The major characters in The Optimist’s Daughter are Judge McKelva‚ Becky Mckelva‚ Laurel Mckelva‚ Wanda Fay‚ Dr. Courtland‚ Miss Adele Courtland‚ Tish Bullock‚ Major Bullock‚ Miss Tennyson‚ and Miss Missouri. Becky Mckelva was Judge Mckelva’s wife before she died and had Laurel Mckelva with him. Wanda Fay remarried Judge Mckelva after his wife’s death. Dr. Courtland did surgery on Becky Mckelva and the final operation on Judge Mckelva. Miss Adele Courtland is the sister of Dr. Courtland and is a
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Linda was your normal everyday teenager. She did exceptionally well in school‚ received mostly E’s in class‚ played sports‚ and knew what she wanted to do with her future. She also had two loving parents who only wanted for her to be content with her life and decisions. They did not expect her to become a lawyer or receive a Ph.D.: they wanted her to have at least a high school diploma and to find joy. Linda graduated from high school and married John Travers whom she had known since age twelve.
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When I read the short story‚ Rappaccini’s daughter‚ I noticed a lot of interesting things. One of the main things I noticed was the garden. I think Rappacini’s garden is a substitute for the Garden of Eden. That was very obvious to me because there were a lot of examples to back me up. I think it was very unique how the author organized everything and made it sort of like an allegory to the Garden of Eden. Also the characters alone‚ were very good examples on how it was alike. Although it is portrayed
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Left and Leaving By The Weakerthans In the acoustic song “left and leaving” by the Weakerthans the singer sings about him living in a small‚ poor failing city all his life being sheltered from the outside attempting to leave . Later in the songs he ventures to a bigger city that he hopes to find a better life in and soon realizes that that life wasn’t the right option for him. This song talks in a depressing matter since the singer claims that he’s lost everything from this and that he’s failed himself
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The Explorer’s Daughter Biography of Kari Herbert: The daughter of polar explorer‚ Sir Wally Herbert‚ Herbert spent the first few years of her life living on a remote island in the Arctic with the Inuit of Greenland. Her first language was Inuktun‚ the local language of Greenland. At the age of four Herbert accompanied her parents on a journey that took them through winter blizzards in a caravan to spend time with the Sami of Lapland. She has continued to travel there ever since. Poem description/criticism:
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Kathleen Kent even said herself that "Martha was called the “Queen of Hell” by Cotton Mather‚ Martha was unyielding in her refusal to confess and went to her death rather than join the accused men and women who did so and were spared." (Heretics Daughter‚ WWW). Both Sarah and Martha never believed in the process of the witchcraft and knew that they were not witches‚ while everyone else in the town was terrified and continuing to accuse people of being so. While having a different opinion of the situation
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W.D. Snodgrass’s poem “Leaving the Motel” is about two people and what they must do to keep their rendezvous a secret. The poem is not about love affection but rather the couple’s secrecy. The characters in the poem are worried about getting caught and they do everything to keep it a secret. The poem represents many things that happen today. People will go above and beyond to hide that they are cheating on their spouse(s) and keep them from finding out. The poem focuses on the process by which a
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The only thing that seems to stop the boy from leaving is their father not knowing what he will say and how he will react to the ideas of them leaving the farmhouse for California. During one of their talks‚ Eben has drawn up a plan of his own on how he will be able to get the farmhouse. Before Eben’s mother had passed she left him money‚ so that he would be well taken care of after her death. He plans on taking the money and give it to his brothers‚ so they can go off to California. Making it fewer
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Richard Del Mundo Period 3 English Save "Ill have the the pancakes with bacon on the side please‚ what did you want again mom?" She said‚ "Ill get the Belgian waffle with coffee." "Is that all for your order today?" said the waitress. "Yes that would all‚ thank you." said porter. "Your order will be right out."………The waitress brings over their food and says "Here’s your order" As the mother and son ate their food they talked. Tina said "So‚ how work honey?" "Its been good‚ its supporting
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The prodigal daughter Plot: The story begins with a single mother who has two daughter‚ she works two jobs to meet their necessities. They are dirt poor and struggling. She tries to instill in her daughters the principle of character ( the soul) which only comes through a relationship with Jesus Christ. She always told them that a relationship with Jesus Christ is worth more than silver‚ gold‚ and all the material things the
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