Maggie May

There is an image in America of what a family should look like: one mother, one father, a couple of children and perhaps the family dog. The reality of what makes a family, however, is much more complex. In the book Plainsong by Kent Haruf, the reader discovers a variety of families, that are made up in a multitude of different ways. While some of these families are defined by blood relation, almost all of them differ in some way from the traditional conception of the family unit. The reasons…

Maggie Nichols, a former member of the United States National gymnastics team, current gymnast at the University of Oklahoma and an inspiration to all was like a normal teenager. That all changed when she was 15 (Time). During her elite training secessions she began to have pain in her lower back to the extent she was not able to simply touch her toes. It was 2015 when Maggie attended the Karolyi Ranch Olympic training when she was first violated. Her violator was her team physician, Dr. Larry…

to be remembered, whether it is their intelligence or their observative skills. The criminal must also be smart so that the story is interesting and is not easily solved. All possible suspects must be introduced early in the story so that the reader may follow along and try to solve the crime also; all evidence must be stated to the reader. The crime must have a solution that is relevant and possible. The detective must also be able to analyze, explain, and resolve the crime…

We have all been told that we are in charge of our destiny, that it is up to us to determine what our future will look like, and that we are in control of the choices we make. What if that were not the case? What if we have been fooled into believing that everything is in our hands and then we try our hardest to end up becoming something that has already been planned for us by a power larger than existence? The Naturalism genre conveys the power that our society and social restraints have…

the importance of these quilts has nothing to do with the oppression of their people but it’s family value. Mama wants the quilts to go to Maggie who understands the value of family tradition. Dee objects because her education has put value on these quilts, not family value but monetary. The most important line in this story is where Dee tells Mama that “Maggie can’t appreciate these quilts!” she said. “She’d probably be backward enough to put them to everyday use.” (Walker 195) It’s at this…

throughout many generations. There are many symbols that influence Walker’s writing and reveal the theme of the story. Although Mama, the narrator, and one of her daughters, Maggie, understand the value of family heritage, the older daughter, Dee, has a different view on this concept. Even though the two sisters, Dee and Maggie, were raised under the same roof, there are a numerous amount of characteristics that differ between the two siblings. Dee, a determined young lady, yearns for the finer…

the man’s job in our family by working and taking care of us. When the girls were arguing in the story the mother willing was work out the situation that was going between them. “momma felt something and she took the quilts from dee and out them in Maggie laps” (59). This show that the momma is willing to work out whatever is going between the two sisters’. This relates to my mother because is determined to work out situation that me and my sister are arguing about, and show how hardworking to…

made fun of my turban and sent me off packing!” This movie shows that her parents want her to be a proper woman to their religion and culture. This is because her parents don't want her to waste her time and don't get accepted for who she is. Other may believe so also; in fact, Jing Mei in “Two Kinds” writes “Why don't you like me the way I am “I cried.” “I'm not a genius!…

by Alice Walker, that shows her readers the history and culture of African Americans. In this short story, it shows you the family’s heritage and how the mother, who appears to be a single parent, which has raised two daughters, which one was named Maggie which had scars due the family’s first house was burned down.Dee was the other daughter that left home to get an education viewed the family heritage a little different. With there being many elements of this story, the symbols of this short…

Maggie Nelson’s “Jane {a murder}” is a creative novel that presents the reader with a collage of different texts from multiple sources in regards to her aunt’s traumatic death. Nelson’s approach to representing the events that occurred is female dominated and frame the only male family member, Jane’s father, as having a low level of interest in making Jane’s murder a public and dragged on case. There is an overrepresentation of females being intuitive and having a grander connection to their…