My Mother Never Worked In the essay "My Mother Never Worked‚" Bonnie Smith-Yackel recalls the time when she called Social Security to claim her mother’s death benefits. Social Security put’s Smith-Yackel on hold so they can check their records on her mother. While waiting‚ she remembers a lot of things her mother did‚ and the compassion her mother felt towards her husband and children. When Social Security returns to the phone‚ they tell Smith-Yackel that she could not receive her mother’s
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When I was first asked to give a talk on mothers‚ since it would be mother’s day. I started wondering how Mother’s Day came to be. I was surprised to discover that Mother’s Day has a history longer than Christianity! Ancients celebrated Isis (Mother of the Pharaohs)‚ Rhea (Greek Mother of the Gods)‚ and Cybele (The Great Mother). The worship of these ancient goddesses is similar to the reverence we show to Mary‚ Jesus’ mother as these Mother Goddesses are often depicted with a baby in arms.
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Verbal Praise versus External Reward: Effects on Children When it comes to child performance‚ is verbal praise better than external reward? There has been growing research in recent years that suggests the theory that neither verbal praise nor external rewards are beneficial to children. “A child deserves to take delight in [their] accomplishments‚ to feel pride in what [they’ve] learned how to do”. This theory suggests that adults take shortcuts and “manipulate kids with rewards instead of explaining
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Compare how a relationship is presented in “The Manhunt”by Armitage and “Nettles” by Scannell The poem “Nettles” is about a father that cares for his three-year old son after he has fallen in a parade of nettles. Even though the father is most sympathetic towards his son‚ and cares for him until his pain is “not so raw”‚ he is furious with anger at the nettles for causing his son the amount of pain that he is feeling at that point. This is understandable as he is his father and he wants to always
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give up on all hope for the future. Whenever I have thoughts like these‚ I always turn to music. Natasha Bedingfeild’s song‚ “Unwritten”‚ provides not only an uplifting feeling but substantial lyrics that can provide much meaning. This song is one of the most inspiring songs I have ever heard. “I am unwritten Can’t read my mind‚ I’m undefined I’m just beginning The pen’s in my hand‚ ending unplanned Staring at the blank page before you Open up the dirty window Let the sun illuminate the words
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joy. But some children have been ripped from this experience because of their countries state. But literature is a way all humans connect to each other with no physical barriers. Literature is a pure gift and can express any message someone chooses. My Hiroshima and The Day the War Came are an example of two forms of literature‚ picture a book and poem‚ even though the stories differ the underlying theme of children having to face conflict
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Working mothers are once again under scrutiny from the society. For a long time the belief has been that working mothers are not able to give their children the love and care that they deserve and therefore make their children have limited growth and development in both social and cognitive aspects (Raquel 1173). The view is that the relationship with the mother helps a child establish and maintain relationships with others. However‚ recent studies have proven that working mothers
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Mother Tongue‚ by Amy Tan This is a narrative essay because is telling a story‚ and it is organized chronologically. It means that is organized in the order that they occur. Amy Tan is a writer that describes her relation with her roots‚ through the language that she learns which is English. She is sharing her story‚ how she gets to use the language in the way she is‚ and how affected her imperfect English of her mother. This essay use pathos appeals that refers to appeals based on emotions. For
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holds true because many times words alone can’t touch someone but when you add the accompaniment it speaks volumes. I received the song “Suggestion” by Fugazi‚ and when I listened to it for the first time I just thought it was another song. As I listened to the song more and more and focused on the lyrics and the rhythm‚ the song started to speak to my soul. This song is all about violence on women in the forms of rape‚ sexual harassment‚ violence‚ and street harassment. It also emphasizes the aspect
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The Chimney Sweeper (Songs of Innocence) Summary The speaker of this poem is a small boy who was sold into the chimney-sweeping business when his mother died. He recounts the story of a fellow chimney sweeper‚ Tom Dacre‚ who cried when his hair was shaved to prevent vermin and soot from infesting it. The speaker comforts Tom‚ who falls asleep and has a dream or vision of several chimney sweepers all locked in black coffins. An angel arrives with a special key that opens the locks on the coffins
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