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    GProvide a character analysis of the grandmother in “A good man is hard to find” The author‚ Flannery O’Connor created the unnamed grandmother as a very interesting type of person. She is different by having complicated ideas‚ conflicts‚ and thoughts to form the grandmother. The grandmother has a hypocritical personality and is old-fashioned “old south” to be different than being a normal old lady. The grandma seems like she is more superior to the others and is selfish. Throughout

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    I didn’t enjoy the story because of the Grandmother’s personality and the tragic ending. The Grandmother was racist and rude which made her a bad example for her grandkids. She is teaching them that it is okay to call other children of other race the n-word instead of teaching them to respect others. In addition‚ she forgot that the plantation was in Tennessee‚ not in Georgia. She didn’t want to tell the truth because she feared Bailey would become furious and ultimately they were all killed at the

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    lived with my grandmother until I became a teen. I remember my grandmother was very old fashion but she was a terrific mother and an amazing wife. I believe she was over all a wonderful woman. The first time I recall of becoming aware of my gender is when I remember how my grandmother defined her gender role. I use to remember how my grandmother use to keep the house clean and have dinner ready for my grandfather before he comes home from work. Secondly‚ when I was younger my grandmother used to dress

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    I decided to interview my grandmother about her work experiences. I felt the best way to format her answers was chronologically. The personal and biographical questions were used to re-create the story of her life focusing on her work experiences and the factors that have influenced them‚ with a few evaluative questions and her answers at the end. My grandmother‚ Carmen Claudio was born in Mayaguez‚ Puerto Rico on May 18th‚ 1947. At the age of six‚ Carmen began doing chores around her home. She

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    Grandmother Spirit is the mother of Arnold’s mother and is well-known throughout reservations because she is forgiving‚ tolerant‚ and wise. After Arnold punches‚ Roger‚ Arnold comes home confused and terrified. He leans on Grandmother Spirit to figure out why Roger just walked away after being punched. Grandmother Spirit responds in a way that not many Grandmothers would. She tells him‚ “I think it means he respects you. ” (pg. 68)

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    gets super hot is the elderly.For instance my grandmother‚she is old school and doesn’t like an ac‚so you can just imagine how hot it gets in her house that’s what worries me.The elderly are very fragile and as you might know the older you get the weaker your immune system gets‚that includes the way your body battles the heat‚ so when the temperature hits 100 I find myself worrying about my grandma.Maybe there are some ways to help out my grandmother like installing an ac for her or take her to the

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    She baked crackers to raise profits to buy her children’s freedom‚ but her mistress‚ who her grandmother was very loyal to‚ asked her for a loan one day. Linda’s grandmother had saved $300 and went ahead and loaned her money to her mistress who promised to give her back the money‚ but never did. An owner was never required to give pay to the slaves‚ so the loan never had to be repaid. Linda’s mistress died when she was at the age of twelve‚ so six years after her mother’s passing. Linda was almost

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    Comparison Between Brave New World and Our World of 2012 Every individual wants a perfect world. A world deprived of violence‚ judgment‚ or strife‚ in that people create their own worlds‚ they find their superlative way of living‚ the ideal thought of religion‚ and the ‘perfect’ government. That’s when you get a utopia‚ but when you flip it and all those ideas of equality and perfection it’s different and is a complete dystopia. Our world that we live in is neither‚ nothing is of absolute good

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    It wasn’t supposed to happen; I’m supposed to have my grandmother still. There was always that time before things got bad‚ when I had thought she was going to live forever. I can remember that day‚ like it was yesterday. The sun was glistening‚ the birds were chirping‚ and the wind was whispering. I had gotten off the school bus to go to my grandmother’s house. It was my usual routine‚ every Wednesday I went to see her. When I got to my grandmother’s house I was greeted by Dennis‚ one of the mentally

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    Lorna Goodison states in her poem “Guinea Woman”‚ “Great Grandmother was a guinea woman”(Goodison). This statement can be interpreted in many ways as guinea has multiple connotations. For example‚ Guinea is a country in West Africa‚ but it is also an ancient coin and name for a witch or wise-woman. Creolization‚ as a term‚ also has multiple meanings. These meanings are based on different aspects of the mixing of cultures. This can be a mixing or change in religion‚ music‚ food‚ and skin color. The

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