family called her Nani; in fact‚ everyone I ever witness engaged with her‚ called her Nani‚ except for one person‚ her daughter Marylou who always referred to her with some less than endearing term‚ the most common was “old woman.” Nani who has long passed was a delight. She stood under five feet tall‚ and weighted no more than 90 pounds‚ of which 80 pounds was all heart - she was fiery‚ witty‚ intelligent‚ and gentle. Nani loved people‚ adored children‚ respected everybody; she never refused anyone help
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eight children‚ her lifetime chances of dying in childbirth ran as high as 1 in 8.” Bradstreet gave birth to eight children‚ and it is likely that she feared her own death during each of her deliveries. “Before the
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HER FIRST BALL KATHERINE MANSFIELD EXACTLY when the ball began Leila would have found it hard to say. Perhaps her first real partner was the cab. It did not matter that she shared the cab with the Sheridan girls and their brother. She sat back in her own little corner of it‚ and the bolster on which her hand rested felt like the sleeve of an unknown young man’s dress suit; and away they bowled‚ past waltzing lamp-posts and houses and fences and trees. "Have you really never been to
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were heavily influenced by her personal life and the artistic movements of the time‚ as seen by the grammatical and psychological approaches she takes in her writing. Furthermore‚ through the selection of very specific words‚ Stein manages to explore distortions
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Analysis of the text “Anne Meets Her Class” by Miss Reed The text under review is entitled “Anne Meets Her Class” by Miss Reed. This abstract can obviously be referred to belle-lettres (fiction) style. Its genre may be defined as a school story (a fiction genre centering on school life). Thus‚ the story raises eternal issues of upbringing and deals with up-to-date problems of human relationships‚ namely‚ relations of pupils and teachers and teachers’ interactions‚ which are the theme of the story
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to buy her children’s freedom‚ but her mistress‚ who her grandmother was very loyal to‚ asked her for a loan one day. Linda’s grandmother had saved $300 and went ahead and loaned her money to her mistress who promised to give her back the money‚ but never did. An owner was never required to give pay to the slaves‚ so the loan never had to be repaid. Linda’s mistress died when she was at the age of twelve‚ so six years after her mother’s passing. Linda was almost sure she would be given her freedom;
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Dear Father‚ It is not without some great deal of thought and a heavy burden on my heart that I write this letter to you. I doubt you will be surprised‚ perhaps even a little depressed to learn that I have left with no intention of returning. Save your thoughts and feelings for yourself and Harry and know that I will be well cared for by Frank. I know you do not approve of him and his wandering ways because he is a sailor that he can offer the world outside of our little community which I look
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Why Her? One of the most important things in life is our health. Most people are born healthy and don’t give a second thought about caring for their body during their daily lives. However‚ some people struggle with a daily reminder that having a healthy body is a privilege that many of us take for granted. Every time I visit my uncle’s house‚ I am reminded of how precious our health is when I see my cousin‚ Noor‚ and the struggles she lives with. I vividly remember the day I became aware that Noor
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In Anne Bradstreet’s poem "The Author to Her Book‚" the controlling metaphor is the image of a baby being born and cared for. This birth imagery expresses the complex attitude of the speaker by demonstrating that the speaker’s low regard for her own work and her actions are contradictory. The first effect of the birth imagery is to present the speaker’s book as a reflection of what she sees in herself. Unfortunately‚ the "child" displays blemishes and crippling handicaps‚ which represent what
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Geraldine has a strong relationship with her maternal side of the family. She grew up very close to her grandmother and godmother. They were actively in her life since she was born. Geraldine and her grandmother are very active in the church. Geraldine has the opposite relationship with her paternal side of family. She has very limited contact as her father’s parents never married. He grew up in two separate households. Geraldine has visited them occasionally but was not very close to either of
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