The Cunninghams

Amy Cunningham article “ Why Women Smile” displays the reason behind a fake smile particularly among the women and societal influence on how they show their emotions. In my essay, i'm going to dissect the five paragraphs in Amy Cunningham,s article based on her language, symbolism and metaphorical words constructed on the lines. Firstly the title of article “Why Women Smile” is a persuasive speech.The word “ Why ” in the title signifies the purpose, reason or cause why women…

Vashti Cunningham is ready for the Women's high jump on 18th August in Rio de Janeiro, and is a deeply committed Christian. Her father, Randall Cunningham, is a former NFL quarterback player who retired in 2001, and is now a football coach and pastor of Remnant Ministries church, he and his ballerina wife Felicity founded in 2004. The church started with a weekly bible study at their home, but now has over 1,000 members. Cunningham, who is also Vashti's coach and pastor, said that she trusts…

Today’s society stereotype of a perfect woman is a smiling woman. Amy Cunningham writes, “To limit a woman to one expression is like editing down an orchestra to one instrument” (193). Cunningham acknowledges her argument in regards to smiling, mixed emotions arise as the experiences differ. She refers to not only scientific study but personal experiences: “But since the average American woman’s smile often has less to do with her actual state of happiness than it does with the social pressure…

Why Smile? When a person doesn’t smile people automatically think there is something terribly wrong. It’s even gained a nickname, “Resting Bitch Face, “ meaning the natural face you make when you are not smiling could ultimately be you’re down fall. In Amy Cunningham’s essay, “Why Women Smile,” she discusses that smiling has been a big part of our lives since infancy but as we grow older it turns into something bigger, when we are not smiling we are brooding and it is in fact, a myth. It is…

The short fiction piece I chose to analyze was “Little Man” by Michael Cunningham. According to The New Yorker, “Little Man” reinvents “Rumpelstiltskin.” The last time I read “Rumpelstiltskin” was an awfully long time ago, so after reading “Little Man,” I revisited my Tales from Grim children’s book and read “Rumpelstiltskin” to understand the parallels. The stories are quite similar, but they do have slight differences. In “Little Man,” “a two-hundred-year-old gnome” yearns for a child. The…

named Janine Cunningham, a case manager/ Service Coordinator in “Office of Long Term Living” (OLTL) at Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living, located in Allentown Pa, serving Lehigh and North Hampton County. Talking with her I had received a lot of information on what level of case management she takes part in, the stages, feedback on what HCBS waivers are as well as HCBS ISP and much more. When asked what the office of Long-Term Living is and what exactly they do, Ms. Cunningham had…

On July, 26, 1947 my grandmother Lauren Cunningham Vincent was born. I call my grandmother Nani. Nani is very special to me because she lives in Connecticut and I do not get to see her as often as my other grandparents. My grandmothers favorite subject in school growing up was was math so when she was older she was a banker until she had her first kid (child) my uncle George. My grandmother was born in St.Francis hospital in Connecticut. My grandmother was born and raised in Hartford…

In the novel, Specimen Days by Micheal Cunningham, the three relationship between Catherine/Cat/Catareen and Simon are very different in how the pair interact with one another. However these relationships are not separate, but the same relationship developing over time. In the first story, In The Machine, Catherine and Simon are in a forced and and unloving relationship. The relationship was built on lies, secrecy and lack of knowledge. Catherine became pregnant with someone's baby, but…

ULS Reaction Paper The university lectures given by William Cunningham and William Powers regarding turning points in life were very informative talks about different ways to find your success to be ready for the turning points that will come to everyone throughout life. One key concept that was addressed by William Powers in his talk that stood out to me was when he said to always put one foot ahead of others even if you don’t know what is ahead of you. The reason it stood out to me was it…

the time frame of the Great Depression, families all over Maycomb struggle financially: "The Cunninghams are country folks, farmers, and the crash hit them hardest." (Lee, 27). Atticus explains that the depression heavily affected the Cunninghams, strongly due to the fact that they rely on their farming. After hearing what her father has to say, Scout now has a mindset that she is ‘better’ than the Cunninghams due to their low financial status. As the novel continues, Scout begins…