Conner Longmire Contemporary Authors‚ Period 8 7 December 2011 The Ignorance to Suffering The story of Ellen Foster is a beautifully written novel that shows the true long-term affect of how abuse affects the child emotionally‚ spiritually and psychologically. The book Ellen Foster written by Kaye Gibbons is about a ten year old girl named Ellen Foster in how she deals with abuse from her intimidate family however‚ Grandmother‚ Aunts and cousin. At the same time‚ she battles with racial discrimination
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The book‚ Ellen Foster‚ revolves around a young girl’s unstable life and her ability to fight through obstacles and to find people who truly care for her. As a young child‚ Ellen was damaged by her father especially because he treated her with extreme disrespect. After her mother’s death‚ Ellen did not really have any family left as her family members continued to pass away. However‚ Ellen learned to tend to adult responsibilities at a very young age. Specifically Starletta and her family‚ Julia
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carefree and Ellen is in a good place. Grandma wins custody. Makes Ellen work in the farms for her Ellen’s grandmother‚ however‚ is insistent that Ellen is a mirror image of her father‚ a wretched man whom both Ellen and her grandmother hate. She is constantly reminding Ellen that she is just like her father and somehow wants revenge on him through her torture of Ellen. Ellen’s grandmother also tells Ellen that she is to blame for her mother’s death‚ because Ellen had allowed her to die. Ellen is sent
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In the book Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons‚ Ellen Foster grows up in the south dealing with many hardships like her mothers‚ fathers‚ and grand mothers death. Ellen learns to understand race by growing up around many African Americans. Ellen learns many differences about the ways African Americans and whites live by spending time with Starletta and her family. Starletta’s family all stay in one room. They have no toilet so they have to go to the bathroom outside. Starletta’s mom makes quilts and
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punishing Wes because she was busy working multiple shifts to support her family. Mothers have different methods of raising their children‚ but they love them none the less‚ accurately identified by Pearl S. Buck‚ some mothers are more lenient while others make extreme decisions to insure the best for their kids. Some mothers give their children too much freedom‚ as correctly stated by Buck‚ and do not take responsibility for their children’s actions. In The Other Wes Moore‚ a memoir about two boys growing
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NEIGHBORS BUT STRANGERS: KOREA‚ CHINA AND JAPAN For more than 200 countries in the world‚ neighboring countries have the most compassionate ties above all. They may have some things viewed differently‚ but at least they share some basic traits and culture. However‚ this is not the case of the countries Korea‚ China and Japan. These three countries are so close yet so far. The prominent endurance of the civilization of the Chinese along with its phenomenal technological and economic progress
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The Other Wes Moore In the book‚ The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore‚ there are issues of institutionalized oppression‚ internalized oppression‚ power and privilege‚ race‚ human rights‚ social justice and economic justice. All throughout this book each and every one of these topics were portrayed at one point or another. These issues shaped the two Wes Moore ’s as well as their family and friends which made them into the people they are today. Oppression usually comes from individuals that are
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Power distance At a score of 60‚ South Korea is a hierarchical society. This means that people accept a hierarchical order in which everybody has a place and which needs no further justification. Hierarchy in an organization is seen as reflecting inherent inequalities‚ centralization is popular‚ subordinates expect to be told what to do and the ideal boss is a benevolent autocrat Individualism South Korea‚ with a score of 18 is considered a collectivistic society. This is manifest
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Provide a brief description of the individual. Ellen Foster is a ten-year-old‚ Caucasian‚ female who experiences a series of traumatic events during her childhood. These traumatic events include her witnessing domestic violence in the home‚ her mother’s suicide and subsequent physical‚ sexual and psychological abuse by her alcoholic father‚ her maternal grandmother and other relatives (aunts and cousins on the mother’s side). Ellen shuttled from home to home‚ staying for a short time at the home
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My name is Andrea Moore. I am twenty nine years old. I am the oldest of three children and I have been married for three years to Tim Moore. Tim and I live in Philadelphia‚ MS. We have two “children” named Mia (a dog) and Bella (a cat.) The most important thing in my life is my relationship with my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Without that relationship I would not have gotten anywhere in life. I have completed some college courses. My major in college was in Elementary Music Education. Music
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