There are many people that have had an impact on my life and influenced me in many different ways. My mother, however, has had the biggest impact on my life, and influenced me more than anyone else. She has had an impact on me since the day I was born, and she still does today. … Read more
As diplomatic relations in Europe began to crumble early in the 20th century war began to seem more and more imminent for America, despite Wilson’s isolation policy. The war ran from 1914 to 1918 and set a precedent for gruesome warfare and achieving victory by any means necessary including: machine guns, chemicals, and trench warfare. … Read more
I have chosen Emily Dickinson’s poems, “Hope”, “Faith”, “Nature” and “Heaven”. Emily Dickinson was born in 1830 and died in 1886. Her family was highly educated and very well known in the New England area. Her father started Amherst College. Emily Dickinson was very reclusive and left school when she was a teenager. Emily lived … Read more
“According to the U. S. Department of Health, between the years 2011 and 2012, 38 states and the District of Columbia, child-care costs exceed their recommendation of no more than 10 percent of a family’s income (Blair 4). ” However for many parents child care is a must. Child care expenses are at a premium, … Read more
Dying is not the conclusion to anyone’s story. We will never be done exploring the wonder of who we are. While following along on Alice’s journey in the movie “Still Alice,” we become a part of an experience through a unique style the movie is made in, the emergence of all forms of love within … Read more
In the Western society I was raised in, a mother is usually understood as one of two ways. A mother is either a selfless and hardworking nurturer, or a protective and “helicoptering” figure that will do anything for her child. While numerous mothers, in actuality, encompass neither or both of these roles along with several … Read more
You’re eleven years old. All of the pain, fear, war, and hatred of the world has been eliminated from society. Everyone looks and acts the same, and your profession is chosen for you based on your abilities; at age twelve. The Giver, written by Lois Lowry, is a fascinating story about a different type of … Read more
He was not a very important man, in the common sense of the word. He had never occupied a position of leadership or authority. He had never controlled a large business. He had never possessed great wealth. He was no more than a common man, a dime a dozen. Now he was lying upon a … Read more
You never realize how much you have until you see someone who has very little. I got to really see that when i got to go to the Dominican Republic. It was a great experience not just to see the historic places and the perfect blue ocean like the ones you see in pictures but … Read more
I remember looking at him hurt; it hurts me in ways I never thought possible. My life, for as long as I can remember, only consisted of my faithful love for him and only him; Oh Sehun. From when I first laid my seven year old eyes on him, I was falling. Hard. From then … Read more
Should a person ever believe that they were cursed? Well this was my belief before Chadwin was born. As a teenager on a summer revival night, our pastor called all the young childbearing girls to the front of the church and had us vow that we will never become pregnant before we were married. Being … Read more
I was jumping, dogging, anyway to avoid her and her mallet. I kept trying to fight her but she was to strong. She kicked me into the wall, I was on the ground cornered. Harley Quinn raised her mallet in the air and I was about to die. But let’s start from the beginning, were … Read more
I’ll be looking at the physiological approach and mainly focusing on the emotional problems. In the book, Disclaimer, Catherine Ravenscroft hides her secret for 20 years, after which a self-published book The Perfect Stranger appears on her nightstand and it is about her and her long kept secret. The secret itself is an emotional problem … Read more
The last studio album Nemesister was released on May 9, 1995. In consideration of their past albums, this one was quite different. There are other songs before this album; that was more of head banging, deep, dark sound that you could not really understand. The album Nemesister was different, it was more understanding, slower and … Read more
Six and a half years ago, on a sweltering August morning, I began my freshman campaign. I remember stepping out of Jones and thinking, “Wow, every girl here is ridiculously pretty. ” Hyperbole aside, I was raring to launch. During that fall semester, I had a public speaking class on Tuesdays and Thursdays that started … Read more
It happened on September of 2014, the year that changed my life forever. I moved from Honduras to United States. From a small country to one of the biggest countries in the world. It was, still is, a different environment from living in a big city to a “small” city in the south of the … Read more
To be or not to be. That is the questions that plagues Nora’s whole existence. On the one hand should she be who she feels she is, despite her being wrong in the world’s eyes, or should she just give into society’s expectations of her and be a naive mother and wife who doesn’t have … Read more
