In her candid‚ insightful‚ and emotionally-charged memoir‚ An Unquiet Mind‚ Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison describes her personal struggles with manic-depressive illness (now known as bipolar mood disorder) revealing both the catastrophic depressions and the exhilarating manic highs that at times prompted her to resist taking medication. Dr. Kay Jamison‚ a clinical psychologist‚ writer‚ and a professor of psychiatry at John Hopkins University School of Medicine‚ has learned to manage her disorder and has
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The character of Katherine Ames in “The Astronomer’s Wife” by Kay Boyle exhibits feelings of disparity in her marriage displaced by the connection she has with the plumber. Her disparity is marked in the way they live daily life‚ and how Mr. Ames refers to Katherine. Because of the substandard treatment from her husband‚ the plumber intrigues her and a mutual attraction develops between the two of them. The first sign of disassociation between Mr. And Mrs. Ames is at the beginning of the story
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Explore the way Kay presents Colman and his struggle for identity. Jackie Kay reveals in ‘trumpet’ Colman’s battle and inner conflict to identify himself as an individual rather than the son of a famous trumpeter. Nevertheless‚ Jackie Kay conveys Colman’s most bitter struggle and his anguish at being unable to relate to himself when the intricate lie of his father Joss Moody is revealed. In the beginning of the novel‚ in the third chapter‚ Colman’s voice is portrayed to the readers almost literally
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Trials‚ Dreams‚ Illusions: Ang Paglilitis Kay Mang Serapio Throughout the scene of the “trial” of Mang Serapio‚ we can already see a lot of deviations from what a normal play should be like. In order to start the discussion of the play itself‚ I would like to state some elements that remained a mystery to me‚ even as I reached the end of the story and read it again all together. For some reason‚ it is very hard to truly understand what the play is alluding to‚ but nonetheless‚ what I would state
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Erin Armstrong Mr. Isley English 101 20 October 2014 “The Astronomer’s Wife” by Kay Boyle Kay Boyle’s short story “The Astronomer’s Wife" is an example of a woman’s dissatisfaction with her husband and her life. There are several themes that arise from this story. Love and marriage‚ however‚ is the main theme. Katherine Ames is ignored by her spouse on a daily basis. Mr. Ames is too concerned with his astronomy work that he forgets to give any attention to Mrs. Ames. He rarely speaks or even listens
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liberal Mrs Kay and the strict Mr Briggs have completely different ideas about the day should be organised. Mrs Kay and Mr Briggs have two distinct personalities that clash frequently throughout the play and Willie Russell presents both in an interesting and comical way in his drama. Mrs Kay is a benevolent and fun teacher who treats the children as if they were her own. ’She always reminds me of a mother hen rather than a teacher’. Mr Briggs says this and it sums up exactly what Mrs Kay is like and
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The grammar of English language has changed phenomenally over the past thousands of years and whilst most important changes occurred centuries ago and influenced the standardisation of language‚ grammatical changes are still occurring within Modern English. Region varieties of English have developed different grammatical forms‚ for example‚ take the sentences “the stylus needs changed” and “the stylus needs changing”; one of these will be more familiar and natural than the other. If you live in
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The colonizers like the historians did not care for the lost culture or the wounded families‚ instead‚ they focused on the potential money they could earn and the business available to them. Trask asks‚ “… why did scholars‚ presumably well-trained and thoughtful‚ neglect our language?” The writer goes further to states that language is not only a form of communication but also a passage to learn what the people think and feel. It is a representation
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tourism is harming the native people of Hawaii. While the Hawaiian economy is experiencing one of its most fruitful years‚ the native Hawaiian people are suffering from job loss‚ poverty‚ depression‚ and an overall "cultural destruction" (Trask 260). Haunani-Kay Trask uses rhetoric to discuss these harmful effects in her essay "Tourist‚ Stay Home" in order to persuade her readers into believing that tourism can actually be a bad thing for an economy. On the other hand‚ in his article "Surf’s Up for
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Importance of Language In the story‚ “From a Native Daughter”‚ by Haunani-Kay Trask talks about herself‚ and how the history of the people and their culture of Hawaii means to her. She has learned stories over time from her parents and ancestors of how things were before her‚ so she has a lot of knowledge about the history and culture of the people before her. She is very vocal in her voice and wants people who aren’t native from Hawaii to learn the truth about the history of the culture of Hawaii
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