A Lesson Before Dying

Autobiography I have worked with children since high school and waited several years before becoming a teacher because I didn’t feel I fit the teacher mold. I believe children should have choices, be highly engaged and learn through inquiry. My personal childhood education was based on starting and finishing seatwork assignments. Later in life my son’s fourth grade teacher inspired me to earn my degree in Elementary Education. She helped me see that I could teach within my belief system with…

bronze star, four air medals, and decorations from multiple countries, Public welfare medal and United States military academy's Sylvanus Thayer Award. James H. Doolittle did have some downfalls like the Great Depression and his wife dying in 1988 five years before her husband so he was a widow for years until his death…

you see the changes in the characters. Homer, Ellie’s best friend, was a prankster before the war but you see how he steps up…

On the other hand Emily Dickinson did influence a dying art form of poetry by pioneering that lyrical and short stanza structure in her poetry, to capture that moment and paint a vivid image for the reader; to illustrate “My Life had stood – a Loaded Gun – In Corners – till a Day The Owner passed – identified…

How Howe and Macfarlane Describe the Undescribable In her heart wrenching poem, “How Some of It Happened”, Marie Howe tackles the effect that illness had on her arguably hypochondriac brother. He struggled with his health even before he had health issues to struggle with, and faced an ever present fear of harm. However, upon realizing he was sick and undergoing less-than-pleasant procedures to treat it, he learned to “lean into it”. As a counterpoint, Elaine Macfarlane also addresses the…

Havelock relies frequently on merismus in order to express whole quantities and spreads of continuous classifications. As a result, the text becomes simultaneously inclusive and binary. That is, these literary devices extend to extremes, capturing everything in-between in the process. For Havelock, this acts as a microcosm of Havelock’s ascent from owning nothing—not even his life—to being king of all England. Furthermore, specific merismus such as “lef and loth,” and “heye and lowe,” use…

is hindered by his family and himself. Walter sees a chance to make his dream come true when Mama receives the check for ten thousand dollars. While this may be true, Mama and the rest of the family had different ideas of what to do with the money. Before he is given the money, Walter tries to convince…

might say that it is just common sense and people should just understand. This is very close to what I was saying but they do not think it should be a illegal to walk and text. Some might say that if someone gets hurt, then, they will learn their lesson and not do it again. This is not true, because they may do it more then once and constantly pay or get terribly injured. You can use this money for so many things that you might actually need, like groceries or clothes. But now people only do the…

Change is often not needed, however, it is required to be accepted by civilization. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Enkidu is a man placed on Earth simply to teach Gilgamesh a lesson. Enkidu is physically a man, but mentally a child. Enkidu changes from a boy to become a full man and a part of civilization. Enkidu loses his innocence when he begins to transition into civilization, gaining knowledge yet becoming distanced from nature. When Enkidu was placed on Earth by gods, he was roaming with…

their career. For me it's just the right time to retire - If I could divide my life into 4 quadrants of roughly 20 years each, I would now in the last 20 years of my life. In the words of Emily Dickinson a poet, there are still many more miles to go before I sleep. Whether, the last quadrant of my life is a long or short one, I pray that it will be a sweet one. Retirement is having the time to do what I've always wanted to do - without feeling guilty about it and I'm thankful to the dear…