EDMONTON - Russell Duff Brown. Jr., age 70, passed away on Tuesday, September 12th at his home. He was the son of the late Russell Duff Brown, Sr. and Phyllis Quaife Brown. Russell was a Maintenance Foreman with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.…
Deceit I also enjoyed Goody Cloyse's character. Goody Cloyse character is based on an actual woman (Sarah Cloyce), who was tried and convicted of witchcraft during the historical Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Her character proves that people hide their real identities. Goody is a Christian woman who assists young people study the Bible, but in secret she performs magic rituals and joins witch conventions in the forest.…
In the book Tangerine, how did Erik Fisher’s choice have an effect on Paul? Was it good for Paul? Well, for the second question the answer would be no. Erik’s choices impact Paul by Paul despising Erik, Paul feeling ignored by his parents, and Paul not able to have his friends over.…
“Show me Yours” by Richard Van Camp narrates the promising and apparent upturned in life experienced by Richard, a middle-aged man who at the beginning has experienced a nadir in his life caused by addiction issues and harmful friendships. After a bad night, by mere randomness, he decides to glue a found baby picture of him to his grandparent saint’s necklace and wears it under his shirt. Abruptly, the baby picture necklace becomes a trend in his community and seems to encourage care and positivism around the participants of the furor. Richard, who starts experiencing acceptance and recognition around the locality also reunites with an old love, Shawna, with whom he spends the night and appears to bring more hope to Richard’s situation. At…
In “The Red Convertible”, written by Louise Erdrich, Henry Lamartine makes three unforgettable trips off the Chippewa reservation. The first journey, taken with his brother, Lyman, becomes a pleasurable summer trip across the country. The next time Henry leaves is when he is drafted by the military to fight in the Vietnam War. The third and final time he ventures off the reservation is when he takes a drive to the river to commit suicide. Although each of these journeys are different, the red convertible that the brothers share, ties the endeavors together.…
Ruddolfo Anaya's novel Bless Me Ultima takes place in New Mexico in late 1940s. This is a story about a young boy growing up named Antonio. He is having a difficult time defending his destiny with his parents having ideas but with the help of Ultima he can do it. In Anaya's novel he uses conflict to convey the idea that destiny must be discovered by the individual, not others, or else they will be unhappy. " I will first try to reason with him. It must know that two tamper with fate are often swalled by there own confifance" (Anaya 175).…
The play Raisin in the Sun is set in Chicago during the 1960s. This play focuses in on a lower-middle class family who has recently lost the man of the house. While the family overcomes how to spend the insurance money it becomes clear that the three main female characters have major differences due to the ways they were raised in their generations. The women often butt heads on different topics like what duties women have in the house and in society. Each generation changes slowly but eventually the differences in them are very clear because of the evolution of duties of women.…
In Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun, the protagonist Walter is portrayed as stubborn, childish, and later determined to show his transition into manhood.…
The state of humanity is a debatable topic, as it constantly has its ups and downs. For example, while humanity is moving forward in areas such as knowledge and technology, there are still many displays of ignorance and stupidity that make people wonder if progress is being made at all. Lorraine Hansberry, the praised playwright behind A Raisin in the Sun and The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window, has experienced both the good and bad aspects of humanity and expresses it through her work. Although the majority of the characters and plot of A Raisin in the Sun suggest that humanity is repetitive, Hansberry uses some of her other characters,…
In the book,The Sky Is Everywhere” the author ,Jandy Nelson ,is trying to illustrate that losing a loved one is hard to moving on.When Lennie was younger her mother left her for a new family, Bailey took the mother's position. Bailey was always there when Lennie needed someone to talk to. Lennie felt so close to Bailey be cause they would tell each other there own secrets. Suddenly Bailey dies, leaving Lennie to be on her own. Without Bailey , Lennie discovers she’s a whole entire new person. This means that she has to think for herself When Lennie is on her own she eventually begins to learn what she agrees and disagrees without the influence of others.…
In this true story, Salva worked toward his multiple goals, step by step, without giving up. The author used compare and contrast to show what he went through in his life versus what we normally do in life. The story took place in Sudan and Rochester, New York from Salva’s point of view. First, Salva is separated from his family because of the war. Then he has to travel miles and miles to escape. Next, he has to endure starvation and animal attacks. Subsequently, he leads a group of boys to a Kenya refugee camp. Lastly, he reaches America and with help he starts projects to help the people of Sudan. From all the difficulties and sufferings, Salva went from a weak small boy to a strong…
With our new technological day and age, everyone is carrying around their own mobile camera to capture every moment. Some of those moments, however, are not so appealing. Especially when you see a cop beating on someone. With no context, you may be too shocked to know what to think. If you find out that this person they were beating on was unarmed and the police officers didn’t even report hitting the victim, it may waver your trust in the police. Even though police work can be violent, we need to limit the needless brutality through relatively easy fixes so police officers can’t get away with hurting innocent people.…
“You are growing, and growth is change, accept the change, make it a part of your strength” (Anaya 245). The novel Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya is a piece that demonstrates chicano literature and tells the story of a young boy named Antonio and the magical healer, Ultima who live in a town full of sin and wickedness, Ultima and Antonio work to assist the people in need while dealing with their own concerns. Ultima acts as mentor figure towards Antonio; she is a wise woman who desires to find the truth and use her wisdom to guide Antonio through his life and give him good advice when he is struggling. Rudolfo Anaya utilizes the archetype of a mentor to describe Ultima, leading Antonio to grow and develop.…
Unlike Buck, my dad had to persevere when his sister and niece died in a car wreck. One of the things he had to realize is that they were gone and they weren’t going to come back. My dad also had to persevere with what it was going to be like without them in his life. He adapted to a life without his sister there. While Buck and my dad differ in the differences and extreme circumstances they encountered, they both had to experience pain and had to adapt…
The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord. The main character Paige Hancock is a typical teenage girl in high school with some problems. After the death of her boyfriend Aaron she is struggling to join the real world. With the push of her friends and family, she finally joins the world. This new found confidence and plan throws her in for a loop. The setting of this story is set in a tight-knit town named Oakhurst, Indiana. Where people are known for the good and bad, they have done while rumors spread quickly. The main setting for this story is Oakhurst High School. Oakhurst is a very typical high school with the clicks, and the teachers are mean, boring, and strict. Paige does not describe the high school in great detail…