that I would not leave the hospital without you in my arms. She introduced herself as Nurse Pam‚ and called herself “The Pitocin Queen.” She told your Daddy and me all about her days as an Army nurse. We became instant friends. In order to get things moving along a little more quickly‚ she encouraged me to undergo an epidural to help me relax. Your Daddy was very supportive‚ holding my hand and reassuring me. Accepting pain medication‚ he said‚ did not mean that I was a failure; it just meant that plans
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simile of her grandmother’s blanket and her quilt‚ beginning with explaining the memorable colors and thoughts about her grandmother’s blanket and continuing with her quilt. In "The Century Quilt"‚ Waniek gives the poem complex meaning through literary techniques such as diction to add complexity and to give insight to the meaning‚ imagery to show the connection of the speaker’s family‚ and symbolism to show the similarities of the speakers quilt and her grandmother’s blanket. When articulating words
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Mississippi. The novel consists of twelve days each day being a chapter‚ all leading up to the massive destruction of hurricane Katrina. The main characters include Junior‚ age seven; Esch‚ fifteen; Skeetah‚ sixteen; and Randall‚ seventeen. Their Mama died seven years ago when Junior was born. Daddy is around but has a problem with alcohol. They have a pit bull named China‚ who gives birth to five puppies and is used for prize fighting. The novel is narrated by the character Esch. Having lost her mother and
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against the rock. Living on Smith Lake provides me with peace within myself. Alone on the rocks‚ I stare off into the clear still water and speak to myself. It is like taking a nice bubble bath‚ there is the alone time and meditation time. Blankets tucked neatly under me‚ I find myself thinking and meditating out loud. Meditation helps clear my thoughts. Being alone‚ starring off into the deep clear water helps me clear my head and think straight. It’s like after talking to a psychiatrist you feel
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willingness to trust” (11-12). Here‚ the speaker presents a common emotion on a more severe scale. Shakur fails to fully relate to his audience‚ presenting nearly no emotions in his poem. The speaker in “Tears of a Teenage Mother” observes that “the daddy just ran out the door” (8)‚ but does not address the emotions that surely will come thereafter. Keeping the poem relatable‚ Blackshere notes that a lone “tear drips down the mother’s face” (6). Sadness proves a common theme in Blackshere’s work‚ and
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Swaying in the wind‚ was a yellow flag; letting me know that the water was moderate but safe to enter. Once I could see the sand I removed my shoes and socks and prepared to feel the warmth of the sand between my toes. Warm‚ grainy sand hid between my toes and cling to my feet as I made my way to the water. Using the sound of the waves as company‚ I meandered along the shore. I was thinking of a way to embrace my assignment; I had to spend time alone. It was time for me to appreciate doing nothing
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An instance of this continuous flow of words can be found in lines 9 to 12‚ when the author reflects on how “I remembered how I’d planned to inherit that blanket...how we used to wrap ourselves at play in its folds and be chieftains and princesses. The enjambment serves a purpose by letting an idea carry itself through the poem‚ clearly illustrating the innocence and love for the quilt that the speaker maintains
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ask myself and my little brother if they were ever to get a divorce who would go with whom. At first I would say “I am going with mommy”. Now since I am older and wiser I just walk away from the conversation. But my little brother says “I going with daddy”. When he says that I feel so broken hearted because he does not know what he says may have ramifications in the end. This short little story is why I whole heartily believe young children need to be left out of divorce proceedings. All
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begin talking about the kilt‚ we need to first have an understanding of the tartan. A tartan is a pattern made of criss-crossed bands of many different colors. Many American people refer to this pattern as plaid‚ but in Scotland‚ plaid is known as a blanket or a tartan cloth used as a kilt accessory (“Tartan”). Though this pattern started on woven wool‚ it is now often seen in many different types of fabrics. When
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“We’d crawl in shame in the emptiness we’d made in our own father’s backyard‚” pens Mary Oliver regarding the shame that she would feel for cutting the black walnut tree a symbol of her family. In a similar manner‚ Sarah Mary Taylor writes about a quilt that the speaker obtains in her youth and how she hopes that it will remain a symbol for her family and life. In order to effectively convey the symbolism of their families‚ both authors employ figurative language and imagery that supports their symbolic
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