At 5:30 AM, the young, naive, Jenny Drpich is all dressed up finally ready to leave her home and head to her job for the first time. On her way, she grabbed a copy of West Australian newspaper, a leftover of cinnamon bun from last night and a freshly brewed cup of Long Black Arabica. The placidness of her home is unwieldy; the constant sound of the dead air seems remind her of pure elation of her little farmhouse in upper Swan Valley. These reminiscing values seem to ponder in her mind as she heads out of the driveway. It was a heinous drive from her house to the suburb.…
So she was sent to another house and had to work as a servant there till she was eighteen. Throughout her teenage, she was teaching herself. At the age of eighteen she became a teacher at the dame school and weaved cloth in the winter. However teaching and a weaving was not what her heart desired. She wanted to help in the continental army as a soldier during the Revolutionary war.…
Blank, dead eyes stared at the blank death like white walls, the pills had done their job. Lucille Chaleau was now like every other person in the glorified purgatory, Marie de Médicis Asylum. Her mind wobbled unsteady in her convulsing body, her vision became blurred, everything went black. It was simply another 6:30 p.m. With the sun’s rise screams pierced the air, jolting Lucille from her medicated coma like slumber.…
Sadie Frowne was a young girl who immigrated with her Polish parents to New York City. She left with her mother, and planned to stay with her Aunt. Sadie as soon as she arrived in New York needed a job to assist her family, and she seized a job as a live in domestic servant. She made 9 dollars a month with board and lodging. Her family was doing well until her mother passed away on a few months later, and Sadie spent all of her money on her mother’s funeral.…
My Modern Hero “ My mission is to rescue. My hope is that one day I won't have to” I have chosen Tia Torres as my modern hero because of her determination and willingness to save those who need saving and help the misguided get back on track. Tia Torres famous not only because of her show Pitbulls and Parolees, or her rescue Villalobos but because of her love for misguided animals and people. Tia Torres came from a broken beginning, she lived with her stepmother who she always called mom and didn't have a father figure. Even in those times she still had the heart and strength to take in stray animals,whether it was a horse or a goat.…
Silvia’s story Silvia’s future looks promising in El Salvador. After finishing high school she enrolled in college She was living with her parents at the time, and working part-time job at a fast food restaurant. The time to make an important decision came. She has three siblings. Being Silvia, the youngest one, one of her siblings that had moved out of the country invited her to come visit her in Indiana.…
Ms. Narwin How on Earth did I end up here? One moment, I’m living my dream, teaching children the wonders of literature, and the next I’m living with my dear sister and her husband thousands of miles away from Harrison High. Okay, so it wasn’t quite as quick as that, but it felt like it. All thanks to that little imbecile Philip Malloy. He ruined me, and I swear, the second I get back on my feet, I’m going to make sure he never gets a diploma.…
Willy Russel explores the beginning stages of an individual shifting into a new world and demonstrates that determination is not enough to transcend the external barriers presented during the initial stages of transition. The main barriers in these first two scenes are explored through the setting in Frank’s office and the low expectation of Rita’s family and friends. The imposed obstacles remain firmly in place, despite Rita’s clear determination to become more educated and transition into a more academic world. The initial stage direction and dialogue emphasize how different Frank and Rita’s worlds are and explores the barriers which prevents Rita from entering with ease into Frank’s world. The first stage directions provided in “A room…
Born Elizabeth Lillian Wehner in December 15, 1896 in Brooklyn, New York to German immigrants. Her parents called her Lizzie while her friends called her Beth; soon she began to go by the name Betty. Betty and her brother would frequently go to the theater; it became one of her favorite activities. Soon her childhood fun came to an end, after completing the eighth grade she left school to work to support her family. At the age of 14 she started work: making tissue flowers and later found herself in a clipping bureau where she read over 200 newspapers.…
“According to Genna Rae McNeil, the Joan Little case illustrates the coming of age of black women during the early 1970s, and demonstrates one of the few instances where black women were able to merge their racial consciousness with their feminist values to overcome their race and class differences and create a sisterhood. Who was Joan Little? What were the specific issues involved in the Joan Little case? What is the relationship between the historical issues of race and sex that fueled the black communities ideological debate over the need to protect black women? How and why did the Little case galvanize black and white women to resist state- sponsored oppression?”…
Next, as Karen mentions that the main character should be “likeable” and “in jeopardy”, readers like Rita because she sacrifices herself for humanity(Woodward). “[Since] the mimic with the antenna is the mimic server, which analyzes the situation and turns back time, there must be a backup mimic with the same ability. In order to get out of this loop, [Rita has] to destroy the entire network” (Sakurazaka 263-4). However, with Keiji, the situation changes. Since “[their] brains [pick up] the signal…[they become] the antennas” (Sakurazaka Chapter 16).…
Born 1832 in Germantown, Pennsylvania, Louisa May Alcott became a brilliant student and person early on. Her father, Amos Bronson, was a philosopher and educated his children himself. Louisa became leader in the family early on by stepping up and going to work as a school teacher and later as a nurse. When she became an adult, she wrote novels and short stories under the name Flora Fairfield. Later, she restarted her career again, but this time, under her real name.…
The poem, “Adolescence-III” by Rita Dove, is about a young girl who is growing up with a single mother. She works in the field with her mom, and they are poor. The main character, the poor girl, dreams of a better life, nicer things, and her “Prince Charming.” Rita Dove features multiple literary devices, including metaphors, symbolism, and paradox. To begin with, the author uses the device metaphor.…
In the story “Only Daughter” by Sandra Cisneros, she writes about her childhood and the relationship she had with her siblings and her father. Sandra is the only daughter out seven siblings in a traditional Mexican household. Parents, family, friends and heritage influenced Sandra Cisneros to be a successful writer. Sandra Cisneros’ childhood helped her overcome the housewife stereotype and become a successful writer. Sandra Cisneros grew up in Chicago in a family of nine.…
Florence Nightingale volunteered to take care of injured soldiers as a nurse during the Crimean War. She analysed the difficult conditions to help reorganise the service of nursing and the treatment of patients. Florence was born on May 21, 1820. She was raised in a wealthy family and her father educated her at home. She dreamt of working for others, mainly she wanted to become a nurse.…