Go Daddy

The struggle of parents who tried or won’t be able to have time to play with their kids. In the articles, of “Double Daddy”, ”Diary of a Mad Bender”, and “The Child’s View of a Working Parents” talk about the struggle of parents having more time working than playing with their kids. In “Double Daddy” and “Diary of a Mad Bender” are stories about adults who like work or doesn’t get enough time because of money. “Child View of a Working Parents” tells about a child family with no time to play…

Back in the 1920s our economic situation was similar to yours is today. One of my proudest moments was in 1926 when Daddy drove me to school in his new Model T Ford. (1) Back then a smart man could make a decent living without relying on his wife to work. My momma stayed home with the children and daddy worked at the bank. If we would have known what was to come in the 1930s, we would have saved our money. I am sure you have heard about all of the men that…

poem “Hey Daddy”, Jesse Debernport expressed great sorrow because he lost his father. We don’t know exactly what happened to him. But we know that he got on a plane and that was the last time that Jesse saw him. First, I think that he got a plane and he went to the war and he died fighting. Just like in this quote, “I didn't want you to get on that plane I didn't want you to take that flight.” Jesse expresses how his felt when he saw his father for last time. If you read the poem “Hey Daddy” you…

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…

with my children and I because he hadn 't gotten to know my children. I told my children that we were going to teach Granddaddy about the love of Jesus in our house. We agreed that daily we would tell him that we love him and give him big hugs. Well, Daddy lived exactly two productive years from the day he came to my house on the 14th of September 1999, he passed away on the 14th September 2001. He said, "There is Healing in Abilene, Texas!" He got to experience a…

Sylvia Plath makes it clear in her poem, “Daddy” that her father was a male-dominating, evil individual. Just because she and her father were bound together by blood, doesn’t mean that she doesn’t want to escape his overpowering grasp. Sylvia Plath put a playful twist on the cold-blooded relationship she and her father had during life and death. By writing this poem in such a wicked tone, Plath makes it notable that she was unhappy and dreaded being or thinking of her father. Through metaphors,…

you okay?” “It wasn’t my fault. The weather was bad. It happens all the time. It wasn’t my fault.” “Mister?” “Oh yes. Yes, of course. Of course I am fine. Nothing happened here right. Nothing at all. What’s wrong?” “They’re putting mommy and daddy in another car. Where are they taking them?…

children. “Fiesta 1980” by Junot Diaz and “Daddy” by Silvia Plath are similar in the way both narrators present their fathers as tyrants and oppressors, but different in the way the main characters tend to develop through life. In “Fiesta 1980” by Junot Diaz, a family from Santo Domingo is going to the Bronx to celebrate some relative’s arrival to the United Sates. Yunior, the son of an abusive father, describes his life enclosed by the figure of this…

For many years, Little Orphan Annie has been a source of entertainment for Americans, both during the Great Depression and after. The Great Depression was a hard time for everybody and caused a national crisis due to the stock market crash within the United States. During the Great depression, more often than not, families would have to be separated in order to find work. During this time of struggle, the protagonist on the radio show Little Orphan Annie, Annie, became a figure of courage and…