...remember always playing with my grandmother’s tarot deck when I was five. My grandmother, also a witch, said that I could see things in a way nobody else could. My red hair didn’t match my dark eyes, but she said that the full moons in my eyes meant I had a darkness and heaviness that only someone who had lived many lives could have. I didn’t know that my eyes would grow darker over time, I had endured a lot, more than any child should. Every time my hand would hover over the deck, drawing a card, my fingers would tremble-that’s how I would know I drew the right cards. I remember the eyes on the pictures of the cards glaring at me, symbolizing different parts of the fortune being told. I would lay them out on blue silk, always drawing ‘El Diablo’. The dark eyes always scared others away, but the power they had could suck you in, tearing at your insides. The devil was a constant, a dark representation of change. I never knew what this meant, but I have learned the devil would always shadow me. He was there before I was born, a piece of me, a piece of my family’s past. I wouldn’t say I went through as much as a child who lived in a third world country has went through, but I have been a subject to a great amount of pain. The devil first showed up in the form of death and Illness. I had lost a plethora of family members and almost my father. While he was weak, I felt a great amount of guilt, silencing myself and retreating to the familiar darkness. My quietness was taken advantage...
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...occur. Tyron’s parents didn’t like Sally and told to there son to have a break-up to her. It cause sadness to Tyron’s heart. But, because Tyron is deeply inlove to his girlfriend he can’t do it by himself he chooses, that Sally would do the break-up. So, in able to push Sally to that he chooses to be cold to her. He rarely smiles and talks when he is with her, causing Sally to worry what’s going on to their relationship. Then one day, Sally confronted Tyron. But their conversation was interruped by the presence of Sally’s father and Javer Thompson, the guy which her father chooses to marry her daughter. Sally’s attention was drawn to her father and Javer causing Tyron to be out of place. But when Tyron decided to leave the house Sally easily notice and stop him and continue their interrupted coversation about their relationship. But, their conversation goes wrong and resulted a break-up. Sally’s POV: “ It’s been a year after we broke, the last news I know about Tyron is their family moved to another place because of his father’s job. Here I go again, facing the everyday life. Healing my broken heart and try to write compositions that describes what I feel.’’ “ Hello! How’s life my dear?” Andrea said, my beloved childhood bestfriend. “Going fine!... Moving on!...” “Wanna have a refreshment? A hangout! A shopping!... You like?”. “Uh.. Let me think my schedule??.. I think I can go! Let’s go now!.” After the enjoyable moments of the two, Andrea accompany home the drunk...
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...was a child my parents divorced and I thought it was natural that my parents lived in two different places. A couple years went by and my father fought to get me back, because my mother didn’t really take care of me very well. I ended up in the hospital so many times because she failed to take care of me and pushed me on to my father and my father’s mother. He won me back and I lived with him and his side of the family in one house in the Glind. We moved out eventually to a neighborhood behind Judson ISD. My aunt and her kids lived with my grandmother and grandfather who moved to the neighborhood. My father and I moved to an apartment. When my father won me back he didn't really know what to do himself because he never thought that he would win me back, but my grandmother helped him. I went to St.Monica's when I was a kid until eighth grade, because my father couldn’t afford it anymore. Then I went to Bradley Middle School. During my time in St.Monica’s, I was in the fourth grade and my grandfather passed away in his sleep at a nursing home; It broke my heart deeply. I loved him a lot....
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...Hardship I woke up to my mother sitting at the foot of my bed. “Your father had a heart attack, he didn’t make it,” she said. My father was 47 years old and I was only twelve. My father and I were inseparable. He took me to school in the morning, picked me up, took me to work with him, and was the head coach of my baseball team. On that gloomy morning, I knew my life was going to change forever. Since that day I have went through so much hardship and made decisions that define who I am today. The night before, I had been pestering my dad to play Sonic Pinball with me. We were both very competitive and loved playing that video game. I was annoyed because my Dad didn’t want to play that night. Looking back, I could imagine that my father wasn’t feeling well. A week earlier, he had a heart attack and stayed overnight in the hospital. My father often fell asleep on the couch, would wake up in the middle of the night, and then come into the bedroom to go back to sleep. That night, I had fallen asleep in my mother’s bed. My dad woke me up and sent me to sleep in my room. It was the last time I would see him alive. After being told the most shocking news of my life, I didn’t know how to react. I was only twelve years old and had never experienced such a loss. My mother waited for me to say something. “Who’s downstairs?” I asked, in a nonchalant tone. My Uncle Mike was downstairs. I peeked out the window and saw fire trucks, police cars, and all of my neighbors on the street...
