...Work harder, try harder, and be better! This is the parenting structure that the Chinese mother uses to effectively parent their children; whereas, western mother’s focus more on individuality and letting their children decide their own interest and path. The major differences between these two parenting styles is the methods in which the parents drive their children, the views of both the child and parent on success and failure, and the responsibilities the child will endure once they have grown up. Keep in mind that these are just two parenting styles out of the numerous other ways to parent a child. All styles should be considered when determining what is the best style for you and your child. Please remember that this essay will only discuss these two styles and the ways in which they are different. “Driving” our children is undoubtedly an important factor as parents that we must do to ensure that our children reach the success that they deserve. These styles of parenting reach this success level in a two very different ways. Amy Chua, in her book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, discusses a story in which she pushes her child, Lulu, to complete a piano piece perfectly. She explains the difficulty behind the piece and how her daughter was unsure of herself and he abilities to do this piece perfectly. The story goes on to say that Chua resulted to threats of donating her toys to the Salvation Army if she does not perform the piece perfectly and even resulted to screaming...
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...such state after three hours. This usually occurs when a certain idea upon a topic is not very planned well before writing about it, which unfortunately has been dealt and fought upon every time I have encountered myself with an essay. I have been taught several forms on how to begin an essay appropriately, although it is still a very intimidating task in my perspective. It’s starting right and sustaining strengthen until the end. That’s a fear and whether if it will later make sense since much thought is supposed to be expressed with high vocabulary terms and powerful points throughout the whole paper. In any academic case scenario the fear is relatable. Not much fear is...
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...Fifth Business Essay The extent to which a character’s past contributes to his or hers success or failure in a work place studied in the course. In Fifth Business by Robertson Davies, the past of Deptford for Paul Dempster, Boy Staunton and Dunstan Ramsay created their biggest accomplishments but nevertheless, created their biggest downfalls. Specifically, Dunstan’s obsession with Mary Dempster and his overbearing mother made him a successful author and historian but made him unable to make real connections with people, Boy’s need to be the best led him to his empire he has today, but not without scarifying his humanity along the way, and finally, Paul’s ridicule as a child turned him into the most influential magician of his time, in addition his hatred for Deptford made him into a cold hearted killer. To begin with, Dunstan’s Deptford life consisted of his obsession with Mary Dempster and the conflict of his overbearing mother. Dunstan’s obsession with Mary Dempster influenced his search of saints, which in turn created many books making him relatively successful. In addition, his mother’s overbearing role forced Dunstan to join the army. Thus, earning him the most respectful award in England a Victoria Cross. However, the two dominating women, who were his focus in life, restrained him from being able to commit to other women. In a sense, Mary Dempster is the creator of the man he grows into. This inhibits a motherly sense to her as she becomes the essence of everything...
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...Reflection Essay #2 Populations-at-Risk America is the richest country in the world but, yet we are so poor. There are millions of Americans who are unemployed or underemployed. I believe it starts with education. Higher education is more important now more than ever. Everyone should be afforded the same opportunity to go to college and achieve a degree. Education is the key to success and should be more affordable. A quality education would provide a better life and better opportunities for all Americans. I would promote and be an advocate for social and economic justice by ensuring every student receives the same quality education, starting in elementary schools. Elementary schools need to be better equipped with all the tools students need to be successful. There should be enough books and computers for every child. I would require more art and music classes so student’s creativity will be allowed to flourish. There would be smaller classrooms so students are able to have a personal connection with the teachers. Teachers will be able to have more one on one time with each student, and be able to give more attention to any students who are struggling in a certain area. Elementary schools should ensure that all students get the tools they need for future success. Good teachers are essential in the success of students. Teachers play an important role in the lives of students. Therefore there should be more highly qualified and motivated teachers. Teachers need...
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...ENG 102.WWA Essay Rubric Name: ________________________________ Introduction: ✓ Names the text/author ✓ Contains a thesis statement (E) (S) (NI) (US) Thesis: ✓ Narrows and focuses the subject. ✓ Makes an arguable claim. (E) (S) (NI) (US) Body Paragraphs: ✓ Each paragraph reinforces the thesis statement (E) (S) (NI) (US) Conclusion: ✓ Summarize important information ✓ Reiterates claim/thesis ✓ States what the reader should take away from the piece (E) (S) (NI) (US) Organization: ✓ The essay is organized in a logical order, according to its thesis ✓ Smooth transition between paragraphs (E) (S) (NI) (US) Style: ✓ Absence of awkward sentences ✓ Avoids first person ✓ Appropriate word choice ✓ Readability (E) (S) (NI) (US) Support: ✓ Direct quotations are used for support ✓ In-depth, clear analysis ✓ Avoids plot summary (E) (S) (NI) (US) Process: ✓ Participation in Peer Reveiw (E) (S) (NI) (US) (E) = Excellent (S) = Satisfactory (NI) = Needs Improvement (US) = Unsatisfactory Royal Bugh Mr. Zima English 102 WWA Research Paper Rough Draft 4/2/2013 Both Parents Should Assume Equal Responsibility in Raising a Child This is an article titled, Both Parents Should Assume Equal Responsibility in Raising Children. The article contains...
