Nursery

The Second World War started a new beginning for childcare in Canada. What is known today as the Day Nursery Act wasn’t without trial and tribulation, nor was it first known as the Day Nursery Act. The Dominion-Provincial War Time Agreement was the first agreement that was made available in 50% cost sharing to the provinces to support child care programs for children whose mothers were working in essential wartime industries (Child Care Canada, 2011). Only two provinces saw the advantage of…

Throughout the novel The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West, Kitty Baldry experiences trauma that is constantly controlled by characters who perpetrate patriarchal ideas. Since the death of her son Oliver, Kitty continues to return to his nursery, the symbolic space of this tragedy, in order to repress her trauma and attempt to find new purposes for the room since her husband Chris will not let her change it permanently. Chris’ cousin Jenny also functions as the narrator of the novel and she…

Anyone would agree that technology can be useful, but also harmful to physical and mental health. Overuse can lead to bad eyesight and change sleep habits. It can even cause psychological issues. But the mental damage may be greater than expected, as shown in Ray Bradbury’s “The Veldt.” While technology can help bring a family together, it can also tear them apart. In the short story, Bradbury illustrates the idea that dependency on technology leads to irreversible consequences with the use of…

about their children’s nursery room, built in the happy life home so that they can be able to have some time for themselves instead of always devoting their time taking care of the kids, the nursery a virtual reality room where Peter and Wendy; the children go on virtual adventures and discover new things. The house turns the kids to become independent and very self-centered…

contradict each other while they continually spoil their children. After the Hadley parents endure a terrifying experience in the children’s nursery, they discuss disciplinary action against the children. Once Peter, their 10 year old son, finds out about this, he threatens his father. One thing leads to another, and later on in the story, George locks the nursery after taking advice from david McClean. Soon after, the children’s imaginations came to life and their parents were killed. The…

Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper readers and or viewers feel that same feeling. The character trapped inside the nursery and her mind can’t sit still. Put on bed rest by doctor’s orders and barred to the nursery inside their rental home, Gilman’s character is forced to contend with this unsettling reality, no mental stimulation in order to get better. By locking herself away in the nursery she unknowingly put herself on a course that would lead to her mental breakdown, this breakdown can also be…

their children with a virtual reality ‘Nursery,” which led to tragic consequences and addiction. Ray warns us how electronics can cause children’s violent desires to flow, which is human nature. Brain neurology doctors say that electronic devices can lead children into deep addictions since their brain is not fully…

Catholicism. Later on, Queen Elizabeth I persecuted many Catholics during her reign. Problems also arose from the various acts and personalities of the monarchs. People wanted a way to express their opinions without the fear of being persecuted. Nursery…

Have you ever got angry at someone? Well in the story The Veldt the parents get their kids a nursery. The nursery is like a TV. The kids spend all of their time in it. The nursery is coming to life and the kids treat the nursery like it was their parents. When the parents try to shut the nursery off the kids send lion from the nursery after them. Ray Bradbury in The Veldt focused on symbolism, revealing action, and the reader knows more than the reader to create suspense. The author uses…

If you are an expectant mom who is struggling with choosing an idea for decorating your baby’s nursery, you are not alone. There are so many themes, colors and styles in baby bedding that making a final decision is sometimes downright difficult. One common problems for many moms is the desire to decorate the nursery without having it look to cutesy or babyish. Choosing a pattern as your “theme” is the best solution to this problem. While there seem to be thousands of choices that are cutesy,…