Wednesday, August 19, 2015
"Two of a Kind"
Find a quote or short passage that you found interesting. Explain the quote. Then describe your childhood aspirations- what did you want to be when you were younger (a firefighter, a doctor, a teenage mutant ninja turtle)? What are your dreams/aspirations now (e.g. to help others, to be a social worker, to find the meaning of life, etc.) ?
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" pleading child " was shorter but slower; " perfectly contented " was longer but faster. And after I played them both a few times, I realized they were two halves of the same song." This excerpt stood out to me because I feel that the two song represented her mother and herself. The pleading child was her due to the fact that she did not want to become what her mother opted for her to be. She always thought that she couldn't become anything but who she was already, always doubting herself. And perfectly contented was her mother in the way that she would only be happy if her daughter founded something that she could be remembered greatly for. Back when I was in elementary I always wanted to become a police officer. Only because of how my brother and sister wanted that, I wanted to follow in their footsteps. But now I want a career where I'm going to be happy attending everyday I want to do something I enjoy doing something involving working with people to meet their own goals.
ReplyDeleteA quote from "Two Kinds" that catched my attention was when Jing-mei stated to her mother "Then I wish I wasn't your daughter. I wish you weren't my mother. " I found it interesting because this is the point where Jing-mei had reached her limit and rebeled against her mothers orders.At this point, she didn't care anymore about what her mom wanted she only wanted to be herself. She decided to go against her mom and be her own person because she was tired of doing the things her mother wanted to put a good name to her family.As a child myself, I dreamed of becoming a doctor and treating my patients with my white coat. Now, I am unsure if I still want this career but all I'am looking for is to be able to give my family the financial stability for the rest of our lives.
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ReplyDeleteIn “Two Kinds”, Jing-mei woo states a quote saying “He taught me all these things and that was how I also learned I could be lazy and get away with mistakes, lots of mistakes. If I hit the wrong notes because I hadn’t practiced enough, I never corrected myself.” I found this interesting because Jing never realized that wrong doing can be harmful at times and sometimes mistakes need to be corrected. She didn’t understand that when she was fighting with her mother she took things way too far. By that Jing didn’t thought she could get away with things, and as a result her mother lost hope in her. Jing didn’t believe in consequences for her mistakes as a child, so now she has to deal with the aftermath of her mistakes. When I was in elementary I wanted to be an astronaut, but as I started to grow up I want to become a orthodontist to help people and my parents financially.-Melissa Terrazas
ReplyDelete"My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America. You could open a restaurant. You could work for the government and get good retirement. You could buy a house with almost no money down. You could become rich. You could become instantly famous (p.141)," as it had stated in the beginning of the chapter of "Two Kinds" that caught my attention instantly. From many accounts such as biographies, orations, books, movies, music, and so on, it is the "American Dream" that is being described. Many immigrants migrate to America because there are an abundance amount of opportunities to take advantage of. Also, there are resources available to move up in the social ladder and hopefully be on the top, even if the efforts are strenuous most of the time. When I was younger, I wanted to be a chef just because my love for food and wanting to be the one that feeds exquisite, three course meal to my family. However, I lost the love to become a chef because cooking was not my thing. My dreams/aspiration is to be a pharmacist, a long held ambition for as long as I can remember. I want to be able to help people heal faster and care for people's health. I have an idealized vision for my family, to be financially stable and to be able to own a house one day, like most common Americans vision, but yet the vision has been a factor of my ambition and will always be. "My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America." Well, I must say, America helps shape the person I want and will be soon.
