All My Sons

Disgrace! Millions of people live ordinary life. These people, not marked with any advantages during their lifetime, struggle with daily challenges trying to survive in the world where money rules. However, it is hard to say that they are all unhappy because they all have different values and morals in their lives. The meaning of the happiness has its own face for every individual. For example, the birth of another baby in the family with low income will mean a blessing for some; for others, it…

Prodigal son which tells a story of how a father gave his youngest son his inheritance and left home and then came back. The story introduces the term Prodigal which means something very wasteful. In biblical days, telling a story often leads to the term parable which often came with a moral or spiritual lesson. In the Parable of a Prodigal Son, a man had two sons. The younger son obtains his inheritance early from his father and left to a far country. Soon after he had left, he had spent all…

In the movie Mr. Holland’s Opus, the audience explores the insight of a family that has a Deaf son. With frustration in Mr. Holland’s music career, he loses sight of how to connect with his son Cole. Will Mr. Holland figure out how to dedicate his time to his son or will he have to choose between his family and his music career? In the beginning of Mr. Holland’s Opus, Mr. Holland becomes a high school music teacher. Although Mr. Holland is used to being on the road, he now has to get in a…

have love and truth and justice and character. A few years ago, I lost a high paying job; I worked very hard to get to that leveling/ position “behavior interventionist”. In short I had problems paying my rent I ran home, with my son; not because I wasn’t working or didn’t have money,. I had lost my courage; I thought something was wrong with me as a woman of God and as a person. I started to make wrong decisions (vision) after wrong. Although I was much younger and still fairly young; I didn’t…

see his first walks and always was away from his son. His son started talking before he knew like as if he was gone away for so long he could not even now he was talking. His son said “I am going to be like you dad”. The son had a birthday he had turned 10. His dad gave him a ball and he ask his dad if he could play ball but the dad had work to do. The dad should be guilty for not letting his son have time with him his father. But out of it all the sons smile never dimmed he said “ I’m going to…

girls. A mother’s son might feel as though it’s unfair to him, but he doesn’t understand that he actually has it easy compared to a girl and parents.Boys would feel like they have it harder with their parents because “In short, girls tend to get more of their parents’ affection, attention and protection while boys tend to be taught to not need some and to “man up”” (NYT Takes On). Parents may give more attention or affection to their daughters because they think that their sons can handle things…

My Father Thought it… In the poem “My Father Thought it”, Armitage talks about his struggle between father and son as the son grows up and their relationship which tried to declare his own identity. The end rhyme makes the poem easier to remember as it “sticks” in reader’s mind. Both the poem “Do not go gentle into that good night” and “My father Thought it…” are talking about the relationship between the father and the son and remembering their father’s actions and words as a…

is the absent dad the dad who is not there at all. This dad has nothing to do with his kids and is not there physically for his kids the amount of these dads continues to grow. Second, is the superficial relationship where the dad is physically there but not emotionally to handle the more challenging issues. Dads like this focus on investing in the easy things that ultimately don’t matter. When this dad passes away it leaves the kids asking, “Who was my father?” or “Did he care about me?” The…

Emotional Intelligence is defined as effectively managing our emotions in support of our goals and dreams. Chris went through some very emotional times throughout the movie. I thought he really prided himself on being a good father to his son. He was always encouraging his son to learn and to stay positive no matter what hard times were present. When his wife said she was leaving him, Chris could have freaked and done some really stupid things, but he didn’t. His nerves were very tasted when he…

characteristics are just two of the main ones that I will focus on. The rest may be mentioned but only if relative to the other two. The story starts out immediately with the old lady bickering about not wanting to go to Florida for vacation with Bailey, her son, and his family. Though shortly after she is the first one in the car the next morning which is the day of the trip. So, this part of the story shows us right away that she is submissive to others. Further evidence is when Bailey’s…