Mothers

day I was forced to choose between my mother and my father. At this age, I did not fully grasp the concept of divorce, but I understood we were no longer one “happy” family. We would no longer attend church together, we would no longer sit down for family dinners or start debates about what was going on in the news. The days to follow were silent and depressing, my father was moving out and I begged him to take me, but all he said was “stay with your mother”. Did my father no longer love me?…

Mother Teresa once said, “A sacrifice to be real must cost, must hurt, must empty ourselves. The fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith, the fruit of faith is love, the fruit of love is service, the fruit of service is peace.” Mother Teresa is epitome of selflessness. As a nun working in the slums of Calcutta, she possessed true humbleness and embraced humility in her work. She is an excellent model of how one should live out The Beatitudes. The Beatitudes are the centerpiece…

In her essay “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,” Amy Chua informs the readers of the Chinese way of raising a “stereotypically successful child.” The Chinese childrearing method forbids many activities, including having “playdates” and excelling in drama. Chua’s method is not only extreme but also counterproductive. Firstly, when Chua condescendingly refers to the time a child spends bonding with other children as “playdates,” she is ignoring the vital skill learned through these bonds, these…

San Francisco to a single mother, and I have never known anything different. My mother provided an incredible life for me, for which I am eternally grateful. At the age of eleven my mother decided it would be financially best to relocate to Casper, Wyoming, where she would have the help of her family to raise me. Although the move was extremely difficult for both of seeing that we created friendships and bonds with people that we would no longer see as often, my mother has never made a decision…

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…

Mother Teresa, better known as a caring risk taker, inspires the world. Mother Teresa is a women who grew up in a small village with big dreams and a generous heart. She first became a nun at the age of 17. First, she was a school teacher, but then realized her true calling was to help the less fortunate in the slums. Mother Teresa started her own religious order called the Missionaries of Charity. She was also awarded many awards including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. Mother Teresa then…

On the surface Kali appears to be a goddess of many contradictions. She is both loving and terrifying; a creator and a destroyer; a mother and a warrior (Cadwell 1998, p. 196). It is only upon further inspection does one realise that Kali’s power is in fact drawn from the union of these opposites. A singular portrayal of the goddess will in no way representative of who Kali truly is. She must always be properly contextualised to truly understand her power and functionality as a goddess…

against Grendel and second battle against Grendel’s Mother, it is evident to the reader that the latter was more challenging. Beowulf struggled much more in his second battle for one simple reason: his foe was far more treacherous. One noteworthy contrast between the two battles is the motive of Beowulf’s opponents. While Grendel simply attacked out of rage, envy, or annoyance with the noisy celebration of the humans in the mead-hall, his mother acted with the mindset of revenge and sheer…

derived from the Greek word hērōs. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the first known use was in the fourteenth century. Some synonyms of the word hero are idol, icon or god. Antonyms of the word hero are coward and villain. Both Gandhi and Mother Teresa demonstrate enormous heroic actions, and both exceed the definition…

Amy Tan's Two Kinds uncovers clashing qualities. The mother-little girl relationship goes through the entire story. Clashes happen attributable to disparate conclusions about distinguishing proof. As a Chinese settler in America, Jing-Mei's mom puts her American dream on the shoulder of her little girl. Be that as it may, as an American conceived youngster, Jing-Mei would not like to experience the desires of her mom. This paper will look at what the title "two sorts" infers from alternate…