...be really tired. My mother has a gaze that is loving and caring but it also carries the weight of the world. Her gaze says “Hello child I am here to help?” Her stride is long and prideful. She walks with her head held high and never looks at the ground as she walks. When she walks, she walks with purpose, meaning she has a little pep in her step. She walks as if her shoes were on fire. My mother hates being late, she says that “tardiness means you don’t care”. The way that she dresses is always full of elegance, style, and beauty. She is so neat that you would think she never sits in her clothes: not a fold, or wrinkle of any kind. My mother’s persona leaves everyone with no doubt that the life behind her shoulders has seen so many tragedies and events that one cannot begin to imagine, not even in their wildest dreams. The inside of my mother’s house is a reflection of what you see when you look at her: cleanliness and honor. The old style furniture but with a modern twist, a baby grandfather clock she received after helping the uneducated youth and adults for over 20 years, awards and pictures of her children and grandchildren. When walking around her house you never have to wonder who she is. The pictures and awards tell her entire story. My mother answers the questions in a very clear manner without unnecessary clichés. The question of simply “who are you?” and gave birth to an answer I did not expect “I am a mother, a nurse, an educator, a grandmother, a wife, an aunt, a...
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...In “The Dreamer,” Junot Diaz reflects on his mother’s childhood. Diaz’s mother lived in a Third-World country, Dominican. His mother worked on his grandmother’s farm and would not let her get an education. Although one day the county got a new dictator Trujillo, which he put into effect mandatory education to children under fifteen-years-old. Diaz’s mother tried so hard to acquire an education because her dream was to one day become a nurse. I am inspired by Diaz's essay both because of what his mother did in order to education and also because of what a mother’s abilities can go on their son. To begin with, Diaz’s essay was an inspiration to me because his mother had to go a remarkable length to get an education. Firstly, Diaz writes “Her...
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...The redefinition of a woman's role in society and the image of the maternal figure through comparison of female characters in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll House and Bertold Brecht’s Mother Courage and her Children. Henrik Ibsen’s Nora Helmer and Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage present two strongly defined female heroines whose actions not only adversely affect the other characters’ lives but also suggest a fundamental problem with their societies. Both playwrights establish the macroscopic view of society’s turmoil in the microscopic, individual characters of Nora and Mother Courage. Both characters have an indomitable magnetism that, on the one hand, allows them to control others but, on the other, cause them to make desperate choices that reflect a repressive society. In analyzing the figures of Nora in A Doll House and Anna Fierling in Mother Courage and Her Children, it is important to examine the ways in which they interact with their respective societies, specifically how well they play the roles defined for them. For each play, there exist social structures, as well as exigencies of a given period within those structures, which range from being burdensome to downright inimical to the process of being a good mother. In the case of Nora, the perspective is bleak: due to the oppressively, male-dominated society , not only is she in no position to be a provider or protector for her children, but due to the condescending, patronizing attitudes of her father and...
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...07-05-13 ENG111 K. Courage I believe courage is something that comes from deep inside oneself. I feel everyone has courage and uses it at different times and in different ways. I think most of the tales,stories and movies that we and our children are raised on have heroic and inspirational themes. The Bible tells of David battling Goliath, and The Wizard of OZ tells of the cowardly lion who must find courage to face the witch. There are other forms of courage such as when Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela spoke out against injustice, or people like Steve Jobs and Walt Disney took huge financial risks to follow their dreams. Courage ranges from physical strength to mental stamina. There are probably more kinds and examples of courage than what I'm going to talk about,but I'm just going to touch on a few. The first kind of courage is overcoming fear,so you can do what needs to be done. It could be something as small as overcoming the fear of speaking in public. Whatever your fear, it will take courage to face that fear. Fear of failure kept me from going back to school and furthering my education. Finally,at age thirty-eight, I overcame my fear and returned to school. I regret not doing it sooner. Nelson Mendela once said” I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who...
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...narrator’s mother, performed with her husband Harold Avalon, and lightning struck in an unannounced storm. After the lightning struck, (Preposition) Ana was in mid air and she did not feel her husband's hands, so instantly she knew to save herself. Instead of falling straight to the ground, “ Her body twisted toward a heavy wire and she managed to hang onto the braided metal, still hot from the lighting strike”(Erdrich 121). In this example of (Prepositional) the lightning/heat motif, accented by the hot metal and heat of the lightning, the narrator develops a clear adoration for her mother’s bravery....
