Daughter

some point of their lives have been referred to as, oh you’re so and so’s daughter or oh you’re so and so’s sister? At these points, you begin to feel more so attached to someone instead of being your own individual. Being a teacher’s daughter and being a younger sibling has caused these problems to occur, plenty of times. To begin, growing up with a teacher as a mom people are constantly asking, “Are you Patti Bowles daughter,” or “Is your mom a teacher.” I love my mom to death don’t get me…

Beatrice Rappaccini, the daughter of the scientist, Giacomo Rappaccini, “…exemplifies the sort of female vitality, passion, and self-expression that we associate with the heroines of [Hawthorne’s] novels…” (Pearson 60). In the long run, Rappaccinni “…cares infinitely more for science than for mankind”, but has a special place in his heart for his daughter. Randall Stewart proposes that “Beatrice belongs to a group of women depicted by Hawthorne…

Linda Pastan’s poem, “To a Daughter Leaving Home,” focuses on parenthood and the growing independence of a daughter. It emphasizes how time flies as a mother wraps her protective arms around her daughter and guides her down life’s path to become a strong, self-confident young woman. The poem reveals the struggle a mother must overcome and the fears of letting go, while allowing her daughter the freedom to grow and flourish, forging into a world alone and unprotected. Pastan begins her poem as if…

It’s common for daughters of unloving and inattentive mothers to have similar experiences; the lack of maternal warmth and validation ruins their self-esteem, confidence, and ability to maintain emotional connections. Our daughters are a reflection of us, they watch how we react to situations, how we treat others, how we maintain our homes, and most importantly how we love and respect ourselves. It’s easy to become a neglecting mother with all the activities, technological devices, and work…

message in both poems “To a Daughter Leaving Home” by Linda Pastan and “Departure” by Glen Kirkland. These writers have many similarities and differences in their works. In her message in ”To a Daughter Leaving Home” Pastan suggests surprise coming from her daughter's accomplishment. She said “my own mouth rounding to surprise when you pulled ahead down the curved path park”, when her daughter became independent at riding her bicycle. She was overly surprised that her daughter could do it…

“Why is this gum commercial making me sad?” This is a common question asked by viewers of advertisements created by the brand Extra of the Wrigley Company. “Father and Daughter”, one of the aforementioned advertisements for the company, depicts the touching story of the relationship between parent and child changing and developing over the years while one common factor remains as she grows into adulthood, an origami crane created by the father using the metallic wrapper of the chewing gum. In…

Galileo’s Daughter Book Review Dava Sobel, an experienced science writer, has written many books about historical figures of science. She has been a New York Times science reporter and a contributor to many other magazines and publications. She has authored or co-authored multiple prize-winning books. One of her best works is a historical memoir called Galileo’s Daughter. This book is written using the surviving letters from Galileo’s oldest daughter, Suor Maria Celeste, written to Galileo.…

In the memoir, The Polygamist’s Daughter, the author Anna LeBaron describes the horrifying events of her past. The book seems to be a kind of coping device for LeBaron as often she inserts her current thoughts on the many situations she talks about. This essay will prove that Anna Lebaron looks back at her past with bitterness as she recalls, realizing she wasn’t really blessed, older men approaching her, the harsh circumstances in Denver, running away from the cult, and, when she finally…

In the short narrative Only Daughter the main character Sandra is the only girl in a family full of boys. As a result she feels unwanted and unloved unlike her male counterparts. She strove for acceptance and praise, I relate to this mindset greatly. I am the eldest child, solely accompanied by a younger sister, I always feel as if I am a disappointment, that my sister is loved more. My mother and I have never had a healthy, strong relationship we are constantly screaming and annoyed with each…

Ashley Siburt 2/24/17 Dr. Alexander Book review The Burgermeister’s Daughter The Burgermeister’s Daughter written by Steven Ozment is quoted “The litigious Anna fought endless battles to regain her alienated fortune, leaving behind a legal trail that has enabled Ozment to reconstruct sixteenth-century German society in rare detail-a task he carries out with even rarer grace – The New Yorker.” Ozment describes perfectly the life of young Anna and he also includes many other intriguing things…