A Good Man Analysis

The two works of literature that I chose to examine are A Good Man and What Teachers Make. The core values of excellence and empowerment of Marywood could have parallels in these two writings. In A Good Man, Mark Striver talks about the life of his father, Sarge Shriver. The poem, What Teachers Make, is written by Taylor Mali and is written as a response to the question, “What do you make?”. Even the two works of literature are completely different in multiple areas, but both of these writings have similarities when they touch on the topics of excellence and empowerment. Excellence, a core value of Marywood, is pursuing the highest level of achievement in all fields of life, belief, science, and health. Of course, Marywood wants students

When Mark was playing with his cousins, Mark fell and was really hurt, so like any normal child Mark began to cry. Mark’s uncle Bobby responded to Mark’s tears by saying, “Kennedys don’t cry” (Shriver 46). Sarge responded to Mark by saying, “It’s okay, you can cry! You’re a Shriver!” (Shriver 46). This may not seem like much, but Sarge told his son that it is alright if he wants to get out of the Kennedy spotlight, and pursue the Shriver spotlight. With all of Sarge’s great institutions, he inspired all of his children to reach for gold in their own life. Even though most of his children pursued careers in politics, they did it in their own mind in order to pursue excellence like their father did in his

Empowerment, by Marywood’s definition, is allowing students to have access to an education that give students the ability to live to their own potential and contribute to society in a positive manner. With the help from the education from Marywood, students will be able to make conscientious decisions in their life. In A Good Man, Sarge empowers his children, people that are a part of the Peace Corps, and those who participate in the Special Olympics. By working to start the Peace Corps and the Special Olympics, Sarge inspired his own children to work for others. By creating the Peace Corps, Sarge allowed those who can help, to help those who need help. By helping his wife, Eunice, creating the Special Olympics, the Shrivers gave the disabled the ability to come out of the shadows and show what they have to offer to society. The Shrivers empowered the disabled by making them fearless against the society of the time. In Mali’s poem, empowerment is one of the hidden themes of the poem. Teachers, who make very little, have the opportunity to invoke knowledge on children. They say that knowledge is power, so teachers empower students by teaching them knowledge. With this knowledge, students have the ability to go out into the work force or in society alone, and make conscientious decisions that allow society to