To make her point clear she uses a lot of pathos and a lot of examples from experiences with herself and her two daughters, Louisa and Sofia. At the beginning when she tells the stories about her daughters trying to fight back you think ’what a terrible mother’, but she uses this feeling to support the view the readers have on the Chinese mothers as being mean to their kids so that afterwards she can tell how it turned out good and therefor the way she raises her kids is the best. Amy Chua has a high ethos because she is a professor at Yale which is a very respected job, and as a parent it makes her more reliable because she tells the reader that her parents treated her the same way that she treats her daughters, and as we can see she has been very successful. Also she uses loghos: ”In one study of 50 Western American mothers and 48 Chinese immigrant mothers, almost 70 % of the Western mothers said either that ”stressing academic success is not good for children” or that ”parents need to foster the idea that learning is fun”. By contrast,
The Chinese were able to quickly think of a way to use the situation to benefit them, which to me took a lot of courage and determination. Reading 200 pages on a fake family history is something that takes great determination, seeing that most people wouldn’t even read 20 pages on their own family history. The steps they were asked during the interrogations were quite ridiculous, “ ‘ They ask you questions like how many steps in your house?’ Quock recalled. ‘Your house has a clock? Where do you sleep at your house?’” (Takaki236).
Michael Brunswick Martin W130 April 17, 20 Final Copy: CC Comparative Critique of “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” by Amy Chua “Mother Inferior” by Hanna Rosin: Tiger Mom vs. Tiger Mailroom” by Patrick Goldstein Amy Chua has introduced a unique way of parenting through her article “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” in contrast to western practices. In response to her article, the authors Hanna Rosin and Patrick Goldstein have responded with a different point of view concerning the practice of methods used to educate individuals. As they present their arguments, we will better understand each writer’s position on the matter of education and their stance on how it is implemented in their articles but more importantly, how each perspective will ultimately affect a child’s view on the value of parenting practices concerning education. Patrick Goldstein has taken the stance of the ability to bypass the basic need of the pursuit of knowledge to further one’s career. The example of hard work or ingenuity would prevail in the overall scheme of things and using examples of individuals that have become successful with inventions or self-motivation versus ardent instruction, Goldstein’s stance on education is secondary to talent and the ability to form relationships that could possibly advance one’s professional status is more important than self-discipline through education.
Not one family is the same as the next. Whether you are comparing two families that live next door to each other or two families from completely different cultures you will find unique differences in every family dynamic. You will also find that parenting differs in each household. In this paper I will discuss these differences; such as: the effects of culture on parenting, the different roles parents play, and the changes in parenting over the generations. The point that Amy Chua stresses the most in Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother is the difference between “Chinese parenting” and “Western parenting.” It is clear that in her opinion Chinese children excel more than American children because they are constantly being pushed by their mothers to be the best at everything they do.
In the article “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” by Amy Chua argues her point on why she agrees that the “Chinese Mother” method of parenting is more Superior to the “Western Parenting” techniques. She claims “Chinese parents raise stereotypically successful kids” like math and music genius compared to Western raised children. Chua states she uses the terms “Chinese mother” and “Westerns parents” loosely to describe the difference between the two styles of parenting. Chua argues that if Western parents were to imply actionable force and monitored their children daily activities they also will dominate in all aspects of life. According to Chua, Chinese parents do not only set strict rules and regulations that their children have to abide by, but they also use negative reinforcement when their children do not want to obey their orders.
Americas Beloved It’s a great thing to come from the bottom and reach the top. However things aren’t just handed to you, people have to work hard to get to the pedestals that there in. Oprah Winfrey wasn’t born an entrepreneur but she worked hard to get there. Oprah is best known for her multi-award-winning talk show. This show has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history.
Many cultures have their own approach to pregnancy and childbirth. For example, the Roma (gypsies) believe that a pregnant woman is impure, so they put on her restrictions that keep her isolated from most of the group, even limiting her time with her husband, to prevent her from dirtying other items or people of the group. In countries such as Holland and Sweden, childbirth is considered a natural, coming-of-age occurrence and is rarely interfered with medically. In our country, childbirth is often viewed as a strategically planned medical event. Many American women, educated or not, have little understanding of the process of pregnancy and delivery and tend to regard it in fear.
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Many parts of the world are still male dominated and gender determination of babies can lead to gender discrimination across the world. Designer babies were created so parents could have their perfect child, but their impact on society could set the human race back hundreds of
Immigrants from China built the Transcontinental Railroad, which brought our country together by connecting the East and West. Many have become scientists or engineers and have created numerous ideas and inventions to make our lives better. Immigration is the largest factor contributing to population growth and contributes over 2.25 million people to the U.S. population annually. (Elbel) The chart shows the U.S. has traditionally allowed relatively small numbers to immigrate, thus allowing for decades of assimilation. After the peak of about 8.7 million in the first decade of the 20th century, numbers went steadily down.