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wife missed the slaves that were traded to get the piano and this led to Berniece’s grandfather carving not only those slaves but also important events that happened to the Charles’ family such as “... when him and Mama Berniece got married… when my daddy was born… Mama Esther’s funeral… He got all kinds of things what happened with our family.” (1228) on the piano. In Harry Justin Elam’s essay “The Dialectics of August Wilson’s Piano Lesson” he states “Willie Boy’s act of carving the piano…

One: The Great Divide Inside her tiny pale boxlike house with the iron gate and brown door Ester bolted up right her heart palpating quickly from last night's dream and not knowing for a moment where she was. Gradually as the haze lifted and her pulse slowed she rolled over propping herself up on an elbow, "Momma I saw giant red hot flames rising out of smokestacks and soaring in the sky." she yawned she wiped the sleep out her eyes and glanced at her fragile mother who was bent over placing…

take parental leave were introduced. One was to make some leave available only to fathers (Mundy, 2014, p. 17). “The brilliance of ‘daddy days,’ as this solution came to be know, is that, rather than feeling stigmatized for taking time off from their jobs, many men now feel stigmatized if they don’t” (Mundy, 2014, p. 17). According to Mundy, when Quebec implemented “daddy days,” the number of men taking paternity leave increased from “10 percent in 2001 to more than 80 percent in 2010” (2014,…

morals and the excessive pride and power of men helps 21st century readers to create bridges between the rights and actions of characters. Scout, a young female, emphasizes her feminist morals by confronting Cecil once he declares, “Scout Finch’s daddy defends niggers" (Lee 75). In consequence, Scout is instantly offended by the assault against her father, hence she acts unfeminine-like considering the time period. Resultantly, she immediately, and decisively opposes Cecil’s comment, despite…

Chuck Berry, they became the first Rock and Roll band in history. One of the defining moments of the 1960s was the Rolling Stones era, they were followed and influential towards their fans across the world. In 1962 the Stones secured a gig at the Roll-daddy club in Richmond, England where their popularity spread. The numbers of fans increased rapidly over the weekends they played at the bar, they soon started to get known. One evening a pushy, flamboyant man named Andrew Loog Oldham appeared at…

travel to see my family and when they come to visit me and my family in Oregon I'm just as happy. I was and still am not a homebody. "Sofia would you like to come with me to pick up your Aunt Katy and Grandma Pat from the airport? My dad asked. "Yes daddy!" I said replying with enthusiasm. My mom couldn't take me because she was busy cooking dinner and my siblings had to do there homework, plus they didn't like the long drive. Me and my dad got in the car and started to drive. While we were…

Per Reporter: Brandon's mother (Kelsey) introduced him to marijuana and alcohol. Kelsey gives parties to Brandon and his teenager's friend (unknown). Kelsey provides them with the alcohol and pot (marijuana). The police were called to the home several times concerned the parties. One time Kelsey did not open the door until Brandon hid the bone (glass looking pipe to smoke marijuana in). Brandon no longer wants to parties and do drugs. When Kelsey gives the teenagers parties at home; Brandon and…

On May 5, 2003 my life changed forever. It was so painful for my family and I couldn’t bear the pain. It was my father’s funeral day. I remembered it like it was yesterday. I had on a white flower dress with tear drops on it. My hair was long and in two little pony tails with red clips on the end. When we got to the funeral home, there were so many of my family members there, but it wasn’t the same. Everyone looked so hopeless and weak. There were blue and white flowers all in…

Women’s power is very unpredictable and becomes even more unpredictable during motherhood. This is made clear from Jesmyn Ward’s passage in the book Salvage the Bones when the mother, China, struggles to nurture her sick puppies, which leads to the mother snapping and killing one of her puppies. Everyone, including the the China was having a tough time accepting what China just Ward uses symbolism to express the unpredictable power of women. China symbolizes the unpredictable power of woman when…

table making beats for his music. Before Jay Z got his fame he had to make a start somewhere under someone else’s fame. Famous rapper Big Daddy Kane helped Jay Z acquire some fame for his name. In the rap/hip hop industry having another artist who isn’t famous, but they can keep the concert going until the main performance comes along is called a hypeman. Big Daddy Kane never gave Jay Z the hypeman title because he knew Jay Z could make a name for himself without his…