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The story “Two Kinds” of Amy tans shows us the conflict between the mother from China cultural and the daughter from American’s cultural. Suyuan, who is known as Jing-mei’s mother, suffers from her losses of a first husband and two babies in China. She believes that in the U.S everyone can be anything they want to be by working hard, even they are genius or prodigy. So, she keeps her daughter staying busy by scheduling her many differences activities such as coming to beauty training school…

and can affect their academics, personal relationships, and self-worth. Children from divorced families are at a higher risk of emotional/behavioral concerns that can show as early as one year before the divorce of their parents (Dillman, Purswell, Lindo, Jayne, & Fernando, 2011). Out of 299 million people in the United States, approximately 10.6% are divorced and 2.2% are separated (Dillman et. al, 2011). Divorce rates have since increased and many children nowadays deal with being with their…

child can depend on for anything regardless of the extremity. Likewise, a daughter should be able to depend on her mother to provide her with support in establishing their identity. In the stories told in The Joy Luck Club, Suyuan Woo, An-mei Hsu, Lindo Jong, and Ying-yang St. Clair, four Chinese born mothers with Chinese-American daughters, display the importance of having a strong family, particularly those growing up with entirely different cultures. These stories exemplify how a feeling of…

Tourism’s Influence on Greece Abstract: Tourism can be a large contributor to a nation’s success. Greece is a world renowned place to visit due to its beauty and uniqueness. Due to all of the landmarks from the ruins of Ancient Greece, people from all over the world learn about the history and its architecture. People are also attracted to the breathtaking views of Greece’s outdoors such as the large number of beaches and islands as well as the rock cliffs and the countless miles of hiking…

movie I watched was called The Core and was directed by Jon Amiel. Some of the main actors in this movie are, Dr. Josh Keyes (Aaron Eckhart), scientists Dr. Serge Leveque (Tchéky Karyo), Dr. Conrad Zimsky (Stanley Tucci), Dr. Ed Brazzelton (Delroy Lindo) and Rebecca (Hilary Swank). The main focus of this movie was to show what it would be like to travel to the core on a life saving mission. In this movie Dr. Josh Keyes notices that the Earth's inner core has stopped rotating. So Dr. Keyes and a…

Suyuan Woo. They teach that one should not compare oneself to others, and to always remember that having the best quality heart is the most important. The last lesson also comes from Jing-Mei and her mother, but also from Waverly Jong and her mother Lindo Jong. The two mother and daughter pairs teach the lesson that miscommunication between people will result into conflict. From the novel “The Joy Luck Club” by Amy Tan, one can learn how to be confident, not to compare oneself to others, have…

orders without question. As women they must cook, clean, and all types of housework or chores only women are obliged to do. Quoted on page 56, “Teach her how to wash rice properly so that the water runs clear. Her husband cannot eat muddy rice.” Lindo has to learn how wash rice. This quote shows another example how women are expected to cook and displays that cooking is a women’s job. The mothers teach their daughters to be disciplined so they could be suitable women and fit their ‘role’. #3…

was the more “orthodox” method. Furthermore, when considering the job description of a slave, slaves in Africa were usually held the status of servanthood rather than property. Aminata fulfilled this role in America while under the authority of Mr. Lindo, who told her she ought to think of herself more like a servant than a slave. Building on Aminata’s role as a slave, her gender put her at risk of other common cruelties received from masters. Being raped by masters and used for breeding…

Women can be First Wives or the concubines of a man. From this, their values are measured. Women cannot remarry and “…suicide is the only way a woman can escape a marriage” (234). For example in China,the destiny of marriage is based on a candle. Lindo Jong, one of the mothers, explains the idea behind candle: “The candle (is) a marriage bond that (is) worth more than a Catholic promise no to divorce. It (means a woman cannot) divorce and even remarry, even if the (husband) died.”59.Anyone who…

However, the current generation seemed to have developed a different attitude about life and themselves. Amy Tan's short story, "The Rules of the Game,” shows the generation/culture gap between an American girl Waverly Jong, and her Chinese mother, Lindo. This short story has several themes and Tan uses numerous literary devices to emphasize them throughout the story. Two literary devices that she used in the major theme were setting and symbolism. If not for these devices, the story would…