develop one of the main characters‚ Amanda. I can show that Amanda was friendly in the story. On page 11‚ Maniac runs into Amanda. Amanda had a suitcase full of books. Maniac asks for a book‚ and Amanda does give him a book. “Jeffrey pointed at the suitcase… ...Jeffrey gasped. ‘Books!’... …’Here!’” The "here" at the end of the sentence shows that Amanda was nice to give Maniac a book since Maniac looked like he didn’t have a real education. Also‚ on page 67‚ Amanda has an idea for Maniac. She thinks
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Abstract The history of the abortion debate has continued for decades. In today’s society the topic is very demanding and controversial. Prolifer’s as the name proceeds‚ frame the debate as the right to life for the baby. Individuals who are for Pro-choice may or may not address whether the fetus is in fact a life‚ and frame the debate in terms of woman having the right to choose what’s best for their bodies without worrying about the government getting involved. In the following paper I
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family. The play is about a young man‚ Tom‚ who lives with his mother‚ Amanda and his sister‚ Laura. The play explores the various struggles of each individual during the great depression. The characters all have their flaws and motives which help us to understand them and sympathise or agree with them. All the characters in the play behave in some sort of obsessive manner; however‚ Amanda behaves most strongly this way. Amanda Wingfield is one of the main characters and plays a great role in the
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of the narrator‚ Tom Wingfield. Tom is a character in the play‚ which is set in St. Louis in 1937. He is an aspiring poet who toils in a shoe warehouse to support his mother‚ Amanda‚ and sister‚ Laura. Mr. Wingfield‚ Tom and Laura’s father‚ ran off years ago and‚ except for one postcard‚ has not been heard from since. Amanda‚ originally from a genteelSouthern family‚ regales her children frequently with tales of her idyllic youth and the scores of suitors who once pursued her. She is disappointed
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Gestational Diabetes The clinic RN reviews Amanda’s prenatal record prior to performing a nursing assessment. Amanda has given birth twice‚ once at 35-weeks (twins) and once at 39-weeks (singleton). All of these children are alive and well. She has had one spontaneous abortion at 9-weeks gestation. 1. How should the nurse record Amanda’s obstetrical history using the G-T-P-A-L designation? A) 3-2-0-1-3. B) 3-1-1-1-2. C) 4-1-1-1-3. D) 4-2-1-0-2. Correct answer(s): C The nurse notes that
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human tendency to escape reality to avoid unhappiness‚ and the ability to experience regret. I. Parent and Child A. Amanda and Tom 1. Amanda’s imperfections 2. Dependence vs. independence 3. Blame and guilt 4. Embarrassment B. Amanda and Laura 1. Suffocating mother 2. Unheard demands II. Reality and Illusion A. Amanda 1. Living in the Past - Jonquils 2. Living in the Past – Seventeen gentlemen callers B. Tom 1. Magic Shows
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contrast is what pulls the story together‚ and makes it intriguing. I will discuss what the glue is keeping this family all together. The Glass Menagerie shows a family whose views on their lives are on different spectrums. First‚ we have Amanda‚ reality does only wants the best for her daughter Laura and wants thinks having men waiting on her is what creates happiness and her son to know how to be a “man”. In Amanda’s youth we learn she was quite popular
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abandonment of Tom Wingfield‚ his father‚ and Jim O’Connor to illustrate the different types of negative emotinal influences it has on the characters. Tom’s abandonment was caused by his feeling of constant attack and complaint from his mother‚ Amanda. His mother always argued
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" His mother resembled Laura’s mother‚ Amanda. Williams himself resembled Laura’s brother‚ Tom Wingfield. Williams was even nicknamed Tom in his youth. Plot Summary Tom begins by introducing the play as a memory play of his own memory of his past. He introduces the character. The start of the play shows the Wingfield family eating dinner. Amanda keeps telling Tom to chew is food‚ and Tom gets thoroughly annoyed and leaves the table to smoke. Amanda tells her story of 17 gentleman callers
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real time‚ goes back to real time at end. Cold weather influences costume choices‚ from coats to the dresses that they must be wearing whenever the gentleman caller comes. III. Tom is the son of Amanda. Laura is the daughter of Amanda. Laura is Tom’s OLDER sister. Jim O’Connor works with Tom. Amanda was abandoned by her husband years ago. No one has a spouse. Tom supplies money for the family working for a show warehouse‚ but aspires to be a poet. Lower-middle class status. 1937 is just passed
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