Mother

throughout her life. Specifically regarding the disappearance of her mother when she was a child. In Obasan the mother-daughter relationship being portrayed is fractured because of Naomi’s mother abrupt departure with no explanation, leaving Naomi constantly searching to fill the void of a protective mother figure. Growing up Naomi’s mother played a very important role in her life as a protector, teacher and caregiver. Once her mother left a void was created in Naomi’s life, that would remain…

This I Believe. As I held my newborn daughter in my arms and felt her little hand wrap around my finger, I thought, how precious she was, and for one brief moment I wished time would freeze. This also happened with my other two daughters. Now, one is playing princesses, and the other one is climbing up on chairs to reach for Mommy’s edible hidden treasures. I believe being a mom is the hardest, yet most rewarding job I’ve ever had. I loved a video clip I watched on YouTube. They were…

citizen, a daughter, a sister, a wife and so many other things. But this endless list boils down to one main thing – my mother is a human being; an unbelievable one human being. This is ordinarily where an author boasts on about their mother being the best mother out there as everyone contradicts against this by shouting out on about how admirable and awe-inspiring their mother is. In my opinion, I would like to argue we fight for our mums in the midst of a crowded yet empty void is because…

The minority group that I have chosen is young Mothers, a group that is the focus of much media and parliamentary attention. However, the majority of this attention is negative, which can lead to social exclusion and, as a result, inequality (Duncan, Edwards and Alexander, 2010, pp.1-3). On the topic of social exclusion, David Byrne (1999) said that inequality and exclusion happen “all the time” and that it “determines the lives of the individuals and collectives who are excluded and those of…

people can survive. During the war years of WWII while trying to raise her children, the mother recalls how much her eldest daughter, Emily, “had to help be a mother.” (p. 9) The mother feels regretful for not being able to give Emily a more comfortable childhood, and often using her to alleviate her own suffering. However, at that time, it was all she could do and it could not be helped. While Emily’s mother thinks about Emily’s life and future, she looks back on Emily’s childhood and thinks, “…

Andrea Yates: Mother or Monster Mothers have been thought of as nurturing caregivers. Caregivers who have always done and thought of what is best for their children. Nevertheless, what happens when the nurturing mother becomes the monster? What causes them to undergo such a drastic transformation? Let us look at Andrea Yates. In Houston, Texas Andrea Yates was born on July 2, 1964 and raised as a devout Roman Catholic. Montaldo (2016) reports that Andrea Yates graduated from Milby High…

“Mother to Son” is a poem written by one of the most admired and popular writers during the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes. The time period the poem was first published was in 1922. The poem is twenty lines long with no apparent rhyme schemes or rhythm. There are two characters in this poem, a mother and her son. The vernacular makes it seem like the mother is uneducated and is/was apart of the lower class based upon the information given. The depiction of the rhetoric device, anaphora, is…

Dallaire, D. (2007) Children with incarcerated mothers: Developmental outcomes, special challenges, and recommendations. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. 28(1), 15-24. doi:10.1016/j.appdev.2006.10.003 Dallaire’s research examined the psychological and socio-emotional well-being of children of incarcerated mothers via recent statistics from the Bureau of Justice, Child League of America, and previous research. Using the developmental perspective, the author analyzed how the child’s…

“On Father’s Day it only seems right to give credit to single mothers, who in big or small ways must serve as both father and mother to their kids”(Foerstner 2) In The Odyssey, by Homer, it tells the story of a man named Odysseus who is the Ithacan King. After fighting in the trojan war for 10 years, he gets lost and can’t seem to get back home after many many years of trying. Back at his home land, he has a wife named Penelope and son, Telemachus. Penelope is fighting struggles of her own as…

There was a Japanese girl named Ikumi who lost her father when she was very young.After he died,her mother was so devastated that she never remarried.The family did not have a lot of money, so Ikumi's mother was forced to bring up her daughter alone.The poor woman had to work day and night to make ends meet.The mother sacrificed everything to earn enough money to send Ikumi to school.During the day she would wash clothes and clean houses.At night,she would sew clothes and make little trinkets to…