Mother Courage and Her Children

stated, “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” In “The Birthplace” by Robert Frost, the speaker uses many literary tools to describe his childhood. Maturity is a key contributor for an individual to reach their full potential whereas repression is detrimental to this cause. Figurative language is used to convey the importance of growth and repression. For instance, the speaker uses personification when he describes the mountain “with always something in her smile,” (10).…

In Alexandra Korey’s article, “Being a woman in Italy...in the Renaissance,” she argues that although the role of a woman in the present day has not been universally equalized, we have made substantial improvements since the conditions of the Renaissance era. She states, “Most of what we know...comes from documents, paintings, or other visual evidence that tells us much more about the patrician than peasants.” Originally, gender roles were highly influenced by the Christian story of the…

Mother Teresa: Server of the Poor "To this love for one another and today when I have received this reward, I personally am most unworthy, and I having avowed poverty to be able to understand the poor, I choose the poverty of our people," (Mother Teresa- Acceptance Speech). Mother Teresa said this during her acceptance speech to declare how devoted she was to the poor. She created a missionary for helping the poor and she worked all of her life to give the poor food and assistance. She would…

Pelzer uses description, reflection and imagery to demonstrate to the audience what he went through and the courage he was able to possess as a child. The book shares his experience. His experience involved an insane alcoholic mother who treated her child as if he was non-human. She deliberately and intentionally tortures her child. She does not even consider Dave to be her child. Dave’s mother has the characteristics of someone who would be charged with attempted murder. Dave lived in a world…

inspiration is an understatement to describe her, no words can. She makes me see and understand life in a different light which has not only fueled my life with motivation, drive and inspiration but given it purpose. Challenges have undoubtably been my mother’s best friend. Regrettably, starting at the ripe age of 10 she began her journey. With…

Mary Harris “Mother” Jones was a commanding and influential person in American history. Characteristically clad in a black dress, the five-feet tall Mother Jones was a daring warrior for workers’ rights to the point of being branded "the most dangerous woman in America". A fearless radical and a skilled orator, Mother Jones inspired everyone from mineworkers to children to action for better living and working conditions. Born in 1837 in Ireland to a family of freedom fighters, Mary Harris…

but an inspiring example of perseverance. Mary Prince was a West Indian slave sold into slavery early in life. Her first two slave masters treated her with kindness and simply bought her to keep their children company, but the third time she was sold was when she experienced the true agony of enslavement (understandingslavery.com). Mary gave accounts of being brutally beaten by her owners. "To strip me naked--to hang me up by my wrists and lay my flesh open with the cow-skin, was…

activist who utilized her determination, education, courage, and persistence to make an everlasting impact on society. She was one of the few women who had the audacity to stand up for what she believed in. Alice Paul had one of the most powerful influences on women’s role in society not only in the United States, but also around the world. The longing for women’s suffrage began before the Civil War, and even before Alice Paul was…

Hassan’s Courage In The Novel The Kite Runner In life we are faced with many challenges and how we overcome the challenges is what makes us who we are. It is the courage that we display in the toughest of times that creates resilience. The Kite Runner’s character Hassan proves that despite your situation you can overcome it with courage. This factor of courage shaped Hassan into the person he is starting from a young age, into adulthood and passing on his courageousness to his son. In Hassan…

wailing in the background and the familiar lavender aroma that consumed the entire car. My mother always insisted that lavender was the smell of happiness but in that moment, it was the complete opposite. “Por favor señor tengo mis hijos en el caro,” my mom's voice shook with worry as she tried to explain that we were in the car, but unable to understand, the officer continued to grab my mom’s wrists and handcuff her as my siblings and I were watching. Forever engraved in my memory is the…