The first beatitude that Mary Mackillop lived out was “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven”. I chose this beatitude because Mary showed this as soon as she began the Saint Joseph’s school. This was the first Catholic school that Mary Mackillop setup and it was free for all boys and girls. By her beginning these schools and the children being able to go there for a free education, Mary was showing that she believes anyone has the right to and can have an education. The world is anyone's if you put in hard work and effort, which I strongly believe Mary thought. As she enabled children in rural town areas across all of Australia and parts of New Zealand to have an education, which if it wasn’t for her they may never have gotten that chance to. The kingdom of heaven is the poor’s as they are understanding and thoughtful.…
At the introduction of Joe Dagget in the story, Louisa’s little yellow canary suddenly begins flapping its wings violently against the wire cage. Does the canary have a feeling that Joe is capable of bringing a change to our feathered friend’s pleasant life? Is the canary a symbol of the feelings that Louisa herself is harboring within about Joe’s return (205, 7)? Freeman mentions that when Joe enters he seems to fill up the entire room. It seems to Louisa that she fears a disruption in her delicate lifestyle. In many ways Louisa seems like she herself is a canary locked in a cage, but she has locked herself in waiting for Joe’s return. While waiting for Joe, however, she has grown comfortable in her lonely life.…
In A New England Nun, Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman writes vividly about the feelings of her character Louisa Ellis after her breakup with her new ex fiance Joe Dagget. But, the difference between this breakup and the average is the fact that Louisa is now old and seasoned as she has awaited for the averal of her fiance for fourteen years while he was off in Australia, only to have it broken off upon his return.…
It is a marvelous sign, Mr. Parris!” Mary Warren’s concern with the laws in their small town, possible punished for simple acts such as dancing. Their religion causes scarcity in abnormal circumstances. “Abby, we’ve got to tell. Witchery's a hangin' error, a hangin' like they done in Boston two year ago!…
Mary Ann Glendon begins by discussing the eighteenth century and what the Founding Fathers expected America to be when they were discussing social systems, the environment and emphasis on family during that time period produced different character and personality than our environment and definition of family does today. Glendon asserts, “the market economy, too, can take a toll on society.” This quote in particular reminded me of the probing social commentary discussed in the previous chapters of Lasch, where the market, no longer relying on small-scale production can cause a loss in civic virtue because citizens focus their concerns elsewhere. Therefore, the environment that the Founding Fathers were exposed to, surrounded by small-scale production,…
At the beginning of the play, Mary Warren was a scared, cowardly, and doesn’t really talk for herself and listens to what she is told. Mary Warren had said “I made a gift for you today, Goody…
Throughout Mary Rowlandson Story, The Sovereignty and Goodness of god, Rowlandson shares her experience of being captured by Native Americans. Of course it is an unpleasant experience for Rowlandson. Although this Narrative is told from a puritans point of view, one must also consider seeing the opposing view, and that is the Native Americans point of view. Yes, the Native Americans did assassin many white settlers and kept some hostage, but they were not just doing this because native americans were pure evil. They did it because they wanted revenge for what the white Settlers had done to them. Before the Native Americans started attacking white settlers, we have to understand that the white settlers did way more to disturb the Native American…
Were Shays and his follower rebels or freedom fighter? Although many documents conclude that the farmers were rebels nevertheless Shays and his followers were freedom fighters because they viewed the laws as unlawful punishments, the government had unlimited power and the farmers thought there were harsh rules.…
Mary Pleasant, also widely referred to as “Mammy Pleasant”, is the considered Mother of Civil Rights in California due to her work with the Civil Rights movement during the 1860s. She was an icon during the Gold Rush and Gilded Age San Francisco because of her political power, mainly due to her large fortune and as well as her influence, in the cause and in her fellow citizens. Her achievements as an abolitionist went unmatched until the late 1960s, during which other laws regarding slavery were passed; although her achievements were surpassed, it was her work that helped set off the chain reaction of events that led to the greater triumphs of the Civil Rights movement. Following the Civil War, Pleasant brought her battles to the courts in the 1860s, and claimed a handful of human rights victories. One of those victories, Pleasant vs. North Beach & Mission Railroad Company, was heavily cited and advocated in the 1980s, which is the main reason behind why Pleasant is known today as “The Mother of Human Rights in California”. Pleasant was a woman of half African descent. She helped shape early San Francisco and furthered the Civil Rights movements. Her ability to “love across boundaries of race and class without losing sight of her goal –the equality for herself and her people” is what makes Pleasant the person that she was, and is what makes of her what people see her for today, as The Mother of Human Rights in California. (Pleasant’s Story)…
For this paper I have chosen to analyze the similarities between Daisy Miller and Huckleberry Finn. Though the novels containing these characters seem to be of very different genres, with very different subjects and content matters, the two main characters are in all actuality very similar, both in personality and background.…
When a dead soul goes renegade you call a grim reaper. And when you’re in Century City, you call the Graves sisters.…
Although Briseis, priestess, Queen of Lyrnessus and eventually prisoner of war, and Harriet Tubman, escaped slave turned abolitionist, were alive during completely different time periods, both women experienced correspondent hardships and lived their lives in a manner that forms a connection between them. Briseis and Harriet are connected through their experiences as slaves, the altering of their names and their strong faith of theological virtue despite the adversity that the women faced during their lives.…
The Church has held Mary’s perpetual virginity as a dogma, and it is also true that it has brought about distrust and doubt. This skepticism towards Mary’s virginity has grown through out the history of man kind. At the very heart of this dogma lies the credence of the Church and of the Magisterium, who have the proficiency to maintain Mary’s perpetual virginity as an absolute truth. This upholding has perpetually led to the debate of whether Mary, Mother of Jesus, was in fact a virgin through out her entire life. Many see this affirmation as impossible, nonetheless the Church has always believed Mary remain a virgin “during childbirth and after childbirth.” Conversely many people do agree with this statement for the mere belief that the Bible…
13. Lines 228–243: Describe Mrs. Hutchinson’s behavior and the reaction from the other villagers. Compare your observations with your earlier perceptions of the characters.…
Tim spoke his love to Mary and his father differently. He constantly told Mary how much he loved her and how much she meant to him. He used caring words with her, and tried to comfort her when things were not going as expected. He told her how beautiful she looked as she was trying on dresses for their date, even if he only said it so she would pick a dress faster, he still meant it. They also talked about important things like having children and having sex. Those conversations would not happen with his father. With his father, he did not constantly tell him that he loves him or adores him, but they had deep and meaningful conversations with each other in which they showed their love for each other, without actually saying it all the time. That is how Tim’s loving words differed.…