Synthesis Essay

In both short stories “The Most Powerful Question a Parent Can ask”… by Neil Millar and “Be-ers and Doers” by Budge Wilson, the parents show great deal of love for their children and want them to succeed. In the story “The most Powerful Question a Parent Can Ask…” , a short story on how you should let children have their own responsibilities, the parents show a much greater deal of respect than the story of a mother who wants her son to have a desire to succeed in “ Be-ers and Doers”.

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In "The Most Powerful Question s Parent Can Ask" the parent focuses on letting the children have responsibilities. When children are given their own responsibilities they will learn to respect them selves and the ones they love.The author describes how most parents do things they should not be doing because they are " their parent- their guide and teacher, not their nanny". If these small tasks are done by your children it will help them become " confident, well rounded, respected kids". Neil Millar encourages parents to put some responsibility on their children and gives the example on how in some cultures adults give girls and boys great appointments such as putting a girl in a Maasai in charge of " two thirds of the village's wealth".

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The mother in "Be-ers and Doers" is really focused on creating a desire for success for her son. This way of parenting comes of as much less respect full for children. The mother encourages her son to not be like her father and states, " He thinks all he's gotta do is be". She really wants her son to have some drive and be a doer. When her son puts out the fire she is really comes to accept him when she should've all along. The son does not think she is proud of him but only " jest proud o' what you want me t'be". This way of parenting is definitely less respective than the parenting portrayed in the essay.

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Both works display a different attitude towards parenting and how to respect your children, we are given different ideas on how to parent your' children including giving them responsibilities to make them became a good well rounded person who respects his or her surroundings rather than choosing what your child does and drive him for success in which he does not want.