ReplyDelete"Mr. Chong was a retired piano teacher and my mom had traded house cleaning services for weekly lessons and a piano for me to practice on everyday, two hours a day, from four until six." I found this quote interesting because even though Jing-mei woo doesnt want to play the piano, she doesn't see he mom's sacrifice. Her mother does not have money to buy a nice piano or pay a professional piano teacher to teach her daughter how to play the piano, but she is determined to find a way to give her daughter the things she believe Jing-mei woo wants, by "trading house cleaning services," instead of money. When I was younger I wanted to be a cashier because I loved math. I remember my dad would tell me "No, you need a career and not a job." At first I didn't understand what he meant, but now I do and now I know what I want to be. I want to be a teacher, I want to teach kids how they can express themselves and become someone in the future. I either want to be a elementary teacher or a art teacher. Also just like Jing-mei woo, when i told my parents about my future, at first they a bit disappointed and asked if i was sure about my decision. But then they saw i was serious about it, and they knew they had to support me because that is what I want.
ReplyDelete"Only ask you be your best. For you sake. You think I want you to be genius? Hnnh! What for! Who ask you!" This quote really stood out to me because I can directly understand Jing Mei-Woo's circumstance. She feels like she has no potential in becoming a child prodigy, especially when she compares herself with Waverly Jong. Having a prodigy daughter is the wish of every Asian parent, but because there are so many wishes in the world, many of them can not be fulfilled. Becoming a prodigy pretty much sets up the rest of your successful life. As a child, I always wanted to be an exceptional pianist. Other Asian kids had an advantage because they were forced to play, but I begged my parents to let me play. However, when I was born, my family was struggling to provide and I was considered the "unlucky" child. Therefore, we had no money for a piano or the lessons. In 6th grade, I was able to start my career as a pianist. But it was too late. Others started playing since they were only 4 years old. I was no match for them. My parents felt like I was a waste of money. I was confused - those child prodigies were forced to learn, while I enjoy it. "Why am I such a failure?" I thought. Now, I have a dream to become a surgeon. It's something that I can study for now and be interested in, unlike piano which requires you to start as a child.
ReplyDelete"There are two kinds of childern. Obedient ones and ones that follow their own mind. You will be an obedient one." This was told to her by her mother and she seemed hurt by it, That her mother didnt want to think about what she wanted but only what she wanted her daughter to be. It was only until that her daughter had stood up for herself that her mother finally backed off to let her mind lead her life. Her mother had wanted an obedient daughter that always listened and did what she was told. Though her daughter felt differently on the situation. For myself at a young age, i had wanted to become someone famous until my mother told me it wasnt going to get goood pay so i changed my dream. Ever since i was 4 i had decided that i wanted to help people and since i like kids i will be a childrens doctor. To this very day my dream hasnt changed but i still wonder what would happened if i pursued my dream when i was younger. However i am still happy with my dreams of helping people as a doctor; and i dont think i need to stand up to my mother like the narrarator of the story.
ReplyDelete"I pictured this prodigy part of me as many different images, trying each one on for a size (p.142)" This quote has a very interesting meaning to me because I had once pictured myself as being in many careers as I can. During my childhood, I had once dreamt of being a teacher because I liked school. After many years, I had seen myself struggling and trying to explain problems when someone needs help. Therefore, my dream of being a teacher was irrelevant to me. Seeking through the classes I enjoyed the most, I noticed that I like science. Therefore, I dreamt of being a Pharmacist. I want to help out my community by prescribing drugs for the elderly and work to find a better cure. Also to give back to my family for taking care of me. -Jason Diec
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ReplyDelete"Pleading Child" was shorter but slower; "Perfectly Contented" was longer but faster. And after I played them both a few times, I realized they were two halves of the same song. This quote interests me for "Pleading Child" represents June who wants to be her and not someone else's dream. "Perfectly Contented" represents June's mother who wants her to be someone she can be proud of. When, I was younger I wanted to be a teacher or a vet. Now, I want to be an actor or a choreographer because it's my true passion that I really want to achieve. It's also a great way to inspire other people to follow their true passion because that is who they really want be and to not be someone else's dream because they are not you. It does take time for that person to understand that but in time they will understand. So, whether it's a song, book, poem, or a movie that shows your half and your family's half in time it will become one because our lives need to whole in order to be proud of ourselves.
