In a world in which abortion is considered either a woman’s right or a sin against God‚ the poem "The Mother" by Gwendolyn Brooks gives a voice to a mother lamenting her aborted children through three stanzas in which a warning is given to mothers‚ an admission of guilt is made‚ and an apology to the dead is given. The poet-speaker‚ the mother‚ as part of her memory addresses the children that she "got that [she] did not get" (Brooks 206). The shift in voice from stanza to stanza allows Brooks to
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rupees coin. I am telling you the days that I nearly spent. When I was made I was shining but a man who was carrying me fell me down. I was sad. No one saw me and without seeing me they kept leg on me and went away. Soon my shine also had gone away. Days were passing like this and I was getting hurt in same brutal way. But one day a girl’s eyes fell on me. She took me in her hand and kept me in her pencil box. Her name was Smita. This new place was
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graduated and I have also changed my mind a time or two. I think I have finally found what I want to be in life and I want to become an OBGYN. I feel that by becoming a medical assistant I will get my foot in the door. By getting my foot in the door I will be on my way to success I am very excited to learn the different aspects of the medical field and how they all work together. Why Do I want to be medical assistant? I want to be medical assistant because my mom has been working as a CNA for the
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Growing up‚ my parents raised me to live the best Christian life I possibly could and was taught that the importance of God lies within your own beliefs‚ in which I had very deep understandings for. However‚ I never really noticed how naive I was in believing that everyone had the same perspectives as I did until one of my closest friends came along and told me that "God was not real." Three years ago‚ my friend‚ Alec‚ and I were sitting on the steps of my back porch examining the
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The poem “Mothers” by Nikki Giovanni is about two states of mind. An adult dealing with the ups and downs of everyday life and a concerned child. This is shown by the use of opposite words. “Dark-light” and “pleasantries and unpleasantries.” Being a child‚ Nikki was trying to make sense of what was happening around her. She sees her mother sitting in a chair in a dark room upset her. Nikki is apparently a frightened child. The wetting of the bed confirms her fear. She wrote about and absent father
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just leave you behind. They’re will always be people who will let you down. Its great knowing that family will never leave your side. My mother has been there with me through everything‚ to be my role model‚ my guidance and my light. Without her I would have no idea what I would do with myself. A mothers love is something special that can only be shared you and her. My mom has influence me so much in so many different ways. From when I was young‚ she always treated me like an adult. She never looked
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“Mother Culture” When‚ have we as humans decided that what was to be considered good‚ and evil‚ what is being done and what is tolerated? Mother culture‚ is what we as humans make it. This sense of how we are to live‚ what things in life we are to value. Who counts in the world‚ and who does not. Who rather as a voice and who cannot speak‚ this representation is one part of mother culture. This illusion that greatly influences how we categorize the world is mother culture. What is it that differentiates
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Tues‚ September 10‚ 2012 Essays #1: Rough Draft Language & Power in “Mother Tongue” A higher level of sophistication and articulation in one’s speech portrays one as a very well educated person. Such a person’s "language" makes them an admirable individual that can lead people and hold power with ease. In the article “Mother Tongue”‚ Amy Tan emphasizes the idea that we all
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Television Review and Classification Board‚ also known as MTRCB‚ to be conducted in Bicol University. So when Mam Abby needed help I volunteered and was tasked to be part of the organizing committee. On the day of the seminar‚ I‚ together with 3 of my classmates was tasked to welcome the guests upon their arrival and assist them to their waiting area in the amphitheatre. It took them too long to arrive but when they finally did we went to do our introductions and such. It was such a privilege to
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everyone! Thanks for all of you who being here tonight‚ I’m glad you came here and celebrate my mother’s 36th birthday‚ and before we start the party‚ I would like to make a speech about my mother. As a bit of backstory‚ I have a fairly fraught relationship with my mother‚ she is a wonderful women‚ supportive‚ critical and very interested in my life. We went through a lot of tough times‚ my relationship with my mother is the strongest‚ and we are capable of sharing our emotions with each other well. She
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