Daddy

bruises on the child to suggest she’s being abused. The reporter also stated she believes there is drugs use in the home while the child is present. According to the reporter, the child told her “Mommy upset daddy and daddy ran mommy all over the house. Mommy ran to the car to get away from daddy.” The reporter stated whenever…

(shaking her head.) Can't the two of you work things out? I mean how bad could it possibly be? (beat) (truning to her mother ) It's you right? it's your fault it always is. You're always riding Daddy, nagging him. I hear you. Maybe if you weren't such a nag then he wouldn't be leaving. (beat) Why shouldn't I, Daddy? She should know the truth. If she weren't always on your case then we wouldn't be having this conversation! (beat) I can't believe you're doing this to me! (jumps out of chair in…

he handled it well. I don’t remember much but I never will forget how proud I was and still am of him. My dad worked third shift at the Hudson Police Department. My mom would always tell me and my sisters to say our bedtime prayers and pray for daddy while he was at work. That night she was acting nervous and worried. Mom received a phone call early in the morning from the police department, saying that my dad had been injured during a call. When I woke up my grandparents were in the…

reflected in the names of certain characters. The dispositions of certain characters-- particularly Sofia, Shug Avery, and Fonso-- and the changes other characters experience as their circumstances evolve-- particularly those of Mr. _____/ Albert, Pa/ Daddy, Squeak/ Mary Agnes, and Reverend _____/ Samuel-- are reflected through their names. Sofia, Shug, and Fonso’s names all give insight into who they are as characters, which in turn indicates the lessons they impart onto Celie, lessons that…

wanted to go visit Daddy today, and I was going with her. I was happy because I had gotten dressed all by myself. Mommy said I had to dress nicely, so I am wearing jeans and a dress shirt. As usual, my curly hair was unkempt, but I liked it that way. I was getting to be a big boy now, and before Daddy left, he said I was the man of the house. Or that's what I think he said, I was only two at the time, but I still remembered even though it had been a year. I don't remember much of Daddy, he is…

Surprise written by Lili Potpara. This story was centered around a little girl called Alenka. While I was reading this story, I was curious about the looks of Alenka's toys and the way these toys bounces up and down when Alenka told them that her daddy bought her a bike as a surprise birthday gift. In addition, I was also wondering how these toys got to understand what Alenka said to them as well as the means in which Alenka use in communicating with her toys. Another image that also came to…

I believe everyone has a story that shapes them. Mine begins the moment my life did. After I was born, the man everyone thought would be my father decided he had better things to do then to raise a child and bolted. He decided that alcohol was more important than a family. My mom, who was struggling to make ends meet, now had to figure what to do with a baby and a life of her own. We moved and lived above her friend's garage in a tiny efficiency. My godfather, Jeff, temporarily filled that…

Daddy Yankee’s biggest hit, ‘Gasolina’, was turning point into his career and turning point for the reggaeton as well (photo 4). The lyrics, although explicit, were smoother than what reggaeton was known for. Gasolina’s lyrics touches on themes that have to do with the race and class- based concerns and has sexual inference and uneven gender relations, which could be seen as celebrating simple pleasures, stressing machismo. For the audience, lyrics can mean many things, from the need for speed…

Some signs of a planned suicide in “Daddy” are shown. At the very end of the poem, she states “Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I’m through” (80), which can be interpreted that she is “through” with living life all together, or that she is “through” dealing with the resentment she had toward her father and she is trying to move…

Mama had been the wife of Colonel John Watts. Daddy was one of his most valued slaves. He was hardworking, honest and strong. When Colonel Watts died, she relied on daddy to help her run the plantation and they fell in love. It was very common in the south for male slaveowners to have children with their female slaves, but our situation was not as common. The year was 1835. Daddy and momma were living in dangerous times. Having children made their situation even more dangerous. They worked very…