Analysis and interpretation of “The Mother of the Child in Question” [pic] doris lessing Characterization of the housing estate: tower blocks‚ cement everywhere‚ litter lying around‚ the lift smells of urine and vomit (p.152) grim‚ drab‚ dreary‚ desolate‚ depressing‚ ugly. The characters Stephen Bentley‚ social worker Hassan‚ aged 12‚ well-dressed and well-mannered‚ his English is fluent (153:14) Mrs Khan‚ plump and pretty‚ dressed in a Pakistani outfit
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Essay 2 The Viking Age Before gaining a clearer understanding of the term: Viking‚ the first impression that may came to mind‚ could be a plethora of simplified notions. Mine was: “Seafaring Barbarians”. My interpretation of the Vikings was that of a nautical savage people who were characterized as more violent‚ and intolerant than any other people of their time‚ wanting nothing more than to wreak havoc on an otherwise civilized world. I wasn’t even completely sure where they exactly came
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Mother Tongue Summery In the essay‚ “Mother Tongue” Amy Tan talks about her life growing up in a bilingual household. In the begging Amy Tan talks about how much she has always loved language and the different “Englishes” she grew up with. She goes on to talk about her experience with having a mother who spoke “broken” English by giving examples of having to pretend to be her mother over the phone to stock brokers. The author explains that in the begging she felt that her mother’s limited English
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Letter to the Mother Earth. I just want to thank you for your sacrifice You give us air‚ water‚ food‚ everything We need to live life to the fullest and yet Keep giving more – wood‚ oil‚ wind that is Energy to help us develop and grow How can I repay you for all that you’ve done? I just want to tell you How Amazing You Are Consider how a seed grows‚ how a deer feeds On plants‚ how a mountain lion hunts the deer We know nothing about the cycle of life compared to you‚ oh Mother Earth – please
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Save The Mother Earth By: Arjhon Acordon “I hardly can sleep. I feel that my target now is really to save Mother Earth for humanity. And it’s doable. A quotation of Mrs. Imelda Marcos campaigning Filipino’s to save mother Earth. Some people Saying that Saving mother earth was so very hard. Is anyone concerned with what our world will be like in years to come? With the effects of global warming is causing to the environment‚ it’s hard to say that our planet Earth will be the way it is today.
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the book will be about; age of prohibition. During the age of prohibition‚ the 18th amendment brought up many issues within different cultures‚ however between the Jews this conflict was a bit more complicated. The author of this book‚ Marni Davis who is a history professor at the Georgia state University‚ focuses on the complicated relationship Jews had with alcohol with the Jewish bootleggers during Prohibition in the 1920s. Jews and Booze: Becoming American in the Age of Prohibition is primarily
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The Diamond Age “The Diamond Age or‚ A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer” is a masterful work of science fiction in which author Neal Stephenson finds new ways to express many of the classic science fiction themes we have learned about throughout our class. A few of the many themes covered in this novel include the responsibility a creator has to his or her creation‚ including a parent’s responsibility to properly raise and nurture their child to help them find their place in society‚ as
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In the poem Hughes uses the device of an extended metaphor to describe the life of the mother. The extended metaphor compares the mother’s life to a staircase. The line “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair” begins and ends the poem. With this line‚ Hughes quickly establishes for the reader that the speaker in the poem has not had an easy life. The concept of a crystal staircase gives the reader the impression of complete opulence. Who might be the type of person whose life is compared to a
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In the essay ‘Mother Tongue’ (Tan 1990) it is portrayed that Amy Tan is an Asian American writer. She comes from a cultural background where English is not the main language spoken. This reflected her upbringing as she was raised in a country where English was the first language. This experience reflected her relationship within the language and her daily life. Amy Tan perceives language as ‘’The way it can evoke an emotion‚ a visual image‚ a complex ideal or a simple truth.’’ (Tan‚ 1990‚ pg.1) This
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What is motherhood? Being caring and having patience are the main two components that make a good mother. In the poems “Daystar by Rita Dove and “To a Daughter Leaving Home” by Linda Pastan both of the mothers are going through different stages of motherhood. In both poems we see the similarities that both poems have and we also see the differences. Dove and Pastan show us an early stage of mother and a late stage of motherhood. Although they are different stages of motherhood‚ they are both tough
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