Literacy Narrative: Treasure Box Makes Princess! Predominantly, reading can be very exasperating, especially on a long, difficult and humdrum writing. Obviously, I am not an exceptional case too. However, my subconscious is always outrageously telling me that reading is very amusing. I come from a unique family; my father is a typical Asian-Chinese from Malaysia while my mother's origin of Chinese and Portuguese ancestry. Apparently, my parents have the extremely different living habits because of their cultures. Example: My mother is preferred to say a prayer before dinner. While my father and his family will just tuck in on the dinner table. Despite the difference of their cultures, they had the same goal in educating me. This is a rare …show more content…
There was one fine afternoon; I refused to do writing in my learning time. I threw a tantrum and cried aloud; I wanted my “Thomas Train” so badly.
Baby, you don’t want your treasure box anymore, right? Is that also meant that you don’t want to be a princess too?” Unexpectedly, my mother was telling me this.
These words were extremely hurtful to me; it just as if someone was trying to destroy my Barbie Princess and treasure box; This was unacceptable and made me
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You finished the writing and decided to continue the princess learning time. Mummy tells you nothing is impossible, but you just have to do your best. I know writing is hard, but you did your best and you get it done. Your handwriting is actually very beautiful; you made it. I love you.”
She gave a hug right after her words. Despite the dilemma in afternoon, the day was great. Feeling of joy and contented, and I realized that all I wanted was my parents to be happy and proud of me. Honestly, this was how I learnt to keep the promise and be responsible. Time passed quickly, there was another important event made me a very different person in learning. Recall this incident on my third grade, reading and writing were so effortlessly because of my early learning development; I am a very confident kid in the class. Finally, there was English test; I thought I was going to do great. The most awkward thing was I told my best friend Yvonne that I was going to get an A for it. In addition, I also told her the test was not going to be too difficult and I preferred to spend time for cartoon in that evening.
“Jacklyn, we should study for that. If not we are not going to get an A.” This was what Yvonne said to
Predominantly, reading can be very exasperating, especially on a long, difficult and humdrum writing. Obviously, I am not an exceptional case. However, outrageously my subconscious is always telling me that reading is very amusing. I come from a unique family; my father is a typical Asian-Chinese from Malaysia while my mother’s origin of Chinese and Portuguese ancestry. Apparently, my parents have the extremely different living habits because of their cultures. Example: My mother is preferred to say a prayer before dinner. While my father and his family will just tuck in on the dinner table. Despite the difference of their cultures, I am glad that they have the same goal on nurturing me. This is a rare case, my parents taught me about their beliefs at my age of three. “Nothing is impossible; you just have to do your best instead of trying! You are little giant of yourself! And you have to work-hard in order to succeed!” These are
One of my most memorable event that took place while I was at High Point was during my junior year. I remember that I was going through a phase in my life. I was changing into someone who is stronger, ambitious, and more determine in life. This event occur over a period of several months. It involve some of my clos...
In elementary school, I didn’t realize until second grade that I was “advanced” or progressing through topics quicker than my peers. It was during this time that I would receive more challenging work than others. One of my fellow “advanced learners” was Taylor Mihalik. During elementary school we were inseparable and very competitive with one another. During this time, we would constantly get the same chapter books from the library, read them in one night, and then take a test on them the next day to see who would win by the score. These are just some of the moments in my childhood that show me striving for intelligence, knowledge, and
During Duffy’s freshman year of high school, she was assigned to write a fictional story and was sincere in letting the reader know she wanted to impress her teacher, although she struggled with writing a story she was confident in.“ When I received it, I was surprised to see on top, “Wonderful paper, have you ever thought of being a children’s author?”’ (29). Duffy's freshman English teacher, Mr. Wright, left a comment on her story that gave her a sense validation in her writing ability. This
1. Tell us about an experience, in school or out, that taught you something about yourself and/or the world around you. (maximum 200 words)
Throughout my childhood I was never very good at reading. It was something I always struggled with and I grew to not like reading because of this. As a child my mom and dad would read books to me before I went to bed and I always enjoyed looking at the pictures and listening. Then, as I got older my mom would have me begin to read with her out loud. I did not like this because I was not a good reader and I would get so frustrated. During this time I would struggle greatly with reading the pages fluently, I also would mix up some of the letters at times. I also struggled with comprehension, as I got older. My mom would make me read the Junie B. Jones books by myself and then I would have to tell her what happened. Most
The speaker chooses that he wants to be a writer rather than what his father does since he had “…no spade to follow men like them.” The speaker uses emotion to put himself down while praising his elders. The speaker does not retain the meanings or the cravings to live as his family did and decides to use his pen to write instead. The speaker creates art based on his emotion about his family which allows a connection for the audience to relate
As a child, I have always been fond of reading books. My mother would read to me every single night before I went to bed and sometimes throughout the day. It was the most exciting time of the day when she would open the cabinet, with what seemed to be hundreds of feet tall, of endless books to choose from. When she read to me, I wanted nothing more than to read just like her. Together, we worked on reading every chance we had. Eventually I got better at reading alone and could not put a book down. Instead of playing outside with my brothers during the Summer, I would stay inside in complete silence and just read. I remember going to the library with my mom on Saturdays, and staying the entire day. I looked forward to it each and every week.
