Despite belonging to a family of musicians, the youngest Yang, Yingtao, was never good at making music. When he transferred to another school in Seattle, Yingtao realized that there is something he liked more than playing the violin. However, he needs to practice for a family recital to help his father. As a result, Yingtao is being torn into whether choosing his own passion or continuing his family’s legacy.
Diction is the writer's word choice style. Imagery is writing in such a way that the reader forms a mental image of multiple senses not just visual.
In "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket," Jack Finney effectively creates suspense using both of these literary devices.
First, the imagery used, the mental image created for the reader serves to put the reader out on the window ledge with the main character, Tom Benecke. We can feel...
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Parent involvement in a child's education is consistently found to be positively associated with a child's academic performance. However, there has been little investigation of the mechanisms that explain this association. The present study examines two potential mechanisms of this association: the child's perception of cognitive competence and the quality of the student-teacher relationship. This study used a sample of 158 seven-year old participants, their mothers, and their teachers. Results indicated a statistically significant association between parent involvement and a child's academic performance, over and above the impact of the child's intelligence. A multiple mediation model indicated that the child's perception of cognitive competence fully mediated the relation between parent involvement and the child's performance on a standardized achievement test. The quality of the student-teacher relationship fully mediated the relation between parent involvement and teacher ratings of the child's classroom academic performance. Limitations, future research directions, and implications for public policy initiatives were discussed.
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