Chapter Six I Grew Up Here I’ve lived in a lot of places since I was born. My first home that I can remember is the red house. I don’t know where it was‚ but I called it the red house. The red house had a red roof‚ it was one story‚ and I had an awesome room. I had a large bed‚ and it had a Disney princess bed comforter‚ a canopy‚ and was the best trampoline I ever had. The kitchen was like a hallway‚ it was narrow and long. My memory of the red house is very vague. I remember the day the movers
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ENROLL IN COLLEGE Why enroll in college? It’s a question thousands of graduating high school students will ponder every year. This was also a question I had to ask myself many years ago. In making such a decision there are many things to think about. What do you want to get from a college education? Is there a certain degree that you are striving for? What challenges are there that could possibly be in the way of you meeting your goal? Over and over again students attend college just to
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College is not a place for someone like me at least this is what I told those who were trying to persuade me into considering college. I was a mere high school student at the time where thoughts about the future were not a primary focus. I was one of the crowds who envisioned the future to be full of games and omitted any and all responsibilities. I was not focused in school nor did I even try to put effort into my grades. I eventually dropped out of high school. Needless to say‚ I was unable to
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Rosa Zhang Santiago 5 4 Oct 2015 The Iron (Fist) of the Circumstance “I Stand Here Ironing”‚ by Tillie Olsen‚ is a story told by an unnamed mother who struggles to balance family and financial stability. The mother retells her experience raising Emily‚ the oldest daughter of the family‚ who faces both emotional and physical hardships such as depression‚ separation from her family‚ and illness. Throughout the story‚ the mother is constantly ironing clothes‚ symbolising her maternal duties that ironically
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"I Stand Here Ironing"‚ by Tillie Olsen is a short story portraying the life and regret of a young mother struggling to raise her oldest daughter. The mother- daughter relationship is the major part of the story and the attitude of the mother toward her daughter‚ Emily‚ and the actual character of the mother are two very important elements. The character of the mother can be said to be strong and persevering‚ and along with her age and experience came her wisdom. At first her attitude toward
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“I Stand Here Ironing” by Tillie Olsen is a story about a mother who loves her child deeply‚ but it is at a depressing time in history. Other dark influences seem to have a negative effect on Emily’s personality such as the mother giving birth to her at a young age and having few resources. I think the climax of the story is when Emily calls her mother to tell her she has won the amateur school show. Emily and her mother seem equally surprised. Although Emily is happy at the moment‚ it doesn’t really
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When I was 16 and beginning to consider potential colleges‚ one of the things I heard most from admissions officers during information sessions was that most students would change their majors at least once‚ some twice or more before graduating. Now in my second year of college‚ I know several friends who changed their program of study from what they initially intended to pursue. I am not among them. From the time I began high school‚ I knew that I wanted to pursue a career in theatre. If I could
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been a dream of mine to go to college‚ but until my junior year of high school‚ that dream sounded as realistic as being a princess or a pirate. Money has never been plentiful in my life‚ but I did not let that stop me from wanting to go to college and make something of myself. I wanted to rise above the complications in my life so that I could become a better and more secure person from them. By taking a leap of faith and applying myself to the college of my choice‚ I put that dream into action‚ despite
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"I Stand Here Ironing" was written in the first person so that we could see Emily the way her mother (narrator) saw her. Through her reverie‚ we feel the mother’s pain that her daughter felt ugly as a child. We ache with the knowledge that she had to send Emily to the daycare with the "evil teacher" and to a convalescent home when she was desperately ill. We feel her regrets that she couldn’t be there with Emily as she was growing because she was working too hard to keep the family together
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I want to attend college because of my own motivation. I strive to be great at everything I do‚ and with the help of my parents‚ I have been blessed enough to have been successful so far in life. I want to attend college to get a better education for myself to open up options for my future so I can continue to be successful. Ever since I was little‚ I wanted to go to college to get the best education possible. I have worked hard in and out of the classroom in order to achieve this goal. My hard
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