Live Free&Starve
What is the author trying to say in this? Who is she referring to?
"Where is the money to buy them food and clothing and medication, so that they don't return home to become the extra weight on their families? Their own governments that is drowning in countless other problems is incapable of bringing these services to them. Are Americans willing to deal with that responsibility?"
Americans have no solution either... banning child labor will harm these kids because they won't be able to help their families...they will actually be an even bigger burden to have since they won't contribute.
What is the author's tone in this story?
Serious/Nervous
"My mother was reluctant to take on a sickly child who might prove more of a burden than a help, but finally she agreed."
Diva
"Why follow the news?" I asked
"Because you ____ anything about it" a life coach told me.
can't do
What is the author's perspective on negative people?
She says we need negative people in this world because they challenge us.
She says complaining and being negative is REALISTIC and we cannot be positive at all times because it hurts our mental health in the long run.
How does the author feel about child labor?
She says even though it's unethical, Americans don't have the right to make decisions regarding what children do abroad because our priorities and needs do not match theirs.
ALSO--says they will turn to other means of dangerous work if we ban their current jobs.
How old is Amy in the story?
What embarrasses her at dinner?
14!
Her family's habits
"I wanted to disappear"
Amy Tan
The great majority of the population of this world does not live life from the space of a ____ attitude.
positive
"_____ are overly positive people while _____ tend to be more subtle and world-weary"
Americans; foreigners
What (2) kinds of essay is this story?
Persuasive and Expository.
During what holiday was the minister and his son invited over to have dinner with Amy's family?
Winter (Christmas Eve)
"You must be proud you are different. Your only shame is to have shame"
Amy's mother
"The problem with Americans is that they have never known _____"
Suffering
In one of the author's examples of being "toxically positive" explain the example she gives about the Kansas City Pastor....what did he do?
Gave out bracelets for people in church to wear for one month that said you couldn't complain, gossip or be sarcastic because all those things ruin a person.
Some days back, the House passed a bill that stated that the United States would no longer permit the import of goods from factories where forced child labor was used. My ______ friends applauded the bill.
Liberal
Name the 3 raw foods Amy's family was eating at the dinner table
Tofu, Shrimp and Fish (Cod)
"And when he handed the bulk of his earnings over to his father, there was a certain pride in his eye."
Referring to who?
Nimai (the author's childhood maid)
They aren't even allowed to stand up and stretch. Each time they go to the bathroom, they suffer a ___
pay cut
What does Barbara say positive people never want to do to others because they're so brainwashed by constantly acting positive? (In dealing with negative people).
According to the author, if we ban child labor abroad, we (Americans) will be responsible for other worse jobs they will have to work in the absence of their current jobs.
What 3 jobs does she say kids usually turn to?
Thievery
Begging
Prostitution.
What was Amy's favorite food?
Seafood...everything she ate in the story.
"But is this bill, which, if it passes the Senate and is signed by President Clinton, will lead to the unemployment of almost a million children, the answer?"
Who said it and what was the bill about?
Divakaruni---child labor law banning import of goods.
"We were struck by the many children we saw by the mud roads, their ribs sticking out. They trailed after us, begging for a few ___"
Paise
Explain:
"Oprah routinely trumpets the idea of attitude over circumstance" when it comes to achieving success.
Oprah believes that if you are happy and positive and work hard, you can achieve anything even if you have terrible circumstances.
However, according to Barbara she argues having a positive mind frame can't get you out of your circumstances.