas, culture, and habits. The worst thing to be considered during those times of 1966 in China because it could lead to you and your family being ridiculed and jailed. Throughout all that he believed she was still able to be educated to become anything she ever wanted to be in the future.
The precious animal parts had to be taken off the shelf since the law was amended to prohibit the sales of parts of endangered species came into force in 1995.