ReplyDelete"And then I decided. I didn't have to do what my mother said anymore. I wasn't her slave (page 152)." When I was younger I felt that I had to please everyone and make everyone happy, my parents want me to be a lawyer or an architect, and I wanted to please them so I was willing to study to become a lawyer. As I matured, pop culture helped my growth and I realized that I was not going to enjoy the study or job so I changed my mentality and now, I want to become an editor or journalist. Like Jing Mei-Woo I will aspire to look and do things that only I like and that represent me.
ReplyDelete"Only ask you be your best. For you sake. You think I want you be genius? Hmnh! What for! Who ask you!" I can relate this quote to my mother because she shares similar traits to "Ni Kan's" mother that she knows if she try her best at anything she even a piano player that she can be exceptional at it. "Ni Kan" feels like she won't be good at what her mother ask for so she doesn't really try even at the end she realizes the songs are two parts of the same song. I feel the same that I share the lack of conviction in myself if I try something new because what if Im not the best. As a kid I wanted to be a Air Force pilot, I always had curiousity of reaching higher heights and I still do that dream as stuck with me since third grade.
ReplyDelete"You want me to be someone that I'm not!" I sobbed. "I'll never be the kind of daughter you want me to be!" is the quote that stands out to me. It's what Ni Kan yells after being overwhelmed my embarrassment, anger, and commands. Her mother has pushed her limits and has ordered her to try numerous new things to excel on. Ni Kan hasn't shown interest in anything because she just wants to stay like her ordinary self. When I was younger, I desired to be a teacher for young innocent children. I never wanted happiness to leave me. Now I want to be someone in the medical field, either a surgeon, anesthesiologist, or a pediatrician. I know that people can be helped throughout their life time, but I want to help them when they desperately need help the most. I want to be someone who can save lives and communicate with them afterwards. I want to share the happiness with them. (:
ReplyDelete"Why don't you like me the way I am? I'm not a genius! I can't play the piano. And even if I could, I wouldn't go on TV if you paid me a million dollars!" I think this quote expresses the extreme pressure any human receives from parents who have never had any opportunities. I like to point out that everyone has potential to be great but no one can ever be perfect. As a child I wanted to be an astronaut because I thought it was so cool to be able to see the earth as it is in person. That changed when I found out that I couldn't due to my sight or my asthma. Those dreams disappeared without a trace. Now I plan to be a cardiologist since I find the human circulatory system so intriguing and I would like to be a film director later on in the future since I like films and I don't want them to ever get old.
ReplyDelete"Only two kind of daughter," she shouted in Chinese. "Those who are obedient and those who follow their own mind! Only one kind of daughter can live in this house. Obedient daughter!" I found this quote interesting because it fits my situation the most. In my family, we're expected to be good children and never talk back to the elder. I know exactly how Mei Mei feels about her mother, the feeling of want to rebel but can't, the feeling of want to go against the whole world. when I was a child, I wanted to be a fashion designer because I loved making clothes and drawing clothes, I even had a notebook where I drew all my crazy clothes designs. However, my mom said that I'm not going to be a designer, because no one in my family ever been on that path, and it was insecure to let me be out there in that industry alone (I know it was a nonsense reason). Then I quit my dream, because my mom didn't support it. Now, I actually don't know what I want to be in the future, but for the most part, I'm thinking about being a nurse or a pharmacist, simply because I want to be anything in the medical field except docter.
