It all started when opal went to a grocery store and came home with a dog. it occurred when, she saw a dog running around at the grocery store. The manager was eager to call the pound.But just in time Opal says “no, that’s my dog. Don’t call the pound." So Opal left to go home after finding a dog at random when she was supposed to get groceries.Thankfully she convinces her dad that he was always telling her to help the less fortunate…
In the book, “Speak” by, Laurie Halse Anderson, we are taken on a journey through the life of a young girl, named Melinda Sordino. We quickly learn that Melinda is a rape survivor that becomes mute after encountering sexual violence at a party during summer break, right before the start of her freshman year of high school. Melinda carries the burden of this secret with her in shame and in silence, from the hallways of her school to the doors of her home; internally isolating herself from everyone.…
Amber Portwood changed her life around and she was able to win custody of her seven-year-old daughter Leah, according to Radar Online, Dec. 19, 2015, but she has another problem coming at her. Us Weekly reported that Amber’s current boyfriend, Matt Baeir, is rumored to have seven kids. Amber has been in a legal custody battle with her ex-fiancé Gary Shirley for several years, but they finally reached an agreement.…
Everyone wants to protect their friends and families, but many people can never fully achieve it. They’re usually scared away from the consequences or leaving their friends behind for self-interest. In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, friends and families are pitted against each other in the midst of witch hysteria. Everyone is betraying and accusing fellow townspeople. Giles Corey, unknowingly put his own wife into jail, is the strongest against this hysteria. Amongst the chaos, Giles Corey becomes the most fearless and righteous man of Salem because of his stubbornness to protect his friends and family, loyalty towards his fellow friends, and love for his family.…
I predict that Charlotte Grimké and her daughter Hetty Handful Grimké, will achieve freedom from being enslaved to the Grimkés, a white aristocratic family. It is likely that the two African-American slaves, Charlotte and Handful, will adorn freedom because they are determined. As a means to earn money, Charlotte urges Sarah’s mother, missus, to allow her to be hired out to other white people, which will allow her to obtain a portion of the revenue by applying her sewing skills. However, missus is reluctant to allow Charlotte to work for other employers due to her irrational fear of Charlotte working harder for them, which in turn causes Charlotte to clandestinely and illegally hire herself out. Charlotte is deceitful, dishonest, and tenacious due to her thirst for freedom. She is willing to deceive her white owner, which may…
The Lady Jessica is a significant part of the book Dune by Frank Herbert. When first introduced to Lady Jessica she is a loving mother and only there to serve her family; being a BG it is her duty. Throughout the story she dramatically transforms into the RM and evolves as the all knower for the Freman people.…
Appearance is everything, the way someone looks, talks, and acts all make up who they are as a person. When someone does something the way they are seen often affects the outcome and consequences of their actions. This is seen very often in both Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin. The main characters in both of these novels do awful things but their physical appearance, mindset, and whether they are a good or a bad person affects the way they are treated. The way society sees a person's overall appearance too often changes the way their actions are seen and dealt with and how they are treated as well.…
The book, Ellen Foster, revolves around a young girl’s unstable life and her ability to fight through obstacles and to find people who truly care for her. As a young child, Ellen was damaged by her father especially because he treated her with extreme disrespect. After her mother’s death, Ellen did not really have any family left as her family members continued to pass away. However, Ellen learned to tend to adult responsibilities at a very young age. Specifically Starletta and her family, Julia and Roy, and her new mama all supported her in a way that made her feel as if she were a young girl rather than an adult with responsibilities.…
I believe that Kathleen Norris is correct when she says that "in many ways the world of My Ántonia is still with us, a neglected but significant part of America,” because we still have people coming into our country hoping to fulfill the American dream and having the country fall short of their expectations.…
The play, Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen, is about defying society's limitations in order to achieve disclosure of one's essential self. The protagonist, Hedda Gabler, is cunning, deceitful, and manipulative; her disposition is displayed most prominently within passage three, after she acquires Lovborg's manuscript from George Tesman. In the passage, Hedda attempts to convince Lovborg to commit suicide and burns his manuscript after he leaves. In a grasping attempt to seize control over her life, Hedda conceals her true motives and beliefs from the public eye through her wariness of her words and actions.…
The story of Ellen Foster is a beautifully written novel that shows the true long-term affect of how abuse affects the child emotionally, spiritually and psychologically. The book Ellen Foster written by Kaye Gibbons is about a ten year old girl named Ellen Foster in how she deals with abuse from her intimidate family however, Grandmother, Aunts and cousin. At the same time, she battles with racial discrimination while trying to obtain an intimate friendship with another colored female. There are three antagonists; Ellen’s grandmother, Aunt Betsy and Aunt Nadine who clearly see Ellen’s suffering, however do not do anything to help Ellen out of her…
In the book Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons, Ellen Foster grows up in the south dealing with many hardships like her mothers, fathers, and grand mothers death. Ellen learns to understand race by growing up around many African Americans.…
Sierra Barnhart 1A. Liza was my character, she was 35 years old at the start of the game. She had 5 children ages; 12, 10, 5, 4, and 2 which she was raising on her own being a single mother. She had only completed 8th grade and past source of Income was welfare for 2 years. She does not have the support of her family to help with child care or other needs. Liza is in multigenerational poverty, meaning that her parents and grandparents both lived in poverty.…
In the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, Abigail Williams has a major effect on the Salem witch trials. She plays a major role in the development of the plot of the story and is the main antagonist as well. It is learned in Act I that she has had an affair with John Proctor and that she is accusing others, later including his wife, of witchcraft. Abigail is not only in love and had an affair with a man that is already married, she gets innocent people killed with her false accusations and runs away instead of dealing with the repercussions of her actions.…
DNA is a similarity that all siblings share. Through their DNA siblings have physical similarities as well as mental similarities. Nonetheless, having the same DNA does not at all make you the same. This is displayed in the story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker. In this short story, Alice Walker tells about two sisters by the names of Maggie and Dee, who in some ways have similarities, but in other ways they have differences including: their motivations, personalities, and their point of view on preserving their heritage.…