Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (Amy Chua)

Name : Hoh Tjin Li

Class : S4A

School Num. : 08160

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Book Title : Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

Author : Amy Chua

Publication Year/ (Edition) : 2011

Sypnosis

All decent parents want to do what's best for their children. What Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother reveals is that the Chinese just have a totally different idea of how to do that. Western parents try to respect their children's individuality, encouraging them to pursue their true passions and providing a nurturing environment. They often follow the rule which is known as “stand behind, don’t push”. But, the Chinese believe that the best way to protect your children is by preparing them for the future and arming them with skills. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother shows Chua's iron-willed decision to raise her daughters, Sophia and Lulu, her way-the Chinese way.

Message to the readers

This book had help to start a debate between Chinese pareting and Western parenting. Amy Chua hammers western parenting, but she could learn from it too. From this Book, readers get to understand what Chinese parents emphasis is that nothing is fun until you're good at it. To get good at anything you have to work, and children on their own never want to work, which is why it is crucial to override their preferences. This often requires iron heart on the part of the parents because the child will resist; things are always hardest at the beginning, which is where Western parents tend to give up.

The fact is that Chinese parents can do things that would seem unimaginable—even legally actionable—to Westerners. Chinese mothers can say to their daughters, "Hey fatty—lose some weight." By contrast, Western parents have to get the way around the issue, talking in terms of "health" and never ever mentioning the f-word, and their kids still end up in therapy for eating disorders and negative self-image.

Chinese parents can order their kids to get straight As. Western parents can only ask their kids to try their best. Chinese parents can say, "You're lazy. All your classmates are getting ahead of you." By contrast, Western parents have to struggle with their own conflicted feelings about achievement, and try to persuade themselves that they're not disappointed about how their kids turned out.

Although none of the ways of western parenting or Chinese parenting is 100% perfect. But at least readers get to know about the pro’s and cons of both parenting.

Opinion

I found this a very interesting read and I surely learned a lot by reading this book. Although, I would never choose to have a parent like Amy Chua, but I do think that there are good points in the way she uses. There are a lot of different ways for raising children and even though a lot of people may judge Amy for being too harsh, I think reading about her way was a very valuable lesson for me. It also Makes me love my mum more! I would recommend this book for everyone who would like to learn more about the Chinese culture and maybe even for all parents.

Rich Dad Poor Dad

Name : Hoh Tjin Li

Class : S4A

School Num. : 08160

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Book Title :Rich Dad Poor Dad

Author :Robert Kiyosaki

Publication Year/ (Edition) : 2000

Sypnosis

This book descride the story of a person who has two fathers: the first was his biological father – the poor dad - and the other was the father of his childhood best friend, Mike – the rich dad.

Both fathers taught the author how to achieve success but with very different approaches. It became evident to the author which father's approach made more financial sense. Throughout the book, the author compares both fathers – their principles, ideas and financial practices.

Among some of the book's topics are:

the value of financial intelligence

that corporations spend first, then pay taxes, while individuals must pay taxes first

that corporations are artificial entities that anyone can use, but the poor usually do not know how.

Characters

Poor Dad

Poor dad believed in the traditional principles of working hard, saving money, and not buying material things that one cannot afford. He believed that having a good job with a solid company is what one should aspire for; hence he expresses disappointment when his son leaves the employ of a large, reputable corporation.

Poor dad looks to education as the passport to success. He was more interested in a good education than the subject of money. The author wrote that his poor dad would always say things like, “I’m not interested in money” or “money doesn’t matter.”

Rich Dad

The author wrote that it was when he was nine years old that he started realizing that his rich dad made much more sense than his poor dad. It was from rich dad that the author learned not to say, “I can’t afford it”, but instead to ask, “how can I afford it?” He explains this principle by relating an incident when he and his best friend Mike went to work for Mike’s father. Rich dad paid them very low wages deliberately so that would stir anger and a sense of injustice in them and eventually for them to realize that in order to get ahead, one must work for himself and not for others.

The author adds that while his poor dad invested time and effort in education, he did not have any knowledge on investing. His rich dad, by contrast, was very skilled in the investment game because that’s all he did. The attitude of his rich dad about money was manifested in the saying “the lack of money is the root of all evil” (his poor dad, on the other hand, believed that the love of money is the root of all evil).

The Son (Robert T. Kiyosaki)

The author takes a common sense approach to the subject of money and emphasizes the need for accounting knowledge so that the reader clearly understands what assets and liabilities are. He makes simple diagrams that show the inflow and outflow of money and how the rich build up the asset column and the poor build up the liability column (expenses). It is obvious that the author places much importance on accounting knowledge – no matter how boring it is - because he says it is “the most important subject in your life.”

Opinion

Hmm, I really admire the author and I do agree that he is a great motivator. This book helps me to reshape the way i think about what i do with my money. The Author too does a great job of helping me understand that rich people are rich because they buy assets that produce income. Poor people are poor because they accumulate liabilities and expenses. In order to become wealthy, one must spend money accumulating income producing assets such as real estate, businesses, stocks and bonds. For anyone who plans to accumulate wealth, this book is a must read.

故事简介
姓名 ：黎沅灵 班级 ：S4E学号 ：08282 Book Call Num ：F HON 红 C2书名 ：青色的围墙 著者 ：许友彬 & 许书芹 出版年份/（Edition） ：2009 年
背景故事发生在哪? 请详细写出故事中的背景。
故事发生在许多的地方， 有如在姗姗的补习中心，徐天平写作的地方---星巴克，公寓和公寓外面的守卫亭。还有姗姗， 成英和李察一起去游玩的户外主题乐园（云顶高原），再加上姗姗的学校，电影院以及其他的地方。
人物性格分析请写出故事中的三个人物及分析这三个人物的性格。
1） 徐天平：故事中的男主角。 他是姗姗的爸爸，爱好写作。他是一位作家而且很担心女儿的近况。2） 姗姗：徐天平的女儿，难以接受她爸爸的所作所为，更无法了解爸爸对她的一番苦心。3） 依玲：徐天平的女朋友。她常常帮忙徐天平处理一切大大小小的事务，爱屋之乌；疼爱姗姗。
故事结构故事有冲突与矛盾吗？请简述整个故事的开头， 情节发展至结尾。
故事的开头是讲述一位爸爸（徐天平）。女儿去了补习班后，自己就到星巴克写作， 但没有头绪。这时，有一位小女孩与他的女儿同龄（15岁），她一直要求徐天平帮她出版她所写的小说， 她希望小说里的男主角可以发现她所写的人事物。徐天平阅读过那位小女孩所写的小说后，更加了解自己女儿的心事。他终于解开自己心中的锁，并促进与女儿之间的感情。
总结故事最后的结局如何？结局是悲是喜，抑或是。。。。。？
故事最后的结局是圆满而且充满欢喜。 爸爸（徐天平）的心中终于不再存有芥蒂。他肯用心的去聆听女儿（姗姗）的心事，也懂得用任何的方式与姗姗沟通。他认为女儿比写作更加重要，“家”和“女”相连就是一个“安”所以有了女儿和家庭， 才可以安心地写作。姗姗也更加了解爸爸对她的苦心。
读后感你喜欢这本书吗？ 为什么？
我很喜欢这本书。 此书讲述了女儿与父亲之间都有一堵的隐形墙，但只要父亲愿意放下自己身上的一些任务，就可以跨过那堵隐形墙。我深深体会父爱是多么伟大。父亲的爱是一股难以形容的力量。