All throughout civilization, there are social structures that shape and affect all aspects of life, thus consisting of a correlation of race, social-class, gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation and so on. Furthermore, each one of these structures has a considerably different impact and implication towards individuals belonging to a certain society. Throughout the years, my … Read more
Identifying information: The client is a 24 year old, white, fourth generation Irish-American, upper class, heterosexual, cisgender male who lives in between his parent’s three apartments in Manhattan. Dillon is single and has never been married. Born in New York the client is a US citizen. Dillon has a stable source of housing, however, he … Read more
People are often unfulfilled by the choices they make in their lives. The reason for this is that everyone has insecurities, no one will ever feel satisfied with their work, what they create. They fear the judgement of those who are close to them and those who are strangers. The reason this fear is created … Read more
“I don’t care what you want, Emma. You’ve already taken something import…ant…” She suddenly stopped and left her speech unfinished, froze and quickly shifted her eyes to the floor, then back to me, and back to the floor. She was silent for a few seconds, which felt like minutes, as if she has just said … Read more
To provide an overview of the analysis and structure of the writing, this article explores impacts of Domestic Violence DV on Joan and her children Jessica, 10 years and Ryan 4 years. Joan is obviously suffering the effects of DV. WHO, (2000) states the internalized behaviors of anxiety and depression interestingly consist of what Joan … Read more
Forty minutes had passed since Chief Parker dragged me into the police station though to the rest of the officers, it looked like I was there of my own free will. He grabbed my phone from my jacket pocket before leaving me alone in the small interrogation room: four blank concrete walls with a metal … Read more
Brian remained surprisingly calm throughout her phone call. “The child is yours,” she said. “I’m sure of it. Which means you’re going to be a dad soon, because I’m having this baby, Brian. ” “I know the child is mine,” he said. “And I intend to take care of it. Any help you need, I’m … Read more
With Lelia’s constant companion away at school she appreciated the extra hours at work. Not only for the money, but it kept her busy, filling the void of vulnerability and loneliness she suffered without Samuel by her side. Writing the letters to Sam helped, except they didn’t ease the loneliness in Lelia’s heart. To fill … Read more
This is not an article about a hike covering huge chunks of miles, deep in the wilderness, but rather, this is an article about the contrasts of living in an urban environment, finding solitude in that environment and of the relief that comes from receiving long awaited rain in a drought stricken state The state … Read more
We always have fun swimming in the lake. Sorry the other guys couldn’t make it, but I need to go my grandpa is taking me fishing this afternoon. ” Kenny grabbed the towel and went to the bike. “Yeah, guess I’ll go on home, it’s not much fun swimming alone,” Justin mumbled staring at the … Read more
My life begins here in Brownsville, Texas. However, I was only there from the beginning when I was a newborn before going back to Matamoros, Tamaulipas where my family had their own house. My mom wanted to have me in the U. S. because people had told her that there were far more opportunities over … Read more
In the book, El Otro Lado by Julia Alvarez, describes the author’s experience of leaving the dominican republic and moving to the united states. This is more than just her moving though, it’s about her transition through things like her culture, her behavior, her personality and her childhood into a world of emotions filled with … Read more
Imagine a situation where one’s most valued person in their life turned against them. Think how they would honestly feel and how would they act? Larry Watson writes an incredible book, Montana 1948. The main character, David, who is twelve years old, lives in Bentrock, Montana and was born into a high up family who … Read more
The first chapter talks about how the main girl of the story, Pierce, relates her situation to the greek myth of Persephone and Hades, but that her problems are way bigger than what “Persephone” had to face since it was no myth to what had happened to her. Pierce is at her “Welcome to Isla … Read more
Complete silence filled the house as I look at the blinding red LED light on my clock that read 3:08 A. M. Sitting in the clothes I had worn to school that morning, consisting of a maroon sweater with ripped jeans, with my hair in a bun to keep it out of my pale face. … Read more
As I was walking through the grass, the weeds got caught on my pants. Clover was running way ahead of me, but I could still see her tail wiggle in the grass. Soon my mother would call my name so I could come home and eat supper, but I really didn’t feel hungry. Suddenly Clover … Read more
To explain who I am today and the lessons I have learned wouldn’t make sense unless I explained my past. I hit the lowest part in my life while I was a young adult and the events I was facing could have ruined me if I let them. Thankfully, a person came into my life … Read more
