Mrs. Sarah was a slave in Westmoreland County, and conducted an interview with Archibald Hill. She describes that she did not have an overseer for her labor, in which he expected them to do good work. If they didn’t complete the work, he was at liberty to whip them. She also describes her first time getting whipped as very unpleasant when she didn’t know how to do the labor. Garner was born in Tennessee and her mother, Jula, was born in Virginia. Garner’s husband, Theodore, was born in Blackground, and married him when she was eighteen. Her master bought him and his mother when he was 8 years old. Garner also had two brothers.…
Shattered promises is about a girl, Gemma. For all her life she’s never had a single emotion, whether happiness or sadness, she was empty.…
The novel, My Antonia, begins with Jim Burden, who is a New York City Lawyer. He gives a friend his journal of his Nebraska childhood. It is in the form of memories from a friend, Ántonia Shimerda. Jim starts his story in Nebraska when he was 10 years old. He had arrived to live with his grandparents after his parents die in Virginia. Jim first sees the Shimerdas on his trip towards Nebraska. They are a Bohemian immigrant family who were on the same train. When he arrives, he discovers that the Shimerdas have taken up residence in farm adjoining his grandparents. Jim becomes quick friends Ántonia; the Shimerdas around his age who has a passion to learn English. Jim decides to tutor Ántonia in her English teachings. Most of their time together is spent in the hills enjoying each other’s company. However, the mood shifts with the suicide of Mr. Shimerda. The Burdens find it difficult to connect with the Shimerdas, but try to be helpful as they can. As a result of the suicide, Ántonia and Jim find that they cannot stand each other. Several years after the suicide, the Burdens move to town. By chance, Ántonia becomes a maid to the family next door to the Burden’s, the Harlings. Jim…
Reb Saunders is difficult to understand and Julius Caesar isn't. Reb doesn't explain his actions and why he does them. This leads to him changing the future of the people around him. One victim of this situation is his son Daniel Saunders. Ever since Daniel was four years old, his father wouldnt speak to him unless they were studying the Talmud. Daniel had wondered why his father would treat him this way, and not provide him with ant answers in life. When Daniel was a little boy, he would ask his father questions. Reb would ignore his son, and not speak to him. All Daniel knew during his childhood was silence, and this affected his social life. Reb never told his son why he wanted him to live in silence until it was too late. Red had waited…
The novel Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand, is about the challenging life of Louie Zamperini. Louie is a boy who grew up only knowing how to be in trouble, as in stealing and fighting daily. With the help of his older brother, Pete, Louie tries to clean up his act and gets involved with the school track team. Louie grows up to become an Olympic runner, but his dreams at the gold metal fall short when he is drafted to serve the country. Louie then becomes a bombardier in the Air Corps. The author, Hillenbrand, wrote the novel with great detail to educate about what was happening in the novel and to keep one attached while reading.…
Specific Purpose Statement: After listening to my speech, the audience will be able to explain how even though Bethany Hamilton suffered a devastating injury that would have ended most people's dream, she achieved success in her sport.…
One of the best women surfers is Bethany Hamilton. She has won a National Scholastic Surfing Association National Championship (Sandler 29). She came in second at the national championship in 2003 at San Clemente, California against girls almost twice her age before the shark attack (Sandler 12).…
1. Finale by Becca Fitzpatrick was published in 2012. It is 454 pages long and the fourth and final book in the series. It can be categorized as both a romance and science-fiction novel due to its content with fallen angels and magic. It takes place in Coldwater, Maine in present-day.…
Can differences in communication between men and women be defined as black and white? Deborah Tannen’s essay “But What Do You Mean” divided the biggest areas of miscommunication between men and women into seven categories, three of which caught my attention for personal reasons. As examined, women have a habit of apologizing to maintain a pleasant atmosphere. Tannen expressed how men and women react to complaints, as well. Jokes were also discussed, suggesting that men razz each other to maintain a one-up position; however, women’s jokes tend to put themselves down. Regarding Tannen’s description of these three communication categories, my personal experiences fall more within a grey area rather than assigning themselves to black and white roles.…
In Judith Butler’s essay Beside Oneself: On the Limits of Sexual Autonomy she discusses sexuality and what actually makes a world livable. Judith is a gay rights activist and doesn’t believe that your gender is not who you are skin deep, but it is who you define yourself as.…
What the Health, a documentary directed, produced, written, and edited by filmmaker, Kip Anderson, depicts the evil ins-and-outs of America’s food industry. Talking to multiple health professionals and researching how the food we eat affects our bodies’ ultimate longevity, Anderson uncovers a great deal of corrupted information hidden by our government. He discovered many hidden loopholes in our nation’s chronic disease epidemic. According to his research, the processed food that millions consume each day is the leading cause for cancer, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes, as opposed to genetics passed down between generations. This overwhelming diagnosis of disease has annually cost the American healthcare system billions of dollars in treatment over the years.…
The United States has grown so much in the food industry from the past. One of the industries which accounts for most of the market in the US is the meat packing industry. The top 5 meat industries controlled 25% of the market back in 1970, and now that number has risen to an outstanding 80% of the market (“100 Days of Real Food”). This is indeed a great accomplishment for our country; however what is the secret behind these companies success? The answer is simple; Make and sell cheap food products and end up getting enormous income! When companies use this method, the food that they are selling is not of best quality and is always unhealthy for the consumers. Michael Pollan a food expert says, “Cows are not designed by evolution to eat corn. They’re designed by evolution to eat grass. And the only reason we feed them corn is because corn is really cheap and corn makes them fat quickly … The industrial food system is always looking for greater efficiency. But each new step in efficiency leads to problems. If you take feedlot cattle off their corn diet, give them grass or five days, they will shed eighty percent of the E. coli in their gut” (Foodincmovie). There have been many cases where children have died just by eating food that has been processed by the food industries. Barbara Kowalcyk, a woman whose 2-year old son went from a perfectly healthy boy to...…
The novel Fledgling by Octavia Butler analyses race relations and eugenics in society. Through the use of another intelligent species Butler lets the reader experience what happens when humans are not at the top of the food chain. While making the reader question the controversy over the use of eugenics and genetic engineering, Butler uses the story as a parallel of race relations in America.…
How important is the food that the averages person puts into their bodies every day? Eating is a way of making peace, passing the time, sharing friendships, and having a communion. The narrator of Food Inc points out that, “The way we eat has changed more in the last 50 years than in the previous 10,000” (2008). How has it changed? Americans have gone from eating hunter-gatherer style organic greens and fruits, to severely processed sugars, carbohydrates, and high protein meats. Most Americans eat something similar to a “chicken and pasta” diet nowadays. This may not be bad, but is this “new” food really better for us than what people ate 50 and 100 years ago? Organic foods are substances that are produced using ways that do not involve modern unneeded synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers. Organic foods are also not processed using irradiation, industrial solvents, or chemical food additives (dictionary). Convenience food, or tertiary processed food, is commercially prepared food designed for ease of buying and consuming. Products designated as “convenience or processed foods” are often prepared so they can be sold as hot, ready-to-serve plates; as room-temperature, long lasting shelf life products; or as refrigerated or frozen products that require minimal preparation (usually just microwaving). There are studies that show that the food people consume on a daily basis…
Laura King, who received her A.B. in English with high honors and completed her Ph.D in personal psychology. She has won many teaching awards and received the Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity in 2004. She has researched on an array of subjects, including anxiety, to answer a question about what can make for a good life. In answering this complex question, she provides reliable and unbiased, factual information by studying a variety of topics ranging from life stories to the meaning of life. Her research is funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Mental Health, which backs up the credibility within her works.…