Sarah Koenig's Serial based upon the murder of Hae Min Lee and the investigation and legal proceedings that followed the murder. The primary suspect during the investigation, Adnan Syed, was eventually found guilty after a mistrial and has since spent his time in prison with an impeccable record. Both Adnan and Hae were outstanding students involved with various extracurricular activities and were generally considered friends, even after they broke up. Hae ended the year long relationship under what seemed to others as amicable terms. The primary motive the investigators presented was that the murder was simply a crime of passion.
Laurel Ulrich’s A Midwifes Tale is a book over Marth Ballard who was a New England women living in America. Ulrich uses Marth Ballard diary entries along with other historical documents from the eighteenth century to show her audience the life of women specifically a midwife in the American society, and the sexual standards that were present during the eighteenth century. Martha Ballard the wife of Ephraim Ballard was midwife during the eighteenth century in Hallowell, who not only played the role of a midwife in the society, but also the role of a wife and a mother. Ulrich starts to book by talking about scarlet fever epidemic that had taken places in Hallowell during the summer of 1787. During the time of the fever and after the epidemic had ended, Martha played the role of an important member in the community, even though the social structure in Hallowell was giving more importance to male doctors.
Canada Reads 2016 ( MD Edition) Robert Pickton is a well known farmer that confessed to murdering forty-nine women, making him one of Canada’s deadliest serial killers in history. Very few Canadians can name one of the women whose DNA was found on his farm. This is ultimately because the vast majority of his victims were from native descent and were involved in the sex trade workforce.
Elaine Tyler May delivers a concise historical retrospective and critical analysis of the development, evolution, and impact of the birth control pill from the 1950s to present day. In her book, America and the Pill, examines the relationship of the pill to the feminist movement, scientific advances, cultural implications, domestic and international politics, and the sexual revolution. May argues cogently that the mythical assumptions and expectations of the birth control pill were too high, in which the pill would be a solution to global poverty, serve as a magical elixir for marriages to the extent it would decline the divorce rate, end out-of-wedlock pregnancies, control population growth, or the pill would generate sexual pandemonium and ruin families. May claims the real impact of the pill—it’s as a tool of empowerment for women, in which it allows them to control their own fertility and lives. May effectively transitioned between subjects, the chapters of America and the Pill are organized thematically, in
After she finds out she's pregnant, she often describes how she is not feeling good and what she thinks of the pregnancy, Ward writes, “Every time I dozed, the truth that I was pregnant was there like a bully to kick me awake” ( Ward 37). This quote shows how she is feeling about the truth that is her pregnancy and how she can not even sleep with the information that will make her life more difficult in the future. This is a part of her emotional hurricane so to say which is also a byproduct of the psychical hurricane. She learns something shocking, and for the rest of the book, she wonders what will happen to the baby, how daddy and everyone else will react, and if she will be a good mother. There is also uncertainty about how she will give the baby proper nutrients because her family is poor and she does not have access to lots of
While reading the article, Better Dead than Pregnant, there were numerous things I found very appalling. Not from the article, but from the different things that happened to the American Indian (AI) Women whom were discussed in the article. I feel this is the reaction the author, Andrea Smith, was trying to get out of her readers. I feel one of the author’s main purpose was to get people to understand how tragic and devastating this was for native women and also to acknowledge that it was a recent event. In Better Dead than Pregnant, Smith addresses the issue of forced sterilization that was brought upon the American Indian women by the government during the 1970s.
First when Will first got into the elevator there was a timestamp of the time that was passing by in the elevator. At first you might not think too much about it, but slowly as you're reading the story you realize that the “conversations' ' they are having are happening in such a short amount of time. Between the first and last time he got into the elevator only 1 minute and 7 seconds passed. It symbolizes that everything that was “happening in the elevator” was fake . As the time starts to tick more and more , more of those people who are supposed to be dead start entering the elevator for a short amount of time.
“What a man can be, he must be,” is a quote by Dr. Abraham Maslow in the book Motivation and Personality, which talked about a hierarchical pyramid of human needs. It means, such as, if a girl wants to be a midwife, she must be a midwife, like in the book The Midwife’s Apprentice by Karen Cushman. The main character, Alyce, wants to find a place in the world by becoming a midwife, and it is the most important thing to her. However, her age and gender affect the conflict.
Sarah is an adventurous person, which is what started it all. She was curious and wanted to know the story about the dredge in Skeleton Creek. The secrets buried in Skeleton Creek are better left alone, but this does not stop Sarah. When she puts her mind to something, she does not want to give up until the problem is solved. No matter what it takes, all the lies
The author lays bare the emotional turmoil, the omnipresent discomfort, and the enduring trauma that marked the entirety of their pregnancy through vivid storytelling. These were all characteristics of their pregnancy. These emotionally charged paragraphs are where the author draws readers into the more private, vulnerable parts of themselves. Through the author's willingness to openly discuss their hardships and expose their most vulnerable selves, the reader is able to build a profound connection with the author that goes beyond the written words on the page. This intentional act of sharing provides a resonant connection between the emotional landscape of the author and the empathic response of the readers, which helps to foster an elevated emotional engagement that goes beyond basic compassion.
Accept the Past for the Future Acceptance is not necessarily forgetting, but remembering and forgiving in order to move on. When Julia learned to accept and forgive her past, she is able to carry on with her life. Equally important, Julia in Sarah's Key written by Tatiana De Rosnay, goes through some difficult times, which made it difficult for her to embrace the situations. In this novel, Julia is described and seen as a character with much acceptance. She remembers and always forgives in order to live a life without any grudges.
The 1962 movie Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? is about two older sisters, who were successful and famous in their early years. Now, they just think about the old days and wish they could get back to those glorious days. The two sisters in the movie are Jane and Blanche Hudson. Jane was a famous child star, where Blanche got recognized and became a famous actress later in her life. After reading Susan Sontag’s essay “Notes on ‘Camp’”
The author is Sarah Weeks. Heidi is the main character in the story. She is a twelve and a half year old girl who lives with her mentally disabled mother and is being raised by her agoraphobic neighbor, Bernadette. Due to the circumstances, she is being homeschooled by Bernadette. Heidi is depicted as being wise, kind, and curious.
In the short story “The Birthmark”, Nathaniel Hawthorne writes about a scientist, his wife, and the unhealthy relationship they share. The story follows Aylmer, a scientist, who is determined to remove his wife Georgiana’s birthmark. One aspect of their unhealthy relationship is Georgiana’s sole dependance on Aylmer. Furthermore, Aylmer does not view Georgiana as his equal. Not only this, but Aylmer frequently belittles her, continuously pointing out her flaws, which drives her to do something dangerous.
This shows what she had to endure to try to keep her baby healthy. It appeals to the loving protective side of the reader. It makes them think about what the baby must be going through beacuase of their economic situation. Rhetorical questions are used to directly engage the
