Symbolism My Antonia is chock full of symbolism‚ effectively representing and delivering the messages and ideas Cather intended to -- from often overlooked fundamentals of life with greater meanings‚ to the value of new opportunities‚ to even the hardship of death. One of the most overlooked symbols in My Antonia is also one of the most fundamental elements of life. Every metamorphosis in the story’s plot is marked by a vivid illustration of the light around the characters. Light is used as a‚ subtle
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The group that I would like to lead is Al-Anon because I believe this group would benefit many who have family members‚ friends or someone who is close to them with alcohol abuse problems. “Alcoholism is widely recognized as a progressive disease of compulsive drinking‚ which can be arrested‚ but not cured” (Al-Anon Family Groups‚ n.d.). The purpose of my group will be to end addiction by empowering the members to cope with alcoholism of a person close to them. The group members will learn how
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Wrestling has always been a huge part of my life. When I was in the seventh grade‚ I decided that if I didn’t make the cheerleading team‚ I would join the wrestling team. I was a cheerleader for four years‚ and two of those four years I also managed the Medomak Middle School wrestling team. My father is the coach for the Medomak Valley High School and Pee-Wee wrestling teams‚ and he has been for quite a number of years. My younger sister Emily has been wrestling since she was 4 years old‚ so it has
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battles still to come. Family to me is everything‚ I am just the weird one in the herd. My loyalty stands with them‚ growing up I was the “rebel.” I enjoy all types of music‚ anything from Motown‚ Grunge‚ Country‚ anything Heavy Metal. Music has always been a big part of my life. My mom listens to mainly Gospel and Motown. We didn’t see eye to eye on any other hobbies‚ polar opposites. To avoid any conflict my sisters is who I would look to for guidance. Growing up school wasn’t too challenging‚
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“How could divorce affect my kids?” “How can I minimize the emotional distress that my child is experiencing?” Many parents asked themselves many difficult questions after taking the difficult decision of ending their marriage with divorce. Unfortunately‚ life is not perfect and sometimes the best option for families is divorce. However‚ we must realize that divorce not only affects the parents‚ but it mostly affects the children. Research shows that children whose parents are divorce suffer academically
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including Al Jazeera and CNN. In order to see which channel is better for the world than the other‚ this channel should have strong features that the other channel doesn’t have. There are two differences and one similarity between Al Jazeera and CNN‚ including history‚ awards‚ and expansion. The first difference between Al Jazeera and CNN is history. Al Jazeera is a television channel affiliated to Al Jazeera Media Network based in
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something new. When I was about six years old‚ I was that child. My mother had just started introducing me to sports a year before that‚ and that summer I was supposed to go to a tennis summer camp. I was scared‚ like most kids are when they start something new‚ but at that time sports were already so familiarized in my brain that I knew I would figure it out and have a fun time doing it. Little did I know that this sport would change my life forever. Coming to the summer camp I had little expectations
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has come from my mom. The fact that my mom has had the greatest influence on me is simply because she is the person who has taught me to be responsible for myself‚ something which has also helped me to discover who I really am. Her sense of independence is an aspect that has had a profound effect on me; I believe that independence opens up many opportunities because it requires that a person be confident in his identity and that he know his needs‚ goals‚ and limitations. My mom was taught
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Throughout life‚ I have been affected by micro‚ meso‚ and macro level contexts. Little things like having a boyfriend‚ belonging to sports teams‚ and being born in a predominantly white community have affected my opinions on life and myself as a whole. Micro: Being in a relationship at age 16 with someone who was 18 made me think to believe that I had to start acting more mature. I had just recently entered high school while he was just ending. When I was 16 years old‚ I still had a curfew‚ wasn’t
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My Antonia is a book written by Willa Cather. Willa Cather uses many different symbols from nature in her writing. She would use the symbols from nature to symbolize other aspects of the characters lives. One example of Willa Cather using nature symbols is the light. Cather uses light to refer to change. Anytime that there is a big change coming in the book‚ there is a reference to the light. One example of this is when in the beginning of the book when Jim meets Antonia for the very first time
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