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...Essay Self-Motivation My personal responsibility has made me think of my obligation that I have committed myself to abbey by. For the next two thru three years I have made up my mind to live up to my idea of being in University Of Phoenix and finishing my degree. I was able to stop procrasenating and to motivate myself to go back to school. I have learned to accept my fears and failures and understand that mistakes are ok to make. But will have to keep on trying no matter what so that I can continue to be a responsible person. Personal responsibility has made me a more aware of choose to do homework instead of going out. I know that time management is going to be a key factor so that I can succeed because if I don’t , I will not have adequate time to finish my assignment instead of cramming it all the last minute. To me, the relationship between personal responsibility and college success is taking actions in both and not to let anything interfere it. For my personal responsibility I have decided on how to be more efficient with my time and making time to do all my assignment. Without that I would not be able to manage my responsibility to attend college so that I can be successful. At this very moment I’m hungry for success I want to thrive and excel in all my class. I will not let anyone or anything to interfere with my school success There’s going to be one major think I’m going to use a lot is a time sheet for my time management. I will have to draw out my week...
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...down, until fifteen minutes later the class clown started. I remember the words “Everyone is failing, and it is close to the time where reports will be going out”, which were said by the permanent sub of my seventh grade science class. Some payed attention to what she said and some went on with their conversations. At that time, the sub had been there for about four months, due to our teacher being on maternity leave. Our original teacher had left her lesson plans and all of the work that we were supposed to do, but most of the time we would just go in to the class and just talk and play around.I am the oldest of my moms children and the second youngest child on my fathers children. I thought to myself that i want to be the first of my mothers children to be a good student and succeed in life and set the tone for my...
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...Essay – Barack Obama,”Back to School” What are some of President Barack Obama’s methods for successful speeches? How does he manage to gather the attention of his audience? Is he really just throwing out slogans at people or does he really deliver a mark after they’ve left the audience? This essay will embark on some of these questions through an analysis of his speech presented at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia at an event called, “Back to school”. President Barack Obama’s speech is about the importance of education, and an efficient infrastructure in the USA. He gathers his audience’s attention by emphasizing on how important it is for each individual in America to have an education – not only for their own sake, but also for their country’s sake. Throughout the speech he addresses his audience in a specific way while advocating for some values. These values are different; however, they have an equal significance since they all contribute to the success of an eminent society. I’ll highlight the way he addresses his audience and the values he advocates for in his speech, respectively. “The president: Hello everyone – How’s everybody doing today?” [l.1] This statement used by Mr. Obama clearly states that he wants to create an impact in these young Americans’ heart. He isn’t speaking academically towards them but rather in a language that everybody speaks and understands, so they can easily relate to each other. Obama’s intention must have been not to elevate...
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...is: What does Liberal Studies mean to you? I will touch on question two, which was to explain my goal for this program, but I feel it does not apply to me as I am graduating now. I instead will explain what Liberal Studies will mean to me going forward. An outstanding Professor at University once introduced me a notion, and I believe that I have grasped the concept he so elegantly explained. To be a successful leader is to allow others to find their voice. That leader will inspire and connect with his team on a spiritual, mental, emotional and physical level, and inspire others to find their voice. Getting back to the movie mentioned above. The question asked of the “breakfast club” students was to write a one thousand word essay explaining their answer to the question…”who do you think you are.” I will answer the question what does Liberal Studies mean to you, within the answer to the question, who do I think I am. “Screws fall out all the time…the world is an...
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...Essay – Barack Obama,”Back to School” What are some of President Barack Obama’s methods for successful speeches? How does he manage to gather the attention of his audience? Is he really just throwing out slogans at people or does he really deliver a mark after they’ve left the audience? This essay will embark on some of these questions through an analysis of his speech presented at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia at an event called, “Back to school”. President Barack Obama’s speech is about the importance of education, and an efficient infrastructure in the USA. He gathers his audience’s attention by emphasizing on how important it is for each individual in America to have an education – not only for their own sake, but also for their country’s sake. Throughout the speech he addresses his audience in a specific way while advocating for some values. These values are different; however, they have an equal significance since they all contribute to the success of an eminent society. I’ll highlight the way he addresses his audience and the values he advocates for in his speech, respectively. “The president: Hello everyone – How’s everybody doing today?” [l.1] This statement used by Mr. Obama clearly states that he wants to create an impact in these young Americans’ heart. He isn’t speaking academically towards them but rather in a language that everybody speaks and understands, so they can easily relate to each other. Obama’s intention must have been not to elevate...