ReplyDelete"So maybe I never really gave myself a fair chance. I did pick up the basics pretty quickly...But I was so determined not to try, not to be anybody different...(p.148)" Jing-Mei Woo (Ni kan) finds herself a product of her mother's instructions, feeling that she is not capable of living up to the expectations her mother holds of her. So when she is forced to play the piano, Jing begins to question her worth and whether she really could have been all her mother expected of her to be if she had only tried a little harder. As a child, I, too, was expected of being someone great--and still am. And like Jing, I never quite tried my hardest; not because I knew who I was, but because I never did find my identity. When I was little, I praised Batman as my idol. Everything I would do would be because I wanted to be just a little more like him, just a little more closer to holding the same symbolism he held. I wanted to be a symbol of hope and light in a world of hate and darkness. But while I aspired to be him, people wanted to me to be something else. A follower. A punching bag. A toy. A perfect son. And while they kept throwing expectations of me my way, I began asking myself, who am I? What am I? Why am I here? The more they began to paste labels on me of who they wanted me to be, the more the questions began to destroy me--until I finally lost my sense of identity. Who am I as of now? I don't know. Can I become the Batman like I wanted to when I was little, a symbol of hope for all who wander a world of fear and injustice or will I become just another walking man blindly searching for nonexistent answers? Or even worse, will I become my greatest fear? I don't know. I still want to help people, protect them and guide them--so much that I want to be a Federal agent or a homicide detective. But if I don't know who I am, if I don't know where I stand in all of this, how will I truly be able to say I want to protect people? How could I possibly say I want to be a symbol of hope?
ReplyDelete"You want me to be someone that I'm not!" I sobbed. "I'll never be the kind of daughter you want me to be!" The quote stood out to me because this is when Ni Kan just crumbles apart and yells at her mom in frustration. Ni Kan was always pressured to do certain things, she was pushed so much Ni Kan had enough of it. When I was a kid I always wanted to be a firefighter because it seemed like I could help other people, but it all changed because I saw how dangerous it was to be a firefighter. Now I am think of getting into the field of engineering.
ReplyDelete"She's pretty good. Maybe she's not the best, but she's trying hard." says
ReplyDeleteJing-Mei Woo to her mother. She says that to her mother because that is the way she feels. She wants her mother to understand that she can't be the best at everything and if she does do a pretty good job then be proud of her. That is all she wants, not to be pushed around. When I was in elementary school I wanted to be a pediatrician but I couldn't spell that so I settled on being a teacher. I liked playing the teacher when I would play school with my cousins and my brother and I would love to teach them what I was learning so they could somewhat know more than the other kids. My brother was the only one that benefited from that. Now I want to own my own business or become a chef because I love to cook and I want to create something that people would love , would always come to. I want to take my leadership skills to the next level and see where they will take me. -samantha lopez
"In all of my imaginations,I was filled with a scene that I would soon become perfect", the reason I picked this quote was because I kinda grew up feeling like this. To my parents they have held me to high expectation and I feel like her when wants to be perfect. When i was younger I wanted to be a criminal investigator. Now though I don't know exactly what I want. I guess now I'm just trying to find myself.
ReplyDeleteThe quote that stood out to me was "Whats the point?" I say. Theres no hope. Theres no reason to keep trying." Because you must she says. "This is not hope. Not reason. This is your fate. This is your life. This is your fate. This is what you must do." I found it interesting because I usually have the tendency to want to give up easily but like in the short story, my mother is always pushing me forward towards perserverance. As a little boy I wanted to be pretty much wanted to be everything. Each week or so I'd tell my mom "I want to be a firefighter" or the next week i'd say i'd want to be a cop. Eventually in time I realized I didn't want to be any of those things because of how dangerous they appeared to me. So i decided to want to be something that helps others and that being an architectual engineer because in return it helps the future citizens a home to live in.
ReplyDelete“I tried to play this one as well. It has a lighter melody but the same flowing rhythm and turned out quite easy. ‘Pleading Child’ was shorter and slower, ‘Perfectly Contended’ was longer but faster. And after I played them both a few times, I realized they were two halves of the same song.” (pg 155) This quote from the excerpt “Two of a Kind” has a lot of meaning. As Jing-mei’s mom wanted her daughter to be perfect and a genius at the piano, Jing-mei refused to become what her mom wanted her to be. After she finally convinced her mother to stop her piano lessons, Jing-mei realizes how she can connect to the piano. There two different songs that she connected to: “Pleading Child”, a that is short but slow, and “Perfectly Contended” a long but fast song. Those two songs interpret what Jing-mei's mom meant about two different daughters, and she relates to both. I can relate to this excerpt because I too had parents who always wanted the best from me, even to this date. When I was younger, I focused less on academics, and more on becoming an artist because I had a true passion for it. I thought maybe art was something I would do for a living. However, my parents took my art away and forced me to focus more on school even when I refused to. Now I look back and am thankful that I listened to my parents.
