Story & Summary

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傅家豪
96/3/21

The story of Tom’s Diner
On morning, Suzanne Vega was going to the Tom’s Diner, a coffee shop on the corner. Then he arrived. First she was ordered a cup of coffee, but the waiter poured the coffee. There was an argue between them. After a woman was coming and wanted to someone who could share umbrella with her, then Suzanne was ordered a cup of milk and watched the newspaper. She tried to pretend herself to unseen other things. She read the newspaper and looked for fun. Then she found that there was a woman looking at her, but the woman didn’t see her. The woman was seeing her reflection by herself. And the woman was straight her stocking because of raining.

Summary of Stay-at-Home Dads
Neil Walkingshaw, a British mechanic sued a law of sex discrimination on the ground. Because of his son’s born, then he succeed. He changed views on parental roles. Before this, the opinion of child rearing was gradual changed. Man or woman were not only the breadwinner. And scientist found that there are different ways of plays a role in child development between man and woman. And whether father stayed at home or not would force children’s act and attitude. In addition the organizations of Fatherhood claim that father have more ability to teach and develop in every day life. Not only father but also mother have the responsibility to nurture and teach their children. And to be a healthy family, parents should have a common sense to raise children together, like Neil Walkingshaw did.