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In the passage written by Amy Tan the author uses adjectives and feelings to reveal that an embarrassing experience in her youth changed her perspective of her heritage by showing how proud she was of her heritage. One time she was embarrassed, was when her family was licking the ends of their spoons in front of the minister family. She was embarrassed because most families in america have good table manners. Her family did not have the same table manners as the minsters family. The minister…

I like that mention how at times Syncletica probably felt lonely without family or support from others and may have thought about returning home. This isn’t something I’ve ever thought about but it makes a lot of sense. Everyone goes through hard times and, being in the situation that she was in, I’m sure it was no different for Syncletica. I’m sure that religion and the intense devotion she felt for it was a huge part of what pushed her through the hard times and made her stay. I find it really…

Tommy is a 5 years old school aged child who has impetigo. It is a highly contagious disease that could be transmitted to other children. For this reason, it is important that Tommy and his mother receive information regarding the return of school. With the disease process, the concern of spreading the disease must be addressed medically. According to Koning (2015), the most effective interventions for impetigo are based in medicine, It would be okay for Tommy to return to school with…

In Edward Albee’s play, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf”, we witness an intoxicated and scathing bout of repressed emotions between four unique characters. Albee debuted his play on Broadway in 1962 to much critical acclaim (bio.com). It was later made into a motion picture, which also received many accolades (bio.com). This dramatic piece has endured to this day as a masterful work on the exploration of bitter resentment and emotional violence within a disintegrating marriage. All four…

“No, my dear,” she said. “only you”. Then Billy tell the Landlady that he needs to go to bed. The Landlady says” sweet dreams” and slams the door closed. Billy was thinking about staying there or just leaving. He gets thirsty so he goes down stairs to get a drink. Then Billy hears voices from upstairs but he is unsure so he ignores it. Then he hears another noise so he chugs his glass of water then runs up stairs. He hears more talking from a room on the second floor. He walks over to the room…

Alice Walkers’ book is titled, “Am I Blue?” the story is about a horse living on a few small acres of land not far from the authors’ home. Though the story seems quite simple and trivial, it gains momentum as it converts from a story of a horse to a comparison between animals and humanity. Alice Walker’s purpose in this piece is to convince the readers that animals can teach us many life lessons as well as, the different forms of pain and suffering that one can endure. She convinces us of this…

decision-making skills tend to be more advanced, despite being two years younger than the other Wes. “But I had to let this one go. I had to look at the bigger picture. My assailant was unknown, unnamed, and in a car. This was not a fair fight, and the best case scenario was…

money. “But something has changed, Sylvia feels ‘funny, shame’ for reasons she can’t articulate even to herself, she does not want to enter the expensive toy store. Once in the store, Sylvia finds her behavior even more uncharacteristic. She and her best friend Sugar move quietly, silently, on tip-toe. Then Sylvia finds herself angered, like she wants ‘to punch somebody in the mouth,’ although again, she cannot articulate why,” Eldred explains (510). Sylvia is frustrated by all of the confusion…

Werner Stejskal has been working on a very innovative picture book series for children up to seven years called ‘Oliver and Jumpy’. This series has been beautifully illustrated in Disney-style and has won a gold medal by the ‘Readers Favorite Book Awards’. There are 20 books including 62 stories. Each book was a Bestseller in various categories on Amazon. Many stories do have educational value. Oliver, is an elegant tomcat and Jumpy is his kangaroo lady-friend. Oliver rides in her pouch…

In the movie, Erin Brockovich, Erin is portrayed as a determined, self-sacrificing, compassion and empathy character. Throughout the movie Erin does what she feels is her duty to get what hundreds of people deserve while sacrificing time away from her children. Erin Brockovich is a single mother of three kids that finds herself having a hard time getting a job. After Erin was involved in a car accident, which she wasn’t at fault, she begs her attorney, Ed Masry, to hire her at his law firm…