essay “My Mother Never Worked”‚ Smith-Yackel presents us with a situation where she describes her mother as a hard working woman. She starts the essay in the present time with a phone call to a social security office. While on hold‚ the author reflects on how much her mother worked during her life‚ but after the operator returns‚ she informs Smith-Yackel that her mother never worked. I was surprised when the family did not get the death benefit check. Obviously Smith-Yackel’s mother worked very
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To begin the story “Two Kinds”‚ the song “My Way” sung by Frank Sinatra‚ would greatly pair with this short story. Not only does the song complement the ideas and themes shown throughout “Two Kinds”‚ but it also enhances them‚ making it clear to the listener what connections are forming between the two pieces of literature. In addition to that‚ the theme of independence is frequently seen in both the song and short story. As a result‚ the song could play anywhere in the scene and still fit perfectly
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While I was growing up‚ I watched my mother suffer pain and depression form multiple breakups with my dad. For 16 years she was always unhappy. Though she was unhappy‚ I did my best to help out. We grew closer as time passed. I admire my mom the most out of anyone in my life because she is a strong women; she has always been there for me during tick and thin‚ she is a wonderful mother. When my mother officially split up with my dad‚ she had to take care of three children. She had to be strong
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Jazmine Jones Eng. 1101 MW 12:50 My Mother Never Worked 4-16-11 Purpose and Audience 1. That she had a hard working mother that worked harder than people who did “work”. By exemplifying this‚ it shows the mother to have every right to social security benefits just like anyone else‚ because she indeed worked all her life. The thesis was never explicitly stated because there were enough details suggesting the purpose of this essay‚ therefore it was implied. 2. Yes‚ it could have. This essay
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My First Car First cars are really special. Like most teenagers‚ I had to settle for a used car‚ but at least some of my first car dreams seemed likely to come true since my first car was a 1966 Mustang and it was my favorite color blue. It was the deep blue color of the ocean. My first car had some major problems‚ like the tendency to flood its carburetor at the worst possible moments and a thirst for oil which‚ made owning it a bad experience. The carburetor would flood just about
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In article My Daughters Have No Mother‚ author Max Mutchnick describes his feelings and opinions about the experience having a baby carried by a donor. Author particularly writes about homosexuals having their own baby. Feelings that are involved in homosexual individuals question themselves if they are normal or if they are like everyone else (Mutchnick). Heterosexual couples that cannot have baby might question themselves too “if they are like everyone else”. Concerns that are in their
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My First Love By: Scarlet Padilla Aranda Love is a variety of different feelings‚ states‚ and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection‚ to pleasure. It can refer to an emotion of a strong attraction and personal attachment. It can also be a virtue representing human kindness‚ compassion‚ and affection‚ so in my next essay im going to talk of the first time that i felt it. I remember when people told me how good it felt‚ how you could feel like the happiest and luckiest person on earth
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My First Surgery It was December 2012 when I had my first surgery. It started on the night when my head felt very heavy. It was very worrying‚ I checked my body’s temperature and the result said that I was having a fever. It was fine at first‚ but the fever was getting worse and still going until I fell asleep. The next day‚ me and my parents decided to go to the hospital. We went to an internist and then he suggested us to do a radiology examination. When all data were gathered‚ the doctor concluded
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My first Nephew It was Saturday morning my sister Deisy and her husband Ismael went to the park to walk. We were at home eating breakfast. They came back and they said‚”Abraham is coming.” We got everything we needed‚ got on the van and left. We were going as fast as the cars in the movie‚ “Two Fast to Furious.” We arrived at the hospital LB.Johnson‚ went to the second floor and filled out some paper work. They took my sister in to check her and to see if she was ready for labor. We waited in
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In both the short story and the article I chose‚ women live in a culture that treats them as if they are lesser than men. In My Father Writes to My Mother‚ the narrator comes from a culture where a women does not dare speak a man’s name as‚ “none of the other women ever saw fit to refer to their menfolk…” because the men are the working class in their society. Every 7 seconds‚ a new child bride explains to the reader about how poorly women‚ especially younger women‚ are treated in countries such
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