Characters: Characters play a major role in the novel The Bean Trees, however Taylor Greer or formally known as Missy Marietta plays the largest role in the novel. “… she entertained me with her vegetable-soup song, except that now there were people mixed in with the beans and potatoes… And me. I was the main … Read more
Perhaps there are no other group of persons that have quite the rich and storied culture as those of Native Americans. They have a very rich history in having to conduct their self with the struggles and the strife that it takes to gain their independence. But what has current society, susceptible with the urge … Read more
Reason For Referral: His family referred Jace because of academic concerns at school. Parents referred Jace for a comprehensive evaluation. Jace had originally been placed on a 504 Plan last year as a tenth grader to address academic concerns. • Mother is concerned that Jace is unable to express his needs and concerns to his … Read more
Childhood is a crucial time in everyone’s life, as it affects the decisions they make later on. In fact in some cases, our childhood determines who we are, or whom we’ll become in the future. A child’s childhood must be kept innocent and pure for the well being of the their future. The recurring theme … Read more
Amy Tan’s Use of Prologues to Bridge the Gap Between Chinese and American Culture Cultural divides are difficult to overcome in storytelling because understanding another culture is a not an easy task. However, in The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan does a wonderful job of making the Chinese culture comprehensible to American readers. With a … Read more
Kayla had always been a shy girl, probably due to her fathers rather unpredictable tendencies. The girl grew up with her parents, both strung out and disowned, until she was about six years old. Sadly, its not uncommon for drug filled places to be abusive places as well. For the most part Kayla wasn’t hurt … Read more
As a retail worker, I notice many parents that come into my store to shop for themselves, however, a majority of parents bring their children along with them. I have never taken into account child and parent interaction in a retail store, which is why I have decided to observe a child and parent in … Read more
In the novel, Under The Feet of Jesus, by Helena Maria Viramontes, the author conveys the harshness of being a migrant worker and how easily one can become stuck in the same job for their whole life. Viramontes, uses the main character, Estrella, a 13 year old migrant worker to display how this long-lasting cycle … Read more
The Motives Behind Chris McCandless Chris McCandless was a young, smart, and courageous man who seemed to have everything he could have ever asked for. Even though everything seemed to be going in the right direction for McCandless, there was always something inside him that was never really quite right. Some people would argue and … Read more
The author of,”Silence Is Goldfish”, Annabel Pitcher, has experienced many things. Some time back, Pitcher went to Oxford University, earning a degree in English literature, and began to work for television before she realized what she truly wanted to do (Page 1, Pitcher, Annabel). On the other hand, currently, Pitcher is a mother, and still … Read more
Like Father, Like Son? We all have reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way, something that prompts us to do what we do. Motivation is essential to progress and achieve success in life; it is what drives us to change our lives for the better. In Alden Nowlan’s short story “The Glass Roses”, … Read more
“All carriages this way! ” shouted a loud voice through the night air. The carriage jolted and bounced as it made its way to the grand banquet hall, and poking my head out the window, I saw its spires gleaming, bright lights streaming from the many glass windows. The sky was clear and cloudless, the … Read more
All I could feel was the most intense pressure have ever felt. Nothing was helping it go away. There was about ten people surrounding me, most were family and friends. All the others were nurses and doctors trying to tell me what to do to help this intense pressure go away. Big lights were pointed … Read more
A home is a place where people are free to be with their family and have free time. Not everyone is the world has a home to go after work or school. Everyone in the world should have the right to have a home. As I believe, helping others in the world is one of … Read more
In chapter seven Beah is twelve, and on his own. If I was on my own that young, I would not be able to sustain myself. I like to believe I could survive, but I would probably end up dying after three days. Being left to my own devices would result in a variation of … Read more
Tremember being at my grandma’s house with man other friends and family waiting to hear the news because my family did not want me at the hospital because they thought that I was too young to understand what was happening. Even though was only six years old I noticed that everyone was sad and crying … Read more
