Mother Courage and Her Children

personal issues. Children are put into foster care every single day due to parents who suffer from alcoholism or drug abuse. At one point in this story when his sister and mother are all laughing and playing in the snow that even though someone may not always treat you right…

are denial of responsibility, injury, victim, social weighting, appeal to higher loyalties, and metaphor of the ledger; by appealing to these categories of rationalization we can lose focus of our end goal. Lastly they must be able to have both the courage and the motivation to act based on the information they’ve accumulated. Moral action itself is composed of ownership, efficiency, and…

Tiger in the Shadows Ying-ying St. Clair is one of the four Chinese mothers in Amy Tan’s novel, The Joy Luck Club. Ying-ying gets thrown into her voyage when she falls from a boat as a child. She faces many trials such as marrying a bad man, having an abortion, giving birth to a stillborn, and becoming lifeless. These incidents qualify Ying-ying as a hero because she “learns to experience the supernormal range of human spiritual life . . . "(Campbell). According to a scholar, Joseph Campbell, a…

without ever considering the consequences our actions have for other people. In Dark Places, the novel by Gillian Flynn, Libby Day was 7 when her two sisters and mother were murdered. Having survived, she testified that her fifteen-year-old brother, Ben, was the killer. Twenty-five years later, a group of people intrigued by the massacre contact her and encourage her to go down a path that may prove that Ben was…

first African American to attend an all white school. On Ruby’s first day, there were mobs of chaos and parents there to remove their children, but Ruby was brave through it all. Because of Ruby’s courage, books have been written and paintings were painted such as “The Problem We All Live Within” by Norman Rockwell. Ruby Bridges has inspired so many people because of her acts of bravery. Ruby Nell Bridges was born on September 8, 1954 in Tylertown, Mississippi to Abon and Lucille Bridges. The…

African American people with the exception of children. The maids come to love the little white children they take care of and often become a mother figure to the children as their biological mothers neglect them. However when their mothers decide to step in, they fill the children’s minds with racism and prejudice that the maids work so hard to keep out. Stockett presents the conflict between the lessons they’re taught by the maids and their white mothers as they emerge into a…

right thing no matter the consequences. I think heroes are average citizens making the world a better place one act of kindness at a time. I believe my mother is one of these people, she has not only positively impacted my life, but others lives as well and that is why I chose my mom as my Michigan hero. There is something different about my mother. She had a kind of talent, maybe even something you would consider a "superpower." She has the power to by bring a smile to anyone's face.…

Yousafzai’s father by saying that he is going against Islam by opening a girl’s school and even letting her daughter study. Furthermore, the Ghulamullah says to shut the school so to follow the social norms and becomes a true believer of his religion. Further Yousafzai mentions, “Girl is so scared she should be in purdah, and so privet that there is no lady’s name in Quran, as God doesn’t want her to be named” (Yousafzai, 94), shows the religious belief of the society and a girl’s appearance…

immigrant mothers leaving home in order to give their children and families a better life has become a big one. Some say that the mother should go and search for the better life even if it means not seeing her children for a very long time, but others say that it would have been best for the mothers to stay and be there for her children and family. This topic is important because it could have many outcomes, and could impact the lives of many families. For example some immigrant mothers have…

play Yerma as it focuses on the struggles of Yerma whose name translates to, “barren land” and her husband Juan. This particular plot hinges on the single fact that Yerma has no children, “We have no children…Juan!” and Juans’ desire to keep her contained in the house where he thinks she belongs. Set in a time where the main purpose of a woman’s life was to take care of her home and raise her children. This fact is extremely concerning for Yerma, as she considers herself useless, and feels that…