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Choose TWO stories from the ten stories listed to write the paper on.
Choose ONE of the ten prompts that are attached to write a 4-5 page paper. These ten topics are NOT theses, please formulate your own thesis.
Quotes from the two stories are required to support your points and arguments.
Double Space and MLA Format.
Absolutely NO PLAGIARISM tolerated.
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The effects of Pressure to succeed, on children
Introduction
People have different perceptions of what success is, as some view success as being
wealthy, others view success as being famous, to others success is being happy, while to
others success is excelling at their profession. Most parents want the best for their children,
hence desire for them to succeed. However, often, this desire could be misguided, thus
leading to harboring unachievable dreams and expectations on children. In today’s society
where there is too much pressure to succeed, most parents are putting an intense amount of
pressure on children to perform exceptionally in school and to pick up hobbies which do not
necessarily interest them. Children on the other hand desire to please their parents, and will
put in the effort to make their parents proud, even when it means having to deal with
excessive worrying, physical and emotional stress, anxiety, and depression. There are
several dangers of parents choosing the paths their children should take or defining for
them what success looks like, especially if the children lack the abilities required to
pursue this path. This is illustrated in the short stories “The Rocking-Horse Winner” and
“Two Kinds”,where a certain level of success is expected from Paul and Jing-mei,but this
success is unachievable, and the two are strained beyond their abilities.
“The Rocking-Horse Winner”
Surname 2
In the story “The Rocking-Horse Winner”, Lawrence illustrates that children learn the
idea of success at a young age based on their interactions with their parents. Therefore, if
wrong ideas of success are instilled in them at a young age, this c...