All the Things She Said

Hampshire.The First lady used a serious topic, that hit not only the audience, but all viewers with chills of horror. Miss Obama used both the appeals of pathos and ethos to connect with listeners emotionally by explaining that the next president of the United States Of America is not allowed to brag about sexual harassment , as our country has a higher set of standard values for women. Throughout Miss Obama's speech she penetrates the hearts of every listener. In her speech every listener can…

The birds and the bees, by angela sansone. Today I asked my mom, "where do babies come from? That's when she made that face, the one she makes when I catch her off guard, and she doesn't quite know what to say. Like the time I asked why Louie the great, my goldfish, was swimming on his back in the tank, she told me Louie the great was sick, and the only way he could get better is if we free him, so we flushed him down the toilet. Then a few days after, I was out in the yard about to play…

had done. Knowing her parents she was sure…

Cathy knows what she has done wrong but continues on her path of destruction of others. The qualities of lying and deceit are exhibited from Cathy at a very young age. Cathy was playing with two boys when she tied her own hands and pretended to be raped. The two boys said that it had been Cathy’s idea: “Cathy, they said, had started the whole thing, and they had each given her give cents. They had not tied her hands. They said they…

lived in America for almost all of my life, I grew up in a Ghanaian household, with parents who strived to make sure I never forgot where I came from. As I grew up I learned that my upbringing was not the same as some of my American friends’ upbringing, through different situations, such as the way I interacted with adults, my involvement in social activities, and getting an allowance. In my Ghanaian culture you are not to speak back to an adult; usually what they said goes and they are not to…

there again. Wouldn’t that be fun?” “No Gretchen, I don’t want to go. I need to stay with Mommy. She needs my help when she’s sick.” “But your dad was so excited to come get you. He said he missed you and he would be here soon.” “That was a long time ago. I’m staying here. Mommy needs me to keep her safe.” Gretchen thought about the night before and how she barely heard the quiet knock on the door. She looked out, not expecting to see anyone, but there was Jase in his PJ’s in the dark on her…

mostly black, and the mom was white. Another example was on page 42, when Ruth McBride (Mommy) father “Tateh” used to do sexual things to her at night. Growing up, Ruth McBride was very afraid of her father, and grew…

praying leaning on family friends all what Diane Bilansky had to do with the day she had found her husband had been in a terrible accident and would lose his leg.” Diane Bilansky found out her husband had lost his leg in a terrible accident. While working at Hamburg State Center. He had a large object fall on his leg and was on his way to reading hospital. He would need surgery and have his leg removed. She said this was one of the hardest days of her life . All he was doing was working hard…

prom infact she said it was dumb and stupid to everyone who asked.Ashley thought she is normal and that the prom is not for normal kids. Ashley has a lot of siblings so she is also very helpful to her family this means she can put with a lot. Some of the character traits I think she has would have to be careless, determined/hardworking, and boorish. Ashley is careless because she is the kind of person that just goes with flow.But that is until you just keep on and keep on and she gets really…

Resistance Movement “Historically the most terrible things; war, genocide, and slavery have resulted not from disobedience but from obedience” (Zinn). These words of American historian Howard Zinn reveal the supposition that all things are wrong, that the wrong people are in suffering and the wrong people are out of suffering, that the wrong people have freedom and the wrong people are out of freedom. Howard Zinn once said, “It’s the way we as a nation refuse to obey with certain laws which…