Facts- Detroit police obtained a warrant authorizing a search for drugs and firearms at the home of Booker Hudson. When police arrived to execute the warrant, they announced their presence but waited “three to five seconds” before turning the knob of the unlocked front door and entering Hudson’s home. Police discovered large quantities of drugs, including cocaine rocks in Hudson’s pocket and a loaded gun placed in between the cushion and armrest of a chair in which he was sitting.. Hudson was charged under Michigan law with unlawful drug and firearm possession. Hudson moved to suppress the evidence.…
Natasha’s mother had passed away from a medical problem. Mr. Newell was forced to take care his daughter. Natasha’s grandmother wanted custody of Natasha, but did not receive custody because it was in the court’s best interest to leave Natasha with her other living parent. It seemed like at the time it was the best interest of the child to live with her father.…
“I felt sorry for him. He had tried to solve my murder and he had failed. He had tried to love my mother and he had failed.” (Snapshots, page 219)Len tries to make up to Abigail for what he has failed to prove about Susie’s death. Len feels guilt as he has an affair with Abigail Salmon. Susie watches the struggle in her parent’s marriage and how they both cope with her death. She sees how her father faces guilt along with his grief after the death of Susie. She grows by watching the ways her parents each deal with her death differently.…
Come quick! Patrick's dead!” “He’s lying on the floor and i think he’s dead.” These two quotes support my theme is that she's now calling the police and there going to start asking questions about how it happened, who do u think did it, and what could have hit him that hard that he was to die. As the police arrived they began to ask her where she was when her husband Patrick had been killed. She told him she had ran to the grocery store to make dinner for patrick and she told them what grocer she had gotten the food from. The police left to ask the grocer if she seemed to be acting weird but of course he said no. She had rehearsed what she was going to say to him so many times she sounded just perfectly normal. “...Acted quite normal.. Very cheerful...wanted to give him a good supper..peas..cheesecake..impossible that she…” but actually she did. She had killed her husband over him leaving her for another women. She assumed that if they were to find out that she had kill him that they wouldn't kill her while she was pregnant with his baby. “In fact, it would be a relief. On the other hand, what about the child? What were the laws about murderers with unborn children? Did they kill them both-mother and child? Or did they wait until the tenth month? What did they do?” As she asked herself these questions as what was going to happen to her unborn child after she killed…
The opposite to Mrs Johnstone is Mrs Lyons; childless, wealthy and under the impression that money can solve any problem, Mrs Lyons also shows how warm and caring Mrs Johnstone is as a mother. Concerned more with her reputation than Eddie or his real mother, Mrs Lyons attempts to ensure that the two are kept as far away from each other as possible. Nevertheless, the “cruel” Mrs Johnstone does not accept Mrs Lyons’ bribe (“…the mother so cruel, there’s a stone in place of her heart…”) and continues to love Eddie. Mrs Johnstone is a typical tragic heroine, whose actions accidently result in a disastrous event and the punishment she receives from that act is quite unfair. More or less, she is a good mother, a woman who makes the best of things and is proud of the fact she is getting by. It was circumstance that caused her to make a pact with Mrs Lyons, a pact that would ultimately result in the deaths of her twin boys.…
Irene was thinking a lot she was not sure what to do. She thought about telling Clare’s husband, but she didn’t know how to tell him. That wouldn’t work if Clare was free from John then what is holding her back from taking Brian away. No she couldn’t let that happen. She couldn’t lose Brian she just couldn’t. That night they were going to go…
Sarah Brandt and her mother, Elizabeth, go to pay their respects to the Oakes family after the mysterious death of their son, Charles. As they are about to leave, Gearld Oakes, Charles's father, asks Sarah if she and Frank Malloy will look into his sons death, as he thinks Charles might have been murdered.…
Mother and daughter struggle to agree on the elements of the collaborative effort, and as Ginny tries to prise the truth of her father’s disappearance from a tight-lipped Harriet, both are launched into their own inner worlds of dreams, speculations and remembering.…
Fifteen year old Janie Johnson lived an average teenage life. It was one day when she noticed a face on the milk carton, it was herself, Janie. She grabbed the milk carton, clipped it into her binder, and went home. She continued to study the picture and wondered how that could possibly be her. The theme of “The Face on The Milk Carton” is to not be afraid to find your true self.…
