The poem ‘The Mother’ by Gwendolyn Brooks is a representation of the thought process and feelings a woman endures after aborting a child. The abortion of a child does not erase the memory or pain associated with such a drastic experience.The question of what could have been lingers on in the mothers mind after the termination of their own flesh and blood.In ‘The Mother’‚ the author seamlessly incorporates two types of imagery‚ symbolism‚ and situational irony‚ to express the feelings and thoughts
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Mother Teresa met Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton more than 20 years ago and spoke strongly against abortion‚ according to stories recently published by several publications. During the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington in February 1994‚ Mother Teresa met then-U.S. first lady Hillary Clinton and delivered a speech saying abortion is the act of a mother murdering her own child. Hillary‚ who has been an active pro-abortion campaigner‚ was listening to the speech beside her husband
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love runs deep though. Mothers are more nurturing‚ caring‚ more emotional and loving than a father in most cases. I know my mother hates that I am growing up so fast‚ she even tells me sometimes that she still wishes I was a little baby that she could hold in her arms and rock to sleep. “My Son the Man” by Sharon Olds expresses the same feeling that my mom does. She is afraid of her “baby boy” growing up and becoming a man. I believe it is quite obvious that the poem “My Son the Man” is about a
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A strict mother that pushes her children to achieve exceptionally high levels through brute force and other Chinese parenting methods is known as a Tiger Mother. In the book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother‚ Amy Chua uses this type of parenting and becomes a tiger mother herself. She experiences conflicts and points in time where she feels the need to give up‚ but pushes through everything for her children. Amy Chua also learns from her experiences and builds on her mistakes to bring her children
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Mother tongue by Army Tan employs the aspects of simplicity to appeal to the audience. In her introduction‚ she brings herself to the same level as his audience which makes them attentive and desires to know more. The author uses easily understood English which makes the readers easily relate to what she is saying. The author employs the aspect of the flashback where she tells her audiences about her experience speaking broken English and where this makes today‚ her viewers curious and to listen
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everything was the same there would be no diverse cultures. The statement a person’s cultural information views the way someone sees others and the world because their beliefs affect everything they do. For example‚ in the poem: My Mother Pieced Quilts‚ the speaker says: “Oh mother you plunged me sobbing and laughing into our past into the river crossing at five into the spinach fields… sewn hard and taut to withstand the thrashing of twenty-fiver years”(Acosta 55). This line from the poem explains how
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Analyzing “The Parable of the Prodigal Son” “The Parable of the Prodigal Son” is a well-known story from the Bible‚ of a disobedient son’s return home and his father accepting him back. The father’s older son on the other hand feels differently about his brother’s return. The father then tries to convey to the older son on how he should forgive and that the younger son is still part of the family. This story shows how even when a person sins‚ as long as you return to the lord he will always forgive
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My Son the Fanatic 1. Introduction The theme of my term paper is the analysis of a short story with special regard to the socio-cultural and historical background. All the stories I could have chosen for that in school result from our semester theme "Britain: Past and Present"‚ but the story of my special choice was: "My son the fanatic"‚ by Hanif Kureishi. I have chosen this story because‚ as reported by my English teacher‚ this story does not only describe the situation of immigrants in Great
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2 mothers in A HDB Playground -Arthur Yap ‘2 Mothers in A HDB Playground’ by Arthur Yap captures the Singaporean ethos while giving it a very global feel that satirizes the uniquely human vices namely‚ boastfulness and pomposity. The signs of affluence and climbing the social ladder is a modern phenomenon and plagues the century with an aftermath of restlessness and dissatisfaction. The controversial tone of the poem serves to dramatize a day to day setting while ridiculing the mad haste to
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In the letter written in the 18th century to his son‚ Philip‚ who lived far from home‚ Lord Chesterfield establishes his position‚ threatens his son’s financial source and stresses the importance to be the best in order to reap the benefits of obedience‚ good reputation and perfection. First‚ Lord Chesterfield establishes his position in order to get his make his son obedient to him. Take‚ for example‚ in the beginning of the letter Chesterfield writes “I know how unwelcome advice generally is”
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