A Woman Doing Life Essay

Within the book , A Woman Doing Life: Notes from a Prison for Women, Erin George portrays her time at the Fluvanna Correctional Center , in which she serves her 603 year sentence. Before she entered the judicial system, she was an ordinary middle class, suburban mother. All of this changed when she was charged with the murder of her husband. In her book, George talks little of her trial , aside from the fact that she “found out the case was entirely circumstantial: there was no forensic evidence linking [her] to the shooting of [my] husband, no witnesses, and of course no confession”(George, Page 6). She then reminisces of her time being detained at Rappahannock Regional Jail. This, along with several other ordeals, led her to believe that…

“No, no… wear that one. With a flower in your hair!” Never in her life had Liliyana seen such a flurry of activity in the Twins. Her sisters, cousins, and aunts all swirled around her eagerly, tearing apart their wardrobes to find the perfect dress. They were to prepare for a king’s arrival and by now it was well known that one of them was meant to wed the newly crowned King in the North before he turned for the Lannisters further south. It was only a matter of which one. The prettiest had been…

In today’s society, not many people will take a second glance when they see a homeless person. They may give a homeless person some spare change when asked for it, but not many people go the extra mile for a complete stranger living on the streets. My family is friends with a couple, the Harper’s, and the Harper’s were nice enough to take in a stranger off the streets. They had never met this woman in their lives, and yet they were kind enough to bring her in and let her live with them. I…

innocent, they are also a human being like us, and they have full right to live. It is wrong to do abortion because the life of the human being start from the moment of conception, it is also unsafe for a mother, and it damage the relationships among the family. Firstly, I believe doing abortion is wrong because the unborn born baby is also human beings and they have a unique gene, with genetic code from the moment of conception to death. The life of the baby starts from the first day of…

The poem “For De Lawd”, written by Lucille Clifton, is a fantastic work of literature. It shows the strife of a woman who must overcome obstacles. The poem shows the strength of a hard working woman. She has witnessed death and trying times in the inner city. However, she perceivers through the hard times and lives her life. The woman is strong, proud, and happy; all these qualities that she has are ones that I do not and wish that I did have. There are people who would disagree and say that I…

“Never ever accept ‘Because you are a woman’ as a reason for doing or not doing anything”. To me, this quotation by author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie perfectly summarizes the Walk Tall talk by Jannette Taylor. This quote explains that though someone may be a woman, she can do anything she wants to do; she can do anything that is acceptable for a man to do. She continued by saying that life is too short to not be yourself; life is too short to not take; life is too short to not strive for what you…

In the 1930’s the word woman was often treated as a synonym for kind, considerate, modest, and fragile. However, not all women were submissive and gentle. Yet, they acted as if they were in order to fit in with this ideal of what people thought a woman was. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the author portrays how women were conflicted with the stereotype that comes along with being a woman. Women during the 1930’s had little career options, rules of femininity to follow, and a strict social…

When someone becomes so absorbed in something they love doing, it can potentially cause harm to that person, whether it be negative or positive. When people do become absorbed into something they love they can forget the other things going on around them in their everyday life and forget to do the important things, “Consum'd with that which it was nourish'd by.”(Sonnet 73). Throughout the novel, characters Galloway, Serena, and Pemberton all remain devoted to what characterizes them and they act…

Abortions have only two-sides, Pro-Life or Pro-Choice, one is either for abortions or against them. However it is not that simple, because a woman is literally choosing if she is deciding if she wants to or is even ready to become a mother. According to GuttMacher, in 2011, it was reported that there had been over 1 million abortions and that number continues to decline. It is really difficult to discuss about abortion, since this is such a controversial thing many would rather avoid the topic…

achieve more than a man ever could. Most women back in the days didn’t have the luxury of that and the reader is able to see it through, Chopin’s “Story of an Hour” and Godwin’s “A Sorrowful Woman.” Gail Godwin lived with her mother and grandmother, seeing their forced independence influenced her to write about the characters searching for their identities (“Gail Godwin” Par. 3). Meanwhile, Kate Chopin’s father died in a railroad accident, which made her get close to her mom and…