Go Daddy

Brick becomes an alcoholic as a result of Skipper’s death. Skipper was Brick’s one true love; however, he suppressed his desires for Skipper because he feared that he would not be accepted by him. Margaret recalls their college days where they used to go on double dates with Skipper and his girlfriend Gladys. She believed that her and Gladys were there “to make a good public impression,” for the men who were really on the date by themselves (805). Margaret saw the signs that Brick was…

addressing moral issues fail to educate their children morally. Children crave parental guidance in moral learning, but often parents fail to discuss these issues with their kids. Coles records an inquiry by a nine-year-old girl, “I asked my mom and my daddy once: What’s the thing that means most to you? They said they didn’t know but I shouldn’t worry my head too hard with questions like that” (Coles, p. 442). With limited moral understanding, a child cannot establish set morals to base their…

knew that I probably should just return to the farm and see what I can sneakily pick out of the few things growin' there. It was quite the dilemma: goin' with the Finch's when I knew for certain that Scout dislikes me. I felt somethin' pushing me to go with the two, instead of standin' here like the pathetic boy I am, deciding if I want a real meal or not. Scout did mention they were havin' butterbeans... it's been so long since I even smelt the aroma of a butterbean. The two began walkin' down…

Land has been a major theme in many of the novels we have read this semester. But this was the first time where we see an object standing in the way of getting land. In the play The Piano Lesson, Boy WIllie and his sister Berniece fight over what to do with the treasured Piano that was left to them by their late ancestors. Boy WIllie wants to sell the piano in order to buy Sutter's land. Berniece, on the other hand, is horrified at the idea of selling the piano because of it's importance to her…

great story never gets old. One movie from 1982 proved to the world that it had a story worth telling more than just once. Annie tells the timeless story of an orphan winning over the brusque, wealthy character Daddy Warbucks. Annie, the spirited, optimistic orphan, becomes something that Daddy Warbucks realizes he does not want to live without. Even with all that his wealth brings him, he realizes his emptiness and that it cannot be filled with anything except being part…

In “Out of the Dust” by Karen Hesse, Billie Jo’s family experiences many hardships throughout the book. Billie Jo’s father loses his beloved wife. Billie Jo loses her best friend when she moves to California to get away from the dust. Even through the loss and hardships these characters remain brave ready for the next trial. Through the roughest times during the Dust Bowl there was still a sense of hope that good times would eventually come. One of the first catastrophic events that happened was…

“Help! There is a bad man in my house and I think he hurt daddy. Daddy was screaming.” a young girl worriedly spoke into the phone. “Sweetie where is your mom?” Kayla had a bad feeling about this call and anxious for the answer the shaken young girl was about to give. “Mommy and daddy were downstairs watching a grown up movie, daddy told me I had to go upstairs and play because there was bad words.” The young girl explained, matter of factly, into the phone…

changed my mentality forever. Spending 5,000 dollars in 3 months is one the worst and most remembered mistakes of my entire life. Clearly, I have learned in many ways possible on how to save money, and how to bypass spending it all in one place. Or to go back: November 26, 2016, I had left Virginia to work in Tennessee with my aunt. Carlex Glass Company was the name of the warehouse, one of the largest windshield and glass companies in America. I started my first day of training there the day…

1. In England, “daddy long legs” refers to a long-legged fly, but the same name refers to a spider-like animal in the United States. How do scientists attempt to avoid such confusion? Illustrate these two organisms specifying which “daddy long legs” they represent and give the correct scientific name for each one. Tipula sp. Pholcus phalangioides Metaphalangium albounilineatum Image: http://www.burkemuseum.org/blog/myth-daddy-longlegs-kind-spider Scientists gave a different…

Alberta, Bono and his wife were both suspicious of this. Not only was Troy betraying his wife, he became so addicted to this women that it took away time from his family. Troy, “I’m trying to find a way to tell you, I’m going to be a daddy, I’m going to be somebody's daddy”(Wilson 66). Not only does Troy cheat on his wife, he has a child with her. Rose still allows Troy to live in the house and when Alberta dies, she also decides that she will take care of the child as her own.…