Me and Mrs. Jones

From the Spoon River Anthology, the poem "Minerva Jones" by Edgar Lee Masters, in the epitaph, the speaker introduced a woman named Minerva Jones who is a poetess. Assuming by the speaker, "Hooted at, jeered at by the Yahoos of the street" Minerva Jones is not quite admired by folks, she is mocked and insulted by others. It is indisputable that Minerva Jones had a rocky relationship with others. Throughout the text, the speaker not only discusses but mentions others involved in her tragic…

however the most prominent factors are My parents, my seventh grade teacher Mrs. Jones, and finally my academics. My parents have been very influential throughout my literacy journey. My very first memories of reading came before I had the ability to read at all. During preschool and my early years of kindergarten, I used to bring home small books no more than ten pages from my school and have my parents read them to me. Many parents read to their children, however not all children get the…

2009 novel, Jasper Jones, is coming of age story set in the fictional mining town of Corrigan, Australia over the summer of 1965 where the protagonist, Charlie Bucktin is exposed to confronting issues which ultimately change the way in which he views the world. As Lois T. Stover noted in 2001, “Good young adult literature deals with the themes and issues which mirror the concerns of society … [and] help[s] readers understand the complexities … [of] these issues.” Jasper Jones, substantiates this…

change their life. Or, had the chance to take an unfamiliar path path rather than the one everyone takes and only do it for yourself. In the texts “Doing the Right Thing”, “Thank You, Ma’am”, and the road not taken The four college football players, Mrs. Jones, and the speaker have the chance to do the right thing. And every character finds the courage to do it. After reading these texts it is evident that they find the courage to do the right things from their families/role models, the fear of…

Individuals are diverse; this concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. While working in the field of social work, as a social worker, it is important in understanding each individual’s character with respect to behavior, attitude, tolerance level and approach. When working with the League City Police Department Crime Victim Advocate, I have learned to recognize and respect each victim’s differences. The important aspect is understanding each colleague and clients and moving…

Matilda’s identity is a social construct shaped by the interactions with the locals of Bougainville and the white world taught by Mr. Watts— a cultural hybridity (Nakatsuma, 2010). Although “Great Expectations” provides an escape from Matilda’s dreadful reality through the incorporation of fictional characters such as Mister Pip, who she considers to be her friend: “By the time Mr. Watts reached the end of chapter one I felt like I had been spoke not by this boy pip. This boy who I couldn’t see…

Assistant Principal: Dr. Lee Williams 2/15/16-Received alleged buying report from APC Mr. Basham Reporter and Victim: Christina Carter (received written statements from Christina Carter and Victoria DeRosa) Alleged Bullies: Ursula Trasorras, Kalie Schrader, Dylan Riverio, Imani Serrano, and Madison Velez Christina feel she has been lied about and talked about through a group text called “Lemons” that was specifically an anti Christina chat created by students listed above. 2/15/16 I spoke…

As I went through reading both of these stories whether it was “Story of an Hour” or “Sweat” I found out that Mrs. Mallard and Delia each live a very constrained life, but not in the same way. In “Story of an Hour” Mrs. Mallard suffers from a severe heart condition, and in “Sweat” Delia lives a rough life having to deal with her husband Syke’s all the time. They each have a different psychological and emotional response to their situation. It is difficult to compare these two women, because as…

It was my alarm clock, honking it’s tune at me, signaling that it was time to get up. I smashed my hand on the snooze button, missed, and instead, I smashed my hand on the corner of my bedside table. “OWWWW!” I yelled jumping out of bed to look at my hand. Thankfully, there was only minor bleeding. As I went to clean up my hand and put on my school uniform, I looked at the calendar on the wall and realized to was Saturday. Why does the world hate me! I thought to myself. Then I realized that…

What I learned about "Minerva Jones" by Edgar Lee Masters, is that in the epitaph is that she wrote poems in her village and she had a "heavy body, cock-eye, and rolling walk." The people Jones speaks about are the people in her village and the relationships and interactions that are evident are very horrible as Jones explains how a man named "Butch" Weldy and Doctor Meyers were responsible of her death. Some of the things this lets us know about the poet's view of small-town American culture is…