Throughout my childhood, the idea of having a college education was greatly stressed. As a result, it was my duty as the next generational child, to excel in my studies and achieve a life of prosperity and success. Learning became the basic foundation of my growth. Therefore, my youth was overtaken by many hours spent reading and writing what was known to be correct "Standard" English. I first found this to be a great shortcoming, but as I grew older, I began to realize the many rewards acquired by having the ability to be literate.
Once given birth to a beautiful baby girl, often parents refer to her as their little princess; when having a newborn girl, that baby girl will often get all the attention from her surroundings, she will be showered in the most adorable dresses; cute shoes , baby clothes that say “princess” on it and either a bow or a bedazzled head band, perhaps a room that is nothing but pink, letters on her wall over looking her crib saying “Mommy’s little Princess”. There is nothing wrong with spoiling your baby girl. But as time goes her idea of her gender role begins to develop. Buying her princess toys, surrounding her with pink, and watching the Disney movies about how princesses are beautiful, always gets her prince charming, and lives an enchanted life for ever after, is a dangerous “reality” to create for young girls. Eventually, while growing up from child years to young adults, girls in this type of environment can develop a gender constructed identity that, they are superior and deserve an enchanted life. It’s a dangerous reality for these young girls because they will grow up to believe that, they’re entitled to the fairy tale life, having pure beauty , marry her dream man, conceive beautiful children and live happily ever after, but sometimes life is not a fairy tale and you don’t always end up getting what you want.
Lemony Snicket once said, “Assumptions are dangerous things to make, and like all dangerous things to make -- bombs, for instance, or strawberry shortcake -- if you make even the tiniest mistake you can find yourself in terrible trouble.” The Princess and the Tin Box, a short story by James Thurber, ends in an ironic way, leaving the readers surprised by the conclusion. The story is about a truly wealthy princess who must choose her prince based on what gift they deliver to her. The first four princes brought the princess astounding treasures, but the last prince was different. He was a strong and hansom prince, but was poor also. Therefore his present was far inferior compared to the others. The readers are led to thinking that the princess
When I first started school, I really didn’t know any English. It was hard because none of the kids knew what I was saying, and sometimes the teachers didn’t understand what I was saying. I was put in those ELL classes where they teach you English. The room they would take us to was full of pictures to teach us English, and they would make us sit on a red carpet and teach us how to read and write. When I would go back to regular class, I would have to try harder than the other students. I would have to study a little more and work a little harder with reading and writing if I wanted to be in the same level as the other kids in my class. when I got to third grade I took a test for my English and past it I didn’t have to go to does ELL classes anymore because I passed the test, and it felt great knowing that I wouldn’t have to take those classes no more.
When I think along the line of what I have learned in the educational world there is just one word that comes to mind “WOW!” To think back and realize that my skills in communication, team work, problem solving began in primary school and are still continually developing today. I have learned to value and appreciate the ability
Many years ago when I was a freshman in high school, an event happened to me that changed my life for the better. My friend invited me to go hiking with him and his sister. He was going to go hiking in Yosemite. The following day I prepared myself mentally and physically in order to accomplish this hike.