As time went on, new opportunities arose. “He spoke for change and chance. Still she hung back. The memory of Nanny was still powerful and strong.” (29) Joe Starks was a relief for Janie. At this point her desires came back into play, Love and romance were again an option. Despite this newfound hope, she was aware of the outward existences, in particular her Grandma. Tension grew more as Janie considered running away with Joe. He appeared to be what she always wanted…
Early in the story, Alfred’s emotional dependency and lack of maturity are highlighted; he is caught with theft and relies on his mother to dismiss him from the consequences. Afterwards, Alfred and his mother arrive to their house and Alfred discovers his mother to be alone and broken. The author explains, “… he knew all the years of her life by the way her hand trembled.” (Callaghan 66) Surly, Alfred’s capacity to achieve the understanding through all the years of her life implies moral growth. He understands how much his mother does for him and how his actions affect her too. In addition, Callaghan states, “It seemed to him this was the first time he had ever looked upon his mother.” (Callaghan 66) The boys view on his mother changes and maturity takes place. He finally sees his mother as a mother and not just a person. From what has been said, one can see Mrs. Higgins displays strong motherly devotion towards her son. Meanwhile, on her and Alfred’s walk home from the drug store, it is clear that she is living under great stress. This is suggested when she bitterly says, “You’ve disgraced me again and again.” (Callaghan 65) With this in mind, the reader assumes the mother to be at breaking point; therefore feeling appreciative to the audacious effort she makes to provide a calm behaviour to Mr. Carr. On the other hand, the author concludes, “Alfred saw that she was really only half dressed.” (Callaghan 66) In all likelihood, she rushes to the drugstore without getting properly dressed because the only thing that is on her mind is her son’s welfare. She’s…
She knew he was hiding something, but she just didn’t know what it was. She tried her best to figure it out but she couldn’t put her finger on it. Macy looked at her husband in worry. It seemed like something was wrong, but she would ask him when the time was right. Macy is 35 years old with two adorable kids. The oldest, Naveah, is eight years old. The youngest, Brian, is five; However, the man Macy is married to is not their biological father. The biological father of the two kids cheated on Macy with another woman and later filed for divorce. Macy had went through a slight depression, but then she met Austin. He’s the guy who helped her through the divorce, became her best friend through it all, and eventually swept her off of her feet. Macy fell in love and eventually they got married. Little does she know what kind of man her husband really is.…
She was devastated when told the news. Her emotions were everywhere. She didn’t know what to think. She was mad at Amanda but sad for Andrew. She thought to herself “where did I go wrong” blaming herself for amandas actions. She held herself responsible because of how she raised…
The story begins with a description of the sights and sounds of a bleak mining village at the end of the mine's afternoon shift. Mrs. Bates calls her son, John, in for the evening meal and provides a light snack for her father, a train driver, while chiding her daughter, Annie, about being late from school. She is also upset because her husband is not home from work yet, and she has a feeling he is drunk at the pub again. Mrs. Bates's daughter directs her to begin the evening meal without their father and appreciates the flowers her mother wears in her apron. Mrs. Bates can only criticize her husband before her children and lament the misery and neglect in her life. She is a fretful, nagging mother, but clearly one who wants a better life for her children, and she doesn't hide her outrage at her husband's recklessness.…
PLOT: Lea thought all was going to be well with her relationships with men, her children and her work for a human rights organization when summer vacation started. Her youngest child, Maya has just graduated from Kindergarten and her oldest, Ojie is growing to be a fine young man. But she started having more problems with Maya’s being curious of things and Ojie’s adjustment to adulthood. She even had problems with her live-in partner and father of Maya, Ding who was basically never home. Her husband and Ojie’s father whom she separated with many years ago has now come back to bring his son to the States. And her job required more of her presence taking less of her vacant time for her children. Lea’s presence was needed by many. She’s needed by her children most of all. She felt confused and scared of the thought that because of being busy with…