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What does it feel like to be raised in an immigrant family? In the essay “Mother tongue” by Amy Tan, the author describes how her mother’s English influences her in her career and life that the “mother tongue” does not limit her as a writer, but shaped her and her perception on life instead. And her attitude to her mother’s English changes from the initial embarrassment to the final appreciation. Tan’s attitude towards her mother’s English begins with embarrassment and humiliation. Growing up in

The theme in the stories Don’t give up the fight and Making Sarah cry is Be nice to others. In Don’t give up the fight, The main character is bullied because she is a female runner. In Making Sarah cry, Sarah is bullied for no reason other than to make her feel bad. They show the theme similarly because both stories contain bullying and in both stories the bullying backfires. However, they also show this theme differently. They show this theme differently Because the character’s actions are different

“I thought this every hour of every day for a very long time: I want my mother. My mother is dead.” (Strayed). Cheryl Strayed was flooded with an overwhelming amount of grief when she lost her mother to cancer. In her mind she was too young to die, which left Cheryl angry at her mother for dying. She lived under the guidance of her mother all of her life, and suddenly it was gone. Many people find themselves crying in bed for days or months, leaning on their family and friends, or exercises more

The writing Shame, was taken from Nigger, an autobiography written by Dick Gregory. This narrative was about two childhood experiences that can teach a lesson on how the negative actions of a person can have a profound effect on a person’s life. Gregory tells about two different situations and how they affect his childhood, one in which he has no control over, and the other, where given a choice, he fails to respond. The narrative begins when Gregory is about seven years old, quite young to be experiencing

Have you ever had an experience with customer service representatives? Some have stood out for being unpleasant to me because of my inability to communicate with Native Americans fluently. Sadly, I’ve had so many of them that it will take a lot for any of them to stand out. Some parts of my embarrassments have been silly and unnecessary, and I regret being embarrassed. Sure, emotion is irrational, but no one else understands why I was embarrassed, it was probably a less clumsy situation than I thought

America is a melting pot of culture. The statue of liberty at Ellis Island has welcomed hundreds of thousands of immigrants into this country since the early 1900s. Although the immigrant families knew it was important to learn the American language and American culture, they also wanted to keep alive their rich heritage and pass it onto their children. This was often a struggle as their children attended American schools and picked up on the American culture ways quicker than their elder parents

Mina Chapman Mrs. Pfeifer Block 4 23 October 2017 “The Scarlet Ibis” “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst is a story of a boy who lets pride get to his mind. The story follows Brother, who longs for a brother to play with but instead has with a brother who is invalid. He taunts his little brother, Doodle, in many ways, such as making him touch his own casket. Because he is embarrassed of Doodle, Brother makes a point to teach him how to walk; in addition, he also tries to teach him how to run, swim

Shame, a word that can send shivers down anyone’s spine. Shame is a painful feeling of different emotions like guilt, sadness, and embarrassment that are focused on how one feels about self. These feelings are a nasty result when an individual feels that they have participated in something wrong. When an individual experiences feelings of shame, their focus has the potential to become redirected and surrounded around that shame (Kaufman, 1996). The process of analyzing the various parts of shame

Initiation Story "A&P", written by John Updike, is based on a moment in the life of a cashier. He was known as Sammy and he referred to his position in the grocery store as a slot checker. Sammy spent his time watching and wondering about customers. One day, while working, three girls dressed in bikinis entered the store and attracted his attention. He describes the three girls movements and watches them as they roam throughout the store. Eventually, the girls work their way to Sammy's

Taking care of a sibling who is disabled can be embarrassing to you. So you decided to make them become normal. But you did it for your own selfish reason and because of your pride. In the story, “The Scarlet Ibis” the narrator felt embarrassed because he had a disabled brother. He planned to smother Doodle, but stop once he realized Doodle was all there. The narrator kept taking care of Doodle and the narrator was irritated. The narrator was more harsh to Doodle so he doesn’t have to take care of