Wait Kwong Jai Quotes

Pride often times play a big role in one's ability to make decisions and it can impact how confident an individual is in the decisions they make. To elaborate, lack of pride can lead an individual to become hesitant in the their decision making, especially when the decision is life changing. However, having excessive pride in one’s decisions does not necessarily mean those decisions are ideal. Sometimes, it causes an individual to make decisions without realizing the consequence they can put themselves and others into. Furthermore, Ins Choi’s play “Kim’s Convenience” follows the story of a Korean family who owns a convenience store in the suburbs of Toronto, Canada.

Several people trust Travis’ choices in how to help Neyashing. First of all, trust is shown through how others have confidence in Travis’ actions. After the Brightsands development meeting, numerous individuals- were apprehensive about what was going to happen to Neyashing. Quite a few of them began to look to Travis for answers. The Trowbridges, an older couple living in Neyashing, approach him to show him their trust in his actions. They sit down with him and tell him, “We have a little money […]. Not a lot but we want it used however you decide” (Drew 97). This shows their trust, seeing that they are willing to give Travis all they have to support Neyashing. The fact that the Trowbridges want the money used however Travis decides, illustrates their confidence in both him

He hears that he will not find happiness within himself nor find spiritual peace. He believes that not even the love of his parents and best-friend Govinda is enough to suffice him.

After the storm hits, Esch continues to remain in line with Medea and Jason's story. Similar to Medea's betrayal of her brother, Esch unintentionally betrayed Skeetah by dropping the puppies from the bucket he worked so hard to keep them safe in into the raging flood waters. Torn, Skeetah chooses to rescue Esch from the deadly water rather than any of his dogs. Although Esch obviously did not mean for her father to push her into the water, the puppies and China, Skeetah's pride and joys, were washed away. The siblings are close with one another, so one's problem is a concern for them all. Skeetah will never be the same without his beloved companion, and his siblings feel the weight of his sorrows. His guilt will also be Esch's, adding yet another

Like most mothers, Lindo Jong was incredibly proud of her daughter. Waverly and Lindo are both very similar but during her childhood, Waverly cast Lindo as the enemy. As an adult, this fear of her mother continues. Waverly blames anything that goes wrong on her mother. She claims her mother stole her confidence away. Waverly was always fighting but she never realized who she was fighting. Waverly thought she was hiding from her mother’s “side attacks… secret weapons… (and) her uncanny ability to find (her) weakest spots” (Tan 183). When Waverly finally listens to her mother’s words and what she is saying, a huge revelation is made. “But in the brief instant that I had peered over the barriers I could finally see what was really there: an old woman, a wok for her armor, a knitting needle for her sword, getting a little crabby as she waited patiently for her daughter to invite her in” (183-

“ ‘That’s fine. Be be who you are,’ she said, turning away, a look of disappointment in her eyes. ‘But I’m a American.’ “ (60). Keiko states this when an injustice occurs before her and Henry's eyes. Keiko felt as if it was her duty, as an American, to uphold the rights of all citizens. Regardless, of the negative effect on her. This shows that Keiko is altruistic which allows her to be an exemplary American Citizen and overall person.

““Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.” --George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones. Nwoye’s sense of identity was challenged with the introduction of Western Ideas into the Ibo culture. Nwoye started out as a weak boy, in Okonkwo’s eyes, in the novel. He spent most of his time with his mother, he was very emotional, and he was betrayed by Okonkwo when he killed his best friend, Ikemefuna, however, the cultural collision of the British colonists and Ibo people affected Nwoye to the point that he eventually switched over to Christianity. He became a missionary and had a major fallout with his father and ended

You and Maurice really show the power of love and friendship. It connected two people who are on the other ends of the spectrum. They live in totally different worlds; people tend to only think about the environment they live in and the companions they are with. Rarely does someone notice the existence of people out of their own bubble. This book was a well made book which shows the lives of two totally different people coming together. An Invisible Thread by you Schroff is a well portrayed novel, which put together a real life story and a well written book full of emotions. This novel started off with “two people with complicated pasts and fragile dreams” that were “somehow meant to be friends” (page 6); and as the book progresses we see how

What we think is reality will ultimately become our reality if we believe certain things about an individual; he/she begins acting in exactly that way.

“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” -Philip K. Dick

Anchee Min’s Red Azalea illustrates that Mao’s Cultural Revolution undermined the Confucian values China was built on by drastically changing the concept of being a junzi to the perfect socialist, therefore making people devote themselves to the communist party. This change is present as Anchee Min is not following the policies of Mao and the Little Red Guard because she could not kill her pet chicken, which goes against Mao’s public health campaign. Anchee reminisces that “he [Committee leader] asked why I was not behaving as a Red Guard should. He asked if I still wanted to be voted as a Mao’s Loyalist.” Notice how Anchee uses the word “head” in the first part of the quote. She uses it to show that she was the leader of the Little Red Guard,

A common struggle through life is one’s struggle with “growing up” and forming identity. The culmination of a loss of culture, a misconception of life’s travesties, and a general apathy to what is and what isn’t during adolescence can often lead to a clash between parent and child. Since there is always wisdom to be learned and new experiences that promote growth, a person is never fully grown, never fully an adult; consequently, older children raise younger ones. Among these childlike parents are those who have not attempted to understand their inner emotional turmoil. They often leave their own children scarred, resulting in a mentally damaged cycle that continues endlessly until someone reaches a sense of internal peace. Song of Solomon

She stood next to the picture window in her Seanmhair’s cottage. Lost in her thoughts and consequently, mesmerized by the waves as they rolled to shore only to recede once again; over and over. Soothed by the continuous motion and gentle lapping at the shoreline she didn’t notice her grandmother's approach till Skye slipped her arms around her in a warm embrace. “Ban-ogha, are ye seeking solace or answers from the sea? I’ve always found comfort in this view. A way of being closer to mah memories of yer Seanair and yer athair Ian as a young bhalaich.

William Kamkwamba is an all around interesting character. There are hundreds of words that could be used to describe him. Throughout The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, William conveys many different characteristics depending on his challenges and beliefs. Within the entire book, he expresses creativity and uses his imagination in wonderful ways. Williams curiosity drives him to invent and recreate many things. In addition to being creative and curious, William is also resourceful.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that”- Martin Luther King Jr. 1957. That quote reminds me of a character from a book I had just read in class. Mai Thi from the novel, “The Wednesday Wars” Is that character. Mai Thi in the beginning was a burden, because of her curious questions and bad english making people not hate her but sort of disliking her in a way.