Memories, with or without context, play a key role as plot devices in both Away from Her and “Bear Came Over the Mountain.” Used to provide context for their only semi-chronological story lines, memories in the story and movie alike give solid glimpses of the past that allow the plot to move forward. One of the most prominent memories, in both the story and the movie, and certainly the clearest of the latter, is the section in which Grant and Fiona go on a walk/ski in a park. The substantial differences between the scene and the passage, range from difference in dialogue to difference in visuals. This section is an excellent example of the drastic differences sometimes found in adaptations, and allows for the presentation of a case for the…
Based on her Chinese parenting ways and the examples of what not to do while parenting on psychologytoday.com, some would clearly say that Chua is pushing her kids too hard in order to be successful. They say that there are “ineffective ways of communicating that lead to noncompliance and power struggles, or damage self-esteem.” Some of the “ineffective ways” that they later describe include some of the methods that Chinese parenting includes. The only problem with that is that Chinese-raised children learn how to overcome that low self-esteem and learn from what they are being put down…
Tiger moms, as they are called in America, are typically mothers of Asian descent who hound their children into prioritizing music and academic success rather than athletics and theatrical performance. Amy Chua—Yale Law School professor and author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother—exemplifies this in her op-ed excerpt entitled “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior.” Chua argues that because of strict parenting methods, an Eastern parenting style is superior to the more relaxed Western style. She does this through use of many rhetorical techniques, of which some help her argument while others hinder it. By utilizing an organization built upon juxtaposition, Chia presents an I-am-right-you-are-wrong attitude as she relays conflicting personal stories…
People will do anything to win an argument. Ripping apart an argument trying to make the other person feel bad will cause tempers to flare. In her article “The Triumph of the Yell” written by Deborah Tannen, she talked about how almost everything is being argued and she is blaming journalists and politicians for feeding the flame of public arguments. In the article, Tannen talked a lot about a “culture of critique”.…
Sharon Draper in the dramatic novel,“Tears of a Tiger” depicts how survivors feel pressure and guilt after a drunk driving accident occurs, and do to this tragedies we suffer the death of loved ones. Draper supports her claim by illustrating the life of Andy Jackson, the protagonist, with his friends B.J and Tyrone who witnessed a traumatic and horrendous accident in which Andy’s best friend Robert Washington dies, this affected everyone in different ways. Andy was the most accountable for the accident due to the fact that he was the one behind the steering wheel the night of the accident; this caused him to feel extremely guilty and sorrowful about Robert’s death, which lead to his own suicide. The author’s purpose is to demonstrate how…
Tran’s radical tone suggests that she feels the dynamics of the traditional vietnamese family are being destroyed by using phrases like “The family has very little time to be together after work and school...” and “...they think they have lost their authority to raise their children.” Tran feels that the way of life is being taken from vietnamese families. The way that vietnamese families and american/western families interact with each other have very stark differences. In vietnam you are allowed to discipline your child as you please without any restrictions. On the other hand you have american parents who aren't allowed to hit their child because that is seen as cruelty.…
In Anthem, the protagonist, Equality, lives in a society where it is illegal to have an ego. Every aspect of their life is controlled by the ruling government. Essentially they are all robots. The government had not only stripped the protagonist of his basic human rights but they also had dehumanized all citizens of this post-apocalyptic civilization. Equality makes a justifiable response to the human rights infringement by fleeing into the forest to escape the tyranny.…
I believe the song titled Just the Way You Are relates to the inner conflict in To Kill A Mockingbird. The inner conflict is when Atticus gets appointed to defend Tom Robinson in court and Atticus chooses to defend him willingly, and Scout in the beginning thinks very lightly on the situation and she doesn’t quite understand why Atticus is defending a colored person, she later realizes what Atticus is doing is right and she would like him to stay the way he is since he’s a great father. This song relates to the conflict because at the time she realizes Atticus is doing the right thing, it’s as if she’s the one writing the song and it’s directed to Atticus. The song includes very inspirational words and gives off an optimistic vibe which fits how Scout thinks of Atticus later on.…
Have you seen the open letter in the New York Times written to a woman who told the author (a New Yorker) and his family to “go back to China”? I’ve been thinking about the topic of racism as it relates specifically to people of Asian ancestry for awhile. I am the white mother of two mixed race babies (my husband is American of Japanese descent). Not too long ago, I was talking about podcasts with a mother of grown children. When she asked what I had been listening to, I told her I had most recently been interested in those podcasts dealing with race.…
After listening and reading about the different styles of jazz, I found they did infact have distinct difference. The first example provided in the module was "Tiger Rag" by La Rocca. This Dixieland jazz song provided an example of the techniques used in this type of jazz. I really enjoyed the upbeat feeling of this song. Listening to the notes played, they appeared to play a rather large scale from high to low.…
Gathering together at an event to provide for the negroes, all of the important men with a vested interest met at the Grand Hotel. I, for one, found these events “a triumph for the whole community” because they provide an opportunity for the negroes to do something with their lives. In my time as the Superintendent of a school for the negroes, I fulfilled my duty to the community to help the negro. However, in this time I realized that my commitment had not been quite enough, so I organized this gathering for my fellow successful men to fulfill our duties as white men. So, like masters awaiting a slave auction, we gathered as is typical of privileged men.…
In an era in which the amount of media coverage of child maltreatment and neglect has risen considerably, it is time for communication scholars to examine the character of that coverage. The media have played an important role as an active agent of information in the historical transformation of the problem of child abuse and neglect. From the very beginning of the social recognition of the existence of “cruelty to children” as a social problem in the late nineteenth century, the media, particularly newspapers, were at the very center (Gough & Stanley, 2007). The media discovered, unveiled, and constructed the social problem out of a once minor private charity concern (Gough & Stanley, 2007). The media helped to establish the individual problem…
Parents contribute positively to an athlete’s development because of the sacrifices they do and being positive role models. In the article The Parent Trap the author use various literary devices to show loss. The author uses visual imagery and a metaphor to display the amount of baggage a parent must carry for their child. “His eyes sported five pound bags, his right hand was bandaged and bloody and his face was sunk like a bad soufflé.” The author visually displays the act of sacrifice a parent provides for their child.…
With chipper songs and a saccharine plotline, Disney’s first ever live action film “Song of the South” doesn’t bring many new elements to the table besides the presence of actors. Mediocre actors to boot. One may be able to overlook these flaws for the film’s more redeeming qualities, such as its impressive animation and catchy tunes. I find myself humming the film’s “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” jingle as I write this. However, it is undeniable that “Song of the South” and its cheesy execution leaves a somewhat unpleasant aftertaste.…
“The Scream” I really like this painting because somehow it involves mystery and insecurity and to my eyes, the rare views in it reflect a sense of how deep the feelings and thoughts of a person can be. In addition, the fact that the composition does not allow viewers to appreciate the face of the screaming person, is what has drawn me to it. Even though it seems to be that it was a lovely afternoon for everyone, it seems that it was not for the scared looking person. Although two boats are seen on the lake and two people walking very pleasingly behind, the scared looking person seems to be astonished and perhaps confused toward something. Hence, looking at this mysterious individual posing his hands on his face with his mouth open has given me the impression that he or she is appreciating something non real that no one else is able to notice; no one but him.…