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...Nothing can come close to the love that a mother feels for her children. Most women are inherently excellent mothers. Women carry their young before they are born and then continue to nurture them throughout their childhood and even into adulthood. Mothers make sure that their children are safe and happy throughout their childhood. It is the unconditional love that a mother feels that drives these feelings. It is hard to describe the feeling that a mother has towards her children. In fact, most people do not understand unless they become a mother themselves. Raising children comes with its own share of frustrations, from the needy new born baby that requires regular care to the sullen teenager, a mother's job is anything but easy. A famous saying states that "God could not be everywhere and so he invented mothers", these words are a great inspiration to mothers across the world. When all is well, a mother puts her children before anything else, including their own comfort and happiness. Mothers give an awful lot of support to their children, whether it involves very visible support or simple background encouragement. Not only do mothers support their children, but they also often hold the whole family structure together. This role is not always plain sailing. A mother can also be upset or hurt. Remember that a mother often takes the fallout for the toddler tantrums and the teenage angst. Despite this, mothers, generally, will love their children no matter what they do. ...
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...In Year of Impossible Goodbyes, Susie matures by demonstrating courage. She shows this courage when she: continues at the checkpoint after Mother is taken, she demands the Russians find Mother, and when she and Bobby cross the 38th parallel. Susie shows courage at the checkpoint when another is taken by the Russians and Sookan continues. Even though it was difficult for Susie to keep going, she keeps preserving to make it to the South safely. At the checkpoint, the guide guides Susie and Bobby through the checkpoint, but when it is Mother's turn, the Russian soldiers pull Mother out of line. Bobby starts sobbing, and Susie, "...suddenly came to him, told him to hush, and pulled him by the arm, hoping no one had heard... 'Don't you remember what Mother and the guide said? You'll get Mother in More trouble if you don't stop. We have to move on and wait for her where the Russians won't see us'" (Choi 133). This reveals that Susie had the courage and perseverance to keep going and following Mothers directs, when most people would have given up....
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...feeling. It does not explain fully what to experience inside ‘love’. Nevertheless, it all arrives in some point. Love is vulnerable, unconditional and a decision. Love means to embrace vulnerability. Vulnerability means capable of being hurt physically or emotionally. Love involves both but often times, it is the feelings that is involve. Usually, when a person loves someone, he or she tends to do everything for him or her. Even if it means getting hurt, they will still continue. Being vulnerable means accepting everything is going to happen, anything is going to happen. It sounds scary but people become this kind of people because of love without even them knowing. It won’t be a weakness because this will be their strength, they will gain courage. They will face obstacles even if it looks like they are not going to survive. It is what makes them strong. Vulnerability makes its beauty visible. It is like a balloon, it is fragile but it looks so much better if it is seen and not hidden and if it is felt and not absent. It exhibits its beauty in its own way. That’s what love becomes when it’s vulnerable. The beauty of the relationship becomes noticeable. Love means to give everything unconditionally. It means it sees no limitations in love. They always give what they have but never looked if they will receive the same amount of what they gave. They never expect but they hope that you will be able to feel their love. They give all their best just to make someone happy. They suffer...
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...Courage I remember the sinking feeling and the tears that filled my eyes. I tried desperately to keep them from spilling onto my rosy cheeks, but it was no use, so I let them come. Through the tears I could see my mother and siblings gathered on the living room floor, crying as well. The darkness and dreariness outside reflected my feelings inside. As I’ve grown, there have been many attributes I have lost and gained through experiences. All of these experiences have defined the person that I have become, however there is one experience that seems to stand out more than the rest. True courage is an attribute, I believe can only be captured after it seems it has vanished. Many years ago, I was somewhere around four or five years old,...
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...1) “But the appearance of my father was to me like that of my good angel . . . [he] was watching over me” (133-135). “[My father’s] serene conscience and guiltless life to inspire me with fortitude and awaken in me the courage to dispel the dark cloud which brooded over me” (61). “My mother's tender caresses” (16). “This, to my mother, was more than a duty; it was a necessity, a passion” (16). “Henry soothed me” (115). “I would not quit Henry for a moment, but followed him as his shadow, to protect him from the fancied rage of his destroyer” (118). Victor hunts the creature after his father dies. The creature threats/kills everyone Victor loves. Henry nurses Victor to health. 2) Shelley distinguishes the how the different types of nurture,...