The Breakfast Club (1985), displays many stereotypes of adolescents, which are more commonly referred to as irrational teenagers. The adolescents cannot help their behaviors, to an extent, as it is all biological. They are merely trying to figure out their identities, and need to experiment with their superiors in that time. Their hormone levels are … Read more
When the days are gone people begin to acknowledge that the spare the rod and spoil the child often happen more and more. Instead of that name, a common name today is Helicopter parents. The term “Helicopter parents” is a “style of child rearing in which an overprotective mother or father discourages a child’s independence … Read more
Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been Analysis The story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” written by Joyce Carol Oates has a different, yet catching title. The title plays strongly into the characters. One of the main character Connie really relates to the title. Her mom wants her to be this … Read more
When people think of the brave men who founded our country, the main people that come to mind are George Washington, Ben Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson. Alexander Hamilton was a man who was non-stop, but commonly forgotten. He didn’t stop for anything, including people’s opinions of him. There were social, economic, and cultural influences on … Read more
In his book, “Bless Me, Ultima”, author Rudolfo Anaya documents through a fictional novel, the life experiences of a child, Antonio, who is deeply conflicted by his cultural and religious identity, he describes the struggles, the tragedies, and the dilemmas that this young boy has to endure and witness throughout his life. The book takes … Read more
As Anne Frank once said, “Parents can only give good advice or direct you on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands”. Growth is an arduous reality for many people as the are forced to go through the conflicts and struggles it accompanies. In John Knowles’ … Read more
Recovery: The Process of Changing Views Recovery, in this day and age, appears in the news almost every week, and thus society continually sees stories about survivors of tragic accidents-humanity celebrates the ability to cling to life-and the ever popular tales of celebrities struggling with devastating addictions, which the public praises even minimal improvements. Recovery, … Read more
Identity Crises in The Catcher in The Rye and The Awakening Many of the world’s literary characters face struggles or crises of identity, either due to societal pressures or because of their personal lives. Holden Caulfield and Edna Pontellier, from the Catcher in the Rye and The Awakening, respectively, are not exceptions to this common … Read more
Ed Boyd and Barry Edwards were inseparable, and had been since they were nine. Years ago, I, Myron Smyth made a futile attempt to teach Barry to stand on his own. The lessons never took. So, I wasn? t surprised when Ed, quietly nursing a beer after consuming four eggs from the pickle jar, silently … Read more
As the sociologist Emile Durkheim said “To love society is to love something beyond us and something in ourselves. ” the suicidal people consider suicide when they feel hopeless and feel like they can’t escape their problems or find any solution to their troublesome minds. which is the method used in more than half of … Read more
I awoke on the morning of January 8th, 2018, to temporarily panic before I realized where I was. I was on vacation at Disney World, Florida. I opened my eyes to find the rest of my family still asleep on their various beds in our hotel room at the Caribbean Beach Resort. I sighed in … Read more
Being a part of a military family is just as hard and stressful as you may have heard. My dad made the decision to join the Navy when I was six years old. After he joined he had to go to boot- camp for six to eight weeks, which left me in the care of … Read more
There are many problems need to be solved in the memoir such as poverty, homelessness, neglect, sexual abuse, hunger, discrimination, violence, unemployment, division within family and alcohol abuse. But according to me division with the family first needed to be solved it is also stated in the novel, “this family is falling apart,’ he said. … Read more
The ethical dilemma is that the children of the woman with cancer are not being cared for adequately. The nurse must decide if it is ethically and morally sound to tell the school nurse about the daughters’ situation at home. Since the nurse is the caretaker of the mother and knows that she needs to … Read more
What is life without hope? This is a theme that we have seen over and over again in the YA novels that we have looked at in our young adult literature class. I would like to look specifically at how Edge of Ready and Unchained by L. B. Tillit, Looking for Alaska by John Green … Read more
Where’d you Bernadette by Maria Semple is a novel about a woman who has a daughter and a husband. She seems to be a weird person at the beginning, but as the story goes through you find out why is acting that way. She ends up by going away and leaving her family, but at … Read more
