- What is a prodigy and why does the mother want the main character to become one?
- Prodigy means a person, esp. a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability, the mother wants that the main character to become one of prodigy she want that he has same experience that she had when she were at his age.
- How does the mother prepare her daughter for fame?
- The mother prepare her daughter for fame the mother put the girl in a training school in the Mission district ans put her in hands of a student who could barely hold the scissor without shaking.The mother let the boy to cut off all the hair of Shirley and the she look like a boy.
- What talents does the girl have?
- The talent does the girl have was shirley tapping feet or singing a saolor song , or pursing her lips in to a very round O while saying " Oh my goodness."
- Why does she start the piano lessons and how is the mother going to pay for them?
- she start the piano lesson be her mom lookind a commercial she were so interesting in the piano lesson that don't care about anything. The mother going to pay for the piano lesson clean the house to the man.
- Describe the piano teacher
- "Mr. Chong, whom I secretly nicknamed Old Chong, was very strange, always tapping his fingers to the silent music of an invisible orchesta. He looked ancient in my eyes. He had lost most of the h air on the top of his head, and he wore thick glasses and had eyes that always looked tired. But he must have been younger that I though, since he lived with his mother and was not yet married".
- What do Auntie Lindo and Jing-Mei's mother have in common?
- Auntie Lindo and jind-Mei's mother have in common was their were always complained about their daughters.
- In your own words, relate the events of the recital.
- The relate events of the recital she start to play the piana and the notes that she were play was wrong and everydody start to knowing that including her mother , her mother were disappointmented and she felt. At the end the only one you applause was Mr. chong.
- What does the author mean when she says, "I didn't have to do what my mother said anymore... This wasn't China"? page 97
- The author mean when she says the quote that she don't have to obey all the things that her mom say to her because in china kinds has to do what ever parents say.
- What words does the author use to describe her mother's disappointment in her?
- The words does the author use to describe her mother's disappointment
- Why does Jing-mei come back to play the piano after her mother's death?
Monday, May 5, 2008
" Two kind " by Amy Tan
My Essay
Parents are always with us in our best time in life , but we ever ask ourselves this question, what did our parents expect from us as their sons and daughters?. Most of the parents are proud of their son of what they are doing with their life's and in school.My mother is good example of a woman that want that her baby or muñeca has she usually call me , success in life.
Talents: a special natural ability or aptitude, that is th definition in the dictionary for talents., But for my parents my best talent is having good grades and being a good child. for them the best thing that I can do on this moment of my life is study to had a good future, My mom says that my most important point in life today is get educated and forget about friends and others things that may be helpful through me life career and experiences.But she knows that I love to dance and most of the time I am practice with the dance team at school she say is okay , but school is first than anything .
I 'm living with my mom since I came to this country. Her expectation about me is I turned to a professional , find well payed job and not depend in nobody. I trying my best at school , fought for her expectation and finally make all her expectation a reality. I want that her to be proud of me and when she look at me says thats is my daughter right there. The first thing I have done is school and then college and on this June and may finish high school.
Everyone has their own plans, course I have mine. My planes are simples but it will take several years to become a reality. I am planing to go college after graduated for became a teacher of history .Also I want to due community service , but not in USA in other part of the world where a lot of people need more help.After come back and start college and after finishing college do my master degree and start teaching.
obviously, My mom plans and mine aren't the same.But there is one thing that I can say whatever decision I make related to my future she may agree with it .For her that best thing that I can do is continue studying until I finish college ,but relax a moment is can a good, anyways I love the way that she is and be so happy day she be proud of me.
Talents: a special natural ability or aptitude, that is th definition in the dictionary for talents., But for my parents my best talent is having good grades and being a good child. for them the best thing that I can do on this moment of my life is study to had a good future, My mom says that my most important point in life today is get educated and forget about friends and others things that may be helpful through me life career and experiences.But she knows that I love to dance and most of the time I am practice with the dance team at school she say is okay , but school is first than anything .
I 'm living with my mom since I came to this country. Her expectation about me is I turned to a professional , find well payed job and not depend in nobody. I trying my best at school , fought for her expectation and finally make all her expectation a reality. I want that her to be proud of me and when she look at me says thats is my daughter right there. The first thing I have done is school and then college and on this June and may finish high school.
Everyone has their own plans, course I have mine. My planes are simples but it will take several years to become a reality. I am planing to go college after graduated for became a teacher of history .Also I want to due community service , but not in USA in other part of the world where a lot of people need more help.After come back and start college and after finishing college do my master degree and start teaching.
obviously, My mom plans and mine aren't the same.But there is one thing that I can say whatever decision I make related to my future she may agree with it .For her that best thing that I can do is continue studying until I finish college ,but relax a moment is can a good, anyways I love the way that she is and be so happy day she be proud of me.
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