At the picnic, Christine tries to sound out Claudia Fern, the headmistress of Rhoda's school, about how Rhoda is fitting in and getting along. Miss Fern at first is effusive in her praise of Rhoda but then becomes evasive and abruptly excuses herself. Christine confesses at this point that Rhoda seems overly mature for her age, in a "disturbing" manner.…
Krautwurst uses words such as “smart”, “perceptive”, and “exceedingly resourceful” to highlight the birds’ unique abilities. In other words, the birds are clever and proficient problem solvers. This shows Terry’s positive tone because he uses admiring language to praise the birds. Krautwurst refers to the crows and ravens as “eggheads of the bird world.” This means that the birds are highly intelligent, this characteristic sets the birds apart from other animals. This supports the author's’ positive attitude by emphasizing one of the distinct qualities of the crows and ravens. By using admiring terms and describing the birds unique abilities, Terry Krautwurst reveals his positive attitude towards the crows and…
Crystal lee Sutton worked for a company by the name j.p. Stevens in Roanoke rapids, north Carolina during the 1970’s. She was fired from her job for trying to unionize her coworkers. Her story inspired the movie Norma Rae. A story about a women working for a textile company and realizing how unfairly treated she and her coworkers are joins up with the union. Only problem is that nobody else in the town is in favor for the union. But the film is not like other films that are in the theaters nowadays it is a character based driven movie and I don't think that catches the attention of the current generation which is full of action packed movies with fast paced plots and catchy soundtracks. Norma Rae is the complete opposite the story takes half of the movie just to break the stasis and even then it isn't that fulfilling. That being said I believe that this film is very effective for the time period it was made in because people were actually living their own life like the movie but now the world has changed so much since the time of Norma Rae. From the beginning it was obvious that Norma was going to sign up with Reuben, the union representative. This can be seen as a dramatic event because however obvious it was it was still very important to the story. When Norma got married to Sonny this to me was unexpected and I saw this as a reversal because to me it looked like Norma and Reuben were going to get together. But I feel that it was better that they not get together in the end because it left the audience wanting something more. The sexual tension between Reuben and Norma is an interpersonal conflict in the water hole scene Norma keeps swimming closer and closer to Reuben and you can tell that Ruben is uncomfortable. When Sonny asks Norma if she had slept with Reuben she replies saying that she hasn’t but that she does think about it. Sonny replies by saying that Norma is the only one in his head than rolls over…
Mary Edwards Walker was a civil war surgeon and women’s rights activist who was brave and strong. She was a generous person who stuck up for what she believed in and worked hard all her life. She made a mark in history and is remembered and known all around the world. On Monday, November 26th, 1832 in Oswego, New York, Mary Edwards Walker was born to her two parents, Vesta and Alvah Walker. She was the youngest girl in her family, with four sisters and a brother.…
Modern day Colorado would have never been this way without the many courageous and talented people who shaped today's state. Their efforts and triumphs led us to become successful in many ways, one being in health care. During the principle years of the shaping of Colorado (1850-1900), a woman named Florence Rena Sabin contributed to great advances in the health of her people, which also helped health care worldwide. In her achievements she received many commemorations as well as well known publicity.…
7. What happened in the past between John Proctor and Abigail? How do each of them feel about it now?…
In Maysville, South Carolina on July 10, 1875 a leading educator furthermore civil rights activist named Mary McLeod Bethune was born. Bethune was a standout amongst the vast majority of African American women. She was serving as president of the National Association of Colored Women, founding the Bethune-Cookman College, and establishing the National Council of Negro Women. Bethune worked as an educator for a decade and believed that education provided the key to racial equality.…
Dr. Maya Angelou is one of the most renounced and influential voices of our time. She played a big part in the global Renaissance and is a poet, memoirist, novelist, educator, dramatist, producer, actress, historian, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Dr. Maya Angelou was born as Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 4th, 1928. Her parents divorced when she was three years old and she and her brother, Bailey were sent to live with her grandmother, Annie Henderson for most of her teenaged years. Maya Angelou spent her childhood in California, Arkansas, and St. Louis.…
first couple of pages, the stage is set for a child that is in a…
Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist in the nineteen fifties. Her protesting lead to one of the largest boycotts in history, lasting for three hundred eighty-five days. She won many awards for her protesting and leadership, even having a few become named after her. Before she refused to leave her bus seat, to the rest of the world, she was just another woman oppressed for her race. Afterwards, she became one of the most recognized civil rights activists our country has ever seen. She died a woman that many consider not only the mother of civil rights, but an American hero.…
Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in response to McCarthyism in 1953. During this time the Puritan society was in authority. This society was one where religion was highly practiced, women had the least rights, forms of entertainment were banned and adultery was seen as major sin. However, Miller’s, The Crucible makes the strongest female character; Abigail the conveyance of all the Puritans would have believed as evil. Throughout the play, The Crucible the major character Abigail is presented as breathlessly beautiful yet highly malicious. She is displayed as antagonistic and static while instigating the witch trials for revenge.…
In this story of “A white Heron” Dewett invites us to contemplate that Sylvia made the right decision by not telling the bird’s hunter take the bird to kill it. Whether she might be a better friend with the birds or the bird’s hunter. The narrator talks about a young girl name Sylvia who lives on a farm with her grandmother, Mrs. Tilley. Sylvia friendship with the creatures around her even her grandmother acknowledges that also. Young Sylvia was leading her wayward cow home before the sunset. The woods were filled with shadows. Sylvia was startled by a kind of strange whistle, and then approached by a stranger, who carried a gun over his shoulder. He’s a hunter and shoots birds for his collections. He was looking for a place to stay while he tries to locate a white heron. Without hesitating Sylvia brought the stranger to her grandmother’s house. The hunter was very grateful and gracious. He impressed with the clean and comfortable dwellings. He is also intrigued by Sylvia interpreting her grandmother’s assertions, for Sylvia’s affinity with nature. He might think that Sylvia is kind of the same person as him. She would love him if he hasn’t carry a gun, she could not understand why he killed the very birds he seemed to like so much. He offered $ 10 and gave her a knife, as a gift to be given the location of the heron. The next day Sylvia got up very excited to find a white heron. She climbed a great pine tree and came upon the birds. “The gray eyes of Sylvia also closely identify her to the birds with…
What does it take to be number one? As we know everyone loves a winner. Most people if they were asked who the fastest man in the world was? They would correctly answer with the name Usain Bolt. Nobody remembers number two right? However, let us imagine Mr. Bolt being told that he could compete in track and field but he could not officially win any medal because he was Jamaican. Sounds far-fetched today and against our values and everything we stand for in the 21st century? Well in the 1800s, things were very different especially for women and Mary Calkins was no exception. Mary Calkins not only made countless contributions to the field of psychology, her perseverance changed many perceptions resulting in…
“Norma Rae” is a film based on a true story set in Southern mill-town. The main character and mill workers start a branch of the Textile Workers Union of America through use of leadership. Norma Rae and Rueben Warshofsky reunite their talent to empower and lead the people of the mill from oppressed workers to motivated union members. When Rueben first comes to the town, he finds out that the manager in the farm are very despotic; people have no rights; they work long hours and make small wages. He starts the revolution for the mill workers by inspiring Norma Rae through charismatic leadership.…
The point in the story when Millicent meets the small man from the bus is when she begins to realize that there is more to life than being confined to a group like the sorority. An interesting conversation sparked when Millicent asked the small man what he had for breakfast as he responded with ‘heather birds’ eyebrows on toast’. Instantly, Millicent is captivated and feels a sense of comradeship with this stranger. To belong doesn’t mean one has to follow the ideals of society because we can often find the most fascinating relations towards the oddest things just like how Millicent felt towards the man. Furthermore, the heather birds symbolize individuality because the fact that these creatures are mythological there’s that sense of uniqueness to these creatures. Unlike the sparrows that were mentioned in the story, the heather birds are freer, independent, and captivating in their own way. Conjointly, she begins to realize that the people weren’t smiling at her because they knew she was being initiated; rather, as Millicent quoted, “… they would open up, unfolding quite wonderfully, if only you were interested in them,” people were warming up to her because Millicent showed interest in them.…