said ‘You don’t belong here.’ But I belong here just as much as she does. “Fourteen‚” I reply. “I’m allowed to pick up my sister‚ I have the permission needed.” The lady was wearing a wrinkled yellow shirt and an un-ironed pair of pants. The look does suit her considering she only has 12 pieces of hair. All in all‚ she looked like your typical grouchy teacher. My little sister goes to the kind of school you would call posh. The kind with snobby‚ rich‚ stuck up kids. Same goes particularly for the
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a person is or where they come from. Culture is who they are including their traditions and customs‚ their art‚ their language‚ and their family. This is portrayed in the short story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker through the characterization of sisters Maggie and Dee. Dee spent most of her life hating her home. She hated where she lived and possibly even who she lived with. She grew up wanting everything
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double insolence. Breaking given laws and boasting of it… boasting of barefaced anarchy!” (2. 80-81‚ 92) This shows her complete disrespect for the law. This upsets Creon which causes him to show no mercy and give Antigone the full punishment. Someone might say she was doing a noble act for her brother‚ in which she did‚ but she also helped the enemy and was punished her sister who was accused with her of the same crime. “Arrest
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ever wanted to win the lottery‚ and give someone you love whatever they wanted? To begin with‚ the first gift I would give is a new house for my family. One reason I would give my family a new house is so we would have more space. I would give my sisters a new and improved toy room. They would have a lot more room for all their toys. I would also give my mom a bigger kitchen‚ because she loves to bake. I would give the family more storage for all of our shoes and coats. Another reason I would give
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killed‚ but Antigone did not care and insisted on burying her dead brother. Ismene‚ Antigone’s sister‚ wanted no part of burying her brother because she was afraid of the consequences. Antigone did not care if her sister was going to help‚ but proclaimed to her‚ "I won’t insist‚/ no‚ even if you should have a change of heart‚/ I’d never welcome you in the labor‚ not with me" (Antigone ll 81-83). After her sister refused to assist her with the burial‚ she acted independently and attempted to put her brother’s
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Families experience difficult times and loving moments. For example‚ when their conversation they have challenging moments but in the end they’re just doing it to protect you and do whats best for you. In Alice Walkers “ Everyday Use” the family faces several conflicts within each other. This story focuses on lack of communication and relationships. Their issues aren’t rare because my family has a set of their own to. The family of “ Everyday Use” and my family have a lot of similarities and differences
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each member of the family. This includes the most elderly to the youngest ones. One should never raise voice to the elderly and learn to be filial children by obeying the parents. Being rude and using harsh language will definitely show an act of disrespect. Likewise‚ the young ones in the family deserve some respect especially when expressing opinions and ideas. One can certainly live in perfect harmony if everyone in the family practises kindness and tolerance to one another. If‚ for instance‚ a
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Chains‚ a work of historical fiction by Laurie Halse Anderson is about a young slave girl named Isabel living at the time of the American Revolution. She and her younger sister‚ Ruth are living a happy life in Rhode Island with their kind master‚ Miss Mary Finch‚ until she dies and they are turned over to her mean nephew. They are promised their freedom in Miss Mary Finch’s will‚ but do not receive it because nobody respects them enough to check. When they are sold to a Loyalist couple called the
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doesn’t go out for about a year because he is depressed and under stress. He is still given comics and this shows his low intelligence and mental age. Derek and his sister are very close and she tries to do everything for him. His dad takes care of him too. When Derek puts some music on he starts dancing like a child and him and his sister dance and sing but Derek can’t remember the words and he gets frustrated‚ like children do. Derek meets Chris Craig at a railway. He is wearing black gangster
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Hiranyakshyap. It stated that there was once a demon king named Hiranyakshyap who wanted everyone in his kingdom to worship only him‚ and no one else. But when his son‚ Prahlad‚ became an ardent devotee of Lord Naaryana‚ king Hiranyashyap commanded his sister to enter into a blazing fire with Prahlad on her lap. Holika would not get harmed‚ for she had a boon nearby which would allow her to enter the fire without getting burned. Little did she know‚ the boon would only work if she were to enter the fire
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