Susan Brinson Journal Entry for Hospital Sketches by Louisa May Alcott I thoroughly enjoyed this reading‚ and having never read Little Women‚ this was my first experience with Louisa May Alcott. I am impressed and amused at Nurse Periwinkle’s candor‚ and her overall enthusiasm for life. After all “the Periwinkles are a hopeful race” and “they all wear rose-colored spectacles”. For some reason‚ and I expect it’s simply because I never really delved into it‚ I expected a writer from that time
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Louisa May Alcott‚ or more commonly known as the author of the classic novel‚ Little Women‚ was born on November 29th‚ 1832 at Germantown‚ Pennsylvania. She was the second of four daughters born to Bronson and Abigail “Abba” Alcott. She had an older sister named Anna‚ and two younger sisters: Elizabeth and May. Through her writing and her novels‚ she managed to create a name for herself and achieve financial security for her family. She was truly a successful American author. Though the Alcott girls
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The essay‚ “The Sentimentality of William Tavener‚” analyzes the events of the plot and the impact in conflict to resolution order with a little flashback in the middle. In the beginning‚ Hester and William are seen arguing about whether their boys should go to the circus. Hester wants her boys to go to because she says her boys don’t do anything other than work and are afraid that the boys will grow up to be “greenhorns”. Greenhorns meaning people who are inexperienced or naive. On the other hand
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“The Sentimentality of William Taverner” is set in chronological order with a few flashbacks. First‚ a man and his wife is having a disagreement on whether to let their son go to the circus. While Hester talk‚ William stays silent and doesn’t respond. The plot is introduced with Hester‚ William’s wife‚ arguing with William. Hester want to let her sons go to the circus‚ but William disagrees. Hester tells William‚ “Nobody was ever hurt by going to a circus.” She keeps talking about circus her father
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Louisa May Alcott was writing books at the age fifteenth through fiftythree.She has wrote over 30 books in her life span. At age fifteen she wrote poems and was producing theater acts.She was asked by many people to do a book about girls and make it interesting.Alcott also went to the Civil War to be a nurse. Louisa Alcott then wrote a book called Little Woman in 1868 was the most famous book she wrote. What is Louisa May Alcott’s background what happened in her childhood? Louisa Alcott was born
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Personally ‚ I thought that Ding Ling ’s story ‚ Sketches from the `Cattle Shed ‚ was very interesting . It is not often that someone has a story to tell that is so interesting and unique . Also ‚ it is not often that someone like her comes along to tell their story . First of all ‚ there is the fact that she is a female writer from China during the mid-to-late 1900 ’s . That ‚ all by itself ‚ makes her contribution to literature even more exciting . Also ‚ there is the fact that he Chinese government
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Louisa May Alcott was an exceptional novelist in a time when few female authors were recognized. She lived in the midst of the turmoil caused by the American Civil War. Bronson Alcott‚ Alcott’s father. Louisa May Alcott‚ the second daughter of Bronson and Abba May Alcott‚ was born on November 29‚ 1832 in Germantown‚ Pennsylvania. Louisa’s father was a transcendentalist‚ so he didn’t work very hard to make money. .At the time of her birth‚ the Alcotts were living in Germantown. Louisa’s
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In the article “The Power Ballad and the Power of Sentimentality‚” Metzer discusses how the power ballad‚ sentimentality‚ and uplift are connected. A ballad‚ as stated in the article‚ is a type of song that narrates a story in short stanzas but also has musical characteristics within it. What separates a ballad from a power ballad is emotional intensity. Ballads conjure up emotions in people‚ but power ballads conjure up more profound emotions. Metzer’s article clarifies the differences between ballads
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According to the excerpt from the book Little Women‚ by Louisa May Alcott‚ the March girls’ decision to help the poverty-stricken family was based on the effect it would have on them. There was a family living by them that were freezing‚ starving‚ and without much money that were in need of assistance. The girls’ mother‚ ‘Marmee‚’ asked her children‚ “My girls‚ will you give them your breakfast as a Christmas present?" (Alcott para 32). Since the girls’ mother asked them instead of telling them to
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January 23‚ 2014 “Dove: Real Beauty Sketches” by Ogilvy & Mather Ad Agency‚ April 14‚ 2013 < http://realbeautysketches.dove.us/ > In April 2013‚ Dove launched a “Real Beauty” campaign after performing marketing research and discovering that only 2% of all women consider themselves to be “beautiful”. In an effort to boost self-esteem and moral‚ Dove introduced a television ad in the form‚ which incorporated a powerful and touching social experiment. In this commercial‚ several different
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