Mummy

Franklin D. Roosevelt once said “remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.” From the 1930s to modern times, many people had no choice but to adapt to their new lives and face many obstacles, such as social prejudice and poverty. Both immigrants today and in the past have to face discrimination and inequality no matter what race or gender. Manifested in the past, in literature, and in the present, immigration was and…

‘Paul’s Mother’ Lisa Tuttle’s “Paul’s Mother” is an interesting tale about the relationship between a mother-in-law and her only child’s wife, told from the wife’s perspective. It doesn't take long to realize that there is a lot of tension between these two as the opening sentence to the story begins with “Paul’s mother never liked me”. The story takes place in England and is centered around the jealously and disapproval of the husband Paul’s mother, Lone. Though the strategies of Paul’s…

It was March 21st, 1765 and everything in the colony of South Carolina was as usual. I was walking back from the main store in the middle of town. I had gone to the store for some bread flour as we had run out the day before. I got home and helped my mother with dinner; we were making her famous bread and some salted pork. The Seven Years War had ended a few years ago and the colonies are still recovering from the debt. The British Crown has put the sugar and currency acts on us to raise money,…

searching in 1914 and found it in 1923, during the last season that his benefactor, Lord Carnarvon, could support. In King Tut’s tomb lay many treasures. In the tomb, three coffins nested inside of the each other. The smallest, which held the king’s mummy, was made of solid gold. The king wore a golden mask, jewelry, and good luck charms. Other rooms held statues, weapons, furniture, a chariot, or two wheeled horse drawn vehicle, detailed paintings, a golden wall, and magical symbols. To…

Karson Rodriguez Mrs.Toews English 1 6 May 2015 Career Paper Imagine waking up and you just have a smile on your face because you can not wait to go to your job. A famous chinese philosopher; named Confucius once said “ choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life”. In life I really want to make people happy and help them because I enjoy…

Let me tell you a story of how it came to be... Scene 1- the meadows where his house was a young boy no more than seven awoke to an ear piercing scream so loud it echoed across the whole house, he found himself in a place quite unfamiliar blinding by a thick darkness attempting to figure out where he is; or if simply having a nightmare. Sitting up on his bed he began to cough as the room was hot and the air was low but instinctively he reacted as he recognised the smell of smoke in the…

In the present day, film is one of the foremost media forms in the world with nearly all cultures being represented. Film is the product of many different media forms combined into one including photography, painting, music, and sculpture just to name a few. Given that, there is art if film, but an ongoing debate questions whether film itself can be conceived as an art form at all. All films at their bare minimum are photographic images being shown in a rapid succession to give the appearance of…

According to the novel, “The Diary of a Young Girl”, on page 1, “I got masses from Mummy and Daddy, and then was thoroughly spoiled by various friends.” This quote tells the reader about Anne’s life and how much money her family has. According to the journal entry written on Wednesday, 23 February, 1944, on page 158, it states, “From my…

Dimitri Letsos Narrative Essay (Personal) It was a hot Sunday near the end of May of 2011, my brother and I were playing catch outside when my friend came over to hang out. We discussed what we should play, I thought that we should play a game called 500, which was where you threw the ball up in the air and if you caught it you would get a certain amount of points, until you reached 500. My brother was a more creative and thought of a game he called “Bigfoot” which I guess was a game…

Tough aint enough Last month saw the finals of the women's world cup football with the UK coming in a respectable third as they played off against our favourite rivals Germany and the Americans, who still feel the need to call the game soccer, won over Japan - kudos. Certain things that stood out again, not only the level of skill proving every bit entertaining as their male counter parts, yet again proving just how tough these female athletes are some journalists comparing them to the men.…