ReplyDelete"Only ask you be your best. For you sake. You think I want you to be genius? Hmnh! What for! Who ask you!" This quote meant that the mother wanted her daughter to work her for herself and her future, and not for her mother. When I was younger, I never thought of what I wanted to do in the future. I had no dreams of doing anything. The only thing that drives me to do what I do is that I know I have to do something.
ReplyDeleteThe quote, "You want me to be someone that I'm not!" I sobbed. "I'll never be the kind of daughter you want me to be!", stood out to me because my parents' wishes are similar to Jing-Mei's parents. She was being pressured to be someone she doesn't want to be and that doing/being something you don't personally like will make miserable. As a young kid, I always wanted to be someone famous and rich, like an actress, because the life my family had was very difficult. Then I thought, being famous and rich shouldn't be something to strive for because I wanted to change the life I was living, but should be the time of finally knowing that you can change someone else's life. With that being said, that is the reason why I now want to be the best doctor I can be.
ReplyDeleteThe quote that stood out to me was "For unlike my mother, I did not believe i could be anything i wanted to be. I could only be me." because i get what she is saying how her mother wants her to be something shes not and she could only be herself and she's happy being herself. When i was younger, i wanted to be a teacher, a cheif, a ballerina, and a vet, i wanted to be something be in life. Now as im older i still have plans to be someone big in life, to leave a good footprint on earth, to help others, now that im older i know what i want to be in life, i want to be a Oceanographer or a Marinebiologist, to study the ocean and life underwater and someday that will help me help people.
ReplyDeleteAt the beginning of "Two Kinds" the quote that I found interesting was "Of course you can be prodigy,too." My mother told me when I was nine. "You can be best anything. What does Auntie Lindo know? Her daughter, she is only best tricky." Jing-Mei's mom is support her in becoming whatever she wants even though there might be people like her cousin who might discourage her. Jing-Mei's mom came to America to better their libest and become something such as a restaurant owner, or a government worker. In the Asian culture, parents mold a pathway for their children to go into a specific direction. Many of kid will refuse and end up doing what they really want. When I was younger I wanted to be a Nascar racer; my parents immediately rejected the idea and started to insist something else like becoming a doctor or even a pilot. I thought about what I should become when I grow up ever since then and learn that even though I wanted to race cars when I grow up, it might be better to become something that will have an impact on my life. I found a new interest in Areo-space Engineering and I am aiming for it. Someday I might be able to engineer a ship that will improve space travel and maybe even go out there myself.
ReplyDeleteIn "Two Kinds", Meimei describes the struggles of trying to be unique; prodigy. She and her mother try to go through several tests to increase her chances at being a prodigy, alas, none seem too work out as expected. After all the tests, Meimei thinks to herself "(a)t last she was beginning to give up hope". I found this quote very interesting because it would relate to my goals when growing up.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was younger, I always dreamed of being a doctor. My family was always supportive of that decision. However, now, I want to strive to pursue an architecture career. My family was not so supportive about that. Eventually, however, they decided to embrace my decision, even though I feel that deep inside, they still wish that I stuck with my first choice.
As of right now though, I'm undecided as to what I want to do in the future.
"And in a way, I felt disappointed. I had been waiting for her to start shouting, so I could shout back and cry and blame her for all of my misery." I feel like I relate to this quote a lot because my dad has always expected me to become a photographer just like him, and he always wanted me to strive for perfection.