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...Personal Responsibility and College Success Angela A. Guzman University of Phoenix Personal Responsibility and College Success Being a mother of two while going to school can be overwhelming. Daily tasks such as taking care of my two girls, house chores, and balancing school work is hard to squeeze into a day unless you learn to manage your time wisely. In order to manage your time wisely you must take charge of your actions by practicing self-discipline. Making the right choices can lead to many rewards, but holding yourself accountable for failures will help you make better decisions in the future (Haskins, 2009). Time management, self-discipline, and accountability all comes down to personal responsibility. In my opinion, personal responsibility is setting an attainable goal, taking the actions needed to reach your goal, and holding yourself accountable for those actions. In short, personal responsibility is the key to college success. Self-discipline Planning to go to college is a big step that requires a lot of self-discipline. Self-discipline is about setting attainable goals and being able to follow through until reaching said goals. Setting attainable goals will help you succeed. Attempting goals that are unattainable not only sets you up for failure, but will discourage you from setting new goals in the future. Using a planning strategy of taking a long-term goal and breaking it up into short-term goals will keep you on track (Ellis, 2010). Most people...
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...Argument Essay - Prompt 2009-A “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.” -Horace Consider this quotation about adversity from the Roman poet Horace. Then write an essay that defends, challenges, or qualifies Horace's assertion about the role of adversity or political hardship, danger, misfortune, etc. plays in developing a person's character. Support your argument with appropriate evidence from your reading, observation, or experience. Molly Harris Mrs. Devost AP Language and Composition 5 February 2024 The Roman poet Horace wrote that “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would be lain dormant”. Horace’s claim is that when people face adversity and challenges, they build a better, stronger character. This claim is not limited to just daily challenges, but, in times of misfortune and hardship,...
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...EDUC 2301 11-21-10 Book Club Essay Classroom Success for the LD and ADHD Child, written by Suzanne H. Stevens, is a fantastic book that targets the needs of children with learning disabilities in today’s classrooms. She describes how students who are not doing well in school, might be labeled as lazy, careless, or spoiled in regards to their attitudes towards school, when in fact this might not be the case at all. The simple fact is these students need additional help in their studies. She outlines how it’s hard to find a balance between a student being lazy, and one that truly needs help, i.e. learning disability. She describes the classroom setting for special needs children through the 1980’s leading up to today. There is a vast difference between the attention LD and ADHD children are receiving today, as compared to the early 80’s. As research and technology has improved, so has our ability to help and recognize the needs of our children in today’s classroom. She discusses the need for teachers to be open-minded and develop a new way of thinking. She states, “Teachers have to develop a whole new arsenal of techniques for solving student’s problems.” The author gave many examples of teachers who were “ignorant” to the fact that they were hurting “these kids,” instead of helping them succeed. She gave examples of teachers who would hold to a “One Size Fits All” teaching mentality and how that was not always successful for all students. In teachers defense she cites...
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...America Adam Davidson, broadcast and print journalist, and a specialist in major economic trends argues in his essay “Making It In America”, first published in 2012, that the industrial shift has created opportunities for some workers while eliminating opportunities for many others. Davidson has pieced together an emotionally compelling article however he does not use any form of citation he instead bases his argument solely off of opinions and stories, particularly the story of Madelyn, and the organization of the article is long winded and could sidetrack the reader. Davidson introduces his main point by means of means of discussing, Madelyn “Maddie” Parlier, a young adult single mom of two kids who finds herself struggling with economic issues while working at the Greenville Standard Motor Products’. While conversing with Maddie she states she's “noticed that robotic arms and other machines seem to keep replacing people on the factory floor and is worried that this could happen to her” (Davidson 318). From here Davidson gives us a “statistic”: Depending on which stats you believe, the United States is either the No. 1 or No. 2 manufacturer in the world. Whatever the country’s current rank, its manufacturing output continues to grow strongly, in the past decade alone, output from American factories, adjusted for inflation, has risen by means of a third. Yet the success of American manufacturers has come at a cost. Factories have replaced millions of workers with machines. (Davidson...
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...were manifestations of childhood sexual fantasy and desire. That is because human beings are born "polymorphous", infants can derive sexual pleasure from any part of their bodies, and that socialization directs the instinctual libidinal drives into adult heterosexuality.[3] Given the predictable timeline of childhood behavior, he proposed "libido development" as a model of normal childhood sexual development, wherein the child progresses through five psychosexual stages – the oral; the anal; the phallic; the latent; and the genital – in which the source pleasure is in a different erogenous zone. Freudian psychosexual development Sexual infantilism: in pursuing and satisfying his or her libido (sexual drive), the child might experience failure (parental and societal disapproval) and thus might associate anxiety with the given erogenous zone. To avoid anxiety, the child becomes fixated, preoccupied with the psychological themes related to the erogenous zone in question, which persist into adulthood, and underlie the personality and psychopathology of the man or woman, as neurosis, hysteria, personality disorders, et cetera. THE STAGES 1. The Oral Stage 2. The Anal Stage 3. The Phallic Stage 4. The Latency Stage 5. The Genital Stage...
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