“Where are you from?” is a common question people ask if you look ethnically mysterious. Being a different race with unique facial features shows you are, not what they call in the United States “American”. Evelyn Alsultany was born and raised in New York City. Her ethnicity is Arab from her father's side and Cuban from her mother's side. She describes the social issue, she confronts the way people approach her creating assumptions, consequently making her feel excluded from her cultural background.
Have you ever feel motivate from someone? Some people struggle to find motivation in life because they want to be someone in life. They want to find a possible to keep going and change their life to be better, they want to prove that no matter the background they came from to be successful in life. When I read the story “from Bullet to Blue Sky” by Yesenia de Jesus, it reminded why I am here to be someone in life. My mom was my inspiration, she is the reason why I am in colleges, and she motive me to work hard for my goals and to be
“The Undercurrent” by Kellie Young is a story of a mother and daughter’s relationship that takes place in Hawaii throughout Young’s childhood. It describes to readers how her mother has influenced her life by becoming an admonitory voice inside her head. The impact Young’s mother has on her is widely due to the amount of admiration Young has for her. A crucial element to “The Undercurrent” is the short stories found throughout her narrative that exemplifies the greater concept of how her mother has shaped her life.
Lucille Parkinson McCarthy, author of the article, “A Stranger in Strange Lands: A College Student Writing Across the Curriculum”, conducted an experiment that followed one student over a twenty-one month period, through three separate college classes to record his behavioral changes in response to each of the class’s differences in their writing expectations. The purpose was to provide both student and professor a better understanding of the difficulties a student faces while adjusting to the different social and academic settings of each class. McCarthy chose to enter her study without any sort of hypothesis, therefore allowing herself an opportunity to better understand how each writing assignment related to the class specifically and “what
By observing the way Julie Gregory uses descriptions in the book Sickened, a reader can obtain a deeper understanding as to how Julie’s character grows and develops throughout the story. For example, in the early pages of the book when Julie was only seven, her mother feeds her matches and she describes them in a mouthwatering way, using phrases like “shimmery crimson tips” and “metallic zolt” to relate to the reader the excitement she felt while eating them. Then, later in the book when she is around thirteen, Julie drinks a barium solution at the doctor’s office to help highlight her digestive track to see if there are any problems. She describes this experience as torturous, and remembers the taste of matches while drinking the barium. She
In the story “their eyes were watching god” by Zora Neale Hurston, A feminist lens portrays that Joe’s greedy lifestyle limited his wife’s opportunities, thus defining him as a man who is selfishly obsessed with Money and power, clearly seen through the Marxist lens. The porch sitters were enjoying their daily routine when they heard Matt Bonner’s mule braying at the edge of the woods. They decided to catch the mule and have some fun. Joe then tells someone to go tell Matt that the wants to speak with him. While they go tell Matt to come talk to Joe, Janie was sent by Joe to fetch his “old black gaiters” because his tan shoes set his “feet on fire” (57).
Sometime in our lives, we all will have to make tough, life altering decisions for either the best or the worst. "Rain Reign” by Ann M. Martin is a heartwarming and heart wrenching tale about a young girl named Rose and her pet dog, Rain. When Hurricane Susan hits her small town and Rain is lost, Rose’s life is swept up in the eye of the storm, and she has to learn how to navigate her feelings of melancholy and loneliness. In "Rain Reign", Ann M. Martin uses the symbolism of the rain to provide the audience with context, build suspense and stir empathy.
To keep her life experience and what she had to live through during World War II. Not only this, but some people made it into allegory’s which is a better and easier way to understand what happened during the Holocaust in order to let the communities be more aware in the remembrance of the Holocaust. Knowing that the Holocaust happened, there had to be someone or something responsible for this tragic time period. The government
Donna Woolfolk Cross presents her novel, Pope Joan, in a time in which people remain trapped in a fixed traditional belief system, and uses Joan´s priesthood to reveal the dangers that come from looking beyond it. For instance, while completing her duties at the monastery, Joan realizes that diseases could be transmitted by physical contact, and departs from custom by dipping a piece of bread in wine. This infuriated Abbot Raban, the archbishop, who confronted Joan about her actions with grim disapproval. While trying to deliver an explanation about why she broke tradition, Abbot Raban cut her off by telling her, ¨Such observations are useless, for they come not from faith but from physical senses, which are not to be trusted¨ (229). As can
Strange Situation Test While, Blessing didn’t take Mary Ainsworth’s Strange Situation Test during the age of twelve to twenty-four months, she can still assess her possible score by interviewing her mother on their attachment relationship at that age. From her mother’s perspective she states that Blessing had a secure attachment relationship. As she was often shy in the presence of strangers always hiding behind her mother in situations where she was around people she wasn’t familiar with. Although, after some time and in the presence of her mother being there with her and the stranger Blessing would soon be comfortable and more playful.
The Holocaust killed over six million jews which left many jewish people in fear that they could get taken to. In “The Diary of Anne Frank” by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett followed the life of a Jewish family in hiding by telling the story through a girls diary. All the historical events of World War II affected those who lived in the annex in “The Diary of Anne Frank.” As the Nuremberg Laws are passed it stripped all German jew of their rights such as being able to ride bikes, owning business, go to normal German schools or be able to be in a government, medical, oor teaching profession and taking their German citizenship from them.
a) The current Our Lady of Victories, Catholic Church of Glenelg was built in place of a previous church made in 1869. The present kirk was opened Sunday 20 November 1927 midday. The congregation of St Paul’s Lutheran Church, Glenelg has been around since 1931, with the current building built in 1961.
Imagine being told as a female in today’s world you must look or act a ¬¬certain way in order to be accepted. Being what you want to be is not allowed and changes have to be made in order to be included. They say “pain is beauty, and beauty is pain” as they way a woman looks today are completely different from ten or even fifty years ago. In this paper, the reader will understand the mind of a woman in today’s society and the difficulties to be not only accepted but being her own person as well. Not only has the appearance of a woman changed but also role titles and job descriptions as well.
Anne Frank The Voice of the Holocaust Writer, diary, and inspiration are some words people often think of when they hear about Anne Frank. Many people know that she wrote a diary and was a Jewish citizen during World War II, but she was so much more. As a Jewish girl in hiding who experienced suffering and fear at such a young age, her story inspires hope and resilience in the face of death and destruction. Anne Frank changed the world by showing what life was like from the inside out of affected areas during World War II. She wrote her diary that helped others realise the true horrors of war.
A Theological and Historical Endeavor into the “Nativity Story” The stars, the magi, the manger, and the savior; all necessary components of a complete Christmas celebration. However, theatrical elements, while adding emotionally stirring content, are almost continuously overused to create a popularized and inherently false doctrine. In another light, others would consider these elements capable of garnering an emotional response that, when based in historical truth, become the foundation for strong convictions. It is this tactful union of historicity and creativity that director Catherine Hardwicke uses in “The Nativity Story” to paint a unique theological picture of Jesus and the virgin birth that entices viewers to explore their theological