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...similar a reader might think that one of the books had copied the other! Differences in Red Badge of Courage and Soldier’s heart are slim however, there are some important ones. The books are the same in some ways because both stories take place during the civil war. The main characters in both stories also share the same personality traits and experience some of the same troubles as the other, this may be why they seem alike throughout the two books. In conclusion, both books are similar but they also have some major differences. Charley the main character in Solder’s Heart, is from Minnesota while Henry, the main character in Red Badge of Courage is from New York. During battle the two characters acted differently, Charley stood his ground and followed his general’s orders but on the other hand, Henry ran away from battle and was labeled a deserter. Another difference is, Charley is injured differently then Herny, Charley is shot while fighting in battle, and Henry is hurt while fleeing away from his group. Another way the stories differ is the endings, in Soldier's Heart we get to see the negative effect the war had on Charley, however we do not get to see how the war effected Henry or how he reacts to the gruesome battles in the Great Badge of Courage. In my opinion, despite both books...
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...Life is full of battles and battles are a choice. The choice could either be good or bad. A good choice takes more courage; good courage grows into good memories. The farther life goes the more questions appear. A bad choice can be as simple as one little mistake on a test when a person is in a classroom, full of students typing away, and this one student is in a state of panic because their grade is depended upon it. Every person is full of courage, and courage determines a person’s character. Courage comes from friends and also from foes. Look at Demi Lovato’s song called “I Really Don’t Care”. This song is about a breakup but it can be about any loss and overcoming. Courage sprouts from inspiration. Inspiration can come from anyone, anywhere, or anything. The more you live the more courage it takes and that is just how life goes. Life is not just a representation of emotions but it is a way of dealing with circumstances of the emotion. The monster that I have battled was moving from Connecticut to South Carolina. When I moved, it felt like one of the worst things that could have ever happen to me. I felt like my life was over. I can tell you that I was the person that took it the hardest. I had to leave my friends, my school, my neighbors, my church and my old house. I had to leave everything to be forced to a place where I knew nothing and no one. It was like leaving your favorite childhood blanket. I was going to a place where no one who knew my name better yet they...
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...Sue Monk Kidd’s The Secret Life of Bees revolves around fourteen-year-old Lily Owens, a determinedly stubborn, friendless, motherless girl living in South Carolina during the 1960’s. From the first chapter of the book, Lily’s character is significantly shaped by her mother’s absence, which is accounted to an accident occurring when Lily was only three, perhaps even at the fault of the young girl herself. In addition to affecting her personality, this traumatic experience drives her to seek maternal care and belonging as she runs away to Tiburon, South Carolina and the plot unfolds. Independence and determination make up large portions of Lily’s character. Growing up with only her emotionally detached and almost cruel father, whom she refers to as “T. Ray” in place of daddy, she was never allowed to take part in social endeavors and even resorted to sewing her own clothes and using...
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...I Was a Prisoner The words in this book have given me more peace, love and happiness than I ever could of imagined. Learning to walk, talk and live by faith I was able to find the courage to write a testimony of my life that has helped to enrich and empower others. My parents divorced when I was very young. My father quickly moved away; leaving me with feelings of loss and abandonment. One morning I woke to the sound of my parents yelling, and the incident ended with my father shooting the family dog. As a result, I was consumed with anger, hate and was fearful he would come back and shoot me. Twelve years later, my father resurfaced and took my sister, her boyfriend and I to his home in Florida against our mother’s wishes. I was ready to phone her with the truth when my father came to me drunk with a baseball bat, put it to my head, and threatened to kill me if I told my mom the truth. I put him out of my mind and my heart and instead turned to my stepfather for guidance. Unfortunately, that would not last long, as one day he decided to molest me while I was asleep on the couch. This only happened once, but left me living in fear. For that reason I turned to alcohol to deal with the pain, and constant bullying at school caused me to drink more. My mother blamed me for everything, which caused our relationship to diminish severely. At age sixteen, I met a guy whom I quickly found interest in. June 17th was my birthday and he took me to the lake for a surprise party with...
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...On Sunday, May 14, 1961, Mother's Day, scores of angry white people blocked a Greyhound bus carrying black and white passengers through rural Alabama. The attackers pelted the vehicle with rocks and bricks, slashed tires, smashed windows with pipes and axes, and lobbed a firebomb through a broken window. The Freedom Riders were a group of civil rights activists who challenged segregation and discrimination in the American South during the 1960s. This diverse group of individuals, including black and white Americans, traveled by bus throughout the South to protest racial segregation on public transportation and in other areas of society. Their acts of nonviolent protest brought national attention to the issue of civil rights and played a key role in the desegregation of public facilities. The Freedom Riders' bravery, determination, and...
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