Answer:
The best answer is c. She's confident that her daughter's attitude is the only reason she's not a genius.
Explanation:
Suyuan is the narrator's mother in Amy Tan's short story "Two Kinds". She is a Chinese woman who decides to make a child prodigy out of her daughter Jing-mei, sort of a Chinese Shirley Temple. She quizzes her on several subjects, changes her hair to make it curly and then short, and finally makes her take piano lessons. At first, Jing-mei is excited about the idea of being a prodigy. She likes to picture all the attention she'll receive, and believes problems won't exist if she is famous. She is not, however, willing to work hard to accomplish things. She chooses to be lazy and, since her mother is constantly nagging her, she chooses to fail. She even says she had the right to be a disappointment. She succeeds in letting her mother down at her piano recital, where she plays terribly. Suyuan is not fooled by her daughter's performance. She knows Jing-mei could have done better if she had been willing to apply herself. Years later, when Jing-mei is already grown up, Suyuan gives her the piano as a present and remarks precisely that:
"Well, I probably can't play anymore," I said. "It's been years." "You pick up fast," my mother said, as if she knew this was certain. “You have natural talent. You could be a genius if you want to." "No, I couldn't." "You just not trying," my mother said. And she was neither angry nor sad. She said it as if announcing a fact that could never be disproved. "Take it," she said.
Answer:
the purpose is to give attention to the good guy and then the bad one comes along and there is tension between the 2
The ruling of the Supreme Court was in Bush's favor. Although some irregularities were found, there simply wasn't enough time to fix them. This led to Bush becoming the president due to the electoral votes won from Florida.
Answer:I was running and running to catch a butterfly that was really small and kinda fast. I was running and running, my heart was racing, and my legs were getting weaker and weaker as I tried to catch the butterfly. Then I realize I got lost in the woods while attempting to catch the butterfly. I'm in the woods because my family and I went there to relax and have fun. The time I got lost was around noon, so it's not that dark in the woods, but it's still creepy. Just then, I noticed something rustling and moving in the bush, but I was too afraid to investigate or even approach it. My heart was racing.I was sweating so much that I couldn't move and I was feeling a little light-headed. Then it turned out to be a rabbit, and I was relieved because it could have been worse. Then I realized the rabbit wasn't just any ordinary rabbit; it was the Silver Fox Rabbit. I recognized it because of its fur, which was mostly black with some whitish-gray on it. I had read books about rare rabbits and knew it was a rare breed of rabbit. It's almost late, and I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do. Scary birds chirp creepily, and bugs on the floor annoy me to the point where I can't stand them any longer. I was sweating so much that I couldn't move and I was feeling a little light-headed. Then it turned out to be a rabbit, and I was relieved because it could have been worse. Then I realized the rabbit wasn't just any ordinary rabbit; it was the Silver Fox Rabbit. I recognized it because of its fur, which was mostly black with some whitish-gray on it. I had read books about rare rabbits and knew it was a rare breed of rabbit. It's almost late, and I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do. Scary birds chirp creepily, and bugs on the floor annoy me to the point where I can't stand them any longer. I couldn't stop crying.Then I heard familiar voices echoing into the woods, and at first I thought it was just my imagination or my parents'. I soon found them after following their voices. My face shook uncontrollably, and I burst into tears like a baby, relieved to see them again. I was so relieved to see my parents again that I assumed they had forgotten about me and had left without looking for me, but I was mistaken. They were furious when they discovered I had gotten lost in the woods without saying anything. My parents warned me not to go wandering off into the woods without our permission because something bad could happen to you there and you could get hurt.There was no harm done there. We won't know if you get hurt because you're in the woods, so don't go off without one of us supervising you. I was overjoyed and relieved to have found my way back. We were now. When we were packing up to go back home, we put our stuff in the back of the car but put the small items inside the car because all of our stuff would not fit in the back of the car, so we did that. When we were finished packing up, we went inside the car, my dad was driving our car, my mom was in the front seat, and I was in the back seat. I used to betelling them I found a rabbit, telling them how creepy the woods are when you're alone, and telling them the bugs are annoying
Explanation:
In Jonson's poem "To Celia," there are several lines that contain alliteration.
The thirst that from the soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine;
-- In this line, there are a few words that begin with the letter D: doth, Doth, drink, and divine.
As giving it a hope, that there It could not withered be. But thou thereon didst only breathe, And sent’st it back to me;
-- In this line, there are several words that begin with the TH blend: that, there, thou, thereon.
Since when it grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself, but thee.
-- In this line, there are three words that begin with the letter S: since, smells, swear