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...writing revolves about the interaction between the natives and especially regarding their family lives. Baldwin misjudged his father but as he grew up and faced the reality he came to understand why his father’s attitude was valid and genuine even though, the attitude was bad. Baldwin change of altitude is much visible in the context of his writing. Change of Baldwin’s attitude Baldwin developed hatred toward his father at a very tender age. According to James, he being young exposed him to very difficult things that made him develop hatred for his own father. It is evidently seen when Baldwin states that “In my mind’s eyes I could see him, sitting at the window, locked up in his terror; hating every living soul including his children”(590). The attitude of his father not connecting or communicating well with other individuals made his see that his father was proud and self-centered. As a young boy, Baldwin could see how his father distanced himself from other people and especially the white people. Baldwin could not understand why his father processed so much hate for the white people. The relationship between Baldwin and his father was hostile in terms that Baldwin did not know the name of his father. Baldwin had always disagreed with his father even in the last moment of his father’s life, he never agreed with him. His father would always try to inform him through his action of his believes, but Baldwin would...
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...Remus’ POV “Have you seen Ingrid? I haven’t seen her in since yesterday, and I’m starting to worry about her, she seemed a little… off.” I asked Lily as I sat down in front of her, picking at my short finger nails. “No, I’m sorry. But that doesn’t sound like her. What happened?” “She went to talk to Dumbledore, and we haven’t seen her since then.” Padfoot said as he paced in front of the fireplace. It’s really hard for me to be without her, I care about her so much, and this is killing me. Something could be really wrong, and I don’t know, and I can’t help her either. But I know that it’s just as hard for Sirius, he and Ingrid are like brother and sister. “D’you know why she went to see him?” Lily asked. “McGonagall...
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...cultural and background. She got what she wanted, a perfect American child, but it became something she didn't actually want. Jing-mei “But everybody just nods to approve the minutes. Even my father's head bobs up and down routinely. And it seems to me my mother's life has been shelved for new business” (17). In America we dwell on the loss of a loved one. We take time to remember and reflect on their life. The Chinese cultural seems to handle death in a way where they try to just move on. They forget rather than grieve. Rules of the Game Waverly Jong and Lindo Jong “My mother graciously thanked the unknown benefactor sayin, “Too good. Cost too much.” At which point, an old lady with fine white, wispy hair nodded toward our family and said with a whistling whisper, “Merry, merry Christmas.” …. [Mom talking] “She not want it. We not want it (93-94). In America, go by the saying “One man's trash is another man's treasure” but Lindo Jong believes that if one person does not want it then they don't want it either. It shows that there is a standard that Chinese people may feel the need to uphold by not wanting someone else's unwanted items. Rules of the Game Wavered Jong “I left the table with half-finished bowls and nobody complained” (101). It is very common in America to not finish our plates of food, but it seems that in the Chinese culture, that is something that is frowned upon. Half and Half Rose Hsu Jordan “My mother had a superstition, in...
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...Jordan Hollingsworth Professor Appling English 1102 28 February 2016 Paper on Simon J. Ortiz “(My Father’s Song) A poem is a set up of words out together into a piece of writing that partakes of the nature of both speech and song that is nearly always rhythmical, usually metaphorical, and often exhibits such formal elements as meter, rhyme, and stanza structure. In the poem written by Simon J. Ortiz is a very touch poem about ones father and how he misses him dearly. He recalls a memory they had once shared together. The next poem that will be laid out and made more clearer to the viewer will be a poem about a mans father and his hard work. The narrator of the story is one that is recalling his past and how he felt bad for his dad as a young boy. As he has gotten older and more understanding to challenges in life he starts to relative the hardship and to feel bad for his dad. Some expressions or descriptions that are used inside poems are figurative language, symbolisms, metaphor, simile, and personification. Figurative language is words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. Symbolisms are the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. In the essay we will discuss the ideas of how the author uses different ways that they have put there thought together in the poem. Metaphor is a term of used to imply comparison between two literally incompatible items; it does not use explicit connective words. Simile is an explicit comparison...
