“The love of my life” by Sheryl Strayed I would like to start the discussion with the introduction of the author, Sheryl Strayed. Sheryl was born in Pennsylvania in 1968, where she only spent first 5 years of her life, after that the family moved to Minnesota. This is where Sheryl got her education, got married, and resided; until her mother's death from lung cancer in 1991 turned her whole life upside down. This was a pivotal moment, when her life old shattered; so she had to burn all the bridges, and reinvent herself. This was Sheryl's moment of genesis.…
It was 4:13 am in East Oaks neighborhood in the City of Compton. The Wallace family was asleep until two Compton officers knock on their door and say, “Yolanda Brown open the door or we will be forced to break in”, said a Compton police officer. As she rushed to the door, she said, “Terrell wake up baby the cops are here, and get your little brother”. As she opens the door two police officers were armed with pistols she was horrified she asked, “What is going on?” , the officers replied, “step out the house right now!”. The officers slowly move into the house and search for Terrell, Ms.Brown’s oldest son, they find him and arrest him for possession of drugs and destructing property.…
Book Review of Death from Child Abuse... and No One Heard In Death from Child Abuse... and No One Heard the authors are Eve Krupinski and Dana Weikel. The subject of the book is about child abuse and how people do not take action against it. The format is a mix of first and third person, it shows the point of view of three different people, and is based on a true story. Eve Krupinski and Dana Weikel are people that wanted to bring attention to child abuse and how to stop it.…
Death, loss, grief, and pain: These are the agonies of life in Sierra Leone. Two authors chronical their experiences in Sierra Leone to enlighten the world about the tragedies taking place there. A major component in Ishmael Beah’s, A Long Way Gone, is describing how difficult his rehabilitation was from being a child soldier while The Bite of the Mango, by Mariatu Kamara, highlights her resiliency as a victim of various violent crimes. Given the physical and mental components of Mariatu Kamara’s life in Sierra Leone before and during the war, it is clear that her experience was far more negative than Beah’s.…
The Thronateeska was OK. The least favorable thing we did was watch a slide show about space. It wouldn’t have been so bad if the ceiling wasn’t the screen. The Planetarium is dome shaped, so we had to lean back in our seats and look up at the ceiling. It wasn’t very fun, but I did learn that Venus is the hottest planet.…
A mother of two committed suicide by hanging herself on Monday in the Karagita estate in Naivasha town. Residents fumbled on the body hanging in her one roomed house after the two minors were heard crying for along period. A local Peter Ochieng' said the middle aged woman used a bed sheet to commit the crime while a suicide note was found in her table. Ochieng' said in the note that the deceased could not bear the suffering anymore since she had no formal job and was a single woman.…
Parenting of Parents “Behind every young child who believes in himself is a parent who believed first.” by Mathew Jacobson. Positive parent-child relationships provide the foundation for children’s learning and to maintain that parents should have a good understanding between them. “My Father’s Life” by Raymond Carver and “The Rake: A Few Scenes From My Childhood” by David Mamet both author’s briefly discussed their parent’s relationship with each other and with their children. According to me that was not a healthy relationship in both stories, I strongly disagree with that kind of behavior with children and between husband and wife.…
“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon - November 12, 2016 - Analyzer Rahwa Nurhussein, 9-34 “But I screamed and pushed him backward so that he fell off the bed and onto the floor.” (page 22) Christopher is displayed as a highly expressive person in this scene. In this situation Christopher is very angry, and he shows that by screaming without hesitating. Secondly, Christopher resorts to physical violence to express himself.…
When they found her she was lying face down on a dog park bench. Both her wrist weeping red, her eyes stained with tears, and a thrift store book underneath her head. On the only bookmarked page five words were highlighted, “Is this all there is?” The spring Adero Jones died it felt like my heart broke into a thousand little pieces.…
Meg acts like such a baby because as it says in the book “ During lunch she’d rough housed a little to try to make herself feel better.” Some girls told her, “After all, Meg, we aren’t grammer school kid’s anymore. Why do you always act like such a baby.” Meg is also protective. When kids were being mean to her little brother, she thrown her books and tackled him and they started to fight.…
Oliver fails a task given by Allan and he destroys any chance he had of joining the agency. Oliver is in desperate need of money because he obtained a letter addressing that his mother only has 2 weeks left to live. Oliver pleads to Pinkerton for another chance but he is declined without remorse. Oliver see’s Pinkerton walking behind a worn out building, so Oliver decided to follow him. While trying to keep Allan in view, Oliver scrambled around looking for something to hide behind.…
She let out a sigh of relief as soon as it was out of her sight. Since no one had been there to witness her fall into the puddle of demise she had long been warned of, no one would ever know she had fallen into it and how about that, she made it out, or at least she thought she had. As far as the outside world knew, her flower laced dress was still white.…
The stories main protagonist Briony first came across as being a self-absorbed brat. This impression seemed to be verified when she was more concerned with perfecting her play than her cousins’ unfortunate predicament. However, over time Briony is built upon as a character and is given depth. She is no longer painted as being just egocentric; instead she turns out to be an imaginative yet neglected child.…
Alison ran into the bathroom and locked herself in a stall. Scared to her bones she puked in the toilet shaking as if she was a tree during a hurricane. Shudders ran through her pale, weak body. “Hey, Dyke!”…
he Paramount Pictures movie thriller, “Double Jeopardy” was released in 1999. This movie is about the Parson family, who consisted of Libby, Nick, and son, Matty. This happy family was the picture perfect definition of a happy family, with little to no worries at all.…