Nanny

Many years ago, pit bulls were considered “Nanny dogs” because of their loyalty and gentleness toward their guardians. They were also once an American favorite, earning the title “America’s dog.”Unfortunately, people soon found ways to exploit pit bulls’ behaviors and tendencies for dog fights, and…

This Pulitzer prize winner takes place in Maycomb, Alabama, during the midst of the Great Depression. Maycomb is a small fictional town that’s full of different types of people, including the Finch Family. Scout and Jem Finch are raised by their nanny Calpurnia and their father Atticus. Atticus is a lawyer, who happens to be defending an accused rapist, Tom Robinson. In Many ways, Harper Lee connects the title of the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, to the text. The title of the novel, To Kill a…

The Pursuit of Destiny Destiny is a tremendous and monumental part of a human being’s life. Moreover, it is who we are, and how we live each day, for the present and future. Circumstance drives us forward so we do not glimpse back at the past and have many regrets, but leads us to the future, where we can compose improved choices than those we may often regret. Antonio from Bless Me, Ultima and Paikea from Whale Rider both depend on a knowledgeable mentor that guides them through their youth…

neighborhood had about the same skin tone, some lighter than others. I would only see a difference with people that had indigenous blood. There were a few people with indigenous blood that I met during my childhood and it primarily included my maid and my nanny and her family. When it came to bring a friend home, I had to be very selective. Most parents within my school knew each other. My parents grew up placing a value on other families who had not only the same socioeconomic status as us, but…

Their Eyes Were Watching God, written by Zora Neale Hurston, follows the life of a mixed black woman’s search for love. The speaker of the novel, Janie Crawford, tells her story to a friend upon returning to Eatonville, Florida. When published, the novel didn’t receive much positive feedback; instead it received criticism for portraying a black community in such a way that opens up more discrimination from the white men surrounding them. However, Hurston presents the black community in a way…

I was a fresh 19 years old and felt like I was ready to do whatever I wanted. I was working part-time at a Great Clips here in the suburbs of Bensenville, taking a few classes at College of Dupage, and not really doing much besides partying with my friends in my spare time. My Best friend Paige just finished her first year at Columbia College downtown, and was looking to get out of her dorm. She was interested in moving into an apartment, but needed to find a room mate. I always dreamt of living…

Sarafina Historical accuracy Is the film Sarafina historically accurate? Sarafina is based on a South African girl who lives in the 1980s during the Apartheid of South Africa. Apartheid means separateness and is when african people were not allowed the same freedoms and privileges of a white people (Lopez). The National Party was the racist governing party of South Africa (National Party). The film is divided into five parts. There is a ten minute introduction and twenty minute segments…

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green. This book is the story of a teenager named Aza Holmes. It focuses on her day to day life and her continuing struggles with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and anxiety. Whilst portraying modern-day teenage tribulations, this fictional novel tells a story of love and mystery. The main character in this story is Aza, a teenage girl who is very much an introvert and portrays her story as though she has no control over what happens and how, in the same manner…

A Woman’s Voice: Female Empowerment in Their Eyes Were Watching God “Pheoby, you got tuh go there tuh know there. Yo’ papa and mama and nobody else can’t tell yuh and show yuh. Two things everybody’s got tuh do fuh theyselves. They got tuh go tuh God, and they got tuh find out about livin’ fuh theyselves” (Hurston, 192). The novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston chronicles a woman’s journey of self-realization and empowerment. It follows the tribulations of Janie as she…

who has no job or husband and north of thirty, and at the start of the series, finds herself about to lose the family's plantation located in the fictional town of Zinnia, Mississippi. On the plantation is the ghost of her great-great grandmother's nanny, Jitty, she is the one who gave Sarah the idea to kidnap the dog of her friend. Becoming a private investigator is what winds up saving the family plantation. "Them Bones" by Carolyn Haines, the first book in the Sarah Booth Delaney Mysteries,…