ReplyDeleteHowever, when I was younger, my dream was to become a successful architect. I always like the idea of designing new structures and I thought that it would he a good career choice for myself. Now, however, my dream to become an architect is still there, but photography has also taken some place in my heart. I'm trying to find a way to incorporate both aspects to pursue a career in which I think I will succeed in.
" You want me to be someone that I'm not!"..."those who are obedient and those who follow their own mind! Only one kind of daughter can love in this house. Obedient daughter!" was the quote where An-Mei and her mother argue about her choices going through her mind. When I was younger I wanted to be a doctor who will save lives and give someone a second chance, however my mom showed me that there's only one way to get there and it meant shutting everything down to get there. Now that I am older I realized that I've gone more in depth on what career I want such as instead of being a doctor I'm going to be a cardiovascular surgeon.
ReplyDeleteIn Two Kinds, the quote that caught my attention would be, "I hated the tests, the raised hopes and failed expectations. I hated the tests, the raised hopes and failed expectations. Before going to bed that night, I looked in the mirror above the bathroom sink and when I saw only my face staring back-and that it would always be this ordinary face-I began to cry." This quote in particular caught my attention because I can relate to this feeling low for not having self confidence. The lack of self confidence that i have is more concerned with my academic "achievements". I compare myself to others which is not a good way to motivate yourself, it only brings down your self esteem. I always told myself when I was younger I didn't want to be a teacher because it seemed at the time, cliché. But now that I am older I am second guessing that plan, and I hope to maybe one day be a professor at a university.
ReplyDeleteThe quote that caught my attention is when meimei asserted "My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America. You could open a restaurant. You could work for the government and get a good retirement. You could buy a house with almost no money down. You could become rich. You could become instantly famous." This quote connects with us immigrants we came here to america yo have a better life a better future because people would always say you live better in america then in Mexico yes ut is true but i believe that you can make anything possible in any country .When i was little I wanted to be a cashier because in mexico theyre the ones who get batter pay checks but when i came here to America i realized i had to get an education, now i want to be a math teacher and i know i could do it. It doesnt matter where youre at if here or in mexico everything is possible.
ReplyDelete"In all of my imaginings,I was filled with a sense that I would soon become perfect."This quote caught my attention because as i child i to strive for perfection. When i was 8 i wanted to a genius, i wanted to know everything about anything. I wanted to be that child on T.V. getting interviewed for being the youngest to ever win a noble prize. Obviously that didn't happen. What i did learn is that achievement take effort, sweat, and sleepless nights.
ReplyDeleteA quote I found interesting was "My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America..." Because this quote was placed at he beginning it serves as a foreshadow to Ni Kan's mothers high expectations for her. Although it seemed kind of harsh when the mom tries to turn her daughter into something she isn't, her mom is just trying to better her future as many immigrant parents try to do with their children. So i see it as Ni Kan being ungrateful to all the sacrifices that her mom went through for her. When i was younger i wanted to be a pediatrician , it just seemed like the right career path ,something my family wold be proud about but now i realized im not crazy about kids or being involved in the medical field, I jus want to pursue a career i am happy with.
ReplyDeleteThe quote that caught my attention from 'Two Kinds' was "She's pretty good. Maybe she's not the best, but she's trying hard" when Jing-Mei was defending the little Chinese girl playing the piano from her mother. She said this because she was once trying hard for her mother to be the best Shirley Temple which did not end the best way and she began to give up due to her mother's persistence in being a prodigy. When i was younger I wanted to be veterinarian, I loved watching animal documentaries but as i grew up and experienced life: trying, failing, and succeeding I realized that i wanted to become a part of the science or medical field in order to make my family proud of my achievements. I might not be the best in these subjects but I am trying my hardest to achieve my dream.
