Family Ties

surgery negatively effects the intersex body, diminishing the genital’s erotic pleasure. Alexina’s body never faces the “surgical touch”, however, she faces repercussions similar to the erasure of erotic pleasure, and that is the removal of ties from her family…

hiring parental liaison is necessary. Because, according to Sanders, M. G. (2008) which suggested the use liaison provides direct services to families at risk, deliver support for teacher outreach, facilitation of school-based home partnership teams, steer-home school partnership improvement while building stronger ties between the school and the families( Sanders, 2008). The PR problems is relative to gossip and poor community image of the school. But it can be managed and assumed.…

In My Father’s House by Ernest J. Gaines is a novel about a young man who goes by Robert X visiting a small Community St. Adrienne in Louisiana. Robert X claims to be from Chicago and is in town for a conference sparking the interest of everyone he meets because no conference is set to happen. His true motive is to meet Reverend Phillip Martins a minister and civil rights leader, it takes about two weeks of staying with Virginia Collar before he has his chance. Robert finally sees reverend…

country that was in our prime in the 1940’s and ‘50’s, but that’s not the truth. In June Carbone and Naomi Cahn’s article “From Marriage Markets: How Inequality is Remaking the American Family”, and Naomi Gerstel and Natalia Sarkisian’s article “The Color of Family Ties: Race, Class, Gender, and Extended Family Involvement,” they explain the changes of American life, what the new norm is, and what it costs…

Gay Adoption In many states, step parent, second parent, or joint adoption is not an option for gay and lesbian couples. There are 402,000 kids in U.S. foster care system, 102,000 eligible for adoption, and 23,000 “aged out before finding a family (familyEquality.org). Same sex couples are six times more likely than their different sex counterparts to be raising foster children (familyequality.org). Although there are some states that support fostering by LGBTQ+ couples, there are 41 states that…

Powerlessness in Comparison to “The Panther” The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, tells the story about a man’s transformation into a bug. Through his journey in his new life as a bug, he experiences many emotions such as isolation and powerlessness. His family is frightened and disgusted with him and he must learn how to adapt to his new life. “The Panther”, by Rainer Rilke, also displays feelings of isolation and powerlessness. The story and poem compare in the emotions they depict to the…

water as ties between friends. Blood being the bond within a family. I prefer the interpretations of authors Albert Jack and R. Richard Pustelniak. These men believe that it is the blood of the “covenant” and the water of the “womb” being described in the proverb. This allows for a different meaning; that the blood within a fellowship is stronger than that of birth (water of the womb), of which I agree with. I have always had a very loving family, and most of my friends would agree. My family…

In an interview, Karen Tei Yamashita talked about what makes her to write I Hotel and how she started about it. She wrote a satirical article for her friend Amy Ling who is the professor of English and Asian American Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Amy Ling told her the project might be about the Asian American movement in Los Angeles, but gradually Karen Tei Yamashita realized that she would shift the focus to San Francisco and enhanced her research to north. Because there are…

Alice Walker’s The Color Purple,” “The stand of Frieda's father is contrasted with Pecola’s father, how the latter neglected her daughter and even involved in incest. The role of father in family is vital in securing and educating children”(5). Syamanad is saying that Cholly is failing to meet his role in the family to give support to Pecola. Even from the pregnancy she has to deal with the pain and struggles of being pregnant at a young age. If Pecola would have been raised like Frieda, she…

Justin and discovers he’s drug addict and wonders if he took Taylor. She also becomes suspicious of TOM, the campground manager. She sneaks into his backroom and finds child porn videos. She’s horrified. Tom sneaks up behind her and knocks her out. He ties her up and plans to burn the videos, when Paul shows up looking for Wendy. Tom sends Paul off and returns to the back room where Wendy attacks him, eventually killing him with a hammer. The sheriff now believes that Tom was behind the…