Carol Shields

experience for everyone. Feelings transform, strong emotions develop, and bodies change faster than we can keep up with. Teenage years are full of confusion, heartbreak, and anger. Every single person has been through this transition, and Connie in Joyce Carol Oates’s short story “Where Are You Going,” is no exception. Connie struggles with ignorant and absent parents, and an older sister who she is constantly compared to. She also falls into the teenage rebellion stereotype by going out to meet…

Well-known American author, William Faulkner, in his short story, A Rose For Emily, describes a dark and somber mood altering the effects of the reader’s perspective of the plot. Through the use of a cryptic figure, Miss. Emily, the author suggests to the readers the concept that a person’s inability to accept changing conditions, will be different based upon the conditions of their upbringing. He adopts a mysterious and suspenseful tone in order to convey to his readers that Emily is deceiving…

In the shorts story Where are You Going by Joyce Carol Oates then a 15 year old teenage gilr is kidnapped. The main person responsible for this kindkapping goes by the name of Arnold Friend. Arnold gave me an uneasy feeling. I felt as though he was psychotic and just striaght up creepy. Not only do I see very straight forward things that make me feel unfcomfortable about Arnold, But there are also subtle things that are off and seem suubspicious. FIrst off there is the obvious reason for my…

In this essay we will be comparing “Killings” and “A Rose for Emily”. Also will be looking at whether I feel empathy or sympathy for either Emily or Matt on the murders they committed. The story “A Rose for Emily” is based around what I can imagine is during reconstruction time. We learn that Emily is a reclusive and aggressive Southern Belle that is distasteful to the new Northern ways that are being brought to the Old South. Not to mention that she might be a tad bit insane, keeping her…

“A Rose for Emily” is a short story by William Faulkner. Faulkner gave us vivid details about what it is like to live in a small town with gossiping community members. Faulkner expressed his viewpoints and emotions through characters along with a mysterious storyline. The plot of the story was solely developed from Emily Grierson’s past and present life. I can relate to the characters, viewpoints, and emotions of Faulkner’s great creation. My overall reaction to Faulkner’s work is easy to…

Traveling to New Worlds and Becoming a New You Kellie Elmore, a famous author, once stated, “Sometimes the only way to find yourself, is to get completely lost.” Cara Weaver’s quest throughout the novel Rising Calm, by Haley Fisher, is exactly what she needs to find herself and realize who she is meant to be. To succeed in her prophecy, Cara must be daunting and wise. She has to overcome obstacles and protect the ones she loves the most all while trying to save a world no one knows exists.…

The theme of a work of literature is its central or dominant idea. Theme is not the same as plot or subject, two terms with which it is sometimes confused" (Kirszner & Mandell, 2012). One important theme in "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner is death. He uses death to symbolize how old ways of life die but sometimes people continue to hold on to things. This may be due to being afraid of change. Faulkner shows how Emily refuses to let go of her father's dead body, and even refusing to…

The Organizational Behavior of Trinity Behavioral Health Unit 1 Philen Cummings Belhaven University “A desire to be in charge of our own lives, a need for control, is born in each of us. It is essential to our mental health, and our success, that we take control” (Robert Bennett). Thus explaining the importance of my workplace Trinity Behavioral Health, which is located in Jackson, Mississippi. We provide services for the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being of troubled…

Since the first establishment of the United States government, Americans has been brainwashed to believe the power to do what is good for the people. A large percentage of Americans would agree that the government have control of everyone’s life. Some people would ask the numerous questions that would make people really think. What kind of things should the government have control over? How much authority should the government be given? In my opinion, I believe that the government should have…

reimbursement are managed care and self-pay. There are a wide range of insurance companies that provide coverage at Memorial Sloan-Kettering. Some of the more common insurance companies that provide for and pay for services at MSK are Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, CIGNA, HIP Medicaid, TRICARE, and United Healthcare. In addition to the various insurance companies that pay for services MSK also provides financial assistance for those without health insurance or to those individuals covered under…