Movies are a special tool that can keep one company when they are in a moody situation. It is a contrivance that is being used almost all over the world by different types of people for a particular purpose. There are diverse film genres like comedy, action, family, musical, and romance that are being produced … Read more
Petersburg, West Virginia is a small town in the eastern panhandle with one stoplight and where everybody has some type of connection or recognition to everybody. I travel to this area at least three times annually for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, and Independence Day. Petersburg is not a vacation spot my parents, sister, and I go … Read more
The novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie’s was such an inspiring powerful book that left a profound impact on me. One thing the book helped me realize is that everyone that I meet and run into has their own personal story and you never know what it took for … Read more
Have you ever heard of the word Sherpa? It might not be a common name in America, but it sure is in Nepal! A Sherpa is a name for a group of Nepalis that live high in the Himalayas. A lot of them have jobs carrying supplies and equipment up treacherous mountains to climbers. The … Read more
In “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” by Ann Brashares she develops each character through their tone in their letters and their thoughts. The book is about four different girls who are all best best friends and have to spend the summer apart. As they each write short letters to each other the reader learns … Read more
“Let’s make the world a softer place, let’s snuggle. ” The commercial uses a father and daughter doing the laundry at home like any other ordinary day, the first said ten seconds and then the five seconds after comes up an enthusiastic talking bear named Snuggles the face of company selling the product. This commercial … Read more
Tabsolutely had to use a photo of Princess Diana because I was a huge fan of hers. I remember watching her wedding on television when I was a young child, and I cried like a baby when she met her untimely demise. I don’t recall every crying like that when a celebrity died, but she … Read more
Last weekend, I went to Suwanee, GA to see my father and stepmother because it had recently been my stepmother’s birthday. In celebration we chose to dine out at a restaurant called Gulf Coast Grill. It was the first time my family had eaten at the restaurant, but will not be the last. Once stepping … Read more
All people are different and the characters in “The Absolutely True Diary of A Part-TIme Indian” demonstrate this. The main character Arnold “Junior” Spirit shows that even though you may be born in the same place and time as others you are different. This is the case with Junior and his best friend Rowdy, while … Read more
In my early childhood, my parents moved numerous times back and forth between the Untied States and Iran. Eventually, my family ended up settling in North Houston, where my father bought a traditional two-story home in a typical gated community. Throughout the years, the house preserved many struggles, and witnessed many successes between my family … Read more
Throughout the course of its text, the book Red Earth follows the life of Tran Tu Binh and how he was able to transform and organize the workers of a Colonial Rubber Plantation under French rule. In order to organize and gain the trust of the workers, Tran uses many methods of protest and resistance. … Read more
Families throughout the country face challenging situations on a daily basis. Even though it can be tough, sticking with one’s family, they can make it through any situation. In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, both authors use family relationships to show that even through difficult situations, they manage to … Read more
It is often said that every man is born equal. I disagree, however, some are born into more luxurious lives, some are born disabled with no way to recover, and some are born with a special “ticket” through life called talent. In fact, the only time that we are truly equal is in death. No … Read more
An astounding read, the Gravity Journal was a tear-jerking novel about the mental battle fought by, young Anise. A 16 year old girl who views herself as fat and ugly, although she is skin and bones, and she also self-mutilates when her depression becomes overwhelming. She comes from a rich but very dysfunctional family; she … Read more
I cannot say that my family has a vast American history of a 100+ years, but what I can say is that my family has grown a lot in the past 30+ years. We would not have migrated to the USA if it weren’t for my aunt’s marriage. It was 1984 when the first member … Read more
It had been 15 years since the trail, 15 years since the death of Tom Robinson and 10 long years without Jem or Dill. Who would’ve thought that that broken arm could’ve resulted in cancer? No one, that’s who. “Mama, I thought we was going to see uncle Jem today. It don’t look like him … Read more
In an evening spent at a local park, I observed two toddlers playing on the playground. Both toddlers were about the same size and height, and they were seemingly about two years of age. These two children stood out to me because though they seemed about the same age, their behavior on the playground was … Read more