ReplyDeleteIn "Two Kinds", the quote that i found interesting was , "Why dont you like me the way I am?" In this quote Jing-Mei had been told by her mothet that she is going to take piano lessons with Mr. Chong. After failing at everything else and disappointing her mother many other times, this was her mother's last hope in making Jing-Mei famous. Jing-Mei lost her temper when she heard the news and only wanted her mother to accept her for who she was. I can not remember what i wanted to be when i was small, but the last thing i remember i wanted to be when i was younger was being an engineer. It was in 6th grade when i wanted tobbe an engineer after joining the science olympiad. Now i still want to be an engineer, specifically an electrical engineer so that i can create and fix things that will things in life easier for people.
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ReplyDeleteA quote that really caught my attention is "When my turn came, I was very confident. I remember my childish excitement. It was as if I knew, without a doubt, that the prodigy side of me really did exist. I had no fear whatsoever, no nervousness". Many of us in life doubt ourselves in everything we do. This quote showed how we feel about ourselves when we finally build up enough confidence to believe in ourselves. The side that we didn't know exists comes out rarely but often times makes us realize our full potential if we put our mind to it. Growing up I was constantly changing my desired goals between being a pediatrician and a teacher or even a firefighter. Growing up i realized that I for sure wanted to help people and society but that these jobs were not the best way to do it for me. Currently I want to become either a chemical engineer or a mechanical engineer trying to come up with new and creative ways to help better the lives of those around me.
ReplyDeleteAn quote that I can really relate to is "You want me to be someone I am not!", "I'll never be the kind of daughter you want me to be".This quote really describes how i feel toward my parents because i constantly feel that my parents like Waverly's that constantly want her to succeed and strive for the highest grades the highest career and grow up to be wealthy and live in a stable home so I wont live how they did each day working daily to provide for their family. Just like her i feel sometimes over whelmed and just feel stressed when i want to achieve something else. When I was younger i always wanted to be a teacher because i used to grab my stuff animals and place them in rows or force my sister to be my student and assigned her homework and test. Except now i want to be a neontologist and help bring premature babies to a healthier state just like they did towards my brothers which made me see that doing that is what i want to do the rest of my life seeing my brothers as they are now living life as regular kids.
ReplyDelete"She had come here in 1949 after losing everything in China: her mother and father, her family home, her first husband, and two daughters, twin baby girls. But she never looked back with regret." This quote from the book stands out to me more because it reminds me of both my grandparents the both came to this country because of civil wars. Jing-Mei Woo's mother believed that anything you wanted would be in. America my grandparents thought it was an escape, a freedom. When I was younger I wanted to become a teacher only because when I was at school I looked up to my teachers as I've grown older I'm not sure what I want to be I have thought about many options but I am still unsure.
ReplyDelete"She got up, the TV broke into loud piano music. She sat down. Silence. Up and down, back and forth, quiet and loud." I found this quote interesting because it had to do with the production of sound by the tv. When i was younger my dad bought me a drum set for christmas and I was fascinated by them. I played them day and night making it a passion of mine. I began to realize that I wanted to make sound but the kind of sound that people can enjoy, music. I began to gain a passion for the guitar over time as well. However, over time playing was no longer a passion of mine, but I still listen to music every chance I get. I decided that my history with music has led me to want to involve it somehow in my career. I someday plan to own a business involving music and manage a musician or manage a recording studio.
ReplyDeleteThe quote that stood out to me is "I won't let her change me, I promised myself. I won't be what I'm not." This shows that Jing-Mei did not want to be a prodigy because she simply wanted to be herself by doing what makes her happy. When I was younger, I wanted to be a doctor. However, after discovering that I cannot handle the sight of blood, I now want to be a history teacher.
ReplyDeleteThe quote that most stood out to me was,""and then I decided. I didn't have to do what my mother said anymore. I wasn't her slave (page 152)," because I can relate to what Jing-Mei is saying. At a very young age, my parents always tried make my life decisions for me, like what career they wanted me to pursue. Later as I was exposed to new experiences in my life, I took into my hands that I wanted to pursue a career that wasn't in the interests of my parents. I just like Jing-Mei rebelled against what others wanted for me and took into consideration what I want for myself.
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