St. Lucy’s Home for girls Raised by Wolves, Karen Russell’s collection of fantastical short stories take all that is mundane and fractures it into a fantastical world with humor, dramatic tone, or cultural/religious undertones. Russell whirls a reader into her stories with her capability to encase a reader in the story with her repetition of one’s senses. Constantly brining in the senses of a reader brought in the smells of a surrounding from the protagonist or in this case the narrator. In St. Lucy’s Home for girls Raised by Wolves, our narrator, Claudette, speaks from the mind of a half human half wolf in transition. Of the pack’s reaction to the nuns, how Sister Josephine “tasted like sweat and freckles” (226) after Claudette bit her ankle, which she “smelled easy to kill” (226); how the mousy social worker was “nervous smelling” (226), eventually Claudette herself “smelled like a purebred girl, easy to kill” (242). When the sisters were reunited with the brothers they no longer smelt as of family they knew but of “pomade and cold, sterile sweat” (241). Russell creates such realistic imagery in a non-realistic world. Not just with scents but with a sense of touch sensory. How the girls went “knuckling along” (224) the floors when they first arrived; even when speaking, their ineptitude to force their tongues to “curl around our false new names” (229) creates such realistic imagery you sense your tongue running across your own teeth.…
Today, we often are bombarded with upsetting stories of violence and politics happening throughout the world on the internet, our daily televised news stations, the radio, and in newspapers and articles that we read. In the book Half the Sky, written by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, true stories regarding the horrific reality young girls and women are faced with in underprivileged countries across the world are brought to its reader’s attention. Although these stories are not the easiest to read, emotionally, what is inspiring is the work of organizations dedicated to helping these young girls and women. The book includes a number of organizations focused in aiding females in these parts of the world. There were two specific organizations that stood out to me while reading Half the Sky, as their mission has been successful in providing medical care to girls and women who have endured suffering related to sexual violence and inadequate maternal care. The Edna Adan Maternity Hospital and HEAL Africa charitable organizations have taken great strides in providing the necessary services to help girls and women recover; ultimately saving their life. (Please note: According to Half the Sky, it is the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital, however, according the organizations website, (www.ednahospital.org), the name is Edna Adan University Hospital. For this essay, I will be using the name as referenced in Half the Sky.)…
The Lady of Landuc’s actions were a consequence of Yvain's dishonorable oath on courtly love. Yvain married The Lady of Landuc saying, “I’m wholly yours; I’ve pledged today to yield to you and to obey all your commands.”(Bédier, 1973, p. 56) Yvain’s pledge is relevant because it plays a major significance later when he neglects her. Yvain ignored his oath completely when she commanded him to come back to her within a year of fighting for his pride of self-reputation as the best knight. Yvain became aware of how he overstayed and his lady sent a maid to take what she had given him to protect him in battle, “The ring will be your mail and shield.” (Bédier, 1973, p. 73) When the maid confronts Yvain she accuses him of treachery and makes it clear…
In “The Violets,” the persona experiences a transition from childhood innocence to experience, sparking the process of maturation. This idea of childhood innocence is a Romantic ideal, and the process of growth that one experiences from this state of innocence to adulthood takes place when the persona learns about the inevitability of time. The dialogue, “Where’s morning gone?” is representative of this realisation, with the rhetorical question reflecting the child’s confusion at this stage of life when one is innocent and unburdened by certain mature knowledge. Also, the noun, “thing,” in the emotive lines, “used my tears to scold the thing that I could not grasp or name that, while I slept, had stolen from me,” refers to time and its namelessness symbolises the fact that it is abstract and unreturning, and incomprehensible to a child. This is what makes a child innocent and, Romantically invested; this is what Harwood is shown to value through her poetry. The emotive word, “tears,” and the dramatic verb, “stolen,” further exemplifies the harsh realities that accompany maturation and signify a loss of innocence. In these lines of the third stanza, there is a tone of sadness and despondency as the persona comes to terms with what the inevitability of time means for one’s life: that, regardless of when the process of maturation begins, one’s time is always limited. As Harwood’s poetry deals with the significant universal themes of personal growth, maturation and loss of innocence…
