Optimism is traditionally a good thing‚ however sometimes it is excessive in certain situations‚ like in the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams‚ Amanda attempts to be optimistic for children and ends up overestimating her children which led to disappointment. This can be considered the root cause of the Wingfield’s household problems. Laura has to go to business school against her will which she eventually drops out of since it was not what she liked. Tom is forced to work a job he does
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1) Advise Amanda and Tracy as to their rights and obligation. In order to advise Amanda and Tracy‚ determining whether there is a contract between them is needed. To form a contract‚ offer‚ acceptance‚ consideration and intention are required. An offer is a definite promise or proposal made by the offeror to the offeree with the intention to be bound by such promise or proposal without further negotiation. An invitation to treat is not an offer‚ but a statement or expression made by a person to
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1. As per the facts of the problem‚ Amanda had sent an offer to Tracy via e-mail for her ‘’Purple BV Handbag’’ of $9000.Tracy then had agreed to selling the handbag to Tracy but later on denied selling it. The key issue in this situation is whether a valid contract for the ‘Purple BV Handbag’ had been formed between the two parties and if it had‚ is there any breach of contract laws by Tracy. The rights and obligations that Tracy and Amanda have will depend on whether they had
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revolves around three characters that are all Wingfields: Amanda (the mother‚) Tom (the son‚) and Laura (the daughter). Each character endures some type of adversity throughout the play‚ which can possibly be attributed to the fact that Mr. Wingfield (husband / father) abandoned them years earlier. "The Glass Menagerie" contains several attributes relevant to a tragedy play such as the serious struggle between Amanda (protagonist) and Tom (antagonist). In order for us to
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by Tennessee Williams‚ the narrator Tom introduces his mother‚ Amanda‚ and his sister‚ Laura. Both characters show strength‚ but who is the stronger character? Throughout the play‚ Laura is compared to everyone else. She does not fit in well with other people. Laura is a strong young woman‚ but Amanda shows more resilience because she is independent‚ firm in what she says‚ and sets high expectations for her children. One reason Amanda is the stronger character is because she is an independent woman
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exactly 9:00 tomorrow night. Amanda was going as a graceful moon princess‚ Emma was going as a beautiful star fairy‚ and Jack was going as a brave black lion. Earlier that day they met in Amanda’s kitchen and they had planned out their trick or treating rout‚ first they would go to their neighbors the Petersons‚ next they would go to their friend Eva’s house and then the rest of the neighborhood.Emma had said‚ “Let’s go down to Mr. Barley’s house too!” Then Amanda had said‚ “Are you CRAZY Mr
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Attachment is the enduring emotional bond between a parent/caregiver and a child. In this case study I will be attempting to assess the bond between 4 month old “Madison” and her mother “Amanda.” Amanda is my aunt and Madison is my newest cousin; we have known each other for the past 6 years. In order to determine whether or not they have a secure or insecure attachment I have developed 5 questions to help me guide my research. First‚ Are there examples of attachment cycles where the parent initiates
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we know that Amanda has gone missing but we have not been given any of the details as to how‚ why‚ when and who. Another interesting part is that the series is entitled "The Amanda Project" but this story is told through the voice of Callie‚ one of Amanda’s friends. I find it interesting how Callie‚ Hal Bennet‚ and Nia Rivera were all friends with Amanda‚ but they never knew it until one day when they got called down to the office by the vice-principal who informed them that Amanda had gone missing
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It was a quiet‚ gloomy night when Megan‚ Emma and Amanda decided to camp the night in the forest behind Emma’s house. The three girls gathered their camping gear and headed into the dense forest. After a while‚ they discovered a small clearing. Megan and Amanda setup their tent while Emma assembled a campfire. They then sat around the campfire and roasted marshmallows. As they did this‚ Amanda began to tell a ghost story. She told her friends a story about an elderly man who was once stabbed to
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their minds and in turn become deceptive. Amanda‚ Tom‚ and Laura are caught up in a web of desperation‚ denial‚ and deception‚ and it is this entrapment that prevents them‚ as it would any family‚ from living productive and emotionally fulfilling lives together. Amanda Wingfield’s life has not ended up as she would have wished. She states‚ “I wasn’t prepared for what the future brought me” (Williams 720). According to Delma E. Presley‚ “If Amanda appears desperate‚ she certainly has a legitimate
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