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...Elites by Marie Lu, Adelina and Holden have very intense mental states which leads to the motif of isolation within the novel. Adelina is a young girl who is living a happy life, when suddenly a blood fever emerges and she becomes infected. Adelina survives but becomes a malfetto, causing her father to not love her anymore. Adelina despises her father, therefore, her bottled up hatres causes her to hate herself, which then leads to her isolation, “Perhaps I was as selfish as my father” (Lu 5), Marie Lu uses a simile to compare Adelina with her father and create an image in the reader’s mind. The reader associates Adelina’s acts with her father’s and learns her further hatred for her father. The use of the word “selfish” has a negative connotation to it which causes the reader to have a negative image of Adelina’s father, and it sets the hateful tone in Adelina’s narration. In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden is also a normal boy -like Adelina- who faces...
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...A Father’s Love Most families would agree that having a home without a father is a crisis. Fathers play vital roles in the household. Fathers provide security that is almost impossible to replace. The dilemma starts with fathers who do not think that they are needed. My father has changed my life for the better because he taught me to refrain from judging others, inspires others through humor, and shows me Godly love. I see an absence of judgment in my father. Most parents forget that everything they do will most likely be mimicked by their children. I have a father who never treated anyone differently because of their social standing. My father is a social worker specializing in Cystic Fibrosis and Down syndrome patients. Because he always had his patients around him, I was able to see how he embraced their differences. One patient in particular went around the town begging other people to buy her artwork. She got plenty of giggles and cold stares. That was, until she got to my father. He held his hand out and said “I have been looking for you everywhere, Missy! I am in need of some beautiful art, and you are the woman to supply it for me!” He than proceeded to hand her all the change he had on him in exchange for her paintings. Because fathers are so looked up to, positively or negatively, they impact our actions and show us what is acceptable. Judgment is contagious but so is kindness. My father inspires everyone around him through his sense of humor. My father...
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...2012 My Mother’s Baby In “Désirée’s Baby,” by Kate Chopin, the main character, Désirée, is shunned from her home because her baby has colored skin. Although I can’t directly relate, my mom can. Years ago, my mom had a baby with colored skin, and my grandfather did not approve, much like Armand in the story. For Armand and Désirée, it was like love at first sight, and they marry. Soon they expand their family with the birth of a baby boy. Désirée’s world is perfect until Armand starts acting strange. She has no idea what could have caused this sudden change. When Désirée confronts him about it, he indirectly tells her that it is because their baby’s skin is not pure white. He can’t accept that their baby’s skin doesn’t match his, and he asks Désirée to take the baby and leave. My grandfather is very old-fashioned. He was raised on a farm in Missouri long before the civil rights movement. His grandfather lived with him, and they were very close. His grandfather’s family had owned slaves, and my grandfather grew up believing that the white race is superior. So, when my mom married a Hispanic man in 1986, my grandfather started acting similar to Armand in “Désirée’s Baby.” In the story, Chopin writes about Désirée, “A strange, an awful change in her husband’s manner, which she dared not ask him to explain,” (Chopin 191). My mom can relate to Désirée because her own father was doing the same to her. Soon after the wedding, my mom...
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...glorious day. I wokE up just after the sun came out. My window in the corner of the room shined light right at me, which caused me to roll over and wake up. I could smell the cooking of sausage, eggs, Cicinnamon rolls and bacon in the kitchen. The loud voices of my sibilings and parents in the living room. It was just before 7:00 a.m., I rolled over got dressed and headed to the table where I ate the delicious bacon and egg burritos. My sister Amanda and Madisyn were sitting next to me, my father was at the front of the table, and my mother was sitting at the end.My brother RJ phone rang and he got a call from his friends to take the boat out that day, and Madisyn decided to join in on the adventure to Saquaro lake.. After breakfeast, myself and Amanda got dressed, and we headed to church. We got there just before 8:45 am, and 9:00 A.M. is when service started. My sister Amanda was a Worship Teacher, so I decided to join her in the classroom.The theme of the day was “Noah’s Ark”. We created a wood boat and then we used different animals to put on the boat, and we put it in a water to reinact the misson of Noahs Ark. I helped one student with creating the visual aid, and helped her build her boat. Church concluded around 11:30 and we went to lunch as a family as we normally do after church. We decided lunch at Fuddruckers was the place to go. Fudruckers is located pretty close to the mall where we could shop and eat lunch. My mother, father, Amanda, and I just sat down for...
