The concerns of the colonial period portrayed through the works of the different writers deal with their religion and their health. In To My Dear Children‚ Anne Bradstreet writes about both of these issues for her children to read about when she is dead (452). She mentions her relationship with God‚ not only telling her children about her beliefs with in Christianity‚ but also her questions (Bradstreet 453-455). Bradstreet wanted her children to be able to take from her experiences and benefit from
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My husband (TJ) should have been a stand-up comedian. For the past 28 years‚ my man has made me belly laugh every single day with the most shocking and funniest comments one could imagine. I come from an extra-large family that always has 30 plus people at every gathering. My hubby has a large‚ captive audience that always ends up in tears‚ crying‚ from the outlandish subject matter that he tackles. Six of us were flying back to Seattle from Texas. It was a full flight and we were sitting in the
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To her master‚ nay father‚ to her husband‚ nay brother; his handmaid‚ nay daughter‚ his spouse‚ nay sister: to ABELARD‚ HELOISE. Your letter written to a friend for his comfort‚ beloved‚ was lately brought to me by chance. Seeing at once from the title that it was yours‚ I began the more ardently to read it in that the writer was so dear to me‚ that I might at least be refreshed by his words as by a picture of him whose presence I have lost. Almost every line of that letter‚ I remember‚ was filled
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Prejudice through her exploration of Austen’s rural English societies attitudes and her values toward education and literature. In so doing‚ her commentary on Austen’s gentrified society and the value of literature takes a 20th century perspective. ‘My dear Alice‚ it was good to get your letter…your doing a college course in English Literature… (Specifically) and obliged to read Jane Austen… and you find her boring’. Weldon’s 1st person ironic narration in the form of letters highlights Alice’s 20th
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My Dear New Puppy It was a lovely winter on Christmas day‚ while my family got together to open all the beautifully wrapped gifts with elegant ribbons and sparkling decorations on them‚ somebody knocked the door. I had a feeling that it would be my boyfriend‚ and I rushed to see who it was. Butterflies rushed through my stomach as I opened the door; I saw his bright smile and fancy clothes. As soon as I looked down I saw a brown basket wrapped in a yellow cloth on the top and I was curious what
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Vincent Millay (1892-1950)‚ a famous poet from the modern period‚ published "Love is not all" in 1931‚ centuries after "To My Dear and Loving Husband"‚ by puritan poet Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672)‚ was published in 1678. While comparing these two poems‚ one can see many similarities and differences ascribed to the different time periods they were written. "To My Dear and Loving Husband" and "Love is not all" are different in their content and meaning. Although both of the poets are exploring the relationship
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When we were asked to write about someone that we admire I instantly thought about my papa‚ Massoud who is extremely accomplished and always has good advice to give. He demonstrates scholarship well because he works hard and values education. He was born in Iran‚ but came to America when he was twenty-eight after finishing college. He graduated at the top of his class and came to the U.S. to finish his residency. Even though it was never easy he worked hard to become a surgeon and to provide for
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After finding out my sister’s husband died I have been thinking about it should be broken to her. I figured it would be best if the news came from me with the presents of her husband’s best friend Richards. I would have to break the news very gently do to her heart troubles. We would not want her to die of grief. It was time to tell her‚ and she broke down in tears right on my arms when I told her. I felt so horrible for her‚ and couldn’t believe the pain she must be going through. She stormed away
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Upon reading Erich Fromm’s The Art of Loving‚ I gained a better understanding of what love really is. Fromm’s book puts love into perspective. He begins with several facts with regards to the attitude in which people treat love. They are the problems of how to be loved‚ the object to love as well as the confusion between the initial experience of falling in love and the permanent state of being in love‚ which had a great impact on me‚ as far as thinking about what love is. Strangers meet‚ they
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Throughout “How I Met My Husband” by Alice Munro there are some points of suspense and uncertainty as to which direction the story will head. First‚ how the relationship between Mrs. Peebles and Edie catapult Edie to new relationships. Then there is wondering where the relationship between Edie and Chris will head. This causes the short story to have two types of irony‚ situational and dramatic because of the direction the story starts off then changes and ends up. Edie is a fifteen year old girl
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