years. We would also get to visit her on the weekend‚ and she would also visit us on the weekends. Plus my mom and I do not get along well‚ so I figured I needed a break from her. On the other hand‚ I did care she was taking my big sister Amanda with her. Amanda made the decision to move to Athens so she could swim for the UGA bulldogs to get herself ready for her swimming career in college. This idea was horrific to me‚ even though it would be the better for both my mom and my sister. I was also
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there was no sympathy for the disabled‚ any such allowances or even kindness from others. Even her own mother did not want to admit or talk about how her daughter was disabled. When Amanda is shouting at Tom about being selfish she says “An unmarried sister‚ who’s crippled and has no job.” This is the only time Amanda does talk about Laura’s disability and it is insulting her.
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The night the gentleman caller‚ Tim‚ comes to the house for dinner Amanda "wears a girlish frock of yellowed voile with a blue silk sash. She carries a bunch of jonquils--the legend of her youth is nearly revived" (Scene 5). Although the stage directions show how Amanda cannot face reality‚ they leave the audience and or reader with a sense of admiration for Amanda and her attempt to protect her family. The development of Amanda in the play shows she came along way and even though she was self absorbed
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if you don’t plan for it.” • Amanda Wingfield The first phrase to catch my attention was when Amanda is telling Tom about planning for the future. It seems as though it may have been first hand experience being how her own life has not gone the way she would have liked it too. She puts a lot of stock into the first gentleman caller’s future completely lying with Laura which we will come to find out was presumptuous. When Tom questions her (Amanda) own relationship and its demise‚ she
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Amanda Girls‚ that’s Victoria ‘the Witch’. She was one of the most dangerous criminals of this time. Sharon Why do they call her ‘the witch’? Amanda Because she really is one‚ she has magic powers. Jennifer She must be Vanessa’s ancestor. I can’t believe Adam’s related to her. Amanda Listen guys‚ we don’t want any trouble. We were just about to leave‚ so-- Dorothy Maybe you can help me
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conflicts the characters face thoroughly demonstrates the significant principles of individualism and freedom. Neil Perry’s inability to overcome his father’s authority led to suicide which was the only way he could see to take control of his life. Todd Anderson incapability to speak in front of others was overcame towards the end of the film by some experiments conducted by their English teacher‚ Mr Keating. He was the first to stand on a table when paying respects to Mr Keating and was the only
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Elliot and Amanda first speak on their balconies‚ we chose this scene as it shows how both characters feel towards each other; we see Elliot is surprised to see Amanda this leads on to the later scene with Victor and Amanda on the balcony‚ Amanda tells Victor about seeing Elliot and she tries to get Victor to leave for Paris. The 3rd scene we decided to do was between Sybil and Elliot‚ in this scene Elliot tries to get Sybil to leave for Paris but mentions nothing about speaking to Amanda and makes
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1.How should the nurse record Amanda’s obstetrical history using the G-T-P-A-L designation? A) 3-2-0-1-3.INCORRECTThis does not reflect the client’s obstetrical history. B) 3-1-1-1-2.INCORRECTThis does not reflect the client’s obstetrical history. C) 4-1-1-1-3.CORRECTGravidity [G] is defined as the number of times pregnant‚ including the current pregnancy. Term [T] is defined as any birth after the end of the 37th week‚ and preterm [P] refers to any births between 20 and 37 weeks. Both term and preterm
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for what they want‚ and not what other people want; that’s true happiness. Mr. Keating exemplified Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau very well with his transcendental teachings. He teaches his English class‚ which includes Neil Perry‚ Todd Anderson‚ Knox Overstreet‚ Charlie Dalton‚ Richard Cameron‚ Steve Meeks‚ etc.‚ important lessons not for English class‚ but for life itself. One day‚ Mr. Keating brought the boys outside into the courtyard and made them walk in circles. This was to
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an ever so content way. At other times one remains lost‚ underappreciated‚ and ultimately carries with them a perilous‚ loathing attitude. Willy Loman drives his life to the point of no return where images of his past become his contorted reality. Amanda Wingfield slips on the white dress of her adolescence and is suddenly thrown back in time‚ living as if she were the young girl she once was at Blue Mountain. Death of the Salesman by Arthur Miller was published in 1949‚ only four years preceding
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