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When Obeying Authority Becomes Dangerous

In five pages this paper discusses dangerous obedience in a consideration of essays by Milgram and Zimbardo, Fromm, and Lessing....

Two Questions Pertaining to Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem by Erich Fromm

and intolerant of commonly accepted methods. This negative connotation of individualism - which is to maintain an independence fr...

Four Commencement Speakers from American History

Americas historical experience with race, ethnicity, and/or gender. Who could be more appropriate for this task than one of our c...

Creative Writing and Life Triggers

just get the story out. In fact, many novelists and short story writers are storytellers. They simply tell a story. That is all th...

Amy Tan and Tennessee Williams on Mother and Daughter Relationships

the freedom and opportunities offered by America. In other words, this immigrant mother means well. She simply wants her daughter ...

Comparing 'Two Kinds' with 'Bartleby'

ending is quite compelling, letting on that the narrator is much more insightful than first appears. Certainly, the narrator is no...

Conflict in the Relationship Between Mother and Daughter in 'Two Kinds' by Amy Tan

an article entitled "Every Womans Dream," which appeared in April 7 edition of The Weekly (1954, p. 59). The student researching t...

The Works of Amy Tan

In a paper that contains eight pages the inspiration writing has provided Amy Tan throughout her life is examined in essay 'Young ...

Asian American Images and Modern Issues

In eight pages Asian Americans are examined in terms of the contemporary issues that affect them and their images with cultural as...

Conflicts Between Mothers and Daughters and the Literary Works of Liliana Heker and Amy Tan

In 5 pages this paper compares 'Two Kinds' by Amy Tan with 'The Stolen Party' by Liliana Heker in a consideration of how each depi...

Overview of Japanese Literature

as offer a connecting force to the overall symmetrical representation of their social impression. Mishima utilizes a combination ...

Willa Cather and Amy Tan and Point of View

view" refers to whos telling the story, and it can be crucial to a readers understanding. This paper compares the point of view in...

Five Essays

be successful in many ways. For example, at times she seems embarrassed by her mother and her use of the English language which ...

Six Short Stories, Summary and Analyses

This paper presents discussion of "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan, "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, ...

The Outsider’s Viewpoint in Literature

the experiences their protagonists have growing up as young, ethnic women in America. However, the relationship between the fictio...

THE LANGUAGE OF IMMIGRANTS

Discusses cultural and sociological aspects concerning different languages through stories written by Amy Tan, Gloria Anzaldua and...

A Pair of Tickets and Why I Live at the P.O.

a story about meeting people and finding some sort of closure on the past wherein her mother lost her two daughters, and Tan findi...

Mukherjee and Tan: Assimilation

The betrayal that Mukherjee felt in Canada 20 years before she wrote the piece echoes the feelings that Mira has, as she finds her...

Tan, Orwell and Baldwin: Language

truths with incredible power. For example, Hitler used language in an incredibly powerful way, playing on the truths of the people...

Amy Tan and Nancy McCabe

when she fails-according to them-it overwhelms her and undermines her sense of self and her self-esteem ("Meeting Sophie"). The "...

'Two Kinds' by Amy Tan and Identity

took the piano lessons and began, at the recital, to feel some powerful connection with the music, and then failed. She would neve...

Alice Walker and Amy Tan

who is not incredibly involved in her one daughters life. That daughter is Dee. The other daughter, Maggie, lives with her and the...

DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES AND EDUCATION

illusion of democratic choice by parents of children who are fed up and frustrated with the local school system. Furthermo...

The Dinner Party by Amy Lowell

11). After this section the dinner party clearly moves to the Drawing-Room wherein a woman who sits with fire reflecting her jewel...

Art Questions

page. The use of negative space to enhance the darkness of the central image is important to creating a tone for the site, and th...

An Overview of the Theme of Intimidation in A Rose for Emily and Big Black Good Man

This 5 page essay explores Faulkner's and Wright's choices of characters and their common burden of intimidation. Interrelationsh...

Personal Essay on College 'Joining'

Therefore, many students plan on joining a club or fraternal organization in college. The perceived advantage is that no one at co...

Short Story Analysis of 'Two Kinds' by Amy Tan

The conflict between mother and daughter and the importance of the last paragraph of the short story are the focus of this paper t...

The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan and Oppositions

In five pages this paper discusses how the author portrays East and West cultural oppositions....

Rules of the Game by Amy Tan

In three pages this essay discusses the symbolism of the novel's title and considers how it relates to the human experience. The ...