They don't know what makes them truly happy or what they can do to get…
She constantly hears the mother and daughter in the adjacent apartment yelling, fighting, and even throwing things. She is shocked by the difference between these noisy confrontations and her own relationship with her mother, which is marked by silences and avoidance of conflict. Yet, when she realizes that the shouting and weeping she hears through the wall in fact express a kind of deep love between mother and daughter, she realizes the importance of expressing one’s feelings, even at the cost of peace and harmony. Although the neighboring family lives a life of conflict and sometimes even chaos, they possess a certainty of their love for each other that Lena feels to be lacking in her own home. Reflecting back on this episode of her life, Lena begins to realize how she might apply the lesson she learned then to her married life with…
Samantha falls in love with New York ad exec Darrin Stephens and seems to be the luckiest gal alive when she marries him in the first episode of the sitcom. Then he finds out that Sam is one of a secret society of powerful witches and warlocks and that a twitch of her nose brings magic results. Thoroughly befuddled, Darrin makes her promise never to use her powers. She agrees and tries to settle into being the perfect suburban housewife. Her mother, Endora, however, has a different agenda. She hates that Sam has married a mortal and continually tries to break them up. Sam's other spellbinding friends pop in and out of the Stephens' household as Sam tries (and fails -- most of the time) to live without…
The stepfather reported that the child has spoken with him about multiple dreams that have been disturbing to her. He indicated that the dreams consist of her father taking her from the home and stating that she will never see her mother again. There was one when the child stated that the father picked her up and jump off a cliff and killed them both. Drea indicated that the dreams consist of the father hurting her family.…
Quakie gave birth to her child in a small cottage, where a young nurse delivered the child. The nurse was a family friend and knew that Quakie would pass.The baby came and Quakie got one look at her child before she died. Quakies last wish, was that her daughter's name was to be Aspen because she loved the way aspen trees looked. Quakie wasn’t pleased about her life coming to an end, but she believed that her daughter would do something great in this world. Trey too believed that their…
The relations between sisters are as strong as a husband wife relation. Hattie, Min’s sister comes back from Paris and sees things different. Her sister is in hospital, and her kids are immature. Min is so…
This news, declared right after Dwayne’s proposal to his girlfriend Nina, throws the family into chaos. Dolores is hurt at Mai’s abrupt decision without any prior warning, and bitterly tells her daughter that she thought Mai had already given up on locating her biological mother a long time ago. Mai just stares back defiantly. Harold, on the other hand, shows delight and congratulates her, and Mai responds favorably, showing a clear contrast in her attitude toward the two parents. Nina also gives her congratulations to Mai. Dwayne, conversely, seems frozen, not knowing how to take the news. Whereas his sister has always expressed a wish to be with their birth mother, Dwayne is fine with his life the way it is. He has a more or less good job, a beautiful fiancée, and a loving family; this news does nothing but careens him into a path of confusion and conflicts. In a comedic fantasy about what his mother would be like when she arrives, he imagines her as a stout, elderly Vietnamese woman who is clinging to the arm of an Southern American gentleman whom she met on the plane. After a few exuberant words to Dwayne about how happy she is to see him, she goes off on a date with the man, and there the fantasy ends. Obviously, his hazy image of the forgotten mother is not in a…
Americans have become hypnotized by the trend of lawsuits. If an individual can find anyway to sue then a lawsuit will occur. David Zinczenko introduces this concept in his article, "Don't Blame the Eater." He states that many frequent eaters of fast food are beginning to sue the corporations because they are now considered obese due to the food served to them at the fast food restaurant. I am of two minds about David Zincenzko’s claim that fast food corporations are to blame for obesity in America. On the one hand, I agree that the combination of affordability and availability vs. healthy alternatives and the lack of nutritional information and have been considered a major cause of obesity in America. On the other hand, I’m not sure if the…
Throughout the novel, David experiences many cherished moments of his past for his loved ones. As David explores the new world, the only way to keep in touch with other humans is through his memories. Through these memories, David is depressed. Saddened by the number of loved ones he lost to death. The loss of both Anita and his parents has a substantial affect on David throughout his life. The following quotation illustrates this rightly.…
Then we are on the stage and Dee is embracing me with tears in her eyes.” Her dream shows how the mother dreams of a better relationship with her daughter than the one she has. Dee seems to be embarrassed by her mother and where she comes from. The author shows this when she talks about the burning of their house. She seemed happy to see her house burn down, “Why don’t you do a dance around the ashes? I’d wanted to ask her. She had hated the house that much.” This shows that Dee didn’t care much for her heritage, because she seemed so thrilled that the house had burned down. The way she reacted to the house burning shows that she didn’t care for her mother or…
I chose this piece of literature because it follows the life line of a woman from her childhood to her adulthood. By reading the story, we’re able to observe her maturity from a young näive girl into a knowledgeable, mature woman. As well as a complete life line we ultimately have a window into her mind. We are able to know exactly what Janie feels and the way she thinks; it ties us into her journey of maturing from a young girl to a woman. These themes could definitely be tied into my life. One major theme of this book is Janie’s search for happiness and companionship. I can tie this into my life. I don’t like being alone very much; it makes me think about situations and subjects that I would rather not think of, and it puts me in an extremely awkward place. Having companionship could mean being with my sister for as long as I’d like, or being with a friend. Either way, having someone to talk to is very comforting, as I can release my mind and let it wander. Everyone is looking for happiness. I don’t think there’s one person in this world who doesn’t want to be happy. Janie’s happiness is being able to be free and interact with whomever she’d like. Her dream is similar to mine. I want to be free to make my own decisions and choose what I’d like to do; I don’t want to obey one person and do anything and everything he wants, as Jody did with Janie.…
this for nearly a year, until change comes walking down the road in the form of…
A sense of purpose, a need to be the best that she could be, even though in her heart she thought and in some ways still believes, that she failed him. He gave her the passion to live her life to the fullest and whether she does it for herself, her family, her friends, or his memory; she will live that life to the fullest and remember him every day of that life. She is grateful for the time that she got to be with him, even though it was cut short by disease and hardships. She holds his memory close to her heart every moment of every day. Even now, when she looks into the face of her own child and sees her father’s eyes looking back at her, she knows that his memory will not fade and that he is with her…
Rose and quick relate to the sadness each other have suffered and by being together and having a child create happiness for the families and rid the house of its bad feeling.…
The mood created throughout the poem, is seen to be positive, in such circumstances of childbirth, it can be seen as a negative experience, through other peoples eyes. However Judith has expressed the positive qualities of childbirth during the poem, for example when she says “I hold you deep within that well”.…