In the book One House by Charlyne Berens discuss the foundation of the Nebraska Unicameral. This book begins with the history of how the unicameral came about and what the idea was behind it. I think that this book is interesting and provided a great background to why the legislature functions the way it does. I learned that the support for the unicameral came from those people who supported the populist movement. According to Berens Nebraskans in 1914 were less partisan and more likely to split their ticket (p.7.)
Both jobs were reflective of his father’s great strength, deepening the admiration he had for his father. Although Manner had great admiration for his father, he equally experienced disappointment from his lack of engagement in his son 's education and musical concerts. However, when it came to a competitive sport his father was present and ready to provide directions for improvement after a game.
The two men were no longer alive. Their tongues were hanging out, swollen and bluish. But the third rope was still moving: the child, too light, was still breathing … And so he remained for more than half an hour, lingering between life and death, writhing before our eyes. And we were forced to look at him at close range.
The authoritative parenting style is the more apparent parenting style shown by the Walls parents. The Walls have their guidelines but when they are challenged, they are willing to shrug off their values rather than enforce them. “Isn’t that a sin” (Walls)? When the Walls are about to shoplift, Jeannette questions her mother if stealing would be sinning and instead of going back to her religious values she merely shrugs them off. The Walls are more responsive rather than punishing.
The Birth House written by Ami McKay is a compelling story which follows the lives of a young girl named Dora Rare, who is from a small rural village in Nova Scotia. Dora is first introduced as being a quiet and shy girl who has her life turned upside down when she is reintroduced to Marie Babineau, a Louisianan women who had moved to Dora’s community in hopes of being able to use her “magic” to make sure community are able to have at home births. ( McKay 2006 pg. 7). The story essentially follows the lives of these two women who are struggling to be recognized as midwives as well as individuals who can treat diseases the old fashioned way with herbs and spices during a time period where we begin to see modern medicine emerge.
He sprained his ankle very bad and had to stay in bed for a long time. His foot took a very long time to heal and he felt like he would never get better again. He began to read whatever he could get ahold of. “The magic of the printed page had caught him and was never to let him go.” He also took comfort in his imagination and told his sister many stories.
Out of the three stories “The Dogs Could Teach Me” by Gary Paulsen, “The Flowers” by Alice Walker, and “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty, Gary Paulsen’s story demonstrates the strongest description. Paulsen demonstrates being most descriptive by his word choice. Throughout the story ”The Dogs Could Teach Me”, he uses words that help the reader make a clear picture of what is being talked about. While describing the injury the character goes through, he uses words and phrases such as “sharp snag”, “...enter under the kneecap...”, “...hit the ice of the stream bed like dropped meat…”, etc. These word choices allow the reader feel the pain of hitting the ice or the wood going through the character´s knee.
Sandra Cisneros wrote the House on Mango Street. Esperanza lives in Chicago in the 1950s; Where she lived was on Mango street which was a predominantly Mexican American community at the time. She is describing how people drive through her town scared of what those living will do to them. Cisneroś who is Mexican American takes experiences from her own life and adds them into her stories. Prejudice is like a cycle that is learned, Esperanza even though she is upset that she is being judged on her skin color, she judges others based on her skin color.
For the last few weeks I have been reading the book Shelter by Harlan Coben. Aforementioned Shelter, is about Mickey Bolitar, and his girlfriend Ashley. Throughout the book Ashley goes missing, and no one knows where she has gone, especially not Mickey. Mickey walks to a strange old lady's house, but everyone calls her Bat Lady. Bat lady tells Mickey that his father is alive, and Mickey doesn’t know what to think, because presumably he watched his dad die in a car crash.
“A Father’s Story”, a short story written by Andre Dubus, is an extremely interesting an insightful look into Catholic literature of the modern day. Dubus uses the medium of Catholicism to deliver a story that is both captivating in its action, while also being reaffirming in its attempt to contemplate both belief and faith in God in a man who leads an existence that is seemingly black-and-white and adrift. Through the presence of God and the main character’s struggle with his Catholic religion however, the life that appears to be, isn’t in fact all that is, and as long as he still retains and balances his faith with his love and fatherly duties, new meaning is given to being a Catholic in the modern day. The main character of the story, Luke
It was as if a hatchet lay lodged in his leg, slicing through each nerve with a hot blade. In his agony he perceived the word “fire” and felt flames licking at the torn bone and flesh. He tried to move, and could not. The pain grew. He screamed.
The book I am currently reading is The Shack by William Paul Young. The point of view in this story is first person, from the eyes of Mackenzie Allen Phillips with his friend, Willie, writing the story because Mack is not very good with words. I believe he chose to tell the story from Mack’s point of view because he’s a husband and father to three kids who he loves with all his heart. In this story, you will follow him in the darkest time in his life and see how his entire world came crashing down in an instant. You’ll also see how he battles with, both, himself and God about why things turned out the way they did.
I believe that the house on Mango Street represents the narrator's optimistic fantasy and simultaneously, the narrator's gloomy confinement and shame. The narrator is terribly ashamed of their, "small red house" because when they are simply asked where they live, the narrator becomes immediately uncomfortable and feels humiliated by the nun. The narrator’s embarrassment is evident when they reluctantly admit that the floor that had, “paint peeling wooden bars” was indeed, where they lived. The narrator became so embarrassed that it made them, “feel like nothing”. The narrator’s shame in their house seems to be wrapped up in their feelings about wealth and status.
His muscles under my bare legs tensed and flexed as he ran to the woods over the ocean of grass. I remember the blinding sunlight, the smell of the morning, and the sound of my broken mother as I clung to his long mane. The wind blew the tears from my eyes as we raced towards the woods. I never heard the gunshot, I just remember it like a punch in my shoulder blade, with the nasty sting following. When the bullet tore in to my back, all the pain from that day suddenly welled up from the depths of my stomach and surged in my throat and I let out a primitive howl of my
I was 7 years old in second grade when I went to Mrs. Gross’ house for piano lessons. Her house was near my school, Navy Hale Keiki School in Salt Lake. She lived in a small townhouse neighborhood that was quiet. It was a sunny afternoon, I was wearing my purple studded shirt, denim shorts, sparkly light up shoes, and rainbow striped backpack. We got to where she lived at about 3:20 p.m. and found a parking space.