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...Emperor Ashoka Maurya, lay here holding on to the last bit of my life I want to leave a part of me to share with the world of my life. I was born in 304 BC to my father the Mauryan Empire, Bindusara. When I was born my grandfather, Chandragupta, was ruler of the empire. My father later inherited leadership from him and ruled for the next 25 years. I was 18 years old in the year 286 B.C. when my father appointed me as his Viceroy of the province of Avanti. My father had chosen me because it was said I had shown my abilities and individuality well. I soon after married Vidisa Mahadevi Sakya Kumari in Ujjayini. Mahadevi was from the famous Sakya clan to which Buddha belonged. At age 20 I celebrated the birth of a son whom I gave the name Mahendra. Next my daughter, Sanghamitra, was born just two years later. This was the small start to what one day would be my large family. Early into my military career I became a strong leader. I was respected and spoke highly about. This did not sit easy with my eldest half-brother, Prince Susima. He then began to plan his demise to keep me from being the choice to take over my father’s place as ruler. I was sent by my father into Takshashila province when an uprising had occurred by the suggestion of Susima. He had hoped that I would fail to control the up rise therefore showing that I was no good to take over as a ruler. Word quickly spread to the Takshashila province as to what general was being sent to handle the situation and with just that...
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...other choices. What do you mean by “no other choices”? I know that once the King Hamlet is dead, I will lose everything. I will be lacking both strength and power. I won’t stay as a queen forever, because a woman is not allowed to take over a kingdom. I will be a useless woman when I am not the queen anymore. You aren’t doing this for yourself, are you? You were trying to protect Hamlet because he is your only son. You want him to take over the kingdom in the future. I know that’s your purpose, right? You will do everything that could keep you as a queen. Marrying a man that you don’t love, like me! Yes, I first married you because I wanted to protect Hamlet. I wanted him to take over this kingdom in the future; this was always his kingdom and never changed. I didn’t love you at the first place because I suspect you were the one who killed King Hamlet. This thought changed after the death of King Hamlet, you supported and sympathized me and gave me a solution to overcome the situation and grief. You loved me so much and you had been nice to me. A nice person like you won’t kill anybody. I am thy murderer and I never deny killing the King Hamlet. I love you so much! For the beginning when I met you, I have fall in love with you. How could a beauty like you be treated this way. Everything evening I saw you standing at the balcony waiting for the King Hamlet coming back. He hasn’t been treating you well since the day you two got married. I think what would happened if...
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...Sukhman Singh Grewal Ms. Abdulle ENG2D 13 June 2016 Filicide “False friends are worse than bitter enemies” Unknown. Imagine your father as the most loving and caring person you know. He always asks you before making decisions about your life. He has never shown a bit of distaste for you. He is the person that respects you the most. However, one day, he feels like making a decision crucial to the rest of your life without consulting you. This decision is a decision you could not be unhappier with. What do you do? In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, Juliet finds herself in the same situation, and decides to go against her father’s decision. Little did she know that her loving and caring father was the complete opposite of what he seemed: a false friend. Juliet’s father, Lord Capulet, was a friend to his daughter as long as she obeyed him. The second Juliet didn’t do as her father pleased, Lord Capulet became her mortal enemy. In the end of the play, Juliet and her lover Romeo try to escape from Lord Capulet and his wicked plans, seeking help from a close friend; Friar Laurence. The Friar makes a plan to help Romeo and Juliet escape from Verona and give them a happy life in a city by the name of Mantua. The plan is to give Juliet a potion which makes her appear to be dead. Once Juliet is placed in a casket and left in memorial grounds, Romeo is to come in the night steal her away to Mantua. The plan is not properly executed, and Romeo is not properly informed...
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