The Family Stand

provide for my family of 5. I had to watch her raise my three siblings and I. There was this one moment that has made me appreciate what we have now. It wasn't always like that. Right around Christmas, it was always hard for my mother to provide us with the picture perfect tree and gifts under that tree. When my sister and I were younger my mother thought it would be a great idea to volunteer at a toy drive. At the toy drive we helped children that were not so different from my family. Some of…

Laila, learns to stand up for herself in the face of injustice…

understands. In these two short stories, the characters are made to stand for more than just a support on a page. The functions of the characters are not just to build the plot, or build off each other, but also to stand for things like karma, revenge, and desire. In the short story “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor, the family is not just made to assist the plot, but they are also there to stand for irony. The family mistreated each other, in various ways, but specifically in…

her aunt. While refusing her seat in the front, white section of the bus to a white man was the most memorable accomplishment to the public, Rosa Parks family goes into great detail of how she was a very quiet and soft spoken woman. The thesis of the book is that despite Parks having a gentle nature towards her family, yet she was quick to stand up…

Prove yourself “I'm going to stand outside. So if anyone asks, I'm outstanding.” In The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, the protagonist Katniss Everdeen portrayed many outstanding characteristics throughout the story. Sixteen-year-old Katniss was among the twelve girls and twelve boys, known as tributes, who the capitol forced to appear in a live TV show called The Hunger Games. Effie Trinket, the escort, chose one boy and one girl from each district. There was only one rule: Kill or be…

emotional voice. Dillard’s purpose is to explain her mother’s involvement in order to prove you should take a stand in life. She establishes a defensive tone for the readers who need to take a stand. Joan Didion, in her notification essay, In Sable and Dark Glasses (2011), recounts vivid scenes from her childhood. She supports her claim by first identifying her place in her family, then…

interesting family history, but I was not prepared for what my research would reveal to me. After researching my name in depth, I discovered that a persons name is way more than just a title. A persons name is a mark on everyone they meet; physically and emotionally.…

The Ups And Downs Though Cassie’s Eyes Courage is believing that something is good in life but when you think it is hard you've got stand up for what you believe. In the book Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry Mildred D. Taylor has a really good way of explaining Cassie Logan and how courageous she was. Page 26 Cassie states it states that Cassie said to Miss.Crocker Holding the book up to her, I said, “See, Miz Crocker, see what it says. And that is why i say that Cassie is the most…

I saw little of what it had to offer. I had only scanned the surface of the water meaning I truly did not comprehend what was under the surface. While I stand there glancing at the water’s reflection I see a mirror image on the surface staring back at me. This was the very calm surface of me waiting to be broken and explored. Friends and family waiting for me to jump so they too may take the same risk as well embark on their own journeys of rebirth and find a new persona from within the depths…

stay silence which is just hurting you more. Main character Kambili and her family;Jaja and Mama, face a whole world full of fear from their Papa. Papa think his abuse is for the good of his family . They all think that keeping silence or doing what they are told is the best choice to do because they are scared from all the abuse their Papa can do. Kambili, with along her brother Jaja and their mom Mama are not willing to stand up for them self because of the present of Papa. The author Adichie …