First 10 sentences

When I was a boy I always thought my father was the best until one day he banished me for doing something as stupid as saying a few words out of turn. Once I said this it was all over for me. Then my father and I got into a massive fight ending up with me (Mufasa) getting banished from the kingdom. Now I am off to kill the last emperor of China for then and only then will I get the respect I deserve from my father. The emperor of China is in the largest city, Shanghai with walls said to be 100 feet tall and 50 feet thick. So far on my journey I have seen my father's armies destroy countless towns all innocent and weak with no mercy at all. If he were to kill the emperor and crown himself first then I will have failed. So failing is not an option for it is the only way to get my father's honor back and the chance to be the heir to the throne of the new empire created by my family.

Joy luck

In "Rules of the Game" Lindo's daughter tells us about how she became a chess prodigy. Waverly also talks about how her mother used her as a bragging tool. This ends up with her going to her room and think of a chess game between her and her mom.

In  "The Voice from the Wall" Lena St. Clair talks about how she translates english for her mother and changes the words to make her mom sound more "mainstream". Lena also speaks about how her mother was pregnant and then the baby died. She also explains a girl that lives next door who always argues with her mother.

In "Half and Half" Rose speaks of her mothers faith and her old bible. She then goes on to tell that her mom put it under the table leg because her mom had given up faith after her brother Bing drowned in the ocean and was never found. She also explains that she was getting a divorce with a person that her mother     thought was not right.

In "Two Kinds" Jing-mei speaks about how she never was good enough for her mother not being a prodigy at anything. She then goes on to speak about she took piano lessons and found out her teacher was deaf so never tried. Then when she turned 30 Suyuuan gave Jing-mei a piano which she played after Suyuaan died and ended up playing it well.

SAT words

1. The arid desert was not a great habitat for the frog.
2. The assiduous rain drove me insane.
3. That asylum holds all the loonies.
4. The benevolent man helped the old lady across the street.
5. His camaraderie helped him keep friends.
6. The father's censure kept the son from doing anything stupid.
7. He moved in a circuitous pattern.
8. His clairvoyant sight helped him find the puppy.
9. We collaborate in many different ways.
10. In the moments of compassion we often lose our selves.