What’s in a Name? By Delaney Hoke P6 My mother was at an ultrasound for me‚ and was reading a Reader’s Digest when she spotted a name of an author. And although Delaney was their last name‚ she loved it as a first name for me. She asked my dad about the name Delaney‚ and instantly loved it because his favorite musician‚ Jimmy Buffett‚ has a song called “Delaney Talks to Statues”. My parents had already agreed on the name even before they knew if I was a boy or a girl. My middle name Nadine
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Dictionary (2012) defines escalation as “An increase in extent‚ volume‚ number‚ amount‚ intensity‚ or scope.” (Escalate‚ para. 1) Escalation is commonly used to describe the behaviors of psychiatric patients as they become increasingly agitated. Delaney and Johnson (2007) describe escalation as “a linear trajectory of behavioral eruption beginning with agitation and proceeding until the patient is out of control” (p. 42). Preventing workplace violence that stems from patient agitation is an important
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“aggressive” to describe him. Based on my background search‚ it was vivid that he holds a consistent record of excellence in every task that he accomplished for the companies he worked for. However one of the weaknesses that he is prone to‚ is that Mr. Delaney rarely attends social functions and when he did‚ he never brought his wife. I was mesmerized when one morning I arrived the work place and received a personal call from Charles’s wife Edith who stated that Charles struck her in front of their two
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life of a desperate man and a life of accepting herself with constant disdain from the general public. Candy Delaney‚ a protagonist‚ was a member of LGBT community decided to accept herself. Williams stated that each individual decided what was more important social norms or own desire. Author depicted
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Figurative Language in the Tortilla Curtain In T.C. Boyle’s the Tortilla Curtain‚ Delaney Mossebacher is at a property owners association meeting and notes how a wife “leaned into her husband like a sapling leaning into a rock ledge” (42). In this simile‚ Boyle compares the wife to a sapling and the husband to the rock that she is leaning on. During the meeting‚ Delaney describes the husband as a man “in his forties‚ with the hips and shoulders of a college athlete” (42). With the build of a college
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In the play ’Inheritance’ by Hannie Rayson‚ life is claimed to be unfair by a number of Characters‚ particularly Nugget‚ Lyle and Dibs. The three of the characters have had significant problems throughout the play from being discriminated against when it suits others‚ to having no control of your own future and it be decided right in front of you from the flip of a coin. Things were considered unfair for the other family members when it came down to the rightful owner of the family farm‚ Allandale
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On August 20th‚ 1989‚ Erik and Lyle shot and murdered their parents‚ Jose and Mary Louise. During the 9-1-1 call‚ the duo stated multiple times that they did not know who killed their parents. Lyle cried to the dispatcher‚ “’Somebody killed my parents” (Hyatt‚ Peter. “Statement Analysis ®.” Transcript of 911 Call in Melendez Murder‚ 1 Jan). Erik and Lyle never planned to confess‚ instead they created strong albis and attempted to plant the fault
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the owners. Back in Topanga Canyon‚ Delaney is tracking Cándido’s footprints‚ an easy task for a man who has much experience tracking wildlife. As he follows the footprints‚ he is not surprised to find that they end up in the vicinity of the Arroyo Blanco‚ immediately assuming that he is responsible for all of the stolen goods and the vandalism. He then wonders if he might be responsible for the fire as well‚ if maybe the man in the backwards cap (whom Delaney internally describes with the racial
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establishes setting as a symbol‚ characterization‚ and theme. Since it is has the Naturalistic characteristic of nature‚ Arron Brook is indifferent toward Lyle. It has “water [which] continues on...the uncertain stream of life” (Richards 326)‚ which emphasizes that reacting to oppressive power tends to be destructive. Arron Brook represents Lyle. He tries to progress in his life by using force and violence‚ while the river symbolizes passivity and resilience as it still flows after chemicals are dumped
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The Tortilla Curtain presents the American dream as a destructive and disparaging idea. Characters in The Tortilla Curtain are individuals who attempt to create better lives for themselves yet fail along the way. Delaney and Kyra live a wealthy and lavish lifestyle‚ yet they seem unsatisfied and unfulfilled that their world is not enough. Although they attempt to improve their lives‚ they are bogged down by the incoming of unfortunate events. Their life contrasts with Candio’s and América’s‚ a Mexican
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