Essay on Importance of Grandparents

Starting in the short story, “Thank You, Ma’am,” by Langston Hughes, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones is one of the protagonists. In the beginning, she almost gets her purse stolen by Roger, a kid who wanted blue suede shoes. Eventually, Mrs. Jones forgives and starts to care for Roger. Throughout the story, Mrs. Jones has done acts of honesty and honor. Therefore, I believe that that Mrs. Jones is upright all throughout the story from the beginning, middle, and end. In the light of…

What is a personal journey? A personal journey is the way a person changes throughout a series of events that take place in their life. In the beginning of the book, A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park, Salva was just a young boy who attended school daily and depended on his parents for food. But when war struck his village, he would have to be separated from his family and live on his own until he found them again. By the end of the book, Salva had grown into a much more mature person.…

Boucher, The Breakfast, 1739, France The piece of art called The Breakfast, by Boucher shows women and children having breakfast, while a butler is pouring them something to drink. The artist is trying to portray that the family is of higher class. He does this by the type of clothes the women are wearing and the beautiful design of the room. The frame of the mirror is gold, also the mounted candle holders on the wall are a beautiful gold. The artist makes it obvious that the women in the…

Samah Zaatouri Chalghoumi Eng 111 Assignment-Narrative December 7, 2017 The Red Watch Through our life journey, we see many experiences that become a memoir. The fact to reverse our memories and let our minds bring back certain special events is more like a biography for a section of our lives. I still remember a happy childhood memory that stuck in my mind whenever I look back in the past. In addition, my earliest childhood memories were relating to my grandma. Because my mother was working, so…

Little Red Riding Hood by Thompson, is a European based fairy tale that revolves around a Big Bad Wolf and the young girl (Red Riding Hood). The girl walks through a forest to deliver some snacks to her grandmother. A Big Bad Wolf accosts her and makes attempts to kill her, but she outwits him. The wolf stealthily goes to the girls’ grandmother and swallows her. He then puts on grandmother’s clothes to mimic her so that he could lure the girl into his jaws. The girl is however wise enough to…

In the book Chasing Forgiveness by Neal Shusterman, the main character, Preston, changed as a person over the course of the book due to his experiences. Before Preston’s parents’ divorce and the murder of his mother, Preston was happy, and loving. To start, on page 6, Shusterman writes, “Dad is holding me and my brother, jumping up and down with both of us in his arms. We stumble out of the audience and down to the floor, and all of us hug and kiss mom. Grandma, Grandpa, and the rest run out…

The story “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury is a riveting piece of work. The story is about a girl Margot who has recently just moved to the planet Venus, from Earth, where the sun shines for one hour every seven years. Margot misses seeing the sun everyday from her house in Ohio. Instead, everyday, she sees rain just pouring down and never stops. But Margot is not the only kid missing out on the sun. Other kids on Venus, who were born there, have never seen the sun or even remember what it…

One influence in my life that has shaped me is my background. When I was a young girl, my family and I lived in Dandora slums in a single room, which was both the living room and my parents’ bedroom with a curtain separating the two. My two siblings and I shared a small bedroom, which we also used as a kitchen. While in Dandora, we shared a community bathroom different households in the compound. A few years later, we moved from Dandora slums to Kariobangi South slums, a low-income residential…

Deer hunting with my dad always brings joy to my life. He has taught me everything I know about shooting a gun, and being able to patiently wait for the animal. My dad is a great teacher and super supportive if I miss a shot. Instead of getting enraged, he encourages me try again. Deer hunting is one of the many events my dad and I can do to bond, and strengthen our father and daughter relationship. As I walk to the deer stand, I can hear the rustling of the grass behind me as it pops back up…

Bahmerican: My Language at Home In June of 1991, two families, who had many differences including socioeconomic, religious, and geographic were united in marriage. One was a middle-class family from the island of Grand Bahama. The patriarch, my maternal grandfather, was an executive with the Grand Bahama Power Company. His wife was a secretary for a construction firm. They were by no means wealthy, but they were able to send all three of their children, plus my grandfather’s younger brother…