In January 2000, my father notified the family that we would be moving to Dallas, Texas in June 2000, after the school year had finished. He decided to change his plans and we moved on April 1st 2000. Never did I imagine I would love the move since I was leaving behind all my other relatives and friends. That all changed when I met Catherine. She made me realize that I have to move on to new friends and a new life. She was part of my new life and I have enjoyed every part of it.
We met when her family was in the process of moving into a new house in Cedar Brook Estates and my family was looking at our house in the process of being built. At first we were both shy around each other because we had the opposite image of what we really were. We still managed to be just acquaintances but then after awhile we started becoming better friends and we finally were inseparable. We joke around and say that we are each others novia (Spanish word for girlfriend) as if we were in a relationship because we never get tired of each other and are always together. Some say we are like Bonnie and Clyde, Tarzan and Jane, or Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse but we like to think of it as just best friends together forever.
Katie is sixteen years old and is a high school student in Mesquite, Texas at High School. Her father, Marcos, is of Mexican decent and her mother, Beverly, is Irish. Her only brother, Mark, is a third grade student at B.J. Smith Elementary. She has half brothers and sisters from her father's first marriage whom she keeps close ties with. Those half siblings have children of their own making Katie a happy aunt with her nieces and nephews. She is a short girl standing only 4"9 in height and weighs approximately 110 pounds. Her skin color has a light complexion and is as soft as a baby's bottom from all the Bath and Body Works coconut lotion she uses. One would say that Katie is a walking skeleton with a little belly from drinking too much soda and frequently eating.
Lenny was a kind, dumb farmer who had the utmost respect for George. ... The woman's dreams of a kind-hearted husband who treated her with respect was the cause of her tragic death. ... His first three books were financial failures and he worked at various kinds of jobs to survive, including fruit picking. ... One thing the novel was full of though was local color and jargon. ...
Let's say my agent is selling one of my cars. ... So the agent is not able to reach the principal and he buys a new expensive dishwasher when the earlier one may just needed some repairs. ... I know it seems I'm trying to think the worst, but I believe these kind of things happen. ... The book gives a good example talking about a doctor performing in a rural area who has different standards compared to one that practices in a big city. Therefore we can't expect the same kind of treatments or experience by the two doctors. ...
They may think that everyone is born without a kind bone in their body. ... I agree with the idea shared between Westermarck and Mencius, that humans are naturally kind. ... These shared experiences eventually lead everyone to feel more comfortable and kinder to one another and show that humans, by nature, are generally nice and compassionate. ... They have become sincere and considerate for one another. ... New York has become a kinder and gentler society. ...
Character Analysis "Two Kinds" is a fictional short story written by Amy Tan that tells of the trials and tribulations that a young girl and her mother experience when the girl feels that her mother is pushing her too hard to become a child prodigy. ... Although the conflict in the story "Two Kinds" revolves around Jing-mei's and her mother's disagreement on the success of Jing-mei's future, Jing-mei's attitude was not always when it came to her mother's antics. ... On page 102, paragraph 5 Jing-mei says to her mom, "You want me to be someone that I"m not, I"ll nev...
"Two Kinds" was a story about an emigrant mother who had many struggles in her country and came to America to live her dream but learned that you cannot force your dreams upon someone else. ... The story "Two Kinds" shows a relationship between a mother and daughter who have different opinions about success. ... She seems to be the only one teaching and training Amy while her father had little or no input. ... She also said; I hated the tests, the tests raised hopes and failed expectation (Pg. 401 Two Kinds). ... In the story her mother said; "Only two kinds of daughters: Those who are obedi...
In Amy Tan's short story "Two Kinds" the mother wanted her daughter to be a prodigy, but she wanted to be perfect, flawless, impeccable. "Two Kinds" examines how media influence can alter a persons conception of self, and also convince a person (the mother in this story) that you have to be great at something in order to succeeded in life. ... The mother saw and read about child prodigies, and viewed them as success, they would be the ones to become famous and achieve wonderful things in life and her daughter would be one of them. ... Jing-mei and her mother thought by changing her ...
This is not a very glamorous life but it is the one she is born into as a women born to a poor family. ... The only other real option for her would be to become a prostitute or beggar/merchant, which make her status as nurse to the kind Viola look quite inviting. ... Viola defies her upbringing, her family, Elizabethan society, most everyone around her by attempting to take some kind of control over her life. ... This is not a very glamorous life but it is the one she is born into as a women born to a poor family. ... Viola defies her upbringing, her family, Elizabethan society, most every...
