Lydia

Lydia Huntley Sigourney was an amazing poet and writer who lived in Hartford, CT. She wrote poems such as Letters to my Pupils, Letters to Young Ladies, Letter of my Life, and many more. She inspires me in many ways and she is a huge inspiration to many young writers. Mrs. Sigourney started out as a teacher and operated a private school for young ladies. Later, when she married Charles Sigourney in 1819 she gave up teaching and devoted herself full-time to her family and writing. Her husband…

Lydia Maria Child was a remarkable women who was the first to earn income for her writings. She was born in Medford, Massachusetts, in 1802. Lydia Maria Francis, her maiden name, and was the youngest of six children. She disliked her name Lydia and referred to herself as Maria. She was born into American’s new middle class. Her father, David Convers Francis, was a baker famous for his "Medford Crackers." Her mother, Susanna Rand Francis, died when Maria was twelve. She was educated at home, at a…

A fundamental aspect of the human experience is our relationships with people and objects in the external world. These interactions allow room for growth and development in both parties (Benjamin 19-20). This intersubjective approach is adopted in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy, but it is also analogous to the relationship between individuals and the arts, in particular, literary work. Transferential exchanges of stories, raw emotions, and associations related to these emotions occur…

Case Brief on Foy v An tArd Chlaraitheoir [2012] 2 IR 1 Katherine Goff 14435362 Facts The facts of this case are that Lydia Foy, a male to female transsexual sought a change to her birth cert to show that her gender had changed. She began correspondence with the Registrar General in 1997 but her request was denied. She brought proceedings against the Registrar General as a result of his refusal. Procedural Posture The case was first heard in 2002 in the High Court. The Court found against Ms Foy…

A writer is constantly being impacted by communication within various rhetorical situations. Communication helps shape a writer’s language and style in their writing process. Cynthia Smith, a retired RN and case manager supervisor was greatly impacted by authors such as Charles Dickens, Shakespeare, and the collective authors of the Bible. They helped shape her ideas and her construction of writing. Her transition from Jamaica to America and her position in the medical field, shaped how…

art. These are things that just cannot change and sometimes, the outcast is bounded by conflict. Their history, their family, and where they are from are seemingly erased from society. The figure of the outcast is represented in ‘Indian Names,’ by Lydia Huntley Sigourney and ‘The Slave Woman,’ by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. Sigourney’s ‘Indian Names’ begins with the quote, “how can the red men be forgotten, while so many of our states...are...stamped by names of their giving?”. Right in the…

we're fed fairy tales that present a one-dimensional view of falling in love with your prince charming and everything naturally falling into place after that. As we grow up, social media continues to feed us the fantasy that it's an achievable goal. Lydia Davis' "Break It Down" utilizes money as a means of attempting to measure how much he's invested in romance. On the other hand, Anne Sexton's "Cinderella" puts a satirical twist on the age-old classic fairy tale that is probably one of the…

One of the most, if not the most, distinguished Mexican-American women singers is Lydia Mendoza who was born in Texas. Mendoza had a long and successful career with the many songs she performed up until her death. One of Mendoza’s first songs called “Mal Hombre” made her recognizable star to many Mexican-Americans. The song “Mal Hombre” is an important song because of what the lyrics are saying that men can be cruel and misleading to young ladies. Mendoza is saying that some men will just use…

Lydia has always been extremely obsessed with the militia that come into town; so, when she has the chance to sneak away to London with one of them, she does not hesitate. However, Lydia and Wickham are not married, so by running off together Lydia is threatening her own reputation as well as her whole family’s. Due to the threat of a ruined reputation, Lydia and Wickham must get married.Mr. Collins goes as far to say that “the death of [Lydia] would have been a blessing…

I interviewed Lydia Werner. She is 82 years old and from Germany. Mrs. Lydia was raised in Germany till she was 25 years old. She moved to Melbourne Florida with her husband in the year 1959. She got married at the age of 21 in Germany. I was happy that she was willing to let me interview her. A friend of mine said that I could contact his mother in law because she is over 70 years old. I am thankful for that. This assessment pushed me to get out of my comfort zone with talking to older people…