“Mary Moon and the stars” written by Janice Galloway is a short story in which the main character Mary is who we “........................” This is due to the techniques the writer has used these include character, setting, language and symbolism. The author has used the appropriate techniques which results in her success. Mary is clearly restless and anxious when we are introduced to her on her first day of primary school. The unnamed narrator struggles to create a friendship with Mary as Mary is brutally judged by those around her, children and adults included.
Sometimes, in life, you have to make hard decisions. The book ‘Lyddie’ by Katherine Paterson is about a girl named Lyddie that leaves her life in Vermont to go work in the mills in Lowell, to earn money to pay off the debt for her family’s farm. The working conditions at the factory are horrible and there is a petition going around by one of Lyddie’s friends, Diana Goss, demanding shorter work hours and better conditions. Lyddie is unsure whether or not to sign the petition. Although some people might say that Lyddie should not sign the petition, for she might get fired and take in no more money for the debt, but she should, because if she does sign the petition and get fired, she will have a better life and be healthier.
When we speak of Autobiography, we mean life writing which is considered to be a way to write and tell our own struggles and hardships in our lives. As an example of Autobiography, Lucy Grealy’s “Autobiography of a face” as the protagonist in her book, she is relatable to many Greek Mythical creatures, because of her life experiences, life events and the difficulties she faced. Lucy was born in Dublin, Ireland, her family moved to United States, to New York. She was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 9, which lead to the removal of her jawbone. Her childhood was not the typical childhood you would see in our daily life, it was harsh ,tough, full of insults, and taunts followed by the piercing stares of everyone around her, because of how she looked.
According to Jessica Statsky’s essay titled Children Need to Play, Not Compete, most children under the age of 12 do not need competition in sports. Claiming that organized sports are not “satisfying nor beneficial” for young children, Statsky expresses her concerns over a few issues. Supporting her thesis, Statsky discusses the negative physical and psychological effects of competitive sports. She further asserts that most children do not enjoy competition by citing a study about how most children would prefer to be on a losing team that allowed everyone to play rather than a winning team that may bench them due to performance. Also, she states ‘scorekeeping, league standings, and the drive to win bring(s) out the worst in adults’.
Rhetorical Precis #4: “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan Amy Tan’s purpose in her article “Mother Tongue” is to show the influence of her mother’s style of english. She also relates this to a more broad topic of the idea that there are many different types of english that people speak that are tailored to whoever they are speaking to. She begins this piece by stating plainly that she is not an english scholar. Instead of decreasing her credibility it actually increases it and paints this piece as a more personal set of observations rather than a bland overview of the entire language.
Karen Fitzgibbons, a fourth grade teacher has made her thoughts known on the McKinney pool party. Viral video taken from the party shows McKinney Police Cpl. David Eric Casebolt pinning a 15-year-old black to the ground outside of a neighborhood pool party in McKinney. Casebolt has since resigned. Fitzgibbons, who mySanAntonio reports teaches fourth grade at Bennett Elementary School in Wolfforth, Texas, decried Casebolt’s resignation in a now-deleted Facebook post.
Carol Joyce Oates’ “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” presents how falling into temptation leads to giving up control and innocence. Though her mother is unapproving of her actions, Connie spends her time seeking attention from male strangers. Home alone, Connie is approached by a compelling creature who convinces her to leave her life and join him on his unknown journey. Through disapproving her family, having multiple appearances, listening to music, and her desperation to receive attention from boys, Connie gives up control of herself losing the purity of adolescents and contributing to her detrimental fate. It is imperative that one should not be controlled because of a desire to impress others.
Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men tells of the ambitions and works of George and his dull friend Lennie who find work on a farm. The American Dream preaches equal chance for everyone to achieve prosperity and happiness, while this simply is not true for the characters. By the use of repetition of ideas and dialogue, Steinbeck conveys how social and physical inequalities impede the American dream for minorities of the Great Depression. The repetition of the characters’ goal of getting their own house, reveals the characters ambitious nature.
Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” is a chilling tale based on true events that occurred in the 1960’s. The story is about a young girl’s daydreams that turn into a nightmare as she face the evils of reality in the form of Arnold Friend. Arnold Friend represents supernatural figure and he has set his sight on Connie. He will take Connie from the safety of her home and childhood to the “excitement “of the real world.
There is noo easily identifiable melody in “Foxy Lady”, especially as Hendrix semi-spoke with a raspy voice; and he always wanted to have his voice buried – “Hendrix’s preference nicely symbolises how the textual and vocal dimension serves less as the focus of his performance of ‘Foxy Lady’ – whether at the Isle of Wight or elsewhere – than as the frame within which performative meaning is produced.” (290); Hendrix treated the lyrics with abandon; other aspects are more important for the song’s identity as its riff and dominant seventh sharp nine chord. Hendrix ‘s almost constantly moving body “represents the dominant element of the music’s visual dimension. This is not simply an aspect of the ‘physical presence’ […], but […] a basic dimension
Have you ever wanted someone to tie you up to a chair? Have you ever tried to control your environment and the people in it? Controlling things can make you feel safe and empowering especially if you did not have a father growing up. Some individuals like controlling people by questioning them at random locations. Some also like to be controlling to the point of obscene acts from random men.
Having seen that language shapes identity, it is clear that the Gaelic language will be used purposefully in Outlander in order to create a certain image of the Gaelic identity. However, as Claire travels back in time, it is not only Gaelic identity being depicted, but specifically Gaelic identity in 1743, maybe also in contrast to Gaelic identity in 1945. Before the travel through the stones nobody utters so much as a single sentence in Gaelic – everyone communicates in English with Claire and her husband, which changes when she goes back to the 18th century. As BBC reports, with “Gaelic being the language of the highlander in 1743” (BBC), Gaelic serves as a means to distinguish between these two worlds.
Because Hugh is a teacher at the hedge school, it is his life’s work and passion to educate Irishmen about the Gaelic language. Therefore, when the English cartographers come into the town and pressure the townspeople to speak English, Hugh’s resistance is evident. He is reluctant to learn English and disdains the Englishmen for encroaching on his lifestyle. When prodded by Captain Lancey about speaking the supposedly superior language, he bluntly states that “English, I suggested, couldn’t really express us” (Friel 269). English is not the language of their land, so it cannot express the true history and traditions of Ireland.
There is not clear evidence to how or why this area retained its Scottish Gaelic language, but the island of the Hebrides is not the only location to do so. The other locations that superseded the Norse
Indeed, in French-speaking Belgium, Brussels has been elevated to the rank of cultural and political center, therefore Walloons tend not to make a difference between the capital and Wallonia, one being the extension of the other depending from the perspective (Pirotte 1994: 34-39). Therefore, the ability for an individual to speak Walloon has become a mean to create this difference and claim a regional identity within Belgium. Contrary to the feelings France generated, the relationship to Brussels seem to be more benevolent, for instance where it seems that speaking Walloon in Brussels might be a source of confusion for its inhabitants, which in turns could be comical for the