It was December 2010 and my family and I were planning to go on a trip to Mexico in December for Christmas break because me and my siblings were out of school. We were packed our clothes and ready to leave. We were waiting for my uncle to come to our house so we could … Read more
Ethan Mordden, in his book ‘Coming Up Roses’ sums up Gypsy as a musical “about how your mother destroys you” (1998, p. 245). The musical originally opened in 1959 on Broadway with a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Jule Styne and lyrics by a young Stephen Sondheim, and was most recently revived in a … Read more
My sister’s friend Cody Spiker called and said, “You’re having a bonfire and didn’t invite me? ” Little did we know, our shop was on fire. It was Memorial Day 2014, my whole family was home for the first time in a long time. My family and I were all up at our shop welding … Read more
Did you know that in 2008, 135,813 children were adopted in the United States of America? When I was sixteen my adoption changed my life. It was one of the most exhilarating and terrifying days of my life because I didn’t know what to expect. My adoption was emotional for me and all my family … Read more
In the monolauge of “Twilight Los Angeles, 1992” Anna Deaver Smith, the Author and actor of the play states “It is not an answer. It is not a solution. I am first looking for the humanness inside the problems, or the crises. This spoken word is evidence of humanness. Perhaps the solution comes further down … Read more
I Am A Mad Dog Bite Myself For Sympathy Analysis “Who I am is just the habit of what I always was, and who I’ll be is the result (Erdrich 127). ” In today’s society children are being sheltered by their parents to hide them from the emotional events that they went through as a … Read more
Being raised by only grandparents is not easy. “Maya’s Notebook” tells this story of adversity and hope. Aftertimes the best story, like this one, reveals the strength of a young woman. A teenager named Maya Vidal was nineteen years old and lived in San Francisco, California. She was “shipped” to Chiloe by her grandmother Nadia(Nini). … Read more
Fear has always been a part of Bruce Banner’s life. His earliest memories were of anger, rage and screams. A victim of abuse and tragedy, young Bruce was caught in a war between safety and murder. The arms of his mother the only defense from his father’s wrath. Her battered body only a shell that … Read more
What does it take to be a military brat? Military brats are people with parents in any military branch that have to deal with constant moving from base to base and long restless nights worrying if they will ever get to see their loved ones again. The most important thing that it takes to be … Read more
Mustafa Hafezzada A Renewed Drive (Historical Site Report #2) The Getty Villa, located in Pacific Palisades, is by far the museum that resonates with me the most. From the artwork to the building itself, I’m in love. I went with a childhood friend of mine because I had an extra ticket and I coerced him … Read more
Everything appeared to melt from the heat of the sweltering sun. I had fallen twice that day and every time I tried to get back up it was like a cloud of darkness was in my head and covering my eyes. Dribbling a ball up and down a court in 100 degree weather can cause … Read more
In Kevin Wilson’s short story “Go, Fight, Win” in Tunneling to the Center of the Earth, he delves into the topic of acceptance and the extent people will go to feel accepted. The story’s main focus is on the life of a young sixteen-year-old girl named Penny. Due to her parents divorce, Penny had to … Read more
Shel Silverstein wrote a children’s book that can be perceived through multiple critical lenses, from historical to feminist to psychological. In the Giving Tree he uses personification, metaphor, and allusions to depict the psychological impact of growing up with someone who was different than him but whom he shared a special bond with.?? Silverstein begins … Read more
Belonging is being a part of something and being happy with it. A true sense of belonging is best found in different places for every one, not one particular place. Rabbit Proof Fence (RPF) by Phillip Noyce and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (TBitSP) by John Boyne, demonstrate connections with others and the world … Read more
While out late with a bunch of friends on a Friday night, David is ready to leave. He is starting to see double of everything and can’t interpret others speaking. His mind is jumbled. The only thought still lingering in David’s mind after having 12 Budweiser’s and 20 shots of liquor, was his bed. David … Read more
Archbishop Oscar Romero–Protector of the Poor Throughout history, there have been many inspirational people who have stood up against unfairness and for those whose voices weren’t being heard. Not only have they risked their lives trying to make a difference but also some have even lost their lives in the process. One person in particular … Read more
The Swiffer Duster “Are you listening, Morty? ” commercial is great in many ways. There is an obvious appeal to ethos, logos, and pathos, which many ads are unable to establish any of let alone all of them, and they are presented in a natural, flowing fashion. The stars of the commercial, Lee and Morty … Read more
