In the two essays, "Mother Tongue" and "Silk Parachute", two authors, Amy Tan and John McPhee, respectively, both write about the experiences they had with their mothers, who had strong influence on their lives, especially on their writing career. In my case, the most important person who had a significant impact on me is my father. Like Tan's and McPhee's, the experiences I went through with him were not all happy. I was also hit …showed first 75 words of 1564 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1564 total…study. Furthermore, he is the one who loves me the most and always wants the good things for me. Work Cited McPhee, John. "Silk Parachute." The Bedford Guide for College Writers. 6th ed. Ed. X.J. Kennedy, Dorothy M. Kennedy, Sylvia A. Holladay. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's. 397-400. Tan, Amy. "Mother Tongue." The Bedford Guide for College Writers. 6th ed. Ed. X.J. Kennedy, Dorothy M. Kennedy, Sylvia A. Holladay. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's. 385-390.