I chose to do my audience analysis on Philippa Gregory’s books The White Princess. The book is a historical fiction book based on the lives of King Henry the 7th and Elizabeth of York. The primary audience for this book is for people who are interesting about the history and the people of the British monarchy. The reason that I believe that this is the primary audience for this book is because most people do not want to learn about Elizabeth of York unless they are interested in her and her life. Another reason that I think that this is the primary audience is because this book follows the history and issues that were going on during that time. People that would want to read this book are people that are interested about the royals back then and what happened in their lives and the issue and threats that they were facing at the time. For example, the book talks about how King Henry the 7th had issues with people pretending to be one Elizabeth’s brothers who were killed in the tower. A few young men came forward during that time and pretended that they were one of the brothers…
Past, present and current relations information. Giving women the advance they need in women’s rights. Meeting urgent needs in communities and building lasting solutions to crisis situations.…
Egyptian canon of proportions- (rule, principal of proportions) Many look similar/same because they all follow this canon…
one klamath woman, speaking in the late 1940s, noted that those old Indians had a lot of sense. They kind of felt at home around here and they get a lift from just talking to the mountains and lakes. It was like praying it made them feel at peace. The deceased were cremated, and their possessions and valuables given by others in their…
Queen Christina starts dramatically with the death of the Swedish King in battle. Christina, the future queen is revealed through theatrical and celebratory music as people bow down to a little girl. Despite her baby voice, she tries to exude a witty, commanding attitude but she forgets her line, which reveals that she is indeed just a child.…
In today’s world, women have been working hard to emphasize their role in the society. Whether it be as wives, mothers, friends or as workers. Women have been noticed for achieving great success around the world. However, in some third world countries the rights of woman are being oppressed and they are merely being considered as objects or materials. Even in todays advanced world, young girls and women are sold off to wealthy men in exchange for some money.…
In papa new guniea called “Mercy works integrated community development” which aims to empower and promote self-reliance among vulnerable people and communities in the Eastern and Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea. The program provides training sessions and support groups to communities, focusing on the areas of human rights and advocacy, domestic violence prevention, men’s and women’s health and children and youth issues.…
The textbook offers factual evidence of gender inequality by way of statistics such as, percentages of rape victims and graphs of the gender pay gap. In relation to Katz’s speech, more personal views of the problem of violence against women are highlighted. By using both the textbook and the speech, a clear balance of facts and personal beliefs are presented then broadening the understanding of the issue. By acquiring the information from the textbook along with the speech, a victim is better equipped to report and stand against harassment later causing change in issues and violence relating to gender. As social barriers fall and more activities are degendered, both males and females have greater freedom to pursue activities that are compatible with their desires as individuals (Henslin,…
A woman is a sword. She is struck by unseen blows and thrust into suffocating flames—repeatedly. She is tempered by her hardships and emerges as a sword, to strike fear in the hearts of her enemies. With men assuming positions of power and prestige throughout the ages, women have been overlooked. They are criticized as the weaker sex and are treated worse than children in some non-Western nations. Their ideas cry unheard and their dreams go unsung. However, as we move into the modern era, women are rejecting their traditional standing as man’s shadow. With this revolutionary refusal, women around the world are burgeoning into their full potential.…
How much has the role of women changed in the last 30 years? Since the introduction of the pill on the NHS and the equal pay act we have seen massive changes in how women are viewed in society. In this essay I will be looking at how these have changed societies views and how they have affected women. I want to research this topic as I believe that there has been great leaps forward in how women are able to live and how this is now affecting the rest of the world. I will be analysing some of the recent changes in polices and attitudes that have taken place that have allowed women to become more productive members in the professional working environment.…
In one of her many speeches she stated “each and every individual has a part to play in bettering the lives of the less privileged, in a society that is split between the rich and those who are destitute. Corruption, capitalism and discrimination contribute to inequality and the people who are left to suffer are the poor, while the rich become richer and the vicious cycle continues unabated”. (Kapitako) In this article they emphazise the negative impact of social inequality globally, and how every